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Autodesk Inventor HSM Ultimate Installation Guide with Network Licensing

Updated: 4/24/2018

Network Licensing is an option for Autodesk software. The licenses are hosted on the server

that serves them to the clients when they are requested. There are five main steps for

successful installation and setup. The server will need to install LMTools version 11.13, a Product Key and Serial Number from the Autodesk Education Community, a license created by

the user in the Register Once Portal, and configuration with the new license in LMTools. The

clients will need to have Inventor and HSM installed on them after the license server is set up.

Installation Table of Contents Installation Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 1

Install LMTools .............................................................................................................................................. 2

Get Product license information ................................................................................................................... 4

Create your Network License File ................................................................................................................. 6

Install HSM Ultimate 2018 on Client Machines .......................................................................................... 10

Install the Intelitek Generic Post Processor and PLTW Tool LibraryStore .................................................. 16

Preparing your system and installation (+/- 4 hours)

*It is imperative that you consult your IT team prior to installing any software or

attempting to amend any settings on your computer. Administrative rights are based on

a profile created by your System Administrator; therefore a plethora of variances are

possible and these ‘rights’ may not necessarily allow you to install software properly.

1. Disable the UACs (set to ‘Never notify’)

2. Disable the anti-virus software

3. Disable pop-up blocker in the browser you are utilizing

(These settings may be re-enabled once the software is installed and operational.)

4. Ensure you have permissions to install USB drivers for any Android, Robotics

or other devices which will connect to the computer via USB.

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Install LMTools *If you have already installed and setup LMTools for Autodesk Inventor Professional, you do not need to

reinstall LMTools; you may proceed to page 4 of this document and then combine the HSM license file in

LMTools with your existing Inventor License server*

Procedure

1. Go to the URL below to download the latest version of LMTools (11.13) with either

32bit or 64bit.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-

network-license-manager-for-windows.html

2. After the download has finished, launch the installer.

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3. Choose the following options during the installation process:

a. Select Next.

b. Select the radio button to install for Everyone, and select Next.

4. Select Next again, and then Close the installer when it is finished.

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Get Product license information

Procedure

1. Go to: https://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/inventor-hsm-ultimate

2. Select SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT.

3. Make the following selections in the drop-down menus

a. For License type, select School: Deploy with network server.

b. For Version, select Inventor HSM Ultimate 2018.

c. For Operating system, select Windows 64-bit.

d. For Language, select English.

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4. Make note of your Serial number and Product key and verify that the authorized usage

is for 1250 seats.

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Create your Network License File

Procedure

1. Navigate to https://registeronce.autodesk.com/ and sign in with your Autodesk User ID

2. You must login to the register once site with your Autodesk ID, NOT email. If you do

not know your Autodesk ID, login to https://accounts.autodesk.com and go to the

Security Settings tab. Listed here will be your Autodesk ID.

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3. Enter the Product Serial Number for the Autodesk software that you are installing.

Make sure that the serial number is for a Network license and NOT a standalone

license. Select Next>>.

4. Select your School Account, then select Next>>. If your school is not listed, select Add

New Account. **NOTE If you just made your account, add the school (not district) to

your account as this is information is not automatically pulled from the Education

Community.

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5. Select your server type as a Single Server. Fill in Server 1 host name with the Host

Name of the server machine. Fill in Server 1 ID with the Physical MAC address of the

Server machine. Select Next.

a. If you do not know this information, it can be found under the System Settings

tab in LMTools. The Computer/Hostname is the Host Name and the physical

MAC Address is listed under Ethernet Address.

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6. In red is a copy of your license file. Select Save License File, so that you can later place

in on your server.

**NOTE. If you are installing more than one Autodesk Product with Network Licensing,

you will need to combine the license files. Here is a link on How to Combine Autodesk

Network License Files. For HSM Ultimate network deployment, you will need to

combine this license file with your Inventor license file.

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Install HSM Ultimate 2018 on Client Machines

Procedure

1. Go to: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-sofware/inventor-hsm-ultimate

2. Select SIGN IN or CREATE ACCOUNT.

3. Make the following selections in the drop-down menus

a. For License type, select School: Deploy with network server.

b. For Version, select Inventor HSM Ultimate 2018.

c. For Operating system, select Windows 64-bit.

d. For Language, select English.

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4. Select the down arrow to choose Browser Download.

5. Open downloaded file and select Open Autodesk Download Manager if prompted.

6. Select OK.

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7. When the extraction is complete, select Install.

8. For the Terms of Use, select I Accept and select Next.

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9. On the Confirm window, select Next.

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10. Select Install.

11. When the installation is complete, select Finish.

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12. Select Inventor Professional 2018 to launch the program.

13. Select Use a Network License.

14. Specify a license server (Use the computer name of the machine the license server is

hosted on to proceed) and select Done.

15. Once you select Done to close the license finder, your product will be ready to use.

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Install the Intelitek Generic Post Processor 1. To download the Intelitek generic post processor, go to:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/support-downloads.pltw.org/2015-

16/HSM+Tool+Library/intelitek-PLTW_v3.zip

2. Unzip the contents of the folder.

3. Copy the downloaded file Intelitek-PLTW.cps and paste it in the following

directory on your computer:

C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Autodesk\Inventor HSM\Posts

Installing the PLTW Tool LibraryStore 1. Download the PLTW ToolStore from the link below:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/support-downloads.pltw.org/2015-

16/HSM+Tool+Library/PLTW.hsmlib

2. Copy the downloaded file and place it in the following directory on your computer:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor HSM\Libraries