Autodesk Inventor 2016 (Build 138)
February 27, 2015
Release Notes - Autodesk Inventor 2016 Readme
Autodesk, Inc.
In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Inventor 2016. This readme highlights
significant known issues and provides useful information for operating Inventor.
General
- If you are installing Autodesk Inventor 2016 on a computer which you previously used to run an
Alpha or a Beta build, before starting the installation:
- Following installation, open Inventor, right-click on the ribbon, and select the "Reset
Ribbon" command so that the default ribbon layout changes are initially displayed. (Right click on the empty
grey area to the right of the ribbon, and select Ribbon Appearance > Reset Ribbon.)
- Autodesk Inventor 2016 works only on a 64-bit operation system.
- Update your operating system before you install Autodesk Inventor 2016. Reboot your system
after all updates are installed.
- If you are using Windows 7 on a 64-bit system, verify that you have the Microsoft fix for
user mode callback exceptions KB976038. This fix ensures that Autodesk receives the correct data from
Inventor error reports. For more information, and access to this fix and related Microsoft downloads, see
Autodesk Technical Solution 15492718.
- Close all Autodesk applications before installation, maintenance, or uninstallation of the software.
- If you download the source files to a local folder with a name that contains non-English
characters, ensure that the language in Regional Settings is consistent with the language name of the local folder.
Installation
- Autodesk Inventor 2016 installs .NET 4.5 SP1 on Windows 7 operating systems. If you have
Autodesk Inventor 2013 installed on the same computer, it is essential that you install Update 1 for Inventor
2013 SP1.1 to correct issues with running Autodesk Inventor 2013 with .NET 4.5.
- Sometimes preinstalled .Net 4.5 SP1 has something wrong which may cause TrueView installation
failure. Typically, you see error 1935 in the error dialog. To solve this, you can remove .Net 4.5 SP1 from Add/Remove
panel and then reinstall Inventor .
- If the installer prevents you from installing one or more products, pause the cursor over the
red "prohibited" circle beside the product name to get more information.
- A new application tool, Autodesk Application Manager, is installed with Inventor. After you
install Inventor, the Autodesk Privacy Policy displays. Accept the terms and then close the dialog box. The
application is used for detecting Autodesk Service Pack and Updates later.
- Autodesk Application Manager launches after deployment creation is finshed. Click Add Updates. In
the Autodesk Privacy dialog box, accept the terms, and then close the dialog box. The Application Manager will
launch for detecting Autodesk Service Pack and Updates later.
- Ensure the Inventor install path does not contain double-byte characters when installing
Inventor on a single-byte operation system.
- Installation may be slow due to Microsoft security update KB2918614. If so, the installation
will require 2-3 hours to complete. For more information, please refer to
Microsoft support page.
- If you are using Inventor with a local language, please also ensure the language pack for
Autodesk Inventor Electrical Catalog Browser is installed so that the Electrical Catalog Browser can work properly.
- A Warning 1946 dialog, referring to the Task Scheduler, may be seen during installation. This
is a benign Microsoft warning and can be safely ignored. Simply click OK on the dialog.
- When installing on Microsoft Windows 8 or 8.1, the installation of the Microsoft .NET 3.5
component will fail if the installation machine is bound to a domain where the group policy restrictions block
this component. You can refer to the following Microsoft page to solve this problem:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh506443.aspx
Uninstallation
- During uninstallation, if error 1910 displays, click OK to continue. Then delete the shortcut that remains on the desktop. This is a Microsoft issue. Additional issues can be viewed on the Microsoft tech page. There is no solution for these issues now.
- Autodesk Inventor 2016 includes a new Uninstall Tool that uninstalls the following components:
- Autodesk Inventor Professional 2016
- Autodesk ReCap 2016 (Works only on 64bit operating system)
- Autodesk Inventor Content Center Libraries 2016 (Desktop Content)
- Autodesk Inventor Electrical Catalog Browser 2016
- Autodesk Revit Interoperability for Inventor 2016
- Autodesk Material Library 2016
- Autodesk Material Library Base Resolution Image Library 2016
- Autodesk Material Library Low Resolution Image Library 2016
- Autodesk DWG TrueView 2016 - English
- A360 Desktop
- Autodesk Vault Basic 2016 (Client)
Installation includes the following components, but the Uninstall Tool does not uninstall them. You can uninstall them from the control panel:
- Eco Materials Adviser for Autodesk Inventor 2016 (64-bit)
- Autodesk Application Manager
- FARO LS 1.1.503.3(64-bit)
- Autodesk Configurator 360 addin
- Autodesk Design Review 2013
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- Autodesk Inventor 2016 supports Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit and Windows 8.1 64-bit.
- Verify that you have administrator privilege on your local machine before installing Autodesk Inventor 2016.
- The multimedia learning solutions require Flash player 10 (or higher). Download from
get.adobe.com/flashplayer.
- Adobe Reader is required to read documentation provided in PDF format. Download from
get.adobe.com/reader.
- Verify that you have 16 GB of free hard disk space or more for the self-extracted package.
Disk Requirements - Autodesk Inventor 2016
Includes Inventor disk requirements and Inventor prerequisites disk requirements.
| System |
Actual Disk Required |
| Windows 64 bit |
Total - 16 GB |
System drive (required) – 7.1 GB |
| Desktop Content Library |
Actual Disk Required |
| ANSI |
1,400 MB |
| DIN |
431.8 MB |
| GOST |
927.6 MB |
| ISO |
268.9 MB |
| JIS & GB |
645.8 MB |
| Feature |
3.2 MB |
| Other |
1,821.7 MB |
| Parker |
49.1 MB |
| Routed Systems |
6.3 MB |
| Sheet Metal |
45.3 MB |
| Mold Metric |
58.1 MB |
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Before you begin...
- Install all Windows Updates that are pending on your machine and reboot:
Windows 7: Windows Update is in the Control Panel, which is accessible from the Start menu.
Windows 8: Windows Update is in the Control Panel, on the desktop Charms Bar, Settings menu.
It is sometimes necessary to perform Windows Update multiple times to completely update your operating system.
- Verify that enough disk space is available on your machine to install Autodesk Inventor 2016.
To install Autodesk Inventor 2016:
- Download the appropriate Inventor 2016 installation file to a temporary location on your
computer hard drive.
- To access the installer, double-click the self-extracting executable file. Temporary extraction
is to your temp folder. Operating System errors regarding very long path names can occur if this temporary location
is nested too many levels deep.
- We recommend that you use the default destination folder, which is "C:\Autodesk", as the self-extract destination folder name. After the file is extracted, the Inventor installer wizard launches automatically. If it does not launch, browse to the folder where all files were extracted and double-click setup.exe.
- To set preferences, in the Install > Configure Installation dialog box, click the expandable arrow.
- After configuration, begin the installation.
- When the installation is done, click Finish.
- A system reboot is sometimes required if you install a new Autodesk 360 with this installer.
- Based on the bit type of your operating system, insert the appropriate DVD.
- The Inventor installer wizard launches automatically. If it does not launch, open the DVD disc and double-click setup.exe to start the installation.
- After configuration, confirm all your preferences are set as required before starting the installation.
- When the installation is done, click Finish.
- A system reboot is sometimes required if you install a new Autodesk 360 with this installer.
For more detailed instructions, please refer to the installation instructions provided with your delivered media containing Autodesk Inventor 2016.
To verify the installation was successful, start Inventor. On the Help menu, select About Autodesk Inventor. If the About box displays: Build: 138, Release: 2016, the installation was successful.
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- We recommend that you use a certified graphics card, and that your graphics card driver is up to date. See the Autodesk Inventor 2015 Release cards and drivers. The certified graphics cards and drivers are also applicable to Autodesk Inventor 2016.
- For laptop computers with both an NVidia GeForce GPU and an Intel integrated GPU, change graphics from discrete GPU to Intel HD integrated graphics to ensure that Inventor 2016 works correctly.
- Inventor uses TrueType and OpenType fonts. Other fonts are not supported.
- For the document window title, Autodesk Inventor 2016 follows the setting "Hide Extension for known file types" in Windows Explorer, like Microsoft Word or Excel.
- When working with assemblies with more than 25000 components, we recommend that you use a 64-bit machine with 20 GB or more of physical RAM.
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| Translator |
Import |
Export |
| Alias |
V10 or later |
|
| CATIA V4 |
All Revisions |
|
| CATIA V5 |
R6 - V5-6R2014 |
R10 - V5-6R2014 |
| Creo Parametric |
1.0; 2.0; 3.0 |
|
| IGES |
All Revisions |
5.3 |
| JT |
7.0 – 10.0 |
7.0 – 10.0 |
| NX |
Unigraphics V13 - NX 9 |
|
| Parasolid |
Up to 27.0 |
9.0 - 27.0 |
| Pro/ENGINEER |
Up to Wildfire 5.0 |
|
| Pro/ENGINEER Granite |
Up to 9.0 |
1.0 - 9.0 |
| Pro/ENGINEER Neutral |
N/A |
N/A |
| Rhino |
Up to 5.0 |
|
| SAT |
Up to 7.0 |
7.0 |
| SolidWorks |
2001 Plus – 2015 |
|
| STEP |
AP214, AP203E2, AP242 |
AP214, AP203E2, AP242 |
| STL |
N/A |
N/A |
| XGL/ZGL |
|
N/A |
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Application Functionality
Inventor exports file formats for Global BOM, Parts Lists and Revision Tables.
In Inventor 2016, to export the following formats requires 32 or 64-bit Microsoft Excel to be installed on your computer.
- Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)
- Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Workbook (*.xls)
To export the following database formats, Inventor uses the “Microsoft Access Database Engine”, which is part of Microsoft Office. For 64-bit Inventor, you must install 64-bit Microsoft Office in order to export these files. If 64-bit Microsoft Office is not installed, you will receive an error message, "Unable to create file: Database exports require a 64-bit Microsoft Office installation."
- Access 2007
- dBase IV
- Text
- CSV
- Unicode Text
- Unicode CSV
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Enhanced Visualization
- 45784 Reflections do not show correctly under some image-based lighting styles.
- 51600 Hatch of AR-CONC pattern do not display in PDF output or Print.
- 51698 The drawing view preview shows nothing when using the sketch only part.
- 52155 The background is included when selecting the 1 Color scheme option to print.
- 52935 The model overlapped with Ray Tracing dialog can be selected through when saving image.
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Inventor Studio
- 36780 Fade animations cannot be rendered in Inventor Studio.
- 36781 Local Lights almost do not work for some image-based lighting styles, e.g. Cool Light, Grid Light, etc.
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Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Autodesk Data Management Server,
Autodesk Productstream, Autodesk Autoloader, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Mechanical, and AutoCAD Electrical, are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries.
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Portions of this software copyright 1996-2008 Acresso Corporation.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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We thank all our customers who identified these issues and reported them to us. These reports give us the opportunity to improve the product and provide you with the best solution in mechanical design. We also thank you for your continued business and for the feedback regarding the content of this update release.
Respectfully,
Autodesk Inventor Product Team
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