Installing Autodesk Inventor Publisher Help 2013

Download and run LocalHelp.exe.

The Inventor Publisher Help installs by default to: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor Publisher 2013\Help\LocalHelp.

NOTE: The Local help will be available within Autodesk Inventor Publisher when you are working offline. When you are online, you will access help from the Wiki.

Important information

Standalone Installation

If you change the default install location (which is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor Publisher 2013\Help), you must create a registry entry with the full path where the Local Help is located. The registry entry must be created in the following location with the following values:

Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\InventorPublisher\2013
Key: HelpFileDir
String: [Path to the Local Help]
Example: C:\MyHelp\LocalHelp

Attention CAD/IT Managers: How to deploy Inventor Publisher Local help as part of a deployment

Preparation:

Create an Inventor publisher 2013 deployment image

Download the Local Help from: http://autodesk.com/inventorpublisher-help-download-2013-enu

To deploy Autodesk Inventor Publisher 2013 Local Help as a part of Inventor Publisher deployment:

  1. After creating a deployment image, create a new folder called LocalHelp as a subfolder to the AdminImage folder:

    \\your server location\your shared location\your deployment name\AdminImage\LocalHelp\

  2. Copy LocalHelp.exe to the AdminImage\LocalHelp folder
  3. Open the [Deployment Name].INI file (which is located at: \\your server location\your shared location\your deployment name\AdminImage ) and perform the following:
    1. Under the [Inventor_Publisher] section, add LOCALHELP to POSTREQUISITE= as follows:

      POSTREQUISITE= LOCALHELP

    2. At the end of the [Deployment Name].INI file, add the following lines:

      [LOCALHELP]

      PLATFORM=NATIVE
      PRODUCT_NAME=Autodesk Inventor Publisher Local Help
      EXE_PATH=Help\LocalHelp.exe
      EXE_PARAM=-s -a -s
      ACTION=INSTALL

Important: When you create the deployment image, if you change the default Inventor Publisher install location (which is C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor Publisher 2013\Help), you must remember the updated install location and create an entry in the registry in the following location with the following values:

Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\InventorPublisher\2013
Key: HelpFileDir
String: [Path to the Local Help]
Example: D:\MyCompanyHelpLocation

Distribute the registry entry to users who need access to the Local Help.