Issue:
You want to install Inventor Read-only Mode without Inventor for a user that needs an Inventor file viewer without design capabilities.
Solution:
Create a Custom Install in your Autodesk Account to install Inventor Read-only Mode only.
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Log into your Autodesk Account.
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Go to Products and Services.
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Choose Custom Install and the ‘Create Package’ button at the top right
- Select Inventor Professional from the list of products.
- Select the latest version or a specific version
- Expand Customizations and select ‘Only install Inventor Read-only mode(without Inventor)’
- Select Next
- Install Settings:
- Type in a Package name and description(optional)
- Install-To install on the current machine
- Deploy-To create a Deployment for multiple machines, see How to create a Custom Install-deployment.
- Advanced options: If needed change the installation path
- Select Download
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- An executable file named Package name.exe will download.
- Run this file to create the installation files in C:\Autodesk\ or in the Deployment location.
- Once the installer files extract to C:\Autodesk\ select Install to install Inventor Read-Only Mode.
- For Deployments, run the .bat file in the deployment folder.
For more information on Inventor file viewers:
For more information on Custom Installs:
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