Issue:
You need to create a deployment package of an Autodesk product to use in Intune to deploy
Solution:
1. We will have to create an Autodesk Custom install deployment of the Autodesk Application to be deployed in Microsoft Intune.
Please follow this blog on creating the Autodesk Custom install deployment: https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/creating-a-deployment-for-autodesk-products
2. We will need to use the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool to convert the Autodesk custom install deployment content. The tool converts application installation files into the .intunewin format. The tool also detects some attributes that Intune requires to determine the application installation state. After you use this tool on the app installer folder, you can create a Win32 app in the Microsoft Intune admin center.
Important: The Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool zips all files and subfolders when it creates the .intunewin file. Be sure to keep the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool separate from the installer files and folders, so that you don't include the tool or other unnecessary files and folders in your .intunewin file.
You can download the Microsoft Win32 Content Prep Tool from GitHub as a .zip file here. The zipped file contains a folder named Microsoft-Win32-Content-Prep-Tool-master. The folder contains the prep tool, the license, a readme, and the release notes.
A. Click on the IntuneWinAppUtil.exe at the GitHub download location here.
B. On the next page after clicking on IntuneWinAppUtil.exe the next page has a download icon to the right.
3. Go to where you downloaded the IntuneWinAppUtil.exe and right click it and Run as administrator
4. When the IntuneWinAppUtil opens it will ask for the location of the source folder. This is the location of your Autodesk Custom Deployment that was created earlier in step 1. In this example, I have an Autocad 2025 deployment located at C:\Autodesk\acad2025. Press your enter key when you input this info into the IntuneWinAppUtil.
5. the next item is the setup file. This file is located in the image folder of your deployment. It is called installer.exe. You can go to this file, hold down the shift key, and right-click the installer.exe file. You should see "Copy as path". Choose the "Copy as path" and insert it into the IntuneWinAppUtil. Hit your enter key.
6. The next question in the IntuneWinAppUtil is where to put the output file. In this example, I created a folder called IntuneOutput. Put the info in that you want the output file in and hit the enter key.
7. The next question is "Do you want to specify catalog folder" Type N and hit enter.
8. Once the IntuneWinAppUtil finishes packaging it will create a file in your output folder called Installer.intunewin We will rename this file to reflect the packaged file. In this example, I am renaming it to acad2025.intunewin.
9. The file is now ready to import into your Intune.
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