Installation Options for New Content Center Libraries Inside Autodesk Inventor

While the new Content Center Library offers more flexibility, ease of use, and the ability to publish your own parts, the first step before installing Content Center is to determine which installation scenario is best suited for your company.

Consider whether to install Content Center libraries on a shared Autodesk® Data Management Server, or have the Content Center libraries installed locally on the user’s workstation.

The Installation type option you specify during installation, determines how the content center libraries are installed and configured on a local machine.

Install Content Center Libraries on a Shared Autodesk® Data Management Server

1. Install the Web server, Internet Information Services (IIS) on the remote
   server. IIS must be installed on the computer before installing Autodesk Data Management Server. Refer to the Managing Your Data guide for more information.
2. Click Autodesk Data Management Server located on the Install tab.
3. Insert the CD for the Autodesk Data Management Server, and click Next. The
   Autodesk Data Management Server optionally installs the Autodesk Vault
   Client and Content Center Libraries.

Configuring Local Computers to Access the Shared Libraries

1. Click Autodesk Inventor 10 located on the Install tab, and click Next to continue.
2. In the Content Center library users permissions dialog box, specify your level of access to the Content Libraries:
   
   
3. In the Select Installation Type, specify the Minimum option on the local
   machine: Select Minimum to install the Content Center client and specify the Computer Name of the server later in the Configure dialog box within Autodesk Inventor 10.
4. If you select the Custom option, you can further specify features to be installed or not installed on the local computer.
5. In the Ready to Install Application dialog box, click Next to Install Autodesk Inventor 10.
6. Start Autodesk Inventor.
7. Open an Autodesk Inventor assembly file and click Content Center in the Assembly panel.
8. Click the Configure button.
9. In the Content Center Configure servers dialog box, click Add, to specify the server to connect to.
10. Click Save.

Configuring Local Computers to Work as a Single User Library

A single user can install and run Content Center and the libraries on the same workstation.

1. Click Autodesk Inventor 10 located on the Install tab and click Next to continue.
2. In the Installation Type dialog box, click the Complete button on the Select
   Installation Type screen.