Autodesk just released the new Autodesk Design Suite 2011 (Standard, Premium and Advanced). Autodesk Design Suite Standard includes AutoCAD, Autodesk Showcase and Alias Sketch. Design Suite Premium also includes 3ds Max Design and Design Suite Advanced adds Alias Design. I want to address the issue of creating deployments using these Suites.
When you run the installer for any of these Suites you'll notice the typical deployment option is missing from the usual list of installation options. This is because Autodesk Showcase 2011, Alias Design 2011 and Alias Sketch 2011 do not support deployment so the option to create a deployment is not available from those Suite installers. It is still possible to create deployments of AutoCAD 2011 and 3ds Max Design 2011 however you must use separate media.
If you are a partner, you can request AutoCAD 2011 or 3ds Max Design 2011 media to be shipped to your customers by opening a service request through the Partner Center or your VAD. If you are an end-user, you should contact your reseller and have them request those products be shipped to you.
Once you receive the DVDs, you can use them to create deployments of AutoCAD 2011 and/or 3ds Max Design 2011. Please use the serial number associated with your Suite to activate those products.
Note: For AutoCAD 2011, you can avoid the media request by downloading the trial version from this location.
This information is also available in the following technical solution:
Unable to create a deployment from the Autodesk Design Suites
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