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No headersYou can use the Internet to check for revision updates or to access the Discussion Group. The auto-revision function automatically checks your software version for the latest software revision release, which is an interim or patch release of a full release.
When a revision is available, you will be notified when you open your Autodesk Moldflow software and asked if you want to download it automatically. You can turn off the automatic detection process and manually check for a revision release yourself. The updating process can be activated in one of the following ways:
- When you first install a new full version of your Autodesk Moldflow software, usually from the CD
- After a full installation, through automatic notification when you open your Autodesk Moldflow software
- After a full installation, by manually activating the revision update through the Help menu.
Disabling the home page at launch
- Click
then select Options. The Options dialog appears. - Select the Internet tab.
- Deselect the Automatically launch the Discussion Forum check box to disable the automatic launch of the Discussion Group home page.
- Click OK.
Setting preferences for Internet auto revision update
At installation, you may have been asked whether you wanted to be automatically notified when there is a revision (patch) release. If you have chosen to be automatically notified, you need not do anything more. To change this option
- Click then select Options. The Options dialog appears.
- Select the Internet tab.
- Clear the Enable internet auto revision update check box if you do not want to be notified. Select the check box if you do want to be notified.
- Click OK.
- Click then select Options. The Options dialog appears.
- Select the Internet tab.
- Select the Launch in external browseroption.
- Click
Browse, navigate to the folder where your Internet program executable (*.exe) file is located, select it, and click Open. - Click OK.
Checking for revision update availability manually
At installation, you were asked whether you wanted to be automatically notified when there is a revision (patch) release. If you are not being automatically notified, you can manually check for an available revision update at any time.
You can change the Internet Auto Revision Update preferences to enable automatic notification.
Accessing the Discussion Group
Accessing the Discussion Group allows you to view and participate in product-related forums. To access the Discussion Group, you need to have an Autodesk account.
If you do not have an Autodesk account, you can create one by registering. Information on how to register can be found on the Discussion Group web page.
Registering with the Discussion Group
Registering with the Discussion Group allows you to particpate in the forums and access additional Autodesk sites. To access the Discussion Group, do the following.
- Click then select Options. The Options dialog appears.
- Select the Internet tab.
- Select the Automatically launch the Discussion Forum.
- Click OK. This will ensure that the correct web page is loaded in the application.
- Click .
- Click Register on the Discussion Groups page, complete the registration details, and follow the prompts.
Allows download and installation of a software revision (if available).
This dialog, which appears automatically if a software revision is available, allows you to review the improvements and enhancements included in the revision before deciding whether or not to proceed to download and install the revision.
Select and download the desired revisions and, (optionally) install automatically.
This dialog, which appears if you select Yes on the Revision Update dialog, allows you to select the platforms for which you want to download the update, and whether to install the revision automatically once the update file has been downloaded.