Software Installation

Install Devotech iDAS for Autodesk® Civil 3D® (Standalone and Cloud)

The complete Devotech iDAS Help File can be downloaded here.

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After you purchase your software and/or subscription, your license becomes available on the Devotech License Portal.  (Trial versions will also be registered in the Devotech License Portal)

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Before you start the installation

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• Ensure that you have Autodesk Civil 3D installed and licensed.  If you do not have Autodesk Civil 3D installed, you can download a free trial from the Autodesk website.

• The Devotech iDAS installation supports all Autodesk Civil 3D versions from 2019 up to 2024.

• Ensure that all previously installed versions of Devotech iDAS have been uninstalled.

• The Devotech iDAS installation file is about 500 MB in size to download.

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Download the Installer

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The Devotech iDAS installation file can be downloaded here.

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Typical Installation

Below are the instructions for installing Devotech iDAS for Autodesk Civil 3D 2018-2024

• Uninstall all previously installed versions of Devotech iDAS either from the Control Panel or the Start Menu.

• Ensure that Autodesk Civil 3D is closed before starting the installation.

• Launch the Devotech iDAS installation file.

• Follow the instructions in the installer.

• Once the installation is complete, open Autodesk Civil 3D and the Devotech iDAS ribbon should appear.

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• If the Devotech iDAS ribbon does not appear in Autodesk Civil 3D, then type RELOADIDASCUI in the command line.

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Silent Installation by Using a Command Line

Devotech iDAS can be installed by using a command line installation. 

 

The following parameters can be used:

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         /SP-

         Disables the “This will install... Do you wish to continue?” prompt at the beginning of Setup.

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/SILENT, /VERYSILENT
Instructs Setup to be silent or very silent. When the Setup is silent the wizard and the background window are not displayed, but the installation progress window is. When a setup is very silent the installation progress window is not displayed. Everything else is normal, for example error messages during installation are displayed.

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/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES
Instructs Setup to suppress message boxes. Only has an effect when combined with '/SILENT' or '/VERYSILENT'.

The default response in situations where there's a choice is:
•    Yes in a 'Keep newer file?' situation.
•    No in a 'File exists, confirm overwrite.' situation.
•    Abort in Abort/Retry situations.
•    Cancel in Retry/Cancel situations.
•    Yes (=continue) in a           DiskSpaceWarning/DirExists/DirDoesntExist/NoUninstallWarning/ExitSetupMessage/ConfirmUninstall situation.

These message boxes are not suppressible:
•    The About Setup message box.
•    The Exit Setup? message box.
      
/CLOSEAPPLICATIONS
Instructs Setup to close applications using files that need to be updated by Setup if possible.

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/USENLM=True
Indicates whether the license is a network license or not. If "True" is provided then a network license is used, otherwise if "False" is provided a single-user license is used.

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/IPADDRESS=127.0.0.1
Supply an IP address of the network license server, where "127.0.0.1" must be changed to the license server's IP address.

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/HOSTNAME=localhost
The host name of the network license server where "hostname" is the actual host name of the server.

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/PORT=1245
The port of the network license server, default is 1245

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Example of a Standalone Silent Setup:
"Devotech iDAS 12.02.5.03  Setup" /SP- /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES

Example of Network Silent Setup:

"Devotech iDAS 9.0.0.0 RC2 Setup.exe" /SP- /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /CLOSEAPPLICATIONS /USENLM=True /IPADDRESS=127.0.0.1 /HOSTNAME=localhost /PORT=1245
 

For any further queries or problems with the installation procedure, contact us at activations@devotechgroup.com

 

Registration instructions can be found here. 

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