Comments for Paul F. Aubin http://paulaubin.com Consulting Services Mon, 14 May 2012 14:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Live Training by Paul F. Aubin http://paulaubin.com/training/#comment-1038 Paul F. Aubin Mon, 14 May 2012 14:02:36 +0000 http://devpaulaubin.com/#comment-1038 Thanks for the mention. Glad my lynda.com Family Editor course was helpful for you. Your Arch looks great. Thanks for the mention. Glad my lynda.com Family Editor course was helpful for you. Your Arch looks great.

]]> Comment on Live Training by Download Revit Families | The BIM System http://paulaubin.com/training/#comment-1036 Download Revit Families | The BIM System Mon, 14 May 2012 08:02:32 +0000 http://devpaulaubin.com/#comment-1036 [...] For more information, look into the training course by Paul F. Aubin about the Revit Family Editor. [...] [...] For more information, look into the training course by Paul F. Aubin about the Revit Family Editor. [...]

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Building Design Suite Install update | BD Mackey Consulting | The Revit Geek Blog http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-941 Building Design Suite Install update | BD Mackey Consulting | The Revit Geek Blog Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:25:51 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-941 [...] with our BDS we are going to jump into creating deployments or possibly just install it.    Paul Aubin posted about his issued installing the software and Mark McDonough reminded us all about a blog post [...] [...] with our BDS we are going to jump into creating deployments or possibly just install it.    Paul Aubin posted about his issued installing the software and Mark McDonough reminded us all about a blog post [...]

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Mark McDonough http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-934 Mark McDonough Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:50:02 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-934 There are similar path length problems when creating network deployments of Building Design Suite 2012. I too discovered the limitations the hard way, installing the suites for customers. Often, the customer's have some predetermined folder structure on their servers, and there will be a "starting" folder location to create the network deployments. First attempts at the very lengthy BDSP installations would fail, an hour and a half or two hours into the deployment creation, always on Showcase or Sketchbook Designer, complaining "Error writing a file... verify that you have access to that directory". Working with Autodesk tech support, they confirmed the installer was hitting a path length limit, but they could not tell me what the longest path was in BDSP. So, I tried shortening the start path 2 times, the 3rd tried was the charm (about 4 hours later) and finally worked. I now try to use the shortest possible path and folder name when creating deployments. I expressed my concern with Autodesk, that the names of materials in both Showcase and Sketchbook Designer read like sentences and are unnecessarily long. There are many issues with installing the suites, particularly the Ultimate suites, such as the fact the installer is so huge that it often fails. On an Autodesk blog site a fix was published, whereby one needs to copy the installer local (takes 1 hr - 1.5 hrs) then do a setup.ini swapping method to create deployments for half the products, and repeat to create deployment for the other products. Takes about 1 whole day to set up BDSU deployment and then actually install to a computer. http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/07/autodesk-suites-failure-creating-deployment-for-autodesk-building-design-suite-ultimate-2012.html There are similar path length problems when creating network deployments of Building Design Suite 2012. I too discovered the limitations the hard way, installing the suites for customers. Often, the customer’s have some predetermined folder structure on their servers, and there will be a “starting” folder location to create the network deployments. First attempts at the very lengthy BDSP installations would fail, an hour and a half or two hours into the deployment creation, always on Showcase or Sketchbook Designer, complaining “Error writing a file… verify that you have access to that directory”.

Working with Autodesk tech support, they confirmed the installer was hitting a path length limit, but they could not tell me what the longest path was in BDSP. So, I tried shortening the start path 2 times, the 3rd tried was the charm (about 4 hours later) and finally worked. I now try to use the shortest possible path and folder name when creating deployments. I expressed my concern with Autodesk, that the names of materials in both Showcase and Sketchbook Designer read like sentences and are unnecessarily long.

There are many issues with installing the suites, particularly the Ultimate suites, such as the fact the installer is so huge that it often fails. On an Autodesk blog site a fix was published, whereby one needs to copy the installer local (takes 1 hr – 1.5 hrs) then do a setup.ini swapping method to create deployments for half the products, and repeat to create deployment for the other products. Takes about 1 whole day to set up BDSU deployment and then actually install to a computer.

http://upandready.typepad.com/up_and_ready/2011/07/autodesk-suites-failure-creating-deployment-for-autodesk-building-design-suite-ultimate-2012.html

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Paul F. Aubin http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-926 Paul F. Aubin Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:17:18 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-926 I don't see it either. I will have to investigate further, but it will have to be later. I am off to a client. Thanks. I don’t see it either. I will have to investigate further, but it will have to be later. I am off to a client. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Brian Mackey http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-924 Brian Mackey Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:17:45 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-924 Paul I just noticed that in my Revit the Navisworks exporter and switchback did not get installed, is it the same for you? http://bdmackeyconsulting.com/building-design-suite-2013-bug/ Paul I just noticed that in my Revit the Navisworks exporter and switchback did not get installed, is it the same for you?

http://bdmackeyconsulting.com/building-design-suite-2013-bug/

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Let Paul try it! « microsolresources http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-922 Let Paul try it! « microsolresources Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:44:22 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-922 [...] So some of you may have heard of Paul Aubin. He is an author, consultant, frequent speaker at AU, and a pretty nice guy as well! He writes a great blog, and he sadly suffered through a Building Design Suite install from HELLLL!!!!! Read all about it on his blog at http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/ [...] [...] So some of you may have heard of Paul Aubin. He is an author, consultant, frequent speaker at AU, and a pretty nice guy as well! He writes a great blog, and he sadly suffered through a Building Design Suite install from HELLLL!!!!! Read all about it on his blog at http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/ [...]

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Paul F. Aubin http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-915 Paul F. Aubin Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:12:21 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-915 Hi Ken: I have not had to deal with the network licensing. I have a single license. Hi Ken: I have not had to deal with the network licensing. I have a single license.

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Ken Fisher http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-914 Ken Fisher Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:53:36 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-914 Thanks Paul. Your pointing out bumps in the road lets us change our tire pressure before we go down that road. My biggest problem with BDS is how the license cascades in a network license environment. Thanks Paul. Your pointing out bumps in the road lets us change our tire pressure before we go down that road.

My biggest problem with BDS is how the license cascades in a network license environment.

]]> Comment on Installing the Building Design Suite by Gary Brinkley http://paulaubin.com/blog/installing-the-building-design-suite/#comment-913 Gary Brinkley Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:01:11 +0000 http://paulaubin.com/?p=1479#comment-913 I tried the download from AUTODESK Subscription yesterday and it took all morning before "as you said" everything failed. I received late yesterday the USB stick and this morning after two trys (both having failed)trying to install from it I'm just not clear on your steps to take on the "archives and stopping the installer". Sorry I'm beyond frustrated and needing help with this. You can reply directly to my E-mail and avoid everyone else having to read through this again if you like. Thanks in advance I tried the download from AUTODESK Subscription yesterday
and it took all morning before “as you said” everything failed.
I received late yesterday the USB stick and this morning after two trys
(both having failed)trying to install from it
I’m just not clear on your steps to take on the “archives and stopping the installer”.
Sorry I’m beyond frustrated and needing help with this.
You can reply directly to my E-mail and avoid everyone else having to
read through this again if you like.
Thanks in advance

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