Autodesk AutoCAD Nautilus PDF Import

This readme contains information needed for installing and using the AutoCAD Nautilus
PDF Import CC Build. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document
before you install this build. Pay particular attention to the following:

Exchanging Drawings - Do NOT exchange drawings created with this build. Also,
do NOT use this build in a production environment, or edit existing production drawings
or sheet sets.

Side-By-Side Installations - Side-by-side installation with released Autodesk

products is supported. Also Side-by-side installation with any other AutoCAD Nautilus
Customer Council builds is supported.

When Finished - When you finish testing this build, delete the files you created
and edited, and uninstall it.

Contents

Online AutoCAD Nautilus Customer Council Build

Supported Operating Systems

Installation

Activation

Product Removal

Limitations and Notes

Thank You
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Online AutoCAD Nautilus Build

The AutoCAD Nautilus CC Build gives you access to an instance of AutoCAD
Nautilus running in Autodesks cloud. Using Online AutoCAD Nautilus in
combination with Autodesk 360 allows you to access AutoCADs value without
requiring sophisticated and expensive hardware, or a full product installation on
your machine. The instance of AutoCAD is running on a remote server. Keyboard
and mouse input are streamed to the remote server and graphics are streamed
back to your client machine.
Important Notes
If your internet connection has limited bandwidth or high latency, you may have a
sub-optimal testing experience, or even have an error attempting to connect. We
apologize if this is your experience. We will be expanding hosting locations over
time.

At this time, Online AutoCAD builds do not have identical capabilities to traditional
builds, so please read this document for more information on our known limitations.
Online AutoCAD Nautilus Testing
Running a cloud-hosted instance of AutoCAD provides benefits and drawbacks.
Keeping in mind the known limitations noted in this document, we want you to help
us explore this experience and identify capability and workflow issues that may arise
in your use of this offering.
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Supported Operating Systems

You can install this build with the following operating systems.
64-bit of the following Windows 7 and Service Pack 1 (SP1):

Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

64-bit of the following Windows 8/8.1:

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Pro

Microsoft Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise

Internet Connection
A high speed internet connection, greater than 10Mbps, is recommended for better
experience.
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Installation
Before you install the AutoCAD Nautilus CC Build
Uninstall any previous versions of AutoCAD Nautilus Customer Council builds. To
uninstall, follow the standard procedure for uninstalling a program from your
computer.
To install the AutoCAD Nautilus CC Build

1. Download the zip file from the AutoCAD Council Downloads page to a
temporary folder on your computer.
2. Extract the zip file and double-click the EXE file and follow the onscreen
instructions.
3. After installation, Online AutoCAD Nautilus will launch automatically.
4. To re-launch Online AutoCAD Nautilus, double-click on the AutoCAD
Nautilus CC icon on your desktop.
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Activation
No activation is required. If you have problems running the AutoCAD Nautilus CC Build,
please send an email to autocad.beta@autodesk.com.
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Product Removal
To uninstall the AutoCAD Nautilus CC Build
Follow the standard procedure for uninstalling a program from your computer.
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Customer Error Reporting (CER) Utility

The Customer Error Reporting (CER) utility is similar to the utility that displays when
applications fail in Windows.
Before you submit a CER report, please provide information in the Details section about
what you were doing when the Online AutoCAD Nautilus failed. Please add additional
information (including your contact information) so that the defects you encounter can
be reproduced, and solutions can be found as quickly as possible. If a failure occurs
and the CER utility does not display, please report this as a defect.
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Limitations and Notes

AutoCAD doesnt start after installation
Online AutoCAD Nautilus uses Citrix Receiver as the client for remoting technology.
Please update your Citrix Receiver to the latest version from here:
http://citrix.com/receiver
If AutoCAD doesnt launch, even after installing the Citrix Receiver, please try 15
minutes later again. Sometimes, a new cloud machine is spawned for you and the
system takes few minutes to launch.

Firewall
Please work with your IT departments to ensure that port 2598 is open on your
firewalls, to allow communication with our servers.

Error launching online AutoCAD

Closing Online AutoCAD Nautilus and re-launching it quickly displays, sometimes the
following dialog(s):

To close this dialog start Task Manager ->Application -> Select Windows Logon ->
Click on End Task.
To re-launch Online AutoCAD Nautilus, double-click on the AutoCAD
Nautilus CC icon on your desktop.
Connection Error
After online AutoCAD Nautilus CC Build testing period ends, Online AutoCAD Nautilus is
removed from the server. You will receive the below error when you launch Online
AutoCAD Nautilus. Please uninstall Online AutoCAD Nautilus, if you see this error.

Lost Connection
Please check your internet connection and restart Online AutoCAD Nautilus if you see
the below error message.

DWG File Association

On first launch of Online AutoCAD Nautilus if you see the following DWG File
Association dialog, please click on Do not associate dwg files with Autodesk Player.

Accessing local DWG files from your machine

You should be able to access local DWG files on your computer in the same way you do
when you have AutoCAD installed on your computer. For example, you can use the
File Open command to browse your local folders. Depending on the file size the
opening of the local files may be slow. Please expect a delay.
Your local machine C: drive is mapped to V: drive on the drive. For example, if you
would like to access files from your documents folder please type the following in the
file open/navigation dialog: v:\users\<loginname>\my documents.
Please be assured that using your files is safe, and your files will not be stored in the
cloud. If you are still not comfortable testing the build with your files, you may use the
sample files provided for testing.
Performance
You may experience slow performance when selecting a large project file to open. If
your internet connection has limited bandwidth or high latency, you may have a suboptimal testing experience, or even have an error attempting to connect.
Autodesk AutoCAD Nautilus branding
Autodesk AutoCAD Nautilus branding will display Autodesk AutoCAD 2015 in some
areas.
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Thank You
We want to express our appreciation to all Customer Council participants who provide
feedback, send suggestions, and identify and report issues. Your feedback gives us the
opportunity to improve the product for everyone's benefit.
Thank you for your business and continued support!
Respectfully,
The Autodesk AutoCAD Product Team
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