AutoDesk and Citrix Tips and Tricks Part 4

Here is a video demo of how to apply Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 on XenApp post installation script.

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For more information and download the script, please visit the following link

 http://community.citrix.com/display/xa/Autodesk+AutoCAD+Map+3D+2009+on+XenApp+post+installation+script

Tip:

• You can find a log with details about the execution of the scripts in the user profile directory named AutodeskForCitrix.log
• The template directory in which the information is saved has to exist before running the scripts
• Change the batch files to use a different directory to save information. Network share is supported
• Run the apply script automatically whenever a user logs in

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Ray Yang

AutoDesk and Citrix Tips and Tricks Part 3

How to publish AutoCAD Map3D 2009 on XenApp

Here is  a short demo of publishing AutoCAD Map3D 2009 as a published application on XenApp.

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Tip: publish executable acad.exe

How to change published Map3D 2009 icon

When you use the default settings to publish AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 on XenApp, the icon associated with this published application is different from the official blue icon the installation placed on the desktop. This short demo shows how to associate the right icon with the published application.

Tip: get the icon file location from the desktop shortcut property.

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Ray Yang

To start with, here is a short demo video of how to install AutoCAD Map3D 2009 on XenApp I created.

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Note that AutoCAD Map3D 2009 requires you to use network based license which is not default option. If you don't read the installation guide carefully, you can mistakenly take the default option.  If the wrong model (standalone license) is chosen, at most two users can connect concurrently. And there is no easy way to change the license model after installation is completed. Initially I made the mistake of choosing the default option and had to re-install .

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Ray Yang

Are you interested in running Autodesk products on Citrix XenApp (previously known as Presentation Server)? If you do, please read on.

Citrix and Autodesk have been working together to make sure our products can work well together. It's exciting to work in this project because both Autodesk and Citrix users can really benefit from such efforts.

AutoCAD Map3D 2009 is now Citrix-ready for XenApp. It is the first fruit of this effort. And if successful, you can expect more Autodesk products to become Citrix Ready. If you like the direction we are going, I'd appreciate your help by giving us feedbacks.

The joint site is at http://www.citrixandautodesk.com/. You can find useful information such as installation guide, FAQ, sales contact etc.
There are some post-installation changes you will need to make after installing Map 3D on XenApp. To make it easier, I wrote a script to automate such steps. The up to date script can be found here.

I created a short video demo of map 3D running on XenApp.

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I'd love to hear from you about your experience running map 3D on XenApp including the script and what other Autodesk applications you would like to run on XenApp or other Citrix products. I will try my best to answer your questions.

Learn how to run AutoCAD Map 3D on Citrix XenApp in this webinar on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 featuring Arnold Schwabe, Autodesk Technical Consultant.

A number of guides for running AutoCAD on Citrix environments have been floating around on the Web. There is the  unofficial guide to running AutoCAD 2006 via Terminal Services or XenApp (it was called Presentation Server at that time) as highlighted by Michel Roth.  More recently, Gus Pinto from Citrix highlighted the just-released guide Installing AutoCAD Map 3D on Citrix XenApp. In short, I've observed a lot of energy around the Citrix/Autodesk relationship in the past few quarters.

Now learn more about running AutoCAD Map 3D on XenApp by attending the Citrix and Autodesk TechTalk webinar (registration required) . Topics to be covered are: 

• Simplify application management by delivering AutoCAD Map3D with Citrix XenApp
• Improve efficiency and flexibility of Autodesk's geospatial applications
• Enhance application performance - scalability and performance test results
• Technical overview of installation and server configuration
• Reduce costs - a detailed look at ROI results

Featured Speaker
Arnold Schwabe, Autodesk Technical Consultant

Arnold has been using Autodesk products since 1990 in a variety of fields including agriculture, dredging, forestry, land development, property management, and geospatial consulting for government agencies and private companies. He has also spent time in IT/IS administrator roles in similar organizations. While working for an Autodesk reseller, he taught and authored several standard and custom training classes on AutoCAD, Land Desktop, Civil 3D, and Autodesk Map. As a consultant, he has provided services related to geospatial and civil products and worked as a contractor to Autodesk for Civil 3D QA work and testing of new functionality of Map 3D.

You can find more information on how Citrix and Autodesk are working together here.

Leave a comment on anything that you would like to cover during the webinar. I will pass it along to the presenters.