DirectConnect and Installation

Products and versions covered

Alias Products 2016, & Design Suite 2016

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Autodesk® DirectConnect software installs automatically when the following Autodesk software is installed:

Autodesk® Alias®
Autodesk® Maya®
Autodesk® Showcase®
3ds Max®/3ds Max® Design
VRED™
VRED™ Design
VRED™ Professional
VRED™ Presenter

Autodesk DirectConnect software is provided on the media with Autodesk® Opticore® Studio software, in the Autodesk DirectConnect 2016 folder. It requires manual installation.

For information about installing these software products, refer to their respective installation guides.

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Support platforms

Autodesk DirectConnect runs on the same platform as the Autodesk product it installs with:

Autodesk Software	Microsoft® Windows® 7, 64-bit; Windows® 8, 64-bit	Apple® Mac OS® X® 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 64-bit
Autodesk Alias
Autodesk Maya
Autodesk Showcase		Not available
Autodesk Opticore Studio		Not available
3ds Max/3ds Max Design		Not available
VRED

System requirements

Autodesk DirectConnect requires the following amount of available disk space:

Windows 7: 700 MB for 32-bit, and 900 MB for 64-bit
Windows 8: 900 MB for 64-bit
Mac OS X: 300 MB for 64-bit

DirectConnect installs with other products, so your system must also accommodate the host product requirements. (For the system requirements of the host product, consult the appropriate installation guide.)