topic Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates? in Fusion Support Forum

"Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

Anonymous — Mon, 09 May 2016 15:09:24 GMT

We are a technology school, with a Machine Shop. The student lab has 14 computers. Last year we had been using AutoCad, Inventor Pro, and Mastercam. Just a few months ago, our instructor found Fusion 360 and said it replaced all three.

Using my admin id of technology@ictc.edu, we found and installed "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" This worked for many weeks, with each student loging into Fusion with their own student Autodesk id.

Now at all stations that we used that install, we are getting a "Notification" that says "Update Available. Please notifiy your administrator that a new update is available." And the side effect is that saving no longer works. Current version is 2.0.1957 "Active Plan: Student"

Looking for the proper procedure to do updates on workstations that were installed with "Fusion 360 Admin Install" (may have been previously called "Fusion 360 Lab Install")

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

balsmen — Mon, 09 May 2016 16:31:03 GMT

As this forum is specifically for CAM topics, you may have better luck submitting this same question in the design forum, as there are more people following the discussions in that location:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-validate-document/bd-p/124

In the meantime, I will see what I can do to help find a solution to this for you!

Sorry for the problems you are seeing - hopefully we can get it resolved soon.

Noah

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

sakolkar — Mon, 09 May 2016 17:25:15 GMT

Hello,

To update Fusion installed in a lab setup, please download the latest "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" from https://dl.appstreaming.autodesk.com/production/installers/Fusion%20360%20Admin%20Install.exe and then on each lab machine run it with the command line below:

"Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" --process update

You can find some relevant information about installing and updating Fusion in a lab setup at http://www.appstreaming.autodesk.com/install/edu/73e72ada57b7480280f7a6f4a289729f/

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Regards,

Saurabh Akolkar

Autodesk, Inc.

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:03:23 GMT

I am experiencing the same issue with my lab. Did you find a solution for the automatic updates?

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

thomaswhilbert — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:41:11 GMT

Is there a better way to install Fusion so that non-admin students who log into the workstation with their own accounts can update or have it auto-update/

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

Phil.E — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:51:30 GMT

Hi,

Just closing out this thread. The solution is evident below, but please let me know if you are having trouble with this solution.

@thomaswhilbert No. The admin install used by schools does not allow this.

Here is the article for updating admin school installations.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-update-a-Lab-Installation-of-Fusion-360.html

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

Anonymous — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 17:45:38 GMT

Please explain in detail

Re: "Fusion 360 Admin Install.exe" Updates?

bossdoomslayer — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 03:28:24 GMT

@thomaswhilbert

I realize this is 4 years later on and I imagine you'll have sorted this (or moved on)

But incase any one finds this thread (as indicated by the most recent posts)

You can automate the deployment and downloading of newer versions of the admin lab installer.

Thanks to Autodesk having a fixed download URL (in their Lab Setup documentation) and one for querying the current release details.
https://me3d.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fusion-360_lab-installation-instructions_anz.pdf

I have setup at the schools I work at, two scripts.

The first is to take care of installation and updating

Check if its installed and if not run the --deploy flag
If installed and not the current version run the --update flag

I record the deployed version to a registry location and this is what I check against to see if its installed or up to date.
Machines run the script on startup.

The second script is on a schedule on a server - daily

It checks Autodesk's deployment info (JSON) and reads the current deployed version number from the previous script.

If they're not the same, download, replace and update the first script deployed version number!

With these two independent scripts, I now only need to check once and a while to ensure everything is working as expected!

Hopefully that helps give you an idea on how to go about creating a solution for this!

Thanks,

Dion