Allplan update settings dialog box

You can use the Allplan update settings dialog box to specify whether and how Allplan finds and installs updates. This way, you can make sure that the latest Allplan version is always installed. All users can see this dialog box. However, specific settings may not be available if the Allplan administrator has already made definitions.

How to access the dialog box

Install updates automatically

Allplan automatically finds new updates at the time you have specified for Find updates. Any new updates are downloaded automatically. The next time Allplan starts, downloaded updates are installed automatically without further prompts (even if you have downloaded them manually using Find now).

Find updates

You can specify when Allplan is to find new updates. Please note that Allplan requires access to the web to do this.

Download updates, install manually (recommended)

Allplan automatically finds new updates at the time you have specified for Find updates. Any new updates are downloaded automatically. The next time Allplan starts, you can decide whether you want to install the update(s).

Do not find updates automatically

Allplan does not automatically find new updates; however, you can find updates manually using Find updates.

Find now

When you click the Find now button, Allplan checks whether new updates are available. If Allplan has found a new update, you can decide whether to download it or not.

If Install updates automatically is selected, the downloaded update is installed automatically the next time Allplan starts. If Download updates, install manually or Do not find updates automatically is selected, you can decide whether to install the downloaded update automatically the next time Allplan starts.

Show update history

Provides information on the update history of the computer.

Sysadm settings

This button is only available to Allplan administrators in a workgroup environment. Clicking this button opens the Allplan update settings dialog box.