Upgrade installation at a stand-alone workstation

This section shows how to upgrade Upgrade: this term refers to the replacement of software with a newer version (e.g. switching from Allplan 2015 to Allplan 2016). Allplan 2016 at a stand-alone workstation. This installation type converts the installation of Allplan 2013/2014/2015 to Allplan 2016, transferring all necessary settings (see Restrictions applying when transferring data). After having upgraded, you can no longer work with Allplan 2013/2014/2015.

To install an upgrade of Allplan 2016 at a stand-alone version

• Read the following before installing:
  • Requirements for installing and running Allplan 2016
  • Data backup

1. Log on to the operating system as the administrator for the local machine or as a user with administrator privileges.
2. Start the installation in one of the following ways:
   • If you are installing Allplan from DVD: insert the Allplan 2016 DVD in the DVD drive. Go to DVD Contents and click Programs and then Allplan 2016.
   • If you downloaded Allplan: double-click setup.exe.
3. Select the language for Setup and click OK to confirm.
4. Click Next to acknowledge the Welcome screen.
5. The terms of the software license agreement are displayed in the License Agreement dialog box. If you agree to the terms of the agreement, click Yes.
6. In the Installation Options dialog box select the Upgrade option. Click Next.
7. Select the license file in the Installation Option dialog box:
   • Use active license: select this option if you want to install Allplan with the current license. You can see this option only if you have activated a license on this computer before or Setup has automatically found a license provided by a license server.
   • License activation: select this option if you want to install Allplan by entering a Product Key.
   • License selection: select this option if several licenses are available and you want to select the license manually.
   • Use viewer: select this option if you want to install Allplan as a viewer.
8. Click Next.
9. Select a setup type in the Setup type dialog box. Click Next.

   Typical: installs the program with the most commonly used options. Recommended for most users.

   Minimum: installs the program with minimum options.

   Custom: installs the files you specify. You can deactivate the components you do not want to install in the Select Features dialog box.

10. In the Select Program Folder dialog box, specify the program folder where you want to install the symbols for Allplan 2016.
11. Check the settings in the Ready to install dialog box. If the settings are OK, click Next to start the installation.
12. After installation, the system may prompt you to restart the computer. Log on as the administrator for the local machine or as a user with administrator privileges.