Installing Updates

These instructions are for customers who are already running Design Master HVAC 5 or 6 and need to install an update.

Upgrading to HVAC 6.1

Download and run the Design Master HVAC install file.

Install it to the location to which you previously installed Design Master HVAC.

Do not check the box that says "Load menus in AutoCAD" because the menus are already installed from the previous version of Design Master HVAC.

It is necessary for AutoCAD to be closed during the update. If Design Master HVAC is installed on a network, all of the computers on the network with it loaded need to have AutoCAD closed.

If an error occurs during the installation process saying that a file cannot be overwritten, it is most likely the result of a copy of AutoCAD that is still loaded. Once AutoCAD has been closed, you can continue the installation.

None of your existing customization will be overwritten during the installation process.

If you do not have administrative privileges on your computer, you can download and run the No-Admin Design Master HVAC install file instead. This file should only be used if the regular install file does not work.

Design Master Electrical and Design Master Plumbing

If you are running Design Master Electrical or Design Master Plumbing, you will need to install updates to those programs at the same time as you install the update to Design Master HVAC.

Instructions for upgrading Design Master Electrical.

Instructions for upgrading Design Master Plumbing.

Upgrading Components on Other Computers

These instructions are only necessary if you are running Design Master HVAC on more than one computer.

The first time you upgrade to Design Master HVAC 6.1, you need to update the Design Master Components installed on the other computers. You only need to do this once. If already have 6.1 installed and are installing a patch, you do not need to do this again.

To install the components, download and run the Design Master Components file once on each computer.

Other Installation Links

Instructions for installing Design Master HVAC 6.1 for the first time.