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Before You Begin
Before you install Creo Illustrate, make sure that all the prerequisites are met:
You have opened an online account at PTC.com (Administrators of Creo Illustrate only).
You have received the Software Confirmation Order e-mail with the product code or the Sales Order Number for your shipment. Alternatively, you must have received your License Pack via e-mail from PTC License Management (Administrators of Creo Illustrate only).
You have received the product DVD in your software shipment. If not, follow the link on your Software Confirmation Order e-mail to download the installation package to a folder on the local or the network computer. Alternatively, download Creo Illustrate from PTC.com. See Downloading Creo Illustrate.
You have checked the following locations for information on support of various platforms, languages, and toolkits:
The Technical Graphics Compendium that is available on the Reference Documents site.
The System Prerequisites.
You must install PTC License Server Manager before installing Creo Illustrate unless you have purchased node-locked licenses.
See Installing the PTC License Server.