Installation

Requirements

To ensure load projects run performantly, imports to the target Vault are processed directly on the ADMS. Therefore the Vault Server requirements defined by Autodesk are leading.

Operating System: 64-bit only

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

  • Microsoft Windows 10

  • Microsoft Windows 11

Memory (RAM): Minimum 16 GB, with ~12 GB free memory guaranteed during operation

Recommended

When processing very large BCP packages (>3 GB XML), additional memory headroom is required to ensure performant data processing.

Autodesk Vault Server & Data Transfer Utility: 2026 / 2025 / 2024

  • Vault Professional

Recommended

It is recommended to install the latest ADMS updates on both the source and target systems.
Starting with the following DTU versions, the /M and /FS options are available:

  • 2024.3

  • 2025.1

  • 2026.0

For large Vault environments, these options significantly improve DTU export and import performance.

Microsoft SQL Server: 2022 / 2019 / 2017 / 2016

  • Express (installed by default with Vault Server)

  • Standard

  • Enterprise

Recommended

For better performance and for handling large BCP packages, upgrading from the default Express edition is required.
Since load operations—and especially exports—leverage concurrent operations directly on the SQL Server, upgrading to Standard, (Developer) or Enterprise editions allows full utilization of available RAM and avoids database size limitations.

You can easily upgrade your edition via the Start menu → Microsoft SQL Server → SQL Server Installation Center:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/media/change-sql-server-edition/edition-upgrade.png?view=azuresql

.NET Framework: 4.8 or higher

Windows PowerShell: PowerShell 5.1 or higher

Setup

The powerLoad setup is delivered as an executable and accepts the standard windows installer arguments documented here.
To accept the products EULA when starting the setup in silent mode pass the ACCEPT_EULA=1 argument.

Install locations

powerLoad is installed in the following locations on your system:

  • All program libraries are placed in C:\Program Files\coolOrange\Modules\powerLoad

Following shared library is installed in GAC:

  • bcpDevKit.dll

Following shortcuts are added in the start menu:

  • powerLoad Console - Opens the PowerShell Console and loads the powerLoad module

  • powerLoad Logs - Opens the log file location

  • powerLoad Information - Opens the About dialog with product related information

  • coolOrange License Manager - Opens the License Manager dialog for activating coolOrange products

Windows permissions

To activate the product via the License Manager dialog, the current Windows user needs the following rights, which are automatically installed for “Everyone”:

Path

Required Rights

C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\

Read, Write data

Updates

To install a newer version of powerLoad execute the setup file of the new version. This will automatically update the files in the existing installation.

Uninstall

In case you want to remove powerLoad from your computer you can:

  • Execute the setup file again. This will give you the option to repair or remove powerLoad. Click on “Remove” to uninstall the program.

  • Go to “Control Panel - Programs and Features”, find “coolOrange powerLoad” and run “Uninstall”.