How to install DSM on to a network drive (LAN)?

To minimize security risks, network attached storage (NAS) devices within business environments allow limited write access to 3rd party programs/software.

DesignSpark Mechanical (DSM) can be installed onto local storage with at least 1-2GB of free space. To proceed, you will need to set the correct paths within the Windows environment variables (user):

VARIABLE	VALUE
APPDATA	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\
LOCALAPPDATA	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\
TEMP	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp
TMP	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp

You can create new variables for the above if not already present.

Make sure none of the above point to network locations starting with '\\' before starting to install DSM.