Error: Please Install DirectX Before Installing AutoCAD (Installing F/X CAD)

Issue

You saw the following error while attempting to install F/X CAD:

Error: Please install DirectX before installing AutoCAD (year version)

Solution

Locate the installer folder on your desktop. This folder's name will start with fxcad. Double-click this folder to open it.

Inside the folder, open the folder named 3rdParty, then open the folder named DirectX.

Double-click the file named DXSETUP.exe to run it.

 

You can now continue installing F/X CAD.