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1. 2uoeuonensoennnennnennnennnennnenneenneennen 26 2 4 Legacy Copy Protection Systems 2 0 00 2 20 c cece cece eee cence eee eeeeeees 26 Chapter 3 Technical Support ccoo 27 User Manual iii Chapter 1 Installation This section guides you through the process of installing STAAD Pro on your computer In order to do so please login as an administrative user STAAD Pro is installed by invoking a self contained executable file extension exe Simply follow the instructions presented in the dialogs For details on the installation please refer to the sections in this installation guide titled Package Installer and Installation Wizard Note Some windows and dialogs may vary slightly from images included in this installation document depending on the version of Windows you are using 1 1 Considerations Before Installing Please read the following items prior to installation to ensure the process performs as expected Note STAAD Pro is compatible with Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems only Please refer to the Requirements file for a complete list of compatible Windows operating systems and minimum system requirements 1 1 1 Internet Connection The Installer package attempts to install any missing prerequisites prior to installing STAAD Pro Some third party prerequisites are not included so the Installer package attempts to download them from the Internet and initiate their inst2. Alternately STAAD SELECT License Configuration operations can also be performed at the start up page when STAAD Pro program is running and no model file is open User Manual 25 Figure 2 14 The License Configuration dashboard in the STAAD Pro Start Page License Configuration 7 Advanced Analysis Engine E indian Design Codes 7 US Design Codes Standard E Asian Design Codes Y US Specialized Design Codes 1 Japanese Design Codes British Design Codes Standard Di Eurocodes E British Specialized Design Codes E Euro zone Central Design Codes Latin American Design Codes E Euro zone Northern Design Codes T Canadian Australian SA Design Codes 1 E Euro zone Eastern Design Codes 2 3 Bentley IEG License System E Middle Eastern Design Codes Y Siobal Design Codes W Nuclear Design Codes I je STAAD beava Bridge Codes STAAD Pro uses the IEG License System This is installed on your computer when the Installer Package is run as described on page 2 No other considerations are necessary 2 4 Legacy Copy Protection Systems This version of STAAD Pro is only supported with the Bentley SELECT license system If you are upgrading your STAAD Pro from an older version which used a legacy system such as a hard lock then please contact your STAAD Pro sales representative to obtain you SELECT license credentials 26 STAAD Pro Chapter 3 Technical Support These resources
3. STAAD Pro In order to complete the installation the SELECT Server Name and Site Activation key is required If you do not have this please contact Bentley Systems technical support Without this information the installation will operate using a trial license for 5 days only 1 Install STAAD Pro following the instructions in the Installation section of this document found on page 1 2 Open the Bentley SELECT XM License Management Tool by clicking the Start Button found on the Windows task bar and then selecting All Programs gt Bentley Engineering gt STAAD Pro V8i gt SELECT License Tools gt Bentley SELECT XM License Management Tool typical location 3 If you are authenticating for the first time the following Product Activation Wizard dialog opens Otherwise proceed to step five below User Manual 15 Figure 2 1 Product Activation Wizard installation type page A Product Activation Wizard Product Activation Wizard The docto Wizard assists in the initial activation 5 Be ntley Please select your installation type Please refer to your system administrator or Bentley Technical Support f you have questions SELECT subscriber activating against a hosted Bentley SELECT Server SELECT subscriber with a deployed local SELECT Server NON SELECT or Node Locked user Evaluation Only No license information Select the option SELECT subscriber activating against a hosted Bentley
4. a y STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard InstallShield 1 4 Starting STAAD ProV8i SELECT series 4 Now the program is ready for you to use You now have a new icon for STAAD Pro V8i on your desktop which you can double click to start the program Figure 1 12 STAAD Pro V8i program icon Alternatively you can start the program by clicking the Start Button found on the Windows task bar and then selecting All Programs gt Bentley Engineering gt STAAD Pro V8i gt STAAD Pro Warning Until you have activated a license for the program it will remain in demo mode and only function for 15 days past installation 10 STAAD Pro 1 5 Runtime Considerations for Windows Vista or 7 The installation process creates a STAAD Pro configuration file STAADPro20070 ini at the root folder where you have installed STAAD ProV8i SELECTseries 4 C SProV8i by default and then copies this configuration file into the Windows folder C Windows so that all users can access the configuration file during runtime Subsequently if you make changes to the configuration e g base unit system default design code etc STAAD Pro will attempt to save the revised configurations in this f
5. opens Do not display the action status screen 6 In the License Management Tool options dialog SELECT Server tab enter the SELECT Server name and the Site Activation Key provided by Bentley Systems and click the OK button If you do not know these please contact you system administrator Before accepting the entered information you may also choose to click Test Connection to confirm that the entries are correct Figure 2 4 The License Management Tool dialog SELECT Server tab License Management Tool SELECT Server Proxy Configuration Error Logeing SELECT Server Settings Site Activation Key 123456789ABCDEF Server Name selectserver bentley com Test Connection r Protocol TT Use HTTPS SSL i Settings stored for Current User Only 7 After the information is accepted by the system the program will then display all the available licenses for your use as shown in the following dialog box User Manual 17 Figure 2 5 The License Management Tool dialog 5 License Management Tool File View Tools Help Product Available Features STAAD US Std Design Codes 30 STAAD Worldwide Design Code 30 STAAD beam 30 STAAD beava 30 STAAD etc 30 STAAD foundation 30 STAAD offshore 30 STAAD pipe 30 STAAD Pro 30 12 11 2010 The license security is now in place the installation is complete and STAAD Pro is ready for use Note You may
6. software pursuant to 48 C F R 52 227 19 a as applicable Use modification reproduction release performance display or disclosure of this software and accompanying documentation by the U S Government are subject to restrictions as set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to 48 C F R 12 212 52 227 19 227 7202 and 1852 227 86 as applicable Contractor Manufacturer is Bentley Systems Incorporated 685 Stockton Drive Exton PA 19341 0678 Unpublished rights reserved under the Copyright Laws of the United States and International treaties End User License Agreement To view the End User License Agreement for this product review eula_en pdf ii STAAD Pro Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation 022220022annnneannnnennnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nn 1 1 1 Considerations Before Installing 20ocoeenoeeeennenennnn 1 1 2 Dack ge Installer 2 2 2 ee Loos honk ss Se aa a O 2 1 3 Installation Wizard E EAE c cece cece ET TA E 5 1 4 Starting STAAD ProV8i SELECTseries 4 2 22 2 20 2022 cece eee e cece eee cece 10 1 5 Runtime Considerations for Windows Vista or 7 22 2220 22200eeeeeeeeee sees u Chapter 2 Lis Rn Nr a OA EI 15 2 1 Bentley SELECT License System 2uooouoonuoeenoeennneneeenneeneeeneeen 15 2 2 Bentley SELECT Configuration Tool For STAAD Pro 2uu2uununnen 24 2 3 Bentley IEG License System
7. to those instructions if help is required 5 Once the prerequisites are confirmed to be installed the STAAD ProV8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard opens Refer to the following section titled Installation Wizard for additional help with this process 6 Once the STAAD Pro installation wizard has finished you may click Done to exit the Package Installer Figure 1 4 Package installer complete page fe zZ STAAD Pro V8i SELECTSeries 4 Installer 2 iros Bentley IEG License Service 2 0 20 1 soft NET Framework Versio 2 STAAD Pro V8i SS4 20 07 09 11 i Bentley OpenSTAAD OEM 08 02 09 18 WSTAAD foundation V8i SS4 05 03 00 32 StrucLink for STAAD Pro V8i 20 12 08 83 PipeLink for STAAD Pro V8i SS1 20 11 09 83 Note Please review Readme document before installing the product zZ Bentley components Install companion products Readme StrucLink amp PipeLink 7 Optional Depending on your installation options you may need to restart your computer before all changes can take effect 1 3 Installation Wizard 1 Once the prerequisites have been installed you are greeted by the STAAD ProV8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard welcome dialog Click Next gt to proceed with the installation process User Manual 5 Figure 1 5 InstallShield Wizard welcome page amp y STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallSh
8. AD OEM 08 02 09 StrucLink for STAAD Pro V8i 20 12 08 f PipeLink for STAAD Pro V8i SS1 20 11 09 Note Please review Readme document before installing the product zZ Bentley components Y Install companion products Readme Close StrucLink amp PipeLink Optional If you do not wish to install the optional component products deselect the Install companion products StrucLink amp PipeLink option on the left hand side of the dialog 4 Click Install The Package Installer proceeds by verifying prerequisites are present and 4 STAAD Pro if they are not attempting to install them Figure 1 3 Package installer installation process page fr 5 STAAD Pro V8i SELECTSeries 4 Installer The following software packages are being installed A windows Installer Version 3 1v2 not needed Microsoft NET Framework Version 3 5 SP1 not needed Bentley IEG License Service 2 0 20 1 STAAD Pro V8i 554 20 07 09 18 E Bentley OpenSTAAD OEM 08 02 09 18 STAAD foundation V8i 554 05 03 00 32 StrucLink for STAAD Pro V8i 20 12 08 53 PipeLink for STAAD Pro V8i SS1 20 11 09 82 a Note Please review Readme document before installing the product zZ Bentley components 7 Install companion products Readme Install Cancel StrucLink amp PipeLink Note Details for to the installation of third party prerequisites are included in those packages Please refer
9. Click OK Figure 1 15 New User Variable dialog New User Variable 6 Repeat this process for all user profiles using STAAD Pro on a given computer This will ensure all individual users running STAAD Pro on that computer can maintain their own copies of the configuration settings Similarly STAAD Pro comes with several standard example problems within the Examp sub folder where STAAD Pro was installed e g C SProV8i STAAD Examp If you wish to run these sample problems Windows Vista or Windows 7 may not allow STAAD Pro to generate the output files under this folder if your user account does not have the write privilege in this folder If that is the case you may copy these sample input model to a user account specific folder where your have full access and let program open the sample models from that folder e g your account s My Documents folder User Manual 13 14 STAAD Pro Chapter 2 License Please review the following information regarding Bentley Systems licensing 2 1 Bentley SELECT License System The Bentley SELECT License may be used for various workstation configurations via the Internet and Bentley s SELECT server a networked machine connected to a local SELECT Server or a standalone workstation not connected to a network of any kind 2 1 1 Using a Bentley SELECT License Server This is for installations which use a Bentley Server to authenticate the Bentley SELECT License used when running
10. SELECT Server and click Next gt 4 The following dialog opens with the Server name already provided for Bentley s server Enter the Site Activation Key received from Bentley Systems and click Next gt Before accepting the entered information you may also choose to click Test Connection to confirm that the entries are correct Figure 2 2 Product Activation Wizard SELECT Server data page F Product Activation Wizard Activating against a SELECT Server Please enter your SELECT Server information 5 Bentle y ff you are activating against a local SELECT Server you are required to provide the server name and site activation key If you are activating against Bentley s SELECT Server your server name is provided Server Name selectserver bentley com Site Activation Key 123456789ABCDEF 7 Use HTTPS SSL Proxy Test Connection Settings stored for Current User Only Proceed to step seven below 16 STAAD Pro 5 Ifthe Product Activation Wizard dialog did not open i e this is not the first time this SELECT Server information has been set then the License Management Tool window will open Select Tools gt Options Figure 2 3 Select Tools gt Options to edit the SELECT Server settings F License Management Tool File View Help Options Send Logs Now Product Activation Wizard Activation Status Use last saved email on checkout The License Management Tool options dialog
11. STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 User Manual DAA038770 1 0005 5 Be ntle U Last updated 7 August 2012 Copyright Information Trademark Notice Bentley the B Bentley logo STAAD are registered or nonregistered trademarks of Bentley Systems Incorporated or Bentley Software Inc All other marks are the property of their respective owners Copyright Notice 2012 Bentley Systems Incorporated All Rights Reserved Including software file formats and audiovisual displays may only be used pursuant to applicable software license agreement contains confidential and proprietary information of Bentley Systems Incorporated and or third parties which is protected by copyright and trade secret law and may not be provided or otherwise made available without proper authorization Acknowledgments Windows Vista SQL Server MSDE NET DirectX are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe the Adobe logo Acrobat the Acrobat logo are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated User Manual i Restricted Rights Legend If this software is acquired for or on behalf ofthe United States of America its agencies and or instrumentalities U S Government it is provided with restricted rights This software and accompanying documentation are commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation respectively pursuant to 48 C F R 12 212 and 227 7202 and restricted computer
12. allation for you Therefore a Internet connection may be required to complete the installation process User Manual 1 1 1 2 Windows Vista or Windows 7 Request to Run as Administrator If your computer is using either the Window Vista or the Windows 7 operating systems even if you are logged in as a user with administrative privileges certain programs may require confirmation to be run with administrative privileges By default aWindows Explorer process runs with standard user privileges even if the login ID has full administrative privileges To overcome this the installer may request to run with administer privileges when launched Please provide administrator credentials if requested and accept this dialog before proceeding 1 2 Package Installer In order for the STAAD Pro application to run it needs a number of system requirements known as prerequisites to be in place To ensure that the necessary prerequisites are installed and of a suitable version the STAAD Pro installer is been bundled into a package installer This means that you do not have to download the prerequisites separately In order to prevent the packager becoming too large the package includes two types of prerequisite installation a full installation or a bootstrap installation The former includes the entire prerequisite installation where as a bootstrap installer is only a small installation that is used to identify if the prerequisite is present or not an
13. are provided to help you answer support questions e Service Ticket Manager http www bentley com serviceticketmanager Create and track a service ticket using Bentley Systems online site for reporting problems or suggesting new features You do not need to be a Bentley SELECT member to use Service Ticket Manager however you do need to register as a user e Knowledge Base http appsnet bentley com kbase Search the Bentley Systems knowledge base for solutions for common problems e FAQs and TechNotes http communities bentley com Products Structural Structural_Analysis___ Design w Structural_Analysis_and_Design__ Wiki structural product technotes and faqs aspx Here you can find detailed resolutions and answers to the most common questions posted to us by you e Ask Your Peers http communities bentley com forums 5932 ShowForum aspx Post questions in the Be Community forums to receive help and advice from fellow users User Manual 27 28 STAAD Pro Bentley Systems Incorporated 685 Stockton Drive Exton PA 19341 USA 610 458 5000 www bentley com
14. ation 6 Be n t le y licensing process Please select your installation type Please refer to your system administrator or Bentley Technical Support if you have questions SELECT subscriber activating against a hosted Bentley SELECT Server SELECT subscriber with a deployed local SELECT Server NON SELECT or Node Locked user Evaluation Only No license information Select the option SELECT subscriber with a deployed local SELECT Server and click Next In the following dialog enter the Server name and the Site Activation Key provided by Bentley Systems and then click Next If you do not know these please contact you system administrator Before accepting the entered information you may also choose to click Test Connection to confirm that the entries are correct User Manual 19 Figure 2 7 Product Activation Wizard SELECT Server data page Product Activation Wizard Activating against a SELECT Server Please enter your SELECT Server information ff you are activating against a local SELECT Server you are required to provide the server name and site activation key If you are activating against Bentley s SELECT Server your server name is provided Server Name your selectserver Site Activation Key 123456789ABCDEF 7 Use HTTPS SSL Proxy Test Connection Settings stored for Current User Only lt Back Cancel Proceed to step seven below 5 Ifthe Prod
15. ck Out Expiration Date 12 10 2010 20 06 10 02 20 06 10 02 20 06 10 02 20 06 10 02 The license security is now in place The installation is complete and STAAD Pro is ready for use User Manual 23 2 2 Bentley SELECT Configuration Tool For STAAD Pro The STAAD Pro software can have multiple codes and add on modules The Bentley Select system of licensing groups these codes and modules into predefined packs License for appropriate packs have to be purchased It is possible to purchase a different number of licenses for each individual pack The STAAD SELECT XM License Configuration tool is started by clicking the Start button and then selecting All Programs gt Bentley Engineering gt STAAD Pro V8i gt SELECT License Tools gt STAAD SELECT XM License Configuration This window allows you to select a combination of licenses that are likely to be accessed from a particular installation of STAAD Pro on your computer Figure 2 13 The STAAD SELECT XM License Configuration dialog zZ STAAD SELECT XM License Configuration Select a Product Accept Eo EEE E Ces Settings License Type E nie du Close 5 Optional additional components STAAD World Wide Design Codes a STAAD Asia Design Code GB5001 7 2003 Chinese Steel Chinese Concrete CP65 5 STAAD British Special Design Code BS5400 BS8007 pe STAAD British Standard Design Code BS5950 Part I Ill amp Part Y BS8110 Shearwall STAAD CAN Au
16. d if not it will download the full installation and install it Once the Package installer is initiated it will follow sequentially the installations as listed on the packager window starting with the first prerequisite installation and finishing with the STAAD Pro installation If any of the prerequisites are already installed and are an older version than required they will automatically be updated If they are of the same or more current version then they will be skipped Refer to the window icons and messages for each item during the process for the action take for each item e Installations that have been installed will be marked with a green tick and displayed in blue text e Installations that have been skipped will be marked with a green tick to indicate that it has been checked and the installation will be shown in gray text e Installations that have failed will be marked with a red cross Details of possible error messages are included in the Requirements document that can accessed from the package installer Window Note When opening the Windows Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs Programs and Features in Windows 7 the packager does not display but all the individual installations that have been installed will be displayed and if required can be uninstalled separately 2 STAAD Pro Additionally if one or more of the installations require a system reboot this will be suppressed until all the installations have tak
17. en place If necessary you will be prompted to reboot once the installer package is finished Use the following procedure to install STAAD Pro 1 Double click the Package Installer file named stp200709XXen exe where XXen refers to the current build number and language executable file to launch it Note If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 select to run as administrator if the dialog appears See Windows Vista or Windows 7 Request to Run as Administrator on page 2 You may also be prompted with a User Account Control dialog asking for permission to make changes to your computer Click Yes to continue with the installation Figure 1 1 UAC Request dialog in Windows Vista or Windows 7 fa User Account Control Program name stpst2007 Jen exe Publisher Unknown File origin Hard drive on this computer Y Show details Help me decide Change when these notifications appear The Installer screen opens 2 Click Readme to display the installation Requirements file in Internet Explorer You may close the Internet Explorer window when you have finished reviewing the information User Manual 3 3 Figure 1 2 Package installer welcome page gt 5 STAAD Pro V8i SELECTSeries 4 Installer The following software packages are being installed Windows Installer Version 3 1v2 Microsoft NET Framework Version 3 5 SP1 Bentley IEG Licens STAAD Pro V8i SS4 20 07 09 Bentley OpenSTA
18. he License Management Tool dialog with Available licenses 5 License Management Tool STAAD US Std Design Codes STAAD Wordwide Design Code STAAD beam STAAD beava STAAD etc STAAD foundation STAAD offshore STAAD pipe STAAD Pro CheckOut Check Out Expiration Date 1271172010 Checkln S8sssessss User Manual 21 The license security is now in place The installation is complete and STAAD Pro is ready for use 2 1 3 Local SELECT Server Installation This is for installations which use a local server on the client network to authenticate the Bentley SELECT license required when running STAAD Pro 1 Obtain your SELECT ID This will be supplied by Bentley Systems 2 Using your web browser go to the URL http appsnet bentley com myselectcd and use your SELECT login credentials to log on to this site 3 Download the SELECT Server 4 Run this installation on the server that will be the SELECT Server Note Details of the SELECT Server installation are included in the download Refer to those instructions for additional information 2 1 4 Standalone workstations This is for installations which do not use the Internet or network to authenticate the Bentley SELECT License which is required to run STAAD Pro In order to complete the installation your SELECT license file xm1 will be required I you do not have this file please contact Bentley Systems technical support Without this file STAAD P
19. ield Wizard for STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 The InstallShield R Wizard will install STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Note If you have a previously installed version of STAAD Pro on your computer you will be prompted to verify you wish to overwrite this the older version 2 You are now presented with the End User License Agreement for this software Please 6 STAAD Pro read the agreement and then select the option I accept the terms in the license agreement to accept and proceed You may also print a copy for your records Click Next gt to continue Figure 1 6 InstallShield Wizard EULA page 6 E STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully EULA version 2010 09 15 en END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR BENTLEY SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and Bentley Systems International Limited if you are located outside of the geographic boundaries of the United States I accept the terms in the license agreement 9 I do not accept the terms in the license agreement InstallShield 3 You are asked to specify an installation folder This is the folder which contains
20. ile However due to the revised security regime used in Windows Vista and Windows 7 STAAD Pro will not be able to update the configuration file located in the Windows folder thus all changed configurations will be lost Use the following procedure to allow users to retain custom configurations 1 Copy this configuration file STAADPro20070 ini to a folder where the user has write permission 2 In Windows 2000 or XP From the Windows desktop or from the Start menu right click on the My Computer icon and select Properties from the pop up menu In Windows Vista or Windows 7 From the Windows Start menu or from a Windows Explorer window right click on the Computer icon and select Properties from the pop up menu Click Advanced system settings found in the right column 3 Select the Advanced tab and then click Environment Variables User Manual 11 Figure 1 13 System Properties dialog Advanced tag You must be logged on as an Administrator to make most of these changes Performance User Profiles Desktop settings related to your logon Startup and Recovery System startup system failure and debugging information 4 In the User variables panel click New Figure 1 14 Environment Variables dialog 12 STAAD Pro 5 Enter the Variable NameSPROINIMAP and enter the full path name of the copied configuration file for the Variable Value e g C Users Document STAADPr02887 ini
21. need to contact your system administrator if your organization uses a proxy server to connect to the Internet Click Proxy in the Product Activation Wizard dialog or the Proxy configuration tab in the Options dialog to display a dialog for entering these connections settings 2 1 2 Using a local SELECT License Server This is for installations which use a local server to authenticate the Bentley SELECT License which is used when running STAAD Pro In order to complete the installation the SELECT Server Name and Site Activation key will be required If you do not have these please contact your network administrator Without this information the installation will operate using a trial license for 15 days only 1 Install STAAD Pro following the instructions in the Installation section of this document found on page 1 2 Open the Bentley SELECT XM License Management Tool by clicking the Start Button found on the Windows task bar and then selecting All Programs gt Bentley 18 STAAD Pro Engineering gt STAAD Pro V8i gt SELECT License Tools gt Bentley SELECT XM License Management Tool typical location If you are authenticating for the first time the following Product Activation Wizard 3 dialog opens Otherwise proceed to step five below Figure 2 6 Product Activation Wizard installation type page FA Product Activation Wizard Product Activation Wizard Pz The Product Activation Wizard assists in the initial activ
22. ompted to provide your User Name and Organization as well select who will have access to the program on this machine These fields are filled in with default values taken from your Windows operating system but you may change the information as needed Once completed click Next gt to continue 8 STAAD Pro Figure 1 9 InstallShield Wizard customer information page E STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard Customer Information Please enter your information User Name Your Name Organization Your Organization Install this application for 9 Anyone who uses this computer all users O Only for me Admin InstallShield 6 You are next be asked to which unit system you wish to use by default Select Imperial English i e U S Customary or Metric i e SI Once you have selected a unit system click Next gt to continue Figure 1 10 InstallShield Wizard default unit selection page a y STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard Select Base Unit System Configure the default unit system 9 Imperial English Unit System Metric Unit System InstallShield 7 The installer has gathered all the necessary information Click Install to finish the process The wizard begins installing the program onto your computer Once the User Manual 9 process is complete click Finish to exit the wizard Figure 1 1 InstallShield Wizard completion page
23. ro will operate using a trial License for only 15 days 1 Install STAAD Pro following the instructions in the Installation section of this document found on page 1 2 Open the Bentley SELECT XM License Management Tool by clicking the Start Button found on the Windows task bar and then selecting All Programs gt Bentley Engineering gt STAAD Pro V8i gt SELECT License Tools gt Bentley SELECT XM License Management Tool typical location 3 If you are authenticating for the first time the Product Activation Wizard dialog opens Otherwise proceed to step four below To configure Node Locked or Standalone SELECT license you may exit from the Product Activation Wizard by clicking on the Cancel button The Bentley License Management Tool will be displayed 22 STAAD Pro 4 Select File gt Import The Import License File dialog opens Browse to the location of the license xm1 file select it and click Open to import the license file Figure 2 1 Select File gt Import to import a License file 5 License Management Tool View Tools Help 5 Ifthe file is successfully imported the available licenses will be displayed in the lower panel Figure 2 12 The License Management Tool dialog F3 License Management Tool File View Tools Help Checkin STAAD 10 13 2006 STAAD US Std Design Codes 10 13 2906 STAAD British Std Design Cod 10 13 2906 STAAD N Eurozone Design C 10 13 2006 CheckOut Che
24. s SA Design Code CAN CSA 16 1 CAN CSA 4 23 3 5136 CSA DE STAAD Eastern Eurozone Design Code Russian SNIP Russian Concrete STAAD Euro Design Code EC2 EC3 EC5 ECS EC3 Composite STAAD Eurozone 2006 Design Code CME6 Spanish steel DIN 18800 BAEL 91 DIN STAAD India Design Code 15800 WSD 15800 LSD 15456 1513920 15801 15802 STAAD Japan Design Code 41 Steel AIJ Concrete Japanese Seismic STAAD Latin American Design Code Mexico LRFD NTC Mexico Concrete NTC NTC STAAD Middle East Design Code Egyptian 205 T5500 T urkish Concrete STAAD Northern Eurozone Design Code N53472 NPD DS412 BSK99 B7 Dutch St STAAD Nuclear Design Codes STAAD US Design Code 45D LAFD Unified Code AISI ASCE Composite ASD Con STAAD US Specialized 2006 Design Code N690 ASD Castellated AASHTO ASD AA STAAD beava ALL Design Codes STAAD Pro Advanced Analysis im 2 2 1 License Options There are two types of license options 24 STAAD Pro e SELECT Server Product License allows the use of specific software for which license s have been purchased e SELECT Server Structural Passport License allows the usage of all structural software offered by Bentley under the Structural Passport scheme To be able to select one of these knowledge of the license type is required This information is internal
25. the program on your computer The default location is CASProV8i Click Change if you wish to select a different location Once you have selected a destination folder click Next gt to continue Figure 1 7 InstallShield Wizard destination folder page y STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard Click Next to install to this folder or dick Change to install to a different folder Install STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 to C SProVai InstallShield 4 STAAD Pro is licensed using a Bentley SELECT XM license thus you are next asked to User Manual 7 specify the Server Name which hosts the licenses that STAAD Pro will use the Site Activation Key and the default email address that is logged when licenses are checked out If the workstation is already using other Bentley Systems software that uses SELECT XM licensing then these fields are pre populated in the dialog Note See License on page 15 of this guide for additional information Figure 1 8 InstallShield Wizard SELECT Server page f y STAAD Pro V8i SELECTseries 4 InstallShield Wizard Select Server Settings Configure SELECT server information You may choose to configure this information later using Bentley SELECT XM License Tool SELECT Server Settings Server Name select bentiey com Site Activation Key 123456789ABCDEF Default email your name your com InstallShield 5 You are then pr
26. to your organization and you may contact your system administrator or program director about this 2 2 2 Using the License Configuration window Product List Select the product from the STAAD family you wish to configure from the drop down list License Type Select one of the license types as described above Accept Records the checked options and closes this configuration tool Please note that every time you run this tool you have to make all the selections afresh The tool will not echo your previous selection s Settings Opens the Bentley SELECT XM License Management tool The use of this tool has been described in section 11 Bentley SELECT License System Close Exits the configuration tool Optional Components List The list of codes and modules shown will contain only those that are applicable to your organization In the dialogue box select only those that are likely to be used from this installation and then click Accept Warning It is important to only select components that you are likely to use as STAAD Pro will use up one license of each code pack or module that you select in this list Therefore every time STAAD Pro is invoked from this installation the license count for each of the checked components will be reduced by one on the server and hence will not be available to any other installation in your organization until this instance has finished running 2 2 3 Manage License Configuration on the STAAD Pro start page
27. uct Activation Wizard dialog did not open i e this is not the first time this SELECT Server information has been set then the License Management Tool window opens Select Tools gt Options Figure 2 8 Select Tools gt Options to edit the SELECT Server settings FJ License Management Tool File View Options Send Logs Now Product Activation Wizard Activation Status Use last saved email on checkout Do not display the action status screen 30 k Out Expir The License Management Tool options dialog opens 6 In the License Management Tool options dialog SELECT Server tab enter the deployed SELECT Server name and the Site Activation Key provided by Bentley Systems and click OK If you do not know these please contact you system administrator 20 STAAD Pro Before accepting the entered information you may also choose to click Test Connection to confirm that the entries are correct Figure 2 9 The License Management Tool dialog SELECT Server tab License Management Tool SELECT Server Proxy Configuration Error Logging r SELECT Server Settings Server Name selectserver bentley com Site Activation Key 123456789ABCDEF r Protocol I Use HTTPS SSL Settings stored for Current User Only 7 After the information is accepted by the system the program will then display all the available licenses for your usage as shown in the following dialog Figure 2 10 T
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