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1. Server Status Stopped Hostname urchin Port 1542 Stark Stop Query P INTWISE Eni 2 11 Installation Instructions Windows Download 2 To manually start the NCR Server press the Start button in the Server Status area This will bring up the Start Server utility Note that your user account used here must have Administrator privileges to start the license server a Set License File to gridgen_home_path licenses pointwise ncr dat b Set Log File to gridgen_home_path licenses pointwise ncr log The NCR server will create this log file if it does not yet exist c Set Username to the username d Set Password to the username s password e Press the Ok button to start the NCR Server gt Start Server el ES Mote Starting the license server installs it as a service The server will automatically be restarted whenever Windows is restarted you will not need to start the server again unless you explicitly stop the server The username entered must have Administrator privileges in order to start the server The log file should be specified using the full path name License File Browse Log File Browse Username Password 3 Server Status Running N M used will be displayed within NCR Tools to indicate the NCR Server is running N is the number of NCR processes being used and M is the number of NCR processes available t NCR License Management Tools IOl x NCR Licens2. Licensed Product s means the Licensed Software and Documentation id Maintenance Period means the first calendar year of a perpetual license or 12 months for an annual license 2 LICENSE Pl grants to Licensee a non exclusive non transferable license to use the Licensed accept the terms of the license agreemen installshield Next select the folder on your workstation into which Gridgen s files will be installed This folder is referred to as gridgen home path By default Gridgen is installed in C Program Files Point wise GridgenV15 You may choose another folder by pressing the Change button The Setup pro gram will create the destination folder if it does not yet exist Pressing the Next gt button confirms your choice of destination folder Grdgen Yersion Fa Choose Destination Location Select folder where setup will install files z Install Gridgeny15 to i C Program Files Pointwise Grdgeny15 Cancel 2 3 Installation Instructions Windows Download The fourth installation screen that appears allows you to choose the components to install from the zip files in your temporary directory The three choices are Program Files These are Gridgen s executable and related files You will need these files in order to run Gridgen FLEXIm These are Gridgen s license managers If your Gridgen licenses are being served from another workstation at your site you do not need to install th
3. setup skin 224 KE SKIN File 2 2 2 Running Setup exe Double click setup exe to begin the InstallShield Wizard for Gridgen that will lead you through the installation process Press Next gt once the Welcome screen for the Gridgen InstallShield Wizard appears G ndgen Yersion Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Gridgen 15 The InstallShield Wizard will install Gridgeny 15 on pour computer To continue click Nest pe InstallShield ananasa 7 2 2 First Time Installation Running Setup exe The next screen asks you to read and confirm your understanding of Gridgen s Right To Use License Press the accept button after you have read and agreed to the terms of the Right To Use License Press Next gt Grdgen Yersion x License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully RIGHT TO USE LICENSE 1 DEFINITIONS al Licensed Software means any computer program s supplied by Pointwise Inc Pil to Licensee under a valid Purchase Order or Contract whether in object code reconfigurable binary or any other form video media and training aids and any backup or other copies updates denvative works modifications enhancements and extensions thereof b Documentation means user manuals documentation binders release notes installation notes written utility programs and other written or graphic materiale related to the Licensed Software and all copies thereof ic
4. run in the background Server List Configuration using License File Configuration using Services Gridgen FLE Lel Server To manually start the server click on the Start Stop Reread tab a Make sure that Gridgen FLEX1m Server is highlighted b Press the Start Server button and watch for the confirmation message Server Start Successful in the status bar 2 9 Installation Instructions Windows Download lol x LMTOOLS by Macrovision Corporation http www macroyvision com File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Contig Services Borrowing Fleslm license Services installed on this computer Stop Server ReRead License File Force Server Shutdown _ Advanced settings gt gt NOTE This bos must be checked to shut down a license server when licenses are borrowed Server Start Successful 6 To verify that the license file has been installed correctly and that the license server is operating prop erly click on the Server Status tab a Select List All Active Licenses b Press the Perform Status Enquiry button c Read the results of the status query from the text output pane LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http www globetrotter com Fy x File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread server Status Server Diags Contig Services Borrowing Helps
5. to monitor the status of network licensing activities Options Display Everything lt List All Active Licenses ah aweN En Perform Status Enquiry Individual Feature Server Mame fo C Program Files Pointwise GridgenvV1l5 License filets on urchin licenses gridgen flexlm lic urchin license server UP HaAsTER v5 0 i Vendor daemon status fon urchin gqridgend UF v8 0 Using License File C Program Files PointwiseGridgeny Silicenses gndgen_flexim lic 2 2 4 2 Multiple FLEXIm License Servers FLEXIm has become a popular license server to use for many commercial software packages It is not uncommon to have more than one commercial software package on a system that uses FLEXIm If your sys tem already has FLEXIm installing a license server for Gridgen is a simple case of creating a new service in FLEXIm The following steps show how to create a new service in FLEXIm 1 Inthe Start menu go to All Programs Pointwise GridgenV15 Right click on LMTOOLS and choose Run as Administrator 2 10 First Time Installation Start the NCR License Server 2 Click on the Service License File tab Check to make sure that Configure using Services is selected Note that there should be one or more services in the display Each one of these services should corre spond to some other software package on your system that uses FLEXIm LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http www globetrotter com p x File Edit Mod
6. Installation Start the Gridgen License Server c Set Path to the license file to gridgen_home_path licenses pointwise flexnet lic d Set Path to the debug log file to gridgen_home_path licenses pointwise flexnet log FLEXIm will create this log file if it does not yet exist e Select Use Services f Ifyou would like Gridgen s license server to be started automatically each time you restart your computer select Start Server at Power Up g Press the Save Service button LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http www_globetrotter com x File Edit Mode Help ServiceLicense File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Contig Services Borrowing service Name Gridgen FLEXLM Server Configure Service i Path to the Imard exe file C Program Files Pointwise Gridgeny 1 Sains o Browse Fath to the licenze file C Program Files Pointwise Gridgeny Shlicense Browse Path to the debug log file C Program Files Pointwise Gridgeny 1 Shlicense Browse View Loa lose llog W Start Server at Power Up IY Use Services Sy Clicking on the Service License File tab will show the new service that was just created LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http www_globetrotter com Piel ES File Edit Mode Help serviceLicense File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Contig Services Borrowing Services allow FLESLM Servers to
7. Planning Your Installation Gridgen Zip File Extraction 2 Installation Instructions Windows Download First time installation of Gridgen is fairly simple It mainly involves downloading a complete version of Gridgen from the Pointwise website then extracting and running files from the downloaded archive This type of installation is generally performed by users who are evaluating Gridgen A typical Gridgen installation will result in the following layout of data approximately 150 MBytes in the gridgen home path folder e doc This directory contains the Gridgen User Manual Glyph Reference Manual Tutorial Workbook and Gridgen Release Notes and Installation Instructions in PDF and HTML formats in the pdf and help subdirectories respectively PDF files may be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader HTML files may be viewed by pressing Help within Gridgen e examples This folder contains Gridgen gg database dba and Glyph script glf files for tutori als and other examples of Gridgen usage e licenses This directory is where we strongly recommend that you install your license file e utils This directory contains Glyph scripts that perform various utility functions e win32 Your Gridgen license manager and scripting executables as well as library files are installed here within subdirectories 2 1 Planning Your Installation Installation planning on workstations running the Windows operating system i
8. Section 2 2 3 Section 2 3 before running Gridgen again 2 5 On Line Help Updates Periodically Gridgen s on line help and other miscellaneous files are updated Help updates are announced at the Pointwise web site and the Gridgen e mail list On the ftp site you will find a file called help update n zip where n is replaced by the maintenance release number The file is an archive containing updated HTML files for the on line help and various other updated files Some of these include updated PDF and image files for the documentation You may down load this file using the same techniques used to download a Gridgen maintenance release Once the help update has been downloaded you may install it using the following procedure l Openhelp update n zip using WinZip 2 Extract files to the gridgen home path directory 2 6 Running Gridgen Simply double click on the Gridgen shortcut on the desktop or press Start All Programs Pointwise 2 13 Installation Instructions Windows Download GridgenV15 GridgenV15 Note that Gridgen opens a DOS window first This window will contain any messages or output from Gridgen Pressing the Enter key after exiting Gridgen closes this window 2 7 Uninstalling Use Start Settings Control Panel Add Remove Programs to uninstall Gridgen 2 8 Troubleshooting 2 8 1 Graphics Anomalies Verify that your graphics card fully supports 3D OpenGL hardware acceleration and that you have the most current dis
9. e FLEXIm component Docs Gridgen s on line help and printable PDF user manual are included here Press the Next gt button after choosing the components to be installed i Oe Select Components Select the components setup will install ene Select the components you want to install and deselect the components you do not want to install jesciptior Program Files Description This component includes all the binary executables libraries examples files and scripts MB of space required on the C drive an 26352 84 MB of space available on the C dive stl Stel ma 7 A A 2 4 First Time Installation Running Setup exe Next you must select the Program Folder in which Gridgen s program icons will be installed The default folder is GridgenvV15 Press the Next gt button after you select the Program Folder Grdgen Yersion x Select Program Folder Please select 4 program folder Setup will add program icone to the Program Folder listed below ou may type a new folder name or elect one from the existing folders list Click Nest to continue Program Folders Gridger Existing Folders aCom HI C Utilities ActiveState ActryvePerl 5 6 Administrative Tools Adobe AOL Instant Messenger SM Creative FIELDVIEM for Windows 6 Games HF Lasenet 700 Java 2 Runtime Environment Microsoft Office Small Business Tools Cancel Now the InstallShield Wizard has enough information to begin installa
10. e Help serviceLicense File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Contig Services Borrowing Services allow FLEXLM Servers to run in the background Server List f Configuration using License File Configuration using Services FLE Im Service 1 FLElm Service 2 3 Click on the Config Services tab The name of the new service will need to be specified so that another software s information is not overwritten For the above example two services already exist with the names FLEXIm Service 1 and FLEXIm Service 2 So easily enough the service for Gridgen could be labeled FLEXIm Service 3 However a more descriptive name is advised 4 Follow Steps 3b 3g from Section 2 2 4 1 to setup the service for Gridgen 5 Select the Service License File tab and check to see that the new service created appears in the display box 6 To start the new server follow Steps 5 6 from Section 2 2 4 1 Before doing so make sure that the ser vice selected is the newly created service 2 2 5 Start the NCR License Server If you are evaluating a Native CAD Reader you will need to start the NCR Server to enable the Reader To start the NCR Server follow this procedure 1 Inthe Start menu go to All Programs Pointwise GridgenV15 Right click on NCR Tools and choose Run as Administrator NCR License Management Tools Oy x NCR License Management Tools NCA Host ID 00 04 76 EA D C A
11. e Management Tools NCA Host ID 00 04 76 EA D C A Server Status Running 0 1 used Hostname urchin Port 1542 Stark Stop Query P INTWIDSE Eni 4 Press the Query button to show the number of NCR proccesses being used and the number of NCR processes that are available for the current NCR license file t NCR License Management Tools IOl NCR License Management Tools NCA Host ID 00 04 76 EA D C A Server Status Running 0 1 used Hostname urchin Port 1542 Start Stop Query P INTWISE Est 2 12 Downloading A Maintenance Release Concurrent V14 and V15 Processes 2 2 6 Concurrent V14 and V15 Processes If you are interested in continuing to use V14 after upgrading to V15 please be aware that V14 can be run with a V15 license However V15 will not run under a V 14 license 2 3 Downloading A Maintenance Release Periodically new Gridgen versions are released These minor revisions are called maintenance releases Usually a maintenance release consists solely of defect corrections to the software You can determine your current Gridgen version by looking in the Version window in the upper left corner of the Gridgen screen Maintenance releases are announced at the Pointwise web site and the Gridgen e mail list You can obtain a maintenance release by downloading a new Gridgen executable file from the Maintenance Release Download site in the Pointwise Support area of our website http www po
12. ense file This file only a few lines long encodes information about your Gridgen license including the license dura 2 7 Installation Instructions Windows Download tion number of licensed processes and any optional features We generate the license file for you based on information that you supplied to us about your workstation namely the host name and the host ID Evaluation sites should have already received an email containing a license file which should be saved in the gridgen_home_path licenses folder as pointwise flexnet 1lic We recommend that you do not change the license file name from pointwise flexnet lic 2 2 3 1 Licensed Native CAD Readers For licensed Native CAD Readers NCR Gridgen uses an additional license manager and server To run your Gridgen NCR license server you must install an NCR license file This license file is based on the NCR Host ID which happens to be the same as the Host ID for Windows platforms Evaluation sites which signed up to evaluate a Native CAD Reader should have received an email containing both Gridgen and NCR license files after applying for the Gridgen evaluation Both of these license files should be saved in the gridgen_home_path 1licenses folder These files pointwise flexnet lic and pointwise ncr dat will be used used in the FLEXIm and NCR license managers respectively We strongly recommend that you do not rename these files 2 2 4 Start the Gridgen License Server 2 2 4 1 Si
13. intwise com support dload shtmll Note Users upgrading from Gridgen V15 10 to V15 11 or newer versions will need a new Gridgen license file New license files can be requested online at http www pointwise com licenses 2 4 Maintenance Release Installation If upgrading from Gridgen V15 10 to V15 11 or newer versions you will need to first stop the Gridgen V15 10 license server and the NCR license server using the LMTOOLS and NCR Tools utilities respectively More information on stopping these servers can be found in Sections 4 6 4 7 of the License Management for Windows document found online at http www pointwise com library Copy to tape disk or an archived zip file the contents of gridgen home path This should be done in case a problem is encountered during maintenance release installation Unzip the gridgen_win32 zip archive to gridgen home path This will replace the file in gridgen_home_path win32 bin called gridgen exe with the latest version Occasionally other files that need to be updated for a maintenance release may also be extracted in addition to the gridgen exe executable Restart your Gridgen license server and NCR Server if applicable once the zip file has finished extracting to gridgen_home_path Note If upgrading to Gridgen V15 11 or newer versions you will need to configure and start the server with the new Gridgen V15 11 or newer version of the LMTOOLS utility Section 2 2 3 and your new license file
14. ngle FLEXIm Server In this section setting up a Gridgen license server for a system with NO PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED FLEXLM BASED SOFTWARE will be covered Please be aware that if you have multiple FLEXIm soft ware packages on your server you will have to set up multiple FLEXIm services see Section 2 2 4 2 Start ing Gridgen s license server requires you to create a FLEXI m service via the following procedure 1 Inthe Start menu go to All Programs Pointwise GridgenV15 Right click on LMTOOLS and choose Run as Administrator 2 Click on the Service License File tab and select Configuration using Services LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http www globetrotter com iofs File Edit Mode Help Service License File System Settings Utilities Start Stop Reread Server Status Server Diags Contig Services Borrowing Services allow FLEXLM Servers to run in the background Server List f Configuration using License File Configuration using Services a No FLESIm Services defined use Configure Services to add services 3 Click on the Config Services tab a Change the Service Name by highlighting the existing contents of the field and typing in your new service name We recommend using a name such as Gridgen FLEX1m Server to delin eate this new service from any new FLEXIm service that may be added later b Set Path to the Imgrd exe file to gridgen_home_path win32 flexlm lmgrd exe 2 8 4 gt First Time
15. play drivers for your card Also compare your screen resolution settings to the minimum required listed under Gridgen s Hardware Requirements in Section 7 of the Release Notes and Installation Instructions Finally make sure your card has sufficient VRAM to support your selected screen resolution 2 8 2 NCR Server Start up Problems If you encounter difficulties starting your NCR Server please verify that your Windows system environment variable TTF LIC ETHER is set to TRUE This environment variable is typically set for you during the installation process To check or set this system environment variable go to Start Settings Control Panel System Advanced Environment Variables Please note that users of Windows 95 98 will have to check or set this environment variable manually within their autoexec bat file 2 14
16. s fairly minimal You should perform a first time installation on the workstation on which you will also run Gridgen s license server On any other workstation on your network on which you will run Gridgen you will need to install only Gridgen not the Gridgen license server 2 2 First Time Installation There are five steps in a first time installation 1 Download zipped Gridgen file for your platform from the Pointwise website 2 Extract files from the zip archive 3 Run setup exe 4 Install the Gridgen license file 5 Start the license server If you have licensed a Native CAD Reader NCR there will be two additional steps 6 Install an NCR license file 7 Start the NCR server 2 2 1 Gridgen Zip File Extraction In a temporary directory unzip the downloaded gg win32 zip file using your favorite zip file utility Once you have extracted all files from gg win32 zip you should see a directory listing containing vari 2 1 Installation Instructions Windows Download ous installation files including setup exe Fence 41 600KB Winzip File i datal cab 292 KE Wiretip File datal hdr 148 KE HDA File i data cab 33 561 KE Winzip File 9 doc File Folder i engined cab 367 KE Winzip File gg_Im sh 20 KB SH File layout bin TKB EIN File Setup bmp 93 EB Paint Shop Pro 6 Im setup boot S14K6 BOOT File setup exe S6 EB Application E setup ini TEB Configuration Settings setup ins 174KB INX File
17. ses no environment variables are necessary when using the default directory layout CONFLICTS WITH PREVIOUS RELEASES Install sien 2 6 First Time Installation Install a License File Your Gridgen installation is now complete and you may proceed to the next part of the process installing a license file Press Finish to exit the InstallShield Wizard Gridgen Version i InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successtully installed Grdgen 15 Click Finish to esit the wizard InstallShield iii rf AA i When your installation is complete you will find a GridgenV 15 icon on your desktop Double clicking this icon will start Gridgen Version 15 assuming that a license file has been installed and the license server is running Gridgen15 Your Start menu also contains four new entries under Start Programs Pointwise GridgenV15 e GridgenV15 executes Gridgen Version 15 e Help opens your web browser and loads Gridgen s on line help e LMTOOLS runs the LMTOOLS application for Gridgen s license management e NCR Tools runs the Native CAD Reader License Tool application for NCR license management Since your installation is now complete you may now go to the temporary directory specified in Section 2 2 1 and remove the temporary files extracted there 2 2 3 Install a License File Gridgen uses a license manager called FLEXIm In order for Gridgen to run you must install a lic
18. tion Press Next gt to start installation Grdgen Yersion Ed Start Copping Files Review settings before copying files s Ifyou want to review or change click Next to begin copying files Current Settings Installation Directory is C Program Files PointwiseGridgenv15 To specify a new destination folder press BACK 3 times To reselect components to be installed press BACK twice paee Cancel 2 5 Installation Instructions Windows Download The progress indicator provides status on the file copying process Grdgen Yersion x Setup Status Gridgen 15 Setup i performing the requested operations Installing C Pontwite Gridgeny Sexamples tutoraldbdom dbdom og 2926 Cancel PTF a This completes the extraction of files from the temporary directory The InstallShield Wizard will display a window with information about the new manner in which environment variables are handled in Gridgen Ver sion 15 versus previous versions Grdgen Yersion Information Please read the following text k Gridgen Environment Variable Information NOTES ON GRIOGEN ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES This file can be found in the 4RIDGEN_HOMESRESDME TST The default location ig C Program files Pointwise Grdgeny 1 S AREADME TST Versions of Gridgen prior to 14 relied heavily on the use of environment variables to locate various files such as the tutorials the help files etc with thi release and future relea
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