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1. cccccccccesssscecceeeseeeeeceseseeeeeseeseeeaaeees A 2 Downward Compatibility Using FLEXIM ccccccccccccesesseeceeeeeees A 3 Running FLEXIm with Other Applications cccccceessseceeeeseees A 3 Understanding Timeout Parameters ccccccesssseccecesssseeeeeesaaees A 3 Using the Ptcflush Utility ee ri A 6 Benefits of Using FLEXI ccccccccssccessessneeceeeesseeeescseaaeeeeenseaaas A 7 Overview of PTC Licensing PTC software and PTC optional modules must be licensed before they can be used Licensing authorizes the installed software to run normally PTC supports the following types of licenses e Commercial Commercial licenses are not time sensitive licenses e Evaluation Evaluation licenses limit your use of the software to a specified time e Educational Educational licenses which are used at educational institutions are time sensitive licenses also known as student licenses Depending on the product the licenses can be either locked or floating e Node locked licenses A node locked license restricts the use of the software to a particular machine independent workstation Note Node locked licenses are not available for all PTC products such as Pro INTRALINK e Floating licenses A floating license or a license to run can be used on any one of a group of machines that are on your network e Triad licenses Triad license servers are a configuration of three lice
2. After you import or enter your license information PTC Setup automatically saves this file within the FLEX m installation directory Restriction Do not combine your PTC license file with license files of other software vendors on the same FLEX m license server machine Although FLEX m can handle combined license files the PTC CPU_ID routine requires PTC licenses to be located in their own file The PTC Setup utility reads combined vendor license files as invalid Installing License Management Software 3 9 Importing Your License File To import the license information from your License Pack that you saved electronically keep Import license information from disk RECOMMENDED as the default in the PTC License Management dialog box 1 Enter the full path to your license file including file name Alternately click the folder icon and use the Directory Browser to specify the location of the ASCII file you saved for example C TEMP LICENSE TXT 2 Click Next to create optional FLEX m configurations Note The Checking Flex License File dialog box opens if the PTC Setup utility detects an invalid license Click Modify and correct your license information You cannot proceed until all the licenses are listed in the valid license column For further information see Appendix C Troubleshooting Tips 3 To skip this step and begin the installation process clear the check box in the Optional Configuration Steps window and click Nex
3. Specify the file location of the ASCII file you saved by selecting the license file that you want to import Click Next The Optional Configuration Steps window opens Note The Checking FLEXIm License File dialog box opens if the PTC Setup utility detects an invalid license s Click Modify Updating and Modifying an Installation 7 3 and correct your license information You cannot proceed until all the licenses are listed in the valid license column For further information see Appendix C Troubleshooting Tips 9 To skip this step and begin the installation process clear the check box in the Optional Configuration Steps window and click Next to advance to the Installation Progress window Configuration procedures vary for Windows and UNIX systems For details see Supplying Optional Configurations on page 3 10 10 Click Next The Installation Progress dialog box opens 11 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information Click Install to begin installation Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup 12 Click OK PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions PTC Setup restarts the FLEX m license server For Triad configurations two of the three partner machines must be running before licenses can be distributed Updating and Modifying Pro Web Publish 7 4 Updating
4. C 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 B 14 B 23 B 14 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide creating startup command fonts graphics systems installing installing Help installing online books modifying OLE server configuration removing installation running remotely starting using Windows Installer Service using X Windows utilities Windows Configuration Pro ENGINEER Help Files Pro J Link installing Pro MECHANICA creating startup command removing installation starting Pro NC GPOST installing Pro SERVER using with FLEX m Pro TOOLKIT installing Pro Web Link installing Pro Web Publish installing modifying PTC customer service Web site PTC distribution materials PTC e mail address License Pack request PTC Help installation postinstallation considerations PTC Licensing overview PTC OLE Server configuring PTC Web site 4 9 B 23 B 15 4 5 4 5 4 12 4 19 B 14 4 19 4 16 B 13 B 2 4 12 4 5 4 5 5 7 5 11 5 11 4 5 A 2 4 5 6 6 7 4 C 2 1 2 1 5 4 5 8 6 4 12 License Pack PTC Setup browser requirements graphical user interface standard screens starting PTC Setup Installation Wizard ptcflush syntax ptcstatus output verifying server activity Q Quick start installation procedures R Reference documentation accessing overview Regained Network License suppressing dialog box Remote batch jobs S Scripts remote batch jobs Server name fully qualified S
5. Click OK 7 Click Next You see the Installation Progress window 8 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information Click Install to begin installation Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions Installing Help Topics and Reference Documentation onto a Hard Disk To easily administer many client machines install the Help topics and the online books onto a network file server s hard disk To service remote client machines not on the local network install the files onto a Web server s hard disk When installing Pro ENGINEER Help topics and Reference Documentation onto a Web server you must place the files within the Web server s document root directory as specified during the Web server s installation How to Install Help Topics and Reference Documentation on Your Web Server To install Pro ENGINEER context sensitive Help and Reference Documentation for use with your Web server repeat the steps listed in the preceding section How to Install Reference Documentation Locally from the CD ROM Configure your Web server to distribute files from the installation directory as described in the previous section For example if you installed the Help files in the opt ptc ptchelp2001 directory then point the Web server to that direct
6. date amp time computer vmunix rz5 at scsi0 bus 0 target target 5 lun 0 DEC RRD43 C DEC 1084 HP UX Insert the CD ROM into the drive and use the 10 20 ACE command Become root user For each file in the dev rdsk directory at the command line type etc diskinfo dev rdsk lt device file name gt for the device file identified as type CD ROM The SCSI ID is to the right of the letter in this example of a device file name cOt3d0 Note that the identified devise file name is the same file name that is used in the command to mount the CD ROM IBM lsdev C c cdrom H 4 cd0 Available 00 08 00 40 CD ROM Drive in the string 00 08 00 0 SGI hinv grep CDROM 3 CDROM unit 3 on SCSI controller 0 unit a lt device gt should be replaced with each item in the dev dsk directory Note The inclusion of a platform in this table does not indicate support for that platform This information is included to help you determine B 24 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide the SCSI ID for CD ROM drives that is remotely mounted to your workstation See the Hardware Configuration Notes for information on supported systems and platforms How to Load and Mount the CD ROM Locally 1 Turn on the CD ROM drive and insert the CD ROM 2 Ifthe cdrom directory does not already exist create it using the following command mkdir cdrom 3 Use the next table to find your UNIX workstation
7. technical contacts Name E mail address Telephone and fax numbers Address Information Installation Address Physical location of your PTC license server or client machines executing PTC software Maintenance Shipping Address Location to which PTC will ship your software for major release updates Software Correction Address Location to which PTC will ship your software corrections Hardware Information Host ID of the license server or servers for floating licenses and floating optional modules Three unique Host IDs are required for a Triad configuration Host ID of the independent workstation on which a locked license will run Client and file server information optional to ensure appropriate media is shipped with software updates and maintenance releases Software Information Licensing Information Includes license type languages requested platform product action software upgrade for example Configuration Information Includes product type number of licenses Host ID or Ethernet address Maintenance Shipments Users who receive maintenance shipments receive hard copies of their License Packs with their software You can obtain an identical electronic copy of your License Pack via e mail or by visiting PTC on the Web 1 4 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide A License Pack for a maintenance release shipment contains all qualifying licenses for
8. users of Windows 98 and Windows 95 machines Installing License Management Software 3 5 BP ProlENGINEER 2001 ge Select Product s to be installed ProfENGINEER r ProfMECHANICA Foundation E My Computer CEM Interactive g 3 Floppy 4 E a C T ProfWeb Publish a Program Files C PTC Help EEEF TC Products Hostname knoll pte com PTC HostID 00 08 C7 C6 90 FC Hep 3 Keep PTC License Management as your default If you plan to install the software components immediately after installing FLEXI m keep the other defaults Pro ENGINEER and PTC Application Manager Installing Pro Web Publish online Help Pro MECHANICA Foundation and ICEM Interactive is optional 4 Click Next You see the Define Installation Components dialog box with the default FLEX m installation directory Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Define Installation Components Disk Space Installation Directory Available 100 MB fopt ptcmexim al Required 11 MB Platforms Languages I hp k JZ English I sgi_mips4 M sun4_solaris Components Subcomponents PA FLEXIm License Server M PTC Setup 7 6 MB Description Help 5 Define the following parameters a Installation Directory new Accept the license management installation directory for the license management software PTC Setup creates the installation directory for you Or click the folder icon navig
9. 4 Click OK to add the license file path information to the Specify License Server dialog box 5 Click Next You see the Create and Configure Commands dialog box See the next section Creating Startup Commands Creating Startup Commands Now that you have identified where the client machine can locate the license information you must create or edit startup commands or command names to execute the licenses of your PTC software For new installations PTC Setup creates a default command name provided sufficient licensing information is available Command names are the script names that PTC Setup uses to enable you to start the software from your workstation These scripts maintain the relationship between licensing on the server and your client software command On Windows for example the default command name promech results in the creation of a batch file and optionally a shortcut icon This icon is linked to the executable that starts Pro ENGINEER Note You can also assign a command name to Pro NC POST 1 Ifyou want to create your own commands click Add in the Create and Configure Commands dialog box The Command Configuration dialog box opens To create a command name you must specify a unique name and attach or associate the licenses to that command name You can attach multiple licenses to a command name Installing Pro MECHANICA and ICEM Interactive 5 7 2 Inthe Command Configuration dialog box enter the command na
10. Company This section discusses machine configuration changes that may be necessary to run PTC software on Hewlett Packard machines For complete details go to the technical support area of http www hp com go ptc and view PTC Frequently Asked Questions and Tuning HP UX for Pro Engineer HP 9000 700 Series with HP UX 10 0 and Above On these systems reconfiguration of your operating system kernel may be required Refer to the HP UX System Administration manuals for more information or contact your local HP support personnel for assistance As a courtesy the following kernel reconfiguration information is provided Determine the amount of swap space configured on your system The value for maxdsiz should be 90 of swap size with the number expressed in bytes For example Swap 100Mb maxdsiz 90Mb 90000000b Swap 150Mb maxdsiz 135Mb 135000000b Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide HP 9000 700 Series With Starbase Graphics Pro ENGINEER supports dynamic spin and pan zoom of shaded images on HP 9000 700 Series Workstations that have a hardware graphics accelerator such as the HCRX8Z HCRX24Z CRX24Z or CRX48Z HP Powershade may be used for software emulation of hardware graphics functions on the CRX and Integrated color graphics devices On newer workstations specifically any 712 715 64 715 80 715 100 XC with integrated graphics or any 715 725 B C or J model with HCRX 8 Visualize EG or Visualiz
11. Information B 11 the resource Vuelogin sb 710 shared_cmap can be set to true for systems with hardware graphics capabilities Using HP VUE With the Application Manager HP VUE users should add the following settings to their HP VUE resources Mwm clientAutoPlace false Vuewm clientAutoPlace false Setting these resources in the RESOURCE_MANAGER improves the display of the PTC Application Manager on systems using HP VUE These updates can be made manually or you can use the script called Mwm setup in the lt loadpoint gt install unix directory to have Pro ENGINEER make the appropriate changes for you Overlay Planes To avoid colormap flashing your system may need a graphics adapter that allows more than one hardware colormap Silicon Graphics Inc This section discusses machine configuration changes that may be necessary to Silicon Graphics Inc machines Silicon Graphics 4Dwm Window Environment Pro ENGINEER supports the 4Dwm windowing environment on Silicon Graphics machines Certain resource files may need to be updated in order to use this windowing environment These updates can be made manually or you can use the script called 4Dwm setup in the lt loadpoint gt install unix directory to have Pro ENGINEER make the appropriate changes for you Resources are to be specified in the usr 1ib X11 app defaults 4DWm and usr lib X11 app defaults Toolchest files Updates can also be made in the HOME Xresources file a
12. Maintenance Release request A request for postproduction PTC software which features enhancements after a major new revision Maintenance Shipment An update to the next major release of PTC software ModelCHECK A software productivity tool for Pro ENGINEER ModelCHECK analyzes parts drawings and assemblies and recommends proper Pro ENGINEER modeling techniques Name_service daemon The daemon that permits the Pro ENGINEER and Application Manager applications to communicate with each other Node locked license A license that can be used on only one specific machine or node Node locked licenses are restricted to a specific Host ID or CPU ID If the node locked license does not match the CPU ID of the machine running the software then the license cannot be used on that machine Node locked licenses can be counted or uncounted Part file A file that contains Pro ENGINEER part information for example object dimensions Product prefix This standard prefix corresponds to a particular product For example the product prefix for Pro ENGINEER is PROE_ This product prefix might be used as a prefix within a feature name such as PROE_12345 where 12345 is the Configuration ID or for an environment variable such as PROE_FEATURE_NAME which designates the feature that Pro ENGINEER requests on startup Pro BUNDLE A type of floating optional module that is comprised of several existing existing optional modules PTC licen
13. Panel For more information see the Lmtools Utility section on page B 4 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER This chapter explains how to install your newly purchased software The procedures are for new installations only The first part of the chapter explains how to install Pro ENGINEER for all platforms except Windows NT 4 0 Intel If you plan to install Pro ENGINEER on this system you must use a separate CD ROM Separate instructions are provided in Installing Pro ENGINEER on Windows that begin on page 4 16 If you are updating or modifying an installation refer to Chapter 7 Updating and Modifying an Installation You may need to change some machine settings before installing a particular software component This information is located in the READ THIS FIRST document which is included with your software package Topic Page Installing Pro ENGINEER 0 ce eecccccceesssseeeeessseeeeceesesseaeeceseseeaaeeees 4 2 Creating Startup Commands cccccccsssssseceesssseeecesessseaeceessesaaeeees 4 9 Configuring a Windows Installation ccccecssseceeeeeesteeeeeesesaees 4 12 Configuring a UNIX Installation cccccccceceseneceesssseeeeeeeseneeees 4 15 Completing the Pro ENGINEER Installation cceeeceeteeeees 4 16 Installing Pro ENGINEER on Windows ccssssceeceesseeeecenessaees 4 16 Starting Pro ENGINEER ccecccsseceecesenseeee
14. Pro Web Publish requires only that you update your existing Pro Web Publish installation You do not have to reconfigure your Web server Note To update or modify Pro Web Publish you must have write permissions to the Web server To update an installation of Pro Web Publish start PTC Setup using the Pro ENGINEER CD ROM or the ptcsetup command if you installed this utility To update the product software repeat the steps outlined in Chapter 5 Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish To modify an installation of Pro Web Publish start PTC Setup and change the configuration information you specified during installation Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Installing PTC Help and Reference Information This chapter provides an overview of the Help information you receive with your software purchase The Help documentation consists of two components context sensitive Help which is distributed on the product CD ROM and online reference documentation in book format which is on a separate CD ROM This chapter also explains how to install both types of Help Topic Page Overview of the Help System ccccccccssssseceesssseeeeesesseeeeeeesseeeeeees 8 2 What Is the Reference Documentation cccsscccccesssseceeenseeaes 8 2 How Is the Context Sensitive Help Organized ccccssccceeeeeeees 8 2 8 1 Overview of the Help System The Help system features e Context sensit
15. Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information Click Install to begin installation Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions How to Install Reference Documentation Locally from the CD ROM 8 4 To install the reference documentation follow these steps 1 Change to a directory where you have write permission or administrative privileges Start PTC Setup using the steps outlined in Starting PTC Setup on page 3 4 Click Next The Define Installation Components dialog box opens Define the installation directory Installation Directory new Keep the default installation directory for example opt ptc ptchelp2001 listed or enter the full path to the desired location If this is a new installation new appears next to the directory path PTC Setup creates the new directory for you If this is an update to an existing PTC Help installation directory update appears next to the directory path field You also can click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select a different installation directory For new installations the directory you enter must be new or empty Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 5 Click Next A message asks you if you want PTC Setup to create the installation directory 6
16. can also replace ASCII with your own font as the default The extended ASCII character set used in the United States and Western Europe is supplied by Pro ENGINEER through a combination of two font files ascii src and latin_1 src Note Characters up to number 146 are defined in ascii src The remaining characters are defined in latin_1 src To use the European LATIN_1 characters do one of the following procedures e Make sure your keyboard is set up for the appropriate language A specific set of LATIN_1 characters is available with each keyboard language setting e Use a key sequence specific to your machine type to produce the desired character If necessary contact your hardware vendor for additional information Special Symbols To display the Special Symbol Palette create a note DETAIL gt Create gt Note Select the location of the note and the Special Symbol Palette dialog box opens Click on the symbol in the palette Alternatively you also can create a new symbol Pro ENGINEER represents special symbols with standard ASCII characters To use special symbols in drawing notes follow these steps Enter the sequence lt CTRL a gt Enter the ASCII character that represents the special symbol Enter the sequence lt CTRL b gt When you create a new symbol you should either redefine an existing character to the new symbol or create a new special symbol font You can add new special symbols to the font file special s
17. chapter also tells you what steps to take before you install the license management and product software Topic Page What You Received esminius oriee o E E EE aE eE EEE 1 2 Before You Proceed i eanne aee rse a e eiae eas 1 3 Receiving Your License Pack Online cccccccceeessecceeeeenseeeeeeeeaes 1 3 Storing Your License Pack Online cccccceccsssececceesseeeeeeeseeseeeeens 1 5 Graphical Installation Utility seisuni hiaai ee 1 6 Creating Shortcuts Windows Only ssssssssssesssssssessssssseesssssrrssssserees 1 7 Setting Foreign Language Defaults 00 c ccccccescceceessseeeceeeeeseeeeees 1 7 1 1 What You Received PTC Parametric Technology Corporation sends you the following material Shipment Confirmation Letter Before receipt of your PTC software you receive the shipment confirmation letter via fax or e mail This correspondence introduces you to the software distribution process The Sales Order Number SON is included here for new software orders License Pack Maintenance Release only This documentation provides introductory information and the license codes necessary to install the software at your site Packing Slip The packing slip references the Sales Order Number SON and lists the items that were sent with your software shipment READ THIS FIRST This document notifies you of any changes you must make such as machine settings and recommended operating system patches Softwar
18. default Keeping this component installs PTC Setup for future configuration of the product software after the installation This utility allows you to make configuration changes without running PTC Setup from the CD ROM Uninstaller default Windows only Keep this component to install the Uninstall utility which enables you to quickly remove Pro MECHANICA using the GUI Interfaces Selecting this component allows you to install various interface tools specifically the files for Pro INTERFACE for CADDS 5 Pro INTERFACE for CATIA Pro CDT Pro FEMPOST and Pro PDGS Disk Space This field displays the available disk space and the amount of disk space that is required to install the selected components Click Next after you have selected your components A message asks you if you want PTC Setup to create the installation directory Click OK You see the Specify License Servers dialog box Specifying the Location of the License Server or File 5 4 The PTC Setup installation utility can access your license information if it is on a remote license server or on a local machine Your next task is to tell PTC Setup the location of the license servers or license files that you want this installation of your product software to read If you attempt to access your license information from a machine that does not have the minimum version of FLEX m required an error message tells you to update your license management software Co
19. different installation directory For new installations the directory you enter must be new or empty b Platforms Keep the default hardware platform for example hp8sk Use this parameter to define the machine types that access the installation directory PTC Setup detects your machine s architecture and lists that platform as the default To add more machine types check the box next to the appropriate machine type c Languages Keep English as your only language English is always the default Or check the box next to the languages you wish to add To view Application Manager in a language other than English you must set the language variable before installing your software For more information see Setting Foreign Language Defaults on page 1 7 6 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide d Components Keep PTC Application Manager as your default to install the files necessary to run the utility Disk Space Check to make sure that you have enough disk space for your installation before continuing 4 Click Next A message asks you if you want PTC Setup to create the installation directory 5 Click OK The Installation Configuration window opens Configuring the PTC Application Manager Settings The following input is optional when you configure your installation of the PTC Application Manager Each PTC Setup tabbed page lets you configure a different aspect of your Application Manager instal
20. display all pertinent PTC information Entering Your License File Information Manually If you do not have an electronic copy of your License Pack you can enter your license file information manually To do so you must type your license information into the License File Editor directly Using the FLEX m License Editor To enter your license codes manually follow these steps 1 Inthe PTC License Management dialog box select Manually enter license information using a text editor 2 Click Next The Open File and the FLEXIm license editor dialog boxes open The FLEXIm license editor appears empty fe FLEXIm license editor olx File Edit Search ofl ReCheck Licenses y You can either import the file or enter each line of your license file in the FLEXIm license editor From the File menu you can Import your license file from another location Append the Installing License Management Software 3 13 contents in the FLEXIm license editor with a file on your system Save your license information and use Save As to create a copy Use the Open File dialog box to import or append your license file if your license information ASCII format is on your system Alternatively type each line of your license information exactly as it appears in your PTC License Pack replacing generic text where appropriate Start with the line that begins after Start License File for CPUID Format the text exactly as shown in the License Pac
21. execute the command name that you defined during the installation process For example opt ptc mechfound2001 bin promech Removing Pro MECHANICA Windows Only You can remove your Pro MECHANICA software application through the Control Panel on Windows systems only How to Remove Pro MECHANICA from Your Computer To remove Pro MECHANICA after it has been installed using PTC Setup follow these steps 1 2 7 From the Start task bar click Settings gt Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon to select it The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box opens Click the Install Uninstall tabbed page In the program application list highlight the specific release of Pro MECHANICA that you want to remove Click Add Remove You see the PTC Uninstall dialog box Click Uninstall or Cancel to escape You are presented with a series of confirmation statements asking permission to remove files Click Uninstall to proceed Upon completion Pro MECHANICA is removed Installing Pro MECHANICA and ICEM Interactive 5 11 Installing ICEM Interactive ICEM Interactive is a default component product on the Pro ENGINEER CD ROM Similar to Pro ENGINEER and Pro MECHANICA you use the following standard windows when you install your PTC product software Product selection window Keep ICEM Interactive a default component to be installed after license management software Define Installation Components Set th
22. file as indicated in the following table Save the file when you have finished editing it Line Text to Replace Replace With ServerAdmin you your address you your address the administrator s electronic mail address ServerRoot usr local etc httpd asr local etc httpd the full path to your server root directory apache_x x x server _ root ServerName new host name new host name the server machine hostname Also remove the crosshatch sign 10 Use a text editor to replace configuration lines in your access conf file as indicated in the following table Save the file 6 8 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide after you have finished editing it Line Text to Replace Replace With lt Directory gt asr local etc httpd htdocs gt usr local etc httpd htdocs the full path to the home directory created in Step 1 lt Directory usr local etc httpd usr local etc httpd cgi bin the full path to the cgi cgi bin gt bin subdirectory in the Apache Web Server directory 11 Use a text editor to replace configuration lines in your srm conf file as indicated in the following table Save the file when you have finished editing it Line Text to Replace Replace With lt Directory gt usr local etc httpd htdocs the full path to the home asr local etc httpd htdocs directory created in Step 1 ScriptAlias cgi bin asr
23. for configuration 1 After installing your Netscape server create the following directories in the lt path gt docs directory cgi bin home Note On Windows NT you must change the name of the Primary Document directory from the default docs to home and complete the following steps 2 Make sure that there is no index html file in the home directory If this is not done the Web publications is not listed when the Web server is accessed 3 Access the Admin server by starting Netscape and opening the following URL servername gt lt Admin_server_ port _number gt where lt servername gt is the machine name of the server and lt Admin_server_port_number gt is the communications port number assigned to the Admin server during installation 4 Access the configuration settings for the server by clicking the link to the server which is located on the left side of the HTML page 5 Click Programs from the menu at the top of the configuration settings page and select CGI Directory from the topics list 6 Enter cgi bin in the URL Prefix field and enter lt path gt docs cgi bin in the CGI Directory field Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish 6 11 10 11 12 13 14 Click OK and apply the changes Click System Settings from the menu at the top of the configuration settings page and select View System Settings from the topics list Verify that the Primary Document Directory is
24. loadpoint How to Install Context Sensitive Help Locally from the CD ROM To install Pro ENGINEER context sensitive Help files into a common Help directory follow these steps 1 Change to a directory where you have write permission or administrative privileges 2 Start PTC Setup using the steps outlined in Starting PTC Setup on page 3 4 3 Choose PTC Help on the introductory window This component is optional and not selected by default 4 Click Next The Define Installation Components dialog box opens The Pro ENGINEER Help Files is the only default component 5 Define the installation directory Installation Directory new Keep the default installation directory for example opt ptc ptchelp2001 listed or enter the full path to the desired location If this is a new installation new appears next to the directory path PTC Setup creates the new directory for you If this is an update to an existing PTC Help installation directory update appears next to the directory path Installing PTC Help and Reference Information 8 3 field You also can click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select a different installation directory For new installations the directory you enter must be new or empty After you have selected your components click Next A message asks you if you want PTC Setup to create the installation directory Click OK Click Next The Installation Progress window opens Click
25. local etc httpd cgi bin usr local etc httpd cgi bin the full path to the cgi bin subdirectory in the Apache Web Server directory Also remove the crosshatch sign 12 Use a text editor to add the following line to the mime types file located in the server_root conf directory image cgm cgm 13 Save the file after you have finished editing it 14 Change directory to the Apache Web Server directory and start the Web server by entering the following command lt path gt src httpd lt platform gt lt path gt server_root conf httpd conf where lt plat forms is the platform on which you are running the Web server for example disk1 apache_1 2 0 sre httpd irix f disk1 apache_1 2 0 server_root conf httpd conf Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish Configuring a Microsoft Internet Information Server The following section describes how to configure the Microsoft Internet Information Server and Microsoft Peer Web Server 6 10 1 10 11 12 Rename the InetPub wwwroot directory to InetPub home Create a directory called cgi bin and a file called mime typ in the lt path gt Inet Pub directory From the Windows NT desktop select Start Programs From the IIS select Microsoft Internet Server Common Internet Service Manager For Peer Web Services Microsoft Peer Web Services Common Internet Service Manager In the I
26. lt loadpoint gt text lt language gt Store the fnt file in the following directory lt loadpoint gt lt machine type gt text lt language gt How to Set Your Font as the Default 1 Rename your file to ascii src 2 Recompile the ascii src file using the compile font command to produce a local ascii fnt file How to Create or Customize a Font 1 Copy or create font source files in the local working directory In this example the default primary ASCII and special symbol fonts are copied and renamed cp usr pro text usascii ascii src custom sre primary font with codeset 0 cp usr pro text usascii special srce symbols src special symbols font with codeset 4 2 Edit the source files to include all the required definitions and changes vi custom src vi symbols srce 3 Copy the compile font script from the directory lt loadpoint gt lt machine_ type gt obj into the same local working directory cp usr pro sgi obj compile font 4 Compile the font files System Administration Information B 21 compile font custom src custom fnt compile font symbols src symbols fnt Create a new index file to reference the compiled font files Note that the index file name does not need to be the same as the primary font name If the custom font created is not a primary font codeset 0 be sure to include a font with a codeset of 0 in the index file In this example the new font index file references both customized font files prima
27. made to when logging into the workstation on the console screen Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide To make the change global for all users of the workstation 1 Become the root user 2 Edit the file usr lib X11 app defaults Dxsession 3 Search for the entry that says Mwm command 4 Change the window manager command to 4 above in the individual user instructions an Save the change to the file cd to usr 1lib X11 app defaults 6 Rename Mwm to Mwm_color with the mv command 7 Doln s Mwm_bw Mwn to make a symbolic link to the black and white Motif resource file 8 Log out and log in again The change will affect all users of the workstation X Windows Backing Stores and Save Unders X Windows Backing Stores and Save Unders must be disabled for Pro ENGINEER to function correctly and to perform at its best In most cases this should be the default To check whether they are disabled do the following 1 Use the xdpyinfo command In the output about 10 lines after the line that says screen 0 you should see a line saying options backing store NO save unders NO 2 Ifit says Yes instead of No you will need to disable Backing Stores and Save Unders manually To do so edit the file usr lib X11 Xserver conf using a text editor You need to have root privileges to do so Look for lines near the end of the file that look something like you specify command line arguments here args lt pn
28. menu Customizing the Application Manager Settings You customize the appearance of the Application Manager in the Position dialog box 1 Click the Position tab to customize the position of the Application Manager Specify where you want the Title Bar toolbar to appear on your desktop horizontal top horizontal bottom vertical left or vertical right Note You can also activate Auto Hide The auto hide feature lets you display the Application Manager as a thin line The Application Manager reappears when the mouse is scrolled over the thin line Completing the PTC Application Manager Installation After you have configured the installation follow these steps to complete the installation 1 Click Next The Installation Progress window opens 2 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation 6 4 process Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 3 Ifyou click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information b Click Install to begin installation c Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup During installation you can click Exit at any time PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions Note After installation the optional settings can be reconfigured from the PTC Application Manager s Start gt Preferences menu Installing Libraries Some applications come with libraries of models or textures that can be used in model
29. optional module complete the Pro NC POST Command field to configure a startup command Windows Only If you plan to make Pro ENGINEER a PTC Object Linking and Embedding OLE server and you want to use this command with the PTC OLE server choose the PTC OLE Server option After you entered your optional input click OK You return to the Create and Configure Commands window The table is populated with the command names and products Click Next You see the Optional Configuration Steps window The steps which are optional vary for Windows and UNIX systems Configuring a Windows Installation The following input is optional when you configure your installation on Windows systems You can Configure Pro ENGINEER as an Object Linking and Embedding OLE server Create Windows shortcuts to start Pro ENGINEER Configure your Remote Batch Server Specify the full path to your Help installation directory specifying the loadpoint and installing the Help files are necessary steps to enable the users of client machines to view online Help Specify the location of your Web browser executable file Configuring the PTC OLE Server By keeping the default OLE settings check box you can configure Pro ENGINEER as an OLE server This allows the user of the client application to import Pro ENGINEER files parts assemblies and drawings into Microsoft documents Word Excel and PowerPoint Pro ENGINEER is not an OLE container that is you can
30. platform Enter the command listed for your platform to mount the CD ROM drive Substitute the pound sign with the SCSI ID of your CD ROM drive see Determining the SCSI ID of the CD ROM Drive CD Device Mounting Commands Workstation CD Device Mounting Commands Compaq s mount t cdfs o ro nodefperm noversion dev rz c cdrom Digital UNIX HP etc mount F cdfs o ro cdcase dev dsk c t d0 edrom IBM RS 6000 mount v cdrfs o ro dev cd0 edrom SGI mount t iso9660 o ro dev scsi scOd 10 edrom a The pound sign must be replaced with the SCSI ID of the CD drive b The question mark should be replaced with the Interface Card Instance Number and the pound sign should be replaced with the device s SCSI ID number c The SGI device name uses the lowercase alpha character L not the numeric 1 How to Load and Mount the CD ROM Remotely Note The CD ROM drive should be mounted using NFS version 2 In machines that support NFS 3 an extra argument needs to be added to the mount command to force the use of NFS 2 1 Load and mount the CD ROM on the remote UNIX system to which the CD ROM drive is connected Use the procedure outlined in the section How to Load and Mounting the CD ROM Locally 2 Before a remote UNIX system can allow access to the CD ROM from your local UNIX workstation the CD ROM file system needs System Administration Information B 25 to be exported A line needs
31. set the language environment variable by choosing Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt System In the System Properties dialog box choose the Environment tabbed page In the Variable field enter LANG In the Value field enter the appropriate language variable for example French For UNIX C Shell setenv LANG lt language gt where lt language gt is the language specification for your platform UNIX settings are case sensitive Note Pro ENGINEER and Pro INTRALINK manufacturing code 98289 or later must be run in the same language Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Quick Start Installation This chapter provides a quick start approach for experienced users who are installing license management and product software on license server license client and node locked machines For step by step installation instructions using the PTC Setup utility read Chapter 3 Installing License Management Software and Chapter 4 Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER See Chapter 4 for information on how to install Pro ENGINEER on Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 Intel only using the Windows Installer Service Topic Page Installing License Management and Product Software 0 2 2 Installing Software on the License Server cccccccesssstteceeseseneeeees 2 2 Installing Software on a License Client cccccscceeessteceeeseeeeeees 2 3 Installing Software on a Node Locked Machine
32. the appropriate library CD ROM choose the library name from the list of available software components Click Next to confirm that you are installing that library Click Next Enter the following information Installation Directory A default installation directory has been specified Note For new installations the directory you enter must be a new directory If you specify an existing installation directory PTC Setup updates the software in that directory A subdirectory under the main installation directory is recommended for example C ptc libraries Components Select the components that you want to install by clicking the check box next to the component A check in the box indicates that a component has been selected Subcomponents Some components when selected have a set of subcomponents that you can choose to install If you have selected a component that has subcomponents select the subcomponents that you want to install Select subcomponents in the same manner as components Disk space As you select and clear various components for your installation the amount of disk space required for your installation changes Check to make sure that you have enough disk space for your installation before continuing Click Next You are asked to confirm the creation of the directory you specified Click Next Note If you need to change any of the choices you made use the Back button to return to the ap
33. the problem Cause Lists the cause of the problem Solution Provides steps on how to resolve the problem Failure to Launch the Software Symptom On Windows systems when you attempt to start your PTC software you see an MS DOS window that contains the message Cannot find lt Installation Directory gt lt mc_type gt filename C 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Server Fails Cause The system PATH an environment variable is either not set to the lt Installation Directory gt bin or it is improperly set due toa syntax or spelling error Solution Check the system PATH On Windows NT from the Start Menu choose Settings gt Control Panel gt System In the Environment tab window set the system variable On Windows 98 95 machines this path needs to be set in the autoexec bat The workstation must be restarted for the change to take effect to Start Symptom Installation is successful The lmgrd or FLEX m server daemon starts but the ptc_d or the PTC server daemon does not Cause The location of the FLEX m installation directory has changed from the first installation Solution Stop the process On Windows NT go to Settings gt Control Panel gt Services select FLEX m server for PTC and choose Stop You can also use the ptcshutdown orakill 6 utilities Restart the server with the ptcstartserver command Additionally look at the ptclmgrd log file for errors These are good techniques to use i
34. the site specified Depending on your site s requirements one License Pack might contain license information for multiple servers Through E mail To receive a copy of the License Pack through e mail customers with maintenance shipments contact the following address and provide the Install Site Number Maintenance Shipment Number MSN and year in the subject line Send to Imcodes ptc com Subject Install Site Number Maintenance Shipment Number Year Example 1234 112233445566 2000 Where 1234 Install Site Number 112233445566 Maintenance Shipment Number 2000 Year Through the World Wide Web Maintenance Release users who are updating their existing PTC software can also request electronic copies of their License Packs using the PTC Maintenance Release Pack Request Tool General Services Maintenance Release License Packs at http Awww ptc com olm You are asked to supply the Install Site Number the MSN the year the software was shipped your name your phone number and a return e mail address You can find the Install Site Number and the MSN on the first page of the hard copy version of your License Pack Note The License Pack information reflects the information presented in the customer order If your configurations have changed since the maintenance release was shipped contact the License Management Group for a new License Pack Storing Your License Pack Online PTC sends electronic License Packs via e ma
35. to and the name of the license file See Obtaining a Locked License from an Individual License File on page 4 9 Note You cannot run the product software without checking out a license This means that Pro MECHANICA cannot be installed alone Obtaining a License from a Server or Servers To obtain a license from a server or servers 1 Click Add in the Specify License Servers dialog box see the following figure The Specify License Server dialog box displays the Single license server option as the default Installing ProsMECHANICA and ICEM Interactive 5 5 5 6 fe Specify License Server Ed Single license server Triad license server fault tolerant C Locked license file no server running Hostname Port License Server 7788 Cancel Enter the hostname and communications port number if it is different than the default This information identifies the server machine that this installation is to access to obtain its license codes for example aberdeen Triad Configurations If this client machine is accessing a Triad configuration choose the Triad license server fault tolerant option and define all three servers Each Triad partner is required to have the same license file Note The order of the server list is important Triad Partner 1 Triad Partner 2 Triad Partner 3 The sequence must be the same in each license file on all three license server machines PTC recommends that the Triad license
36. to be added to a file on your local UNIX workstation and in some cases a command needs to be executed Use the following table to look up the platform of the remote UNIX system and add the line in the Line to add row to the file in the File to edit row You need the correct write permissions to edit the files After you have made the changes if necessary execute the command listed in the Command row Exporting the CD File System Platform File to Edit Line to Add Command Compaq s etc exports cdrom Digital UNIX HP UX etc exports cdrom ro exportfs cdrom IBM RS 6000 etc exports cdrom usr sbin exportfs cdrom SGI etc exports cdrom exportfs cdrom SUN etc dfs dfstab share F nfs o ro shareall cdrom If the cdrom directory does not already exist on your local UNIX workstation create it using the following command mkdir cdrom You mount the CD ROM mount directory from the remote UNIX system to your local workstation Use the following table to look up the platform of your local UNIX workstation and execute the command for your UNIX platform In the command you execute substitute lt node gt with the name of the remote UNIX system to which the CD ROM drive is connected and substitute lt cdmount gt with the CD ROM mount directory used on the remote UNIX system Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide CD Device Remote Mounting Commands Platfo
37. 01 gle Select Product s to be installed PTC Setup C Pro MECHANICA Foundation r ICEM Interactive My Computer oS M C ProfWeb Publish 9 ga Program Files r PTC Help messer TC Products Bie Hostname knoll1 ptc com PTC HostID 00 08 C C6 90 FC sa The main window opens Click Help to open PTC Help in your Web browser 2 Keep Pro ENGINEER as the default 3 Clear License Management the default At this point you have installed FLEXZm either on the license server or on a node locked machine Note When you perform an update or install a new Release of a PTC product you must update your license information 4 Click Next You see the Define Installation Components dialog box Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 3 4 4 Define Installation Components Disk Space ae _ Aivadable on C 1 368 fc Program Fies proe2001 Required on C 382 MB Patios Languages T 486_van35 j F HE n M Pro ENGINEER Help Files I Demo Fies 203KB IF PTC Setup 72MB 7 Unirtalier 23MB F Options 11 M8 API Toolkits 32 MB T Intedaces 82MB Description Select a component or subcomponert to view its description Heo A Bock Ned ew 5 Define the following parameters a Installation Directory new Enter an installation directory or keep the default value PTC Setup creates the installation directory for you Or click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select a
38. 5 5 Define the command to run Pro ENGINEER for example proe2001 No extension is necessary 6 Attach or associate the licenses listed within your license information file to the startup command so that your product software can read the license data on the server specified Multiple licenses can be attached to a single command name 7 Supply optional configurations for example Window shortcuts 8 Install any optional applications such as PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish 9 Start and run Pro ENGINEER Installing Software on a Node Locked Machine License management software is required on node locked machines independent workstations that use counted locked licenses Using the PTC Setup installation utility install FLEX m license management software and Pro ENGINEER Repeat the steps listed in Installing Software on the License Server on page 2 2 Where Your Software Is Installed The PTC Setup installation utility defines and installs software into a default installation directory that you can modify for your environment during installation The default directory is as follows system_directory ptc where system_directory is platform specific 2 4 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide The license management software FLEX m the product software and any components are installed into separate subdirectories within the ptc directory see the next flowchart fsystem_ directory pr
39. Bold shannoeb Shannon Oblique shannoo Spartan Four MT sparton4 Spartan One Two MT sparton12 Spartan One Two MT Bold sparton12b Triumvirate Inserat triin If you need additional true type fonts you can purchase more fonts For information contact the Agfa Corporation at http www agfadirect com When you work with Pro ENGINEER you use two categories of fonts e Pro ENGINEER fonts e Hardware fonts Pro ENGINEER fonts appear in Pro ENGINEER graphics windows They define alphanumeric characters and special symbols in text files You can edit these files by e Modifying the look of existing characters and symbols e Adding new symbols to the files e Creating completely new fonts Hardware fonts appear in window headers and menu items They are machine and language specific Available System Fonts To specify the font for menu items set the configuration file option menuitem font The value for this option is the name of the font file supported by the X server running Pro ENGINEER To obtain the list of available fonts on UNIX machines use the xlsfonts command On Windows systems the available fonts are listed in the Control Panel under Fonts The font for text in Pro ENGINEER window headers is determined by the current setting of your window manager Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Extended ASCII Set ASCII is the default font in all Pro ENGINEER modules You can modify ASCII characters You
40. D THIS FIRST document for any required machine setting changes e Obtain an online copy of your License Pack e Review your License Pack to make sure your license information accurately reflects your order Note The FLEXIm End Users Guide is available on the Pro ENGINEER Reference Documentation CD ROM and on the Internet at http www globetrotter com Separating Multiple Licenses Because PTC sends the License Pack in a single source file for maintenance shipments your License Pack may contain license files for multiple host machines Unique Host IDs or CPU IDs that is Ethernet addresses identify these host machines If your site ordered multiple licenses for different host machines save the license file of each host machine in a separate text file This step is recommended but not required because FLEX m only validates features that are associated with the machine as identified by CPU_ID You can easily identify the start and finish of a license file in your License Pack by searching for START License File for CPUID xxx and END License File for CPUID xxx where xxx represents the host machine s identification number The Host ID is a series of alphanumeric characters for example 00 60 97 E4 91 B7 Finding the PTC Host ID 3 2 PTC Setup identifies your machine through its HOST ID or Ethernet address The Ethernet address is physically bound to the network card If you do not know the HOST ID or CPU_ID of your machi
41. ER The license management software that is used to distribute licenses The feature or increment line is an entry in the license file that describes the product that the user is allowed to use as well as any optional software products that are associated with that license The feature name is the name of the license that the application requests It is composed of a Product Prefix and a Configuration ID for example PROE_3655 Evaluation license An evaluation license allows use of a software product for a trial period Floating license A floating license can be used on more than one system Floating licenses are distributed by a license server process that runs on a machine This machine is also called the license server machine See License to run Globetrotter Inc Glossary 2 Developers of FLEX m license management software Further Globetrotter information can be found at http www globetrotter com Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Hardware reconfiguration Increment line The process of changing any aspect of the machines currently mapped to the Configuration ID See Feature line Installation directory Install number License License client License file The directory in which PTC software is installed Also call the loadpoint A number used by PTC s order management system before October20 1997 to identify a single software installation A license grants a user per
42. FLEXIm license editor should look similar to the next screen shot Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide FLEXIm license editor olx File Edit Search SERVER edgar PTC_HOSTID 80 7B A8 70 7788 DAEMON ptc_d net mthood home user flex sund_solaris obj ptc_d liicensing ptc opt Feature Line Type INCREMENT Feature Name PROE_FOUNDATION User Defined Name Commando Type Commercial Usage Locked Feature Version 22 0 Number of Licenses 2 License Code OC85C66ADD0322F3430A Supercede Yes Issued Date 1 Feb 1998 Cpu_id Optional Modules Pro INTF for CAT Pro FEATURE Pro DETAIL Pro INTERFACE Pro PLOT Pro ECAD Pro REPORT Pro CDT Pro DATA_for_PDGS Pro LEGACY Pro INTF_for_STEP Pro WELDING Pro PHOTORENDER Pro Web Publis Pro SHEETMTL DES Pro INTF CADDSS INCREMENT PROE_FOUNDATION ptc_d 22 0 1 Jan 0 2 OC8SCE6ADD0322F3430A 5 VENDOR_STRING SVER 2 0 LO 3 7 10 17 34 45 51 55 62 66 69 71 73 106 115 126 5 vendor_info VIVER 1 0 EXTERNAL_NAME Commando 5 HOSTID ISSUER PTC NOTICE 5 SUPERSEDE 1 Feb 1998 ReCheck License s You advance to the Checking FLEXIm License File dialog box 8 PTC Setup checks to verify the entered information is correct If an invalid license is listed click Modify and correct your license information You cannot proceed until all the licenses are listed in the valid license column For further information see Appendix C Troubl
43. IX follow these steps 1 Change to a directory where you have write permissions for example tmp 2 Atacommand prompt type the following command lt cdrom gt setup where lt cdroms gt is the location of the CD ROM In UNIX systems you mounted the CD ROM to this directory 3 Ifa cdrom directory does not already exist create one using the following command mkdir cdrom If your UNIX system does not automatically mount the CD ROM see Loading and Mounting the CD ROM on UNIX on page B 23 for step by step instructions Installing License Management Software You must install FLEX m license management software on at least one machine to control usage of floating licenses This machine might not have an installation of the product software Note License client machines with Release 20 software can obtain licenses from a license server machine installed with either FLEX m 5 12 or higher Note License management software is not required for a license client machine This machine requests a license from the server To install FLEX m perform the following steps 1 Obtain an online copy of your License Pack and save your license file as an ASCII file For more information see Receiving Your License Pack Online on page 1 3 2 Start the PTC Setup installation utility The main window next opens Click Help to open PTC Setup Help in your Web browser Note Hardware and graphics limitations can cause delays for some
44. IX only To run the FLEX m server process using an alternate user ID supply the Server process owner field UNIX systems only For maximum security GLOBEtrotter Software Inc recommends that you execute the FLEXIm license server with user privileges after you have installed the server with root privileges Enter the user name in the Server process owner text box 4 After setting the optional configuration settings click Next to advance to the Installation Progress window Installing License Management Software 3 11 Note If you want to manually enter your license file one line at a time or if you want to type your license file information choose Back For detailed information see Entering Your License File Information Manually on page 3 13 Completing the FLEX m Installation 1 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information b Click Install to begin installation c Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup 2 Click OK During the installation process you can click Exit at any time Upon completion PTC Setup starts the license server Exception Triad installations require that you configure two other license server machines Repeating Steps for Triad Installations To configure the two other license server machines repeat the aforementioned steps in the Installing License Managemen
45. Installation Components sets the installation directory and lets you choose optional locations Depending on the product you are prompted for additional setup information Depending on the hardware platform a prompt screen may appear and present additional installation options Note The default installation directories are lt drive gt Program Files lt product name gt on Windows and opt ptc lt product name gt on UNIX systems Optional Configurations allows you to create shortcut preferences on Windows systems or symbolic links on UNIX systems Installation Progress final window monitors the installation process and displays the progress graphically A green check mark appears after an installation step is completed If the PTC Setup Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide installation utility cannot proceed a red X appears A graphical bar displays the current stage of the installation Creating Shortcuts Windows Only You can configure Windows shortcuts for each application In the Windows Preferences dialog box that opens after you define the installation components you can create Windows shortcuts and configure path settings for Pro ENGINEER Windows NT only The locations of your shortcut icons can be either systemwide or for an individual user Note UNIX shortcuts cannot be configured using PTC Setup Specify the following Windows settings Shortcut Location Choose where you want your shortc
46. Instructions How to Install the Decoration Constraints Manually for Selected Users Append the contents of usr 1ib X11 app defaults ProE to the Xdefaults file in the user s home directory for example cat usr lib X11 app defaults ProE gt gt user Xdefaults Graphics Configuration For Pro ENGINEER graphics support information refer to the PTC Hardware Configuration Notes Connect to the PTC home page at http www ptc com Pro ENGINEER Fonts For Release 2000i PTC has added 41 third party true type fonts in addition to the default PTC fonts you receive with your software Most true type fonts can be used in Pro ENGINEER 2000i This includes any true type font available on Windows NT and Windows 98 95 machines System Administration Information B 15 These fonts supported throughout Pro ENGINEER include 13 different font styles each containing plain bold and italic variations The new fonts appear in the current pull down list in Pro DETAIL and Sketcher PTC fonts are listed first followed by the third party fonts supplied by Agfa Corporation Note that only fonts provided by PTC are supported in Sketcher for the creation of features These true type fonts are stored in the lt loadpoint gt lt machine type gt text directory Any additional purchased fonts should be installed in this directory To make the fonts accessible when you run Pro ENGINEER you must use the PTC aux_font utility For complete instructio
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48. Parametric Technology Corporation Pro ENGINEER 2001 Installation and Administration Guide DOC U0134 EN 320 Copyright 2001 Parametric Technology Corporation All Rights Reserved User and training documentation from Parametric Technology Corporation PTC is subject to the copyright laws of the United States and other countries and is provided under a license agreement that restricts copying disclosure and use of such documentation PTC hereby grants to the licensed user the right to make copies in printed form of this documentation if provided on software media but only for internal personal use and in accordance with the license agreement under which the applicable software is licensed Any copy made shall include the PTC copyright notice and any other proprietary notice provided by PTC This documentation may not be disclosed transferred modified or reduced to any form including electronic media or transmitted or made publicly available by any means without the prior written consent of PTC and no authorization is granted to make copies for such purposes Information described herein is furnished for general information only is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a warranty or commitment by PTC PTC assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this document The software described in this document is provided under written license agreement contains valuable
49. Service has installed Pro ENGINEER To start the Windows Installer Service choose one of these methods if autorun is not enabled e Start Windows Explorer browse to the CD ROM drive and double click on the icon for the setup exe ie setup exe e At an MS DOS prompt type the following command lt cdrom gt setup exe where lt cdrom gt is the CD ROM drive letter Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide From the taskbar select Start Run and enter or browse to lt cdrom gt setup exe Defining the Installation on Windows In the introductory screen keep Pro ENGINEER as the default and click Next Choose from among three different types of installations Typical default installs the default application features Complete installs all application features Custom installs the application features you specify in the installation directories you choose Note Custom installation lets you select an alternative installation directory by clicking Browse and using the Directory Browser The default installation directory is C Program Files proe2001 The default language is English By default the Windows Installer Service creates shortcuts in a Pro ENGINEER Programs folder and makes Pro ENGINEER an Object Linking and Embedding OLE server The Microsoft Installer also registers all PTC file types Completing the Pro ENGINEER Installation on Windows Before you begin close all other Windows a
50. X Windows environment on the following computers e Compaq Computer Corporation and former Digital Equipment Corporation e Hewlett Packard e SGI e Sun Microsystems Inc System Administration Information B 13 Using the Node locked License Option the display device must be the same machine as the license the X client Pro ENGINEER and the X server must be running on the licensed machine However for those who use floating licenses the display device and the computer running Pro ENGINEER can be different It is possible for example to use an IBM RS 6000 as a server running Pro ENGINEER and an SGI as the display device Each separate display device used at the same time counts as a user against the total number of licenses available It is also possible to use an X terminal as the display device In this case you are cautioned to make sure that the display terminal has sufficient resources to properly display Pro ENGINEER Running on a Remote Computer In a floating license configuration all the computers listed previously may be used as X display devices To enable the ability to run Pro ENGINEER on one machine and the X server on another follow the instructions from the manufacturer How to Start Pro ENGINEER on a Remote System X Term Path 1 On the X server machine open a window and set xhost 2 From the X server log in remotely to the machine on which you want to execute Pro ENGINEER 3 On the remote
51. alified hostname which is required on Windows 98 and Windows 95 Hostname restrictions are dependent on the operating system Alternatively specify the location of the license dat file that is the full path to the license file Define the command to run Pro ENGINEER for example proe2001 No extension is necessary Attach or associate the licenses listed within your license information file to the startup command so that the product software can read the license data on the server specified Multiple licenses can be attached to a single command name Supply optional configurations for example Window shortcuts Install the optional applications such as PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish Start and run Pro ENGINEER Installing Software on a License Client When you are installing Pro ENGINEER and any of its components on a license client machine you do not install the License Management software Instead you specify from which server this license client machine should access to obtain available licenses Quick Start Installation 2 3 1 Start PTC Setup the installation utility 2 Install the product software into its own directory 3 Define the hardware platforms languages and components that Pro ENGINEER will use 4 Specify the hostname of the server that maintains the license management software Provide either the IP address or the fully qualified hostname which is required on Windows 98 and Windows 9
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53. allation on UNIX systems You can Create a symbolic link to the commands that start your software Configure your Remote Batch Server Specify the full path to your Help installation directory specifying the loadpoint and installing the Help files are necessary steps to enable client machines to view online Help Specify the location of your Web browser executable file For step by step instructions see Configuring a UNIX Installation in the previous chapter Completing the Pro MECHANICA Installation After you have configured the installation follow these steps 5 10 1 2 Click Next You see the Installation Progress window Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information b Click Install to begin installation c Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 3 Click OK During installation you can click Exit at any time PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions Starting Pro MECHANICA After your license management and product software have been installed start Pro MECHANICA Windows Execute Pro MECHANICA using the shortcut defined in the program group by double clicking on the associated icon for example promech2001 UNIX From a UNIX prompt navigate to the Pro MECHANICA installation directory and
54. ameter License Management Software A 3 Timeout Parameters Parameter Value Description Inactivity timeout 120 minutes default This parameter prevents a license from remaining idle If the license client machine is inactive for a specific period the license can be reclaimed by the license server and used by another license client machine In Pro ENGINEER the inactivity timeout default is 120 minutes You can change the default of 120 minutes so that the parameter ranges from between 20 minutes minimum value and infinity maximum value Validation that the license is available 1 minute After each one minute interval the next time the user makes a menu selection the license client machine communicates with the license server The license client machine queries the server whether the license is still available The application has a minimum of 1 minute to validate the license Validation retries None The first time a license client machine cannot validate its license the application s graphical user interface will freeze The customer is immediately given the following three options Click Retry to request a license from an active license server Click Save File s Click Exit to close the application without saving the file s Startup 10 seconds Upon starting a session the license client machine requests a license and has 10 seconds in which to have the request
55. an access the CD ROM See your Windows system administration documentation for instructions UNIX Requirements For Release 20 and later PTC Setup lets you install the software with either root or user level privileges For maximum security GLOBEtrotter Software Inc recommends that you install the FLEX m license server with root privileges but execute the server with user privileges PTC Setup provides the FLEX configuration options dialog box to enable this functionality Starting PTC Setup Windows 3 4 If your Windows or UNIX system has autorun enabled for your CD ROM drive PTC Setup starts automatically on Windows If your UNIX system automatically mounts the CD ROM you only need to load the CD ROM change to a directory with write permissions and execute lt cdrom gt setup where lt cdrom gt is the mounted CD ROM location of the workstation If PTC Setup does not start automatically use the procedures listed in the following sections To start PTC Setup on Windows choose one of these methods e Start Windows Explorer browse to the CD ROM drive and double Sset click on the icon for the setup exe e At an MS DOS prompt type the following command lt cdrom gt setup exe where lt cdrom gt is the CD ROM drive letter e From the taskbar select Start gt Run and enter or browse to lt cdrom gt setup exe Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide UNIX To start PTC Setup on UN
56. are does not contain PTC proprietary code You also can use the PTC CPU_ID utility or run machine specific commands to determine the CPU_ID or Host ID To download a copy of the PTC CPU_ID utility and to view online instructions on how to run this tool visit the PTC Web site at http www ptc com olm Select the hypertext link Determining a Machine s CPU ID which is located on the PTC Global Services Order amp License Management page Platform specific instructions are given Windows Requirements For Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 a user with administrative privileges must install FLEX m license management software Your Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 systems must use the Windows NTFS Windows NT File System For license servers running on a Windows 98 or a Windows 95 machine networked or not GLOBEtrotter Software Inc requires the use of a fully qualified host name or IP address for example 111 222 333 444 A fully qualified host name has the machine name and the domain for example test ptc com where test represents the machine name Installing License Management Software 3 3 You must have TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol installed and configured correctly on your Windows system before installing the software Note If the CD ROM drive you are using is located on a remote system on your network the CD ROM drive needs to be connected as a shared drive to your workstation before you c
57. as useful information that you should check when you have a problem Online Information Valuable information is easily accessed at the PTC Customer Service home page at http www ptc com support The Customer Service Web area within the PTC home page provides a wealth of how to information for new and experienced users The Read This First document as well as other general installation information can be found online on the PTC Customer Service home page Links are provided to hardware and software configuration notes licensing information and technical documents Technical Application Notes or TANs discuss software issues and provide alternate solutions with step by step procedures and the specific build of the software that resolves the issue Technical Points of Interest or TPIs describe the intended functionality of the software for specific tasks and may provide alternate solutions These documents are not specific to a particular release For information on FLEX m diagnostic environment variables consult the FLEXLm End Users Guide The FLEXIm End Users Guide can be found on the Pro ENGINEER Reference Documentation CD ROM or on the GLOBEtrotter Software Inc Web site at http www globetrotter com manual htm Troubleshooting List Scan through the following list of problems to find any that appear to be the same as the one you are experiencing The information is presented in the following format Symptom Describes
58. ate the folder hierarchy and select a different installation directory No spaces are allowed in the pathname or the directory name Note The FLEX m directory should be new or empty b Platforms Keep the default hardware platform for example sun4_solaris This field defines the machine type of the workstation where the FLEX m installation directory resides PTC Setup detects your machine s architecture and lists that platform as the default c Languages Keep English as your only language English is always the default Or check the box next to the language s you wish to add d Components Keep the following default components FLEXIm License Server Keep this component to install the files necessary to run the license management software PTC Setup Pro ENGINEER default Keep this component to install the PTC Setup command line utility This script enables you to reconfigure your FLEX m Installing License Management Software 3 7 installation from your workstation without running PTC Setup from the CD ROM Uninstaller Windows Only Keep this component to install the Uninstall utility which enables you to quickly remove FLEX m using the GUI e Disk Space tThis field displays the available disk space and the amount of disk space that is required to install the selected components 6 Click Next A message tells you that the installation directory Windows NT example Program Files flex1m does not exis
59. ccccccccseeseeeees 2 4 2 1 Installing License Management and Product Software As a system administrator or an end user you would typically configure license management software on the license server machine and then install and configure Pro ENGINEER on each machine including the license server machine Note Each time you update your software to a newer release you must update your FLEX m license codes Installing Software on the License Server License management software is always the first component to be installed Installation of the license management software allows subsequent components to locate and use the license information Installing FLEX m on the License Server Using the PTC Setup installation utility follow these basic steps to install FLEX m license management software and Pro ENGINEER on the license server machine 1 Obtain an electronic copy of your License Pack which contains your license codes 2 Save your License Pack information in a text file ASCII format only Note This step is highly recommended but not required 3 Start PTC Setup the installation utility 4 Install FLEX m the license management software into its own directory 5 Define the hardware platforms languages and components that the FLEX m license management software uses 6 Import the license file from step 2 into PTC Setup Note that PTC Setup starts the FLEX m server after installation is complete Note Althoug
60. cense security Glossary 6 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide PTC Host ID The number used to uniquely identify your machine This is the same number used in PTClm called the CPU ID Also referred to as the machine address PTC License Management The license distribution and maintenance software and concept that was used prior to FLEX m Also known as PTClm Before FLEX m PTC s proprietary software Pro SERVER used a serial number based licensing scheme to manage PTC products Reconfigurations The process of modifying the configuration of software moving modules from one license to another Server line An entry in the license file that identifies the server or servers that distribute the software Startup command The command that is used to start an installed software product The startup command is created during installation and is associated with at least one license from the license management component Modules that are in separate feature lines can also be associated with the startup command When a startup command is executed the associated licenses and modules are automatically licensed for use by the user who executed the startup command Trail file A trail file records the procedures the end user performed while running a Pro ENGINEER session Triad servers A configuration of three license servers on the same network that work together to manage a pool of floating licenses Uncount
61. cense server machine UNIX only On Windows systems you can also use the FLEX m Control Panel to stop a license server process ptcstartserver Start a license server process On Windows systems you can also use the FLEX m Control Panel to start a license server process See Chapter 6 License Administration Tools FLEXIm End Usesr Guide at http www globetrotter com chap6 htm ptcstatus Display information on the current usage and availability of licenses purge Start script to remove old versions of Pro ENGINEER files System Administration Information B 3 FLEX m Utilities You execute the FLEX m commands listed next from the lt flexlm loadpoint gt flexlm bin directory when the license server is running Command Function Lmtools A batch file lmtools bat runs the PTC License Management tools utility on Windows systems only Functionality includes customer configuration of the FLEX m service starting and stopping the lmgrd license server s server and licensing status as well as diagnostic tools On Windows systems the shortcut icon created in Start gt Programs gt PTC License Management tools starts the Lmtools graphical user interface The lmutil script provides the same information in text based format for UNIX users Lmutil A single executable Imutil provides optional arguments to check the server and licensing status Refer to the FLEXIm End Users Guid
62. ceseeaeeecesenaeeeeessesaaes 4 19 Removing Pro ENGINEER Windows Only cecccessseeesteeeeneees 4 19 4 1 Installing Pro ENGINEER You install Pro ENGINEER after you have installed the license management software You can install your product software on a license server machine a license client machine a node locked machine or on any combination of these machines Note Usage of uncounted node locked licenses does not require license management software Four major steps are required for successful installation of your product software e Defining your installation components including the installation directory e Specifying the location of the license servers or license file e Defining the command names and attaching available features e Starting the software Upward Compatibility Pro ENGINEER is upward compatible That is Pro ENGINEER files parts assemblies drawings created in a previous release can be retrieved and saved using Release 2001 Pro ENGINEER files created in Release 2001 are not downward compatible They cannot be retrieved using an earlier version of Pro ENGINEER Defining the Installation Components 1 Insert the product software CD ROM on your Windows operating system Insert and mount the product software CD ROM on your UNIX system For step by step instructions see Loading and Mounting the CD ROM on UNIX on page B 23 4 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide BP ProlENGINEER 20
63. ct a component or subcomponent to view its description Hep 4 Define the following parameters a Installation Directory new Enter an installation directory or keep the default value PTC Setup creates the installation directory for you Or click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select a different installation directory No spaces are allowed in the pathname or directory name For new installations the directory you enter must be a new directory b Platforms Select the hardware platforms for example sun4_solaris Use this parameter to define the machine types that access the installation directory PTC Setup detects your machine s architecture and lists that platform as the default c Languages Keep English as your only language English is always the default Or check the box next to the languages you wish to add To view Pro MECHANICA in a language other than English you must set the language variable LANG before installing your software For more information see Setting Foreign Language Defaults on page 1 7 Installing ProsMECHANICA and ICEM Interactive 5 3 d Components Select or clear the components that you want to install by selecting the check box next to the appropriate component The available components are as follows Pro MECHANICA Foundation default Keeping this component installs the files necessary to run the software product for Release 2001 PTC Setup
64. cts your machine s architecture and lists that platform as the default To Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide add more machine types check the box next to the appropriate machine type c Languages Keep English as your only language English is always the default Or check the box next to the languages you wish to add To view Pro Web Publish in a language other than English you must set the language variable before installing your software For more information see Setting Foreign Language Defaults on page 1 7 d Components Keep PTC Application Manager as your default to install the files necessary to run the utility e Disk Space Check to make sure that you have enough disk space for your installation before continuing 4 Click Next A message asks you if you want PTC Setup to create the installation directory 5 Click OK 6 Define the following parameters if the PTC Setup utility cannot detect this information a Cgi bin Directory This is the directory from which your server has permissions to execute programs Your Web server must be configured to recognize this directory when referenced as http lt server gt cgi bin Enter the full path to the directory you want to use Or click the folder icon browse the folder heirarchy and specify the directory b Web Server MIME file Enter the location of the MIME type file on the Web server Or click the folder icon and browse to and
65. dards or conventions by which programs can call specific operating system or network services Configuration ID This identification number is used to determine the software licenses that are used in a particular installation It is also the number used to identify and track your PTC product software Counted locked license Although a locked license is managed by a FLEX m license server its usage is restricted to the machine s for which it is licensed The license server allows customers to use up to the number of licenses purchased at one time CPU Information Information about your hardware for example CPU or Host ID platform and operating system Datecode A unique number used to identify a specific version of PTC software For Release 2000 and higher the number has been expanded from four to seven digits The datecode can be found along the spine of the CD ROM case Glossary 1 Daemon line An entry in the license file that defines e the name of the PTC daemon which is a customized software program that grants denies floating PTC licenses by reading the license file e the path where this executable resides that is in the FLEX m installation directory e the path to the FLEX m options file which contains various operating parameters Design Animation FLEX m Feature line Feature name A software option that enables users to create animation sequences of parts and assemblies from within Pro ENGINE
66. different installation directory No spaces are allowed in the pathname or directory name For new installations the directory you enter must be a new directory b Platforms Select the hardware platforms for example sun4_solaris Use this parameter to define the machine types that access the installation directory PTC Setup detects your machine s architecture and lists that platform as the default c Languages Keep English as your only language English is always the default Or check the box next to the languages you wish to add To view Pro ENGINEER in a language other than English you must set the language variable LANG before installing your software For more information see Setting Foreign Language Defaults on page 1 7 d Components Select or clear the components that you want to install by selecting the check box next to the appropriate component The available components are as follows Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Pro ENGINEER default Keeping this component installs the files necessary to run the software product for Release 2001 Pro ENGINEER Help Files default Keeping this component installs the Pro ENGINEER Help Files in the product installation directory To view context sensitive Help you must install these HTML files If you install the Help files in the Pro ENGINEER loadpoint you do not have to specify their location Pro ENGINEER automatically detects their locatio
67. e Parametric Technology Corporation 140 Kendrick Street Needham Massachusetts 02494 USA 2 April 2001 Contents ADOUE This G id i a eeraa aaeanoa a raada e aaaea ekaia aaa aaia an xi Howto Use This G ides aosa a e a teen ine eaa EE aaa vat Gel xii Related Documentation sessssesessrreessrrrnnnsenrnnaerirtansntnrannentnnannentnnanannennanannnnnananennaa xii Resources and Services eceeeeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeeaaeeeseaaeeseaeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeenaas xii Documentation for PTC Products ccccccceceeeeeceeeeeneeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteaeeeseeeesenaeeene xii PTC Documentation Conventions ccccccccecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeseeeeeeeeaeeeeeneeesteaeeeseneeeees xiii OVEIWIOW iraia secdaanaisuaiirenaudacasivasivaduaecucntaaiaanedindetedaata nat Haa arasaatana inian 1 1 What You Recsived irice inaire ai e ee E E A Ea Oi 1 2 Before YOU Proceed oseaan nianie aE AEEA A A ADA AAS EAEE AA ASALA AEEA 1 3 Receiving Your License Pack Online cccccceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeneeeeeeneeeseeeeeseeeeseieeeeteaeees 1 3 New Software Orders Reconfigurations ccscccccccsssceceeesssneeeeeessssneeeeessesaes 1 3 Maintenance Shipment ccccccecceseneeeeeeeeeeeeneeeseeeeeseeaeeeseeeeeeeaeeeseaeeesenaeeee 1 4 Storing Your License Pack Online ccecececeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeeeeeetaas 1 5 Graphical Installation Utility 0 ccc cceeeeceee eects eeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeseae
68. e e Defining your installation components including the installation directory e Specifying the location of the license server or servers or license file e Defining the command names and attaching available features e Starting the software Defining the Installation Components 1 Insert the product software CD ROM on your Windows operating system Insert and mount the product software CD ROM on your UNIX system For step by step instructions see Loading and Mounting the CD ROM on UNIX on page B 23 The main window opens Click Help to open PTC Help in your Web browser 2 Clear PTC License Management the default and Pro ENGINEER At this point you have installed FLEX m either on the license server or on a node locked machine Note When you perform an update or install a new Release of a PTC product you must update your license information 3 Choose the Pro MECHANICA Foundation check box and click Next You see the Define Installation Components dialog box 5 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide f PTC Setup Pro ENGINEER Release 2001 20003 Ea Define Installation Components Installation Directory Disk Space Available on C 627 MB C Program Files mechfound2001 in Required on C 246 MB Platforms Languages IV i486_nt Jv Englist Components Subcomponents d Pro MECHANICA Foundation lV PTC Setup 7 1MB M Uninstaller 2 3MB I Interfaces 8 2 MB Description Sele
69. e Chapter 5 Selecting Server Nodes at http www globetrotter com manual htm Note Do not specify the hostname of the client nodes only the license server that controls usage of the licenses You can use the Specify License Servers dialog box several times to configure the client machines to access multiple servers or license files across your network Note On Windows 98 95 systems either the fully qualified server name or the IP address must identify the server machine Click OK to add the server and communications port information to the Specify License Servers table for example Single Server 7788 aberdeen Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 4 Click Next to open the Create and Configure Commands dialog box See the section Creating Startup Commands Obtaining a Locked License from an Individual License File To obtain a locked license from an individual license file 1 Click Add in the Specify License Servers dialog box The Specify License Server dialog box opens 2 To obtain your license from a specific license file that can exist on your local machine or on the network choose the Locked license file no server running option see previous dialog box 3 Specify the full path to your license file on your local or NFS mounted disk for example C Program Files flex license dat or Click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select the correct license file 4 Click OK
70. e 8 graphics Powershade uses Color Recovery to generate high quality pictures on 8 plane graphics systems On older 8 plane systems specifically any 710 715 50 or 75 75 with integrated color graphics or any 720 730 735 755 or 755 with CRX graphics the quality of the shaded image with Powershade is less good than when you run Pro ENGINEER under X Windows For these systems which do not support Color Recovery evaluate the images and determine which is more important the image quality provided by X Windows or the ability to spin shaded images Enabling Starbase for Pro ENGINEER Pro ENGINEER uses Starbase as the default graphics for all HP 9000 700 graphics systems Some changes may need to be made to enable the capabilities of Starbase with Pro ENGINEER On older systems that do not support Color Recovery it is necessary to set SB_X SHARED_CMAP before starting the X Window system Note If HP VUE is being used contact HP for assistance in setting this environment variable If you use x11start and Bourne or K shell you must add the following lines to HOME profile SB_X SHARED _CMAP true export SB_X_SHARED_CMAP If you use x11start and C shell you must add the following line to HOME login setenv SB X SHARED CMAP true HP 9000 700 Series in HP VUE Environment Running Pro ENGINEER in the HP VUE environment may decrease performance due to a higher demand on system resources In addition System Administration
71. e CD ROM Your order contains one or more software CDs for each product you ordered and for each platform on which you intend to run the software Check the labels of your software CDs to verify that you have the correct CDs for your platforms Hardware Software Configuration Notes To provide the most recent information PTC provides these notes on each product CD ROM and at the following Internet sites Online Hardware Configuration Notes for Enterprise Partners http www ptc com partners index htm Online Software Configuration Notes for Enterprise Partners http www ptc com cs doc software htm Note To access the online Software Configuration Notes a customer support account is necessary Refer to the READ THIS FIRST document for steps on how to access information on the CD ROM 1 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Before You Proceed Be certain you obtain your License Pack which is documentation that contains the license codes that are required to install your software Note Although not required it is highly recommended that you have an online copy of your License Pack Maintaining your license information in file format allows you to import your license codes using the installation utility PTC Setup Importing the file ensures accuracy and eliminates the need to supply the data manually Receiving Your License Pack Online Both new customers and customers who are updating their software r
72. e at http www globetrotter com manual htm Lmtools Utility B 4 In FLEX m 7 0 a lmtools bat program is added to the FLEX m installation directory on Windows platforms only The lmtools program runs the PTC License Management tools utility that is started from the Start gt Programs gt PTC License Management tools menu Functionality includes starting and stopping the FLEXIm license server from the Start Stop ReRead tabbed page Note The PTC License Management tools utility replaces the FLEX m License Manager This applet is removed from the Control Panel when you update your FLEX m software The Lmtools utility has two modes configuration using the license file and configuration using Windows Services When operations are performed on a specific license file you cannot start the Imgrd processes but you can perform all other available functions In the first tabbed page Service License File select the appropriate license file When operations are performed on a Windows Service you can start the lmgrd processes In the first tab Service License File you must select a service Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Through the interface you also can choose to do the following things e Start the license management server on boot e Determine which version of FLEX m is in use e Direct the FLEX m server to read a new license file e Display the statuses of licenses e Runa diagnostic test if there i
73. e installation directory the hardware platforms and choose your installation components Specify License Server Specify where the client machine can obtain a license to run the software Create and Configure Commands Create the command name or names that are to be used to start the software Windows Preferences Windows only Allows you to create shortcut preferences NT and lets you specify whether these preferences are to be set systemwide or for the current user Preferences include defining the location of your online Help Installation Progress final window Monitors the installation process and displays the progress graphically For step by step procedures see the Installing Pro MECHANICA section earlier in this chapter Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish This chapter explains how to install the PTC Application Manager and application libraries of models and textures The PTC Application Manager utility installs a toolbar that gives you easy access to your desktop applications while using Pro ENGINEER This chapter also explains how to install the Pro Web Publish component software Pro Web Publish enables you to set up your Web server so that you can publish objects you created using Pro ENGINEER Installing Pro Web Publish is optional Topic Page Installing the PTC Application Manager ccccccccessecceeneeeestteeeeees 6 2 Con
74. e may run on the same machine in parallel Pro ENGINEER object files remain upward compatible only Running FLEX m with Other Applications It is important to know that you can use FLEX m to run PTC products as well as other applications Each vendor application that uses FLEX m has its own lmgrd or FLEX m daemon The FLEX m daemon starts the vendor daemon for example ptc_d which controls the usage of licenses Globetrotter strongly recommends that the Imgrd daemon program be run as a nonprivileged not root user on UNIX systems Note that you cannot combine a PTC license file with a license file of another vendor Do not for example combine PTC feature lines with those of other vendors in a single license file This action causes the licenses to be invalid If all applications and vendor daemons are FLEX m 6 1 or later lmgrd can process multiple license files This is true even when the Host IDs are different as long as the license files refer to the same node Refer to the chapter on multiple license files in the FLEXlm End Users Guide at http www globetrotter com manual htm Understanding Timeout Parameters Timeout parameters enable the license client machine and the license server to communicate with one another so that licenses are free and available upon request You can reconfigure the Inactivity Timeout parameter within a specified range as described in the next section How to Change the Inactivity Timeout Par
75. e must current information on supported browsers review the Read This First document that accompanies your product software Configuring a UNIX Installation The following input is optional when you configure your installation on UNIX systems You can 4 14 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide e Create a symbolic link to the commands that start your software e Configure your Remote Batch Server e Specify the full path to your Help installation directory specifying the loadpoint and installing the Help files are necessary steps to enable client machines to view online Help e Specify the location of your Web browser executable file e Configure dCAD settings Creating Links By keeping the default Create links to product startup commands check box you can create a link from the bin directory in your installation directory to another directory on your UNIX system If this other directory is in your path environment setting then simply entering the command name starts Pro ENGINEER To create a link use the Startup Command Links dialog box to enter the full path or browse to the directory in which you want the link created Specify a location for symbolic links to startup commands and utility scripts Location for command links Specifying Your Remote Batch Settings Help Files Directory and Default Web Browser See the previous sections Configuring Your Remote Batch Settings Specifying the Location of Yo
76. e online Help and the online reference documentation to be visible from a Web browser the Help search paths to the Help installation directory must be supplied here The Help files on the Pro ENGINEER Reference Documentation CD ROM cannot be installed in the Pro ENGINEER installation directory See the Installing PTC Help and Reference Documentation chapter for details 1 Add the Help installation directory by clicking Add in the Help Location dialog box 2 Enter the URL to the Help installation directory on your Web server for example http lt servername gt lt path gt ptchelp2001 Or browse to or enter the full path to the loadpoint of a local machine that contains or will contain the product Help files for example c ptc user ptchelp2001 3 Click OK and Next You can Edit and Delete this location Note Context sensitive Help for Pro ENGINEER products is only available on the product CD ROM Specifying Your Default Web Browser By keeping the default HTML Help Browser Settings check box you can use the GUI to specify the Web browser that will be used to view the context sensitive Help and the online books The Pro Web Link utility also requires a Web browser Note This step is optional on Windows systems because the Pro ENGINEER application can locate your Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer Web browser through the Registry settings Enter the full path or browse to the executable file of the Web browser For th
77. e the command from the Master license server Command Function cpu_id Returns the PTC Host ID with required formatting used for FLEXI m license codes pro2001 Run Pro ENGINEER Can be user defined proigsutil Start script to convert IGES files into drawings and parts UNIX only protab Run the Pro ENGINEER table editor Pro TABLE pro_batch Start script to generate interface files in batch mode pro_from_feas Convert a supported FEA solver file to a format acceptable to Pro FEM POST B 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Command Function pro_ncl_cvt Remove continuation characters from manufacturing NCL files Pro MFG pro_mcs_comp Compile the menu tree for user defined Pro MFG commands ptcflush Free licenses This may be necessary if there are network problems Formerly called proflush ptcmonitor Determine how much each license is used over a given period Command output allows you to gather statistics on license usage Formerly promonitor ptcsetup Run PTC Setup from disk Allows you to reconfigure an existing installation without running PTC Setup from the CD ROM Command located in the bin directory is created during installation Ptcsteup is used for modifications or reconfigurations only It cannot install your PTC product software ptcshutdown Shut down a license server process for administrative maintenance of the li
78. eceive their PTC License Packs by electronic mail If you do not have an e mail address the License Pack is sent by fax New Software Orders Reconfigurations After your order has been processed and shipped you should receive a shipment confirmation letter by electronic mail or fax At that time you are asked to contact the PTC License Management Group to configure the purchased products Rand Worldwide customers are asked to contact Rand Rand contact information is located on the Web at http www rand com Since 1998 Rand has distributed Pro ENGINEER Solutions within North America and Europe to small enterprise businesses within these regions Note Before contacting PTC License Management or Rand it is important that you gather some critical information for configuring and licensing your PTC products Use the Software Configuration Worksheet provided on the World Wide Web and in the forms section of the PTC Customer Service Guide as a guide for gathering the appropriate information This worksheet contains a checklist of the information that you must supply to License Management To review the form or to download a copy of the worksheet visit PTC License Management at http www ptc com Overview 1 3 The worksheet includes the following information request License Information Sales Order Number SON for a newly purchased license Configuration ID Contact information for all shipping billing administrative and
79. ed node locked license A node locked license whose permission to use the license is managed by the PTC application not the license server Unlimited number of uncounted node locked license sessions can be run on a single machine at one time Glossary 7 Web Link A Pro ENGINEER feature Web Link lets you interact with Pro ENGINEER through a Netscape browser With this feature you can create a customized Web page which you can then use to automate and streamline aspects of your engineering process Glossary 8 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Index API Toolkits 4 5 documentation Application Manager conventions xiii installing 6 2 sending comments to PTC xii Documents C online support C 2 Command names 4 9 5 7 F Commands kill 6 C 3 FLEX m Imstat 3 13 administration tool B 4 proflush A 6 benefits of using A 6 ptcflush A 5 A 6 downward compatability A 3 ptcsetup 7 2 installing 3 5 ptcshutdown C 3 log file C 2 ptcstartserver C 3 online manual C 2 ptcstatus 3 12 B 5 restrictions A 3 table listing B 2 timeout parameters A 3 config pro Triad installations 3 12 editing B 23 Floating licenses A 2 suppressing dialog box A 5 Configuration Notes G hardware 1 2 software 1 2 Graphics Systems B 15 CPU ID See Host ID Customer Service xii H Hardware Configuration Notes 1 2 Help topics accessing 8 6 Index 1 organization Hewlett Packard HP VUE Starbase Graphics with HP UX 9 0 Host ID displaying informati
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82. eeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeeaeeesaeeeseeaeeeseaeeesenaees 7 2 Modifying Pro ENGINEER c ccccseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeseaeeesaeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeeeaeessseesteneees 7 2 Obtaining A New License Pack c cccccceeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaeeeseeeeeesaeeeseaees 7 2 Updating License Codes c ccccccccececeeeeeeeeeceneeeteneeeeceeeeseaaeeesceeeseeeseseaeeessueeeesenees 7 3 Updating and Modifying Pro Web Publish cccccecceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeteaees 7 4 Installing PTC Help and Reference Information ecceeseeeeee 8 1 Overview of the Help SySteM c ceececeeeeeeeeceneeeeeneeeeceaeeeseeaeeeeeaeeeseaeesesaeeeseieeeseaas 8 2 What Is the Reference Documentation cccceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeneeeeeteeseeeeeeeeeaaes 8 2 How Is the Context Sensitive Help Organized c ccccceeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeseneeeeeaees 8 2 Overview of Help Installation cccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeaeeeseeeeeeeeeesnaees 8 3 Installing Help Topics and Reference Documentation onto a Hard Disk 8 5 Accessing the Reference Documentation ccscceeetesteeeeeeteeneeeeeeteniaeeeeetnes 8 6 Accessing the Help TOpics cccceessecccceeeesseneeeeeeneeeneeeeenseeeaeeeeessneneeneeenenaes 8 6 Postinstallation Considerations c cccccceeeeeeeseeeeeeeneeeeseaeeeseaeeeseeeeeseeaeeeseeees 8 6 License Management Softwar e s cccccsssseeeeceeeeeeeeee
83. eeeeeeeeeseeeneeeees A 1 Overview of PTC Licensing ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeseneeeeeeeeeneaeeeeeeeeees A 2 FLEX m License Management Software c cccccceceeeseeeeseneeeseneeeeeeneeeseeeeeenaees A 2 Downward Compatibility Using FLEXINM cccccccsececeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseneeeeseeeeseaes A 3 Running FLEX m with Other Applications ccccccceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes A 3 Understanding Timeout Parameters ecceeceeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeenaeeeeeseeaas A 3 Using the Ptcflush Utility 0 00 0 e eee eecne eee En AALE r ANKANA AAAA AA AN TAAN RA Aa ARAKA Ki ier i A 6 Benefits of Using FLEXIM aiina ieii a E Ta ia E A 7 Additional Information iiis nana ar kaan taninai aa ienie Aa NENEA A 7 System Administration Information ccsscssseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees B 1 Temporary DireCtOries ccccceecceeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeneeeeeeeteeaaeeeeeeesnaaeeeeesenaeeeeeeteaaeeeeeneaa B 2 System Management Utilities 2 0 0 eceee cence tence eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeneaeeees B 2 Pro ENGINEER Utilities 0 00 ecceceeceeeeeceneeeeeneeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeescaeeeeenaeeeseeeeeeaees B 2 FEEX IM Utili eS ine aaa ae a dele a AEREE B 4 Limtools U aaan a a a A A a a A EA B 4 Ptcstatus Command Output cccccccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeneaeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaas B 5 Machine Specific Configuration cccceccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaeeeseae
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85. eeseaeeeseaeeesenaeeesaes B 6 Compaq Computer Corporation ccccccceceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeaeeeseneeeseeaeeeteneeeees B 6 Hewlett Packard Company cccccccetceeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeeecaeeeseeeeeseaeeetes B 10 Silicon Graphics INC seiere eeen a Ee a EE AEEA E TENE Ea ESEE B 12 SUN Microsystems IMC erara e n KA io a aE aA ARARE A daai B 13 Pro ENGINEER in X WindOWS 0 ccccccceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeneeesenaeeeseaes B 13 Graphics Configuration ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeaeeeseaaeeseaeeeeseeeseiaeeeseeees B 15 Pro ENGINEER Font e rreran o mea aknan aai eines eeacdees yee ee stuiieegerdneiiee eveceeveee centers B 16 Special Symbols cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeseseaeeeseeeesseeeeneeeseneaeeess B 19 General Plotter Information ccccccceeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeseaeesseaeeeeseaeeseeaeeeseaees B 23 Loading and Mounting the CD ROM on UNIX c cccceceeeeeeeeeeneeeteneeeteneeeeeeeeess B 23 Determining the SCSI ID of the CD ROM Drive cccccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneetees B 24 How to Load and Mount the CD ROM Locally ccccecceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeteeneeeee B 25 How to Load and Mount the CD ROM Remotely cccceceeeeeeeseeteteeetees B 26 Troubleshooting TIPS sisiwisisicisscnsscnndseuenasendsccuduaateaveiaivandcavauonoutpenbenascatve C 1 General Debugging Hints ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeeeeee
86. einstates the defaults After you have made your selections click Next If you want to further customize your installation using the PTC Setup Installation utility upon completion of the installation check the Launch PTC Setup for post configuration box See the next section Configuring Pro ENGINEER on Windows 2000 Intel Click Next to install the software you selected Click Back to make any necessary modifications Note There is no installation confirmation prompt To escape click Cancel The Windows Installer Service copies files and sets file permissions Configuring Pro ENGINEER on Windows If you checked the Launch PTC Setup for post configuration box PTC Setup automatically starts after Pro ENGINEER has been installed 4 18 Using PTC Setup enables you to Add change and remove FLEXIm license servers Create startup command names to launch Pro ENGINEER and Pro NC POST Configure remote batch settings Reconfigure dCAD settings Specify the full path to your Help installation directory specifying the loadpoint and installing the Help files are necessary steps to enable client machines to view online Help Specify the location of your Web browser executable file For procedures see Specifying the Location of the License server or File Creating Startup Commands and Configuring a Windows Installation earlier in this chapter Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Starting Pro ENGINEER After y
87. elivered on the Pro HELP CD ROM for Release 20 and earlier may not work correctly using Netscape Navigator 4 06 Pro HELP Release 20 and earlier does not support Microsoft Internet Explorer Accessing the Help Topics To access context sensitive Help in Pro ENGINEER you can select an active object and obtain Help with a right click of the mouse Using the mouse you also can choose Get Help from a menu or click Help from the toolbar Postinstallation Considerations 8 6 Be certain Java and JavaScript support is turned on in Netscape Navigator 4 06 To enable these features used by Help and Toolkit Wizard documentation follow these steps 1 From the Options menu click Network Preferences 2 Click the Languages tab in the pop up window 3 Select the Enable Java and Enable JavaScript options Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Note IBM RS6000 only After installing Help verify that the environment variable MOZILLA HOME is set to the complete path to the MOZILLA_HOME directory which contains the Netscape executable If this environment variable is not set correctly Netscape does not find all the files it needs to operate correctly Installing PTC Help and Reference Information 8 7 License Management Software This appendix discusses license management software in general terms and describes the benefits of FLEX m the license management software of PTC applications Topic Page Overview of PTC Licensing
88. eshooting Tips 9 Ifyou have no errors click Next You see the Optional Configuration Steps window On Windows systems only you can create shortcuts for each application See Creating Shortcuts Windows Only on page 1 7 On Windows and UNIX systems you can configure the FLEX m license server See Supplying Optional Configurations on page 3 10 Note To skip this step and begin the installation process clear the check box in the Optional Configuration Steps window and click Next to advance to the Installation Progress window Completing the FLEX m Installation 1 After setting the optional configuration settings click Next to advance to the Installation Progress window 2 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Installing License Management Software 3 15 3 16 Go Back and review information Click Install to begin installation c Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup 3 Click OK During installation you can click Exit at any time PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions Upon completion PTC Setup starts the license server Exception Triad installations require that you configure two other license server machines Note On Windows systems the PTC License Managment tools program is added to the Start gt Programs menu This utility replaces the FLEXI m License Manager in the Control
89. f the server fails to start Out of Environment Space on Windows 98 95 Symptom You receive the error message Out of environment space which may be followed by several other messages Cause The environment space allocated to your DOS command session is inadequate Solution Right click on either the lt command_name gt bat or the shortcut Select the Memory tab and change the Initial Environment from Auto to 4096 Xtop Icon Appears in the Taskbar and Quickly Disappears Symptom An Xtop icon appears and quickly disappears in the taskbar for a few seconds and disappears Cause Network configuration settings are not properly set Solution Make sure that the network settings are in accordance with the Suggested Technique for Configuration of a Windows NT and 98 95 Workstation for executing Pro ENGINEER found at http www ptc com cs_20 cs howto win515 win515 htm Troubleshooting Tips C 3 Look for a file in the startup location called std out and see if there are references to network errors If there is a line that states Exception Code Was 1073741819 make sure the latest graphics driver is installed The most recent graphics driver can be downloaded from the manufacturer s Web site An alternative is to set the config pro option graphics win32_gdi Inaccurate Ptcstatus Command Information Symptom On Windows systems for Release 20 and later the ptcstatus command returns the following message Displaying status
90. figuring the PTC Application Manager Settings eee 6 3 Completing the PTC Application Manager Installation 6 4 Installing Libraries as esini EE Ee EEE 6 5 Installing Pro Web Publish cccccccccccsssssssceecesssseeecesessseeeeeessseeeaeees 6 7 6 1 Installing the PTC Application Manager The PTC Application Manager is a utility that appears as a toolbar on your UNIX system Similar to the Windows Start menu the PTC Application Manager includes a menu that enables you to easily start and close applications on UNIX systems The menu can be configured to include any application including applications that are not developed by PTC Parametric Technology Corporation One key benefit is that the Application Manager can be configured to activate Pro ENGINEER from Pro INTRALINK The PTC Application Manager includes a menu selection for each application started by the PTC Application Manager giving you easy access to those applications on your desktop How to Install the PTC Application Manager UNIX Only 1 Click PTC Application Manager from the main PTC Setup window 2 Click Next The Define Installation Components dialog box opens 3 Define the following parameters a Installation Directory new Keep the default installation directory for example opt ptc appmgr PTC Setup creates the installation directory for you Or click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select a
91. for license file 77880 ptc Warning 15 Cannot connect to license servers 15 10 10061 Cause The license server is not running or the license client machine cannot reach the server Solution Verify that the lmgrd and ptc_d daemons are running A network problem exists if a license client machine attempts to ping the server by hostname and the ping fails Invalid Licenses C 4 Symptom You receive the error message Invalid license Cause Licensing information is inaccurate Solution Return to the License File Editor and verify that the information entered is exactly as it appears in your License Pack If no licenses are listed return to the License File Editor and ensure no text is highlighted If all licenses are listed as invalid verify that the PTC Host_ID in the License Pack corresponds with what you see in the License File Editor For example one server line and one daemon line represent a single server Three server lines and one daemon line represent a fault tolerant or Triad configuration Remove all the lines that do not pertain to the PTC HOST_ID Your increment lines should have no blank lines Verify that all continuation characters are at the end of each line except for the last line If some licenses are valid while others are invalid find the invalid feature name lines in the License File window and correct the text If you received your license codes via e mail remove any extraneous text such as
92. gt X Windows Server arguments are specified by placing them between the lt gt characters To disable backing stores and save unders add bs suto any existing X Server arguments and save the file For the options to take effect you need to log out and restart the X Server The X Server can be restarted from the CDE Login screen by clicking Options gt Reset Login System Administration Information B 9 Special Configuration for ZLX E3 ZLXp E3 and PowerStorm 4D20 graphics cards For ZLX E3 ZLXp E3 or PowerStorm 4D20 graphics cards to function correctly with Pro ENGINEER two additional X Windows server arguments must be specified to the X server at start up As above for Backing Stores and Save Unders edit the usr lib X11 Xserver conf file and add the following X Server arguments I ffbforceDepth 12 to the section of the file discussed in the previous section Save the file log out and restart the X Server Using the Correct Version of the Netscape Browser The 4 06 Netscape browser shipped does work with Java The 3 0 Netscape Navigator browser does not Digital UNIX 4 0B and later ships with a version of Netscape Navigator that works correctly with Java When installing Pro ENGINEER the installation program gives you the option of specifying an existing or alternate Netscape browser In the installation utility specify usr bin X11 netscape if your workstation is running Digital Unix 4 0B or later Hewlett Packard
93. guring Your Apache Web Server 1 After downloading the Apache Web Server http Awww apache org create the following directories in the apache _x x x directory server_root home where apache x x x is the directory downloaded from the Apache Web site 2 Copy the conf directory from the apache _x x x directory into the server root directory created in the previous step 3 Inthe server _root conf directory create copies of the configuration files as indicated in the following table The original file and the copy should both reside in the server_root conf directory Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish 6 7 File to Copy Name of Copied File httpd conf dist http conf access conf dist access conf srm conf dist srm conf 4 Ifyou are running the Apache Web Server as the root user use a text editor to edit the http conf file and locate the following lines User nobody Group 1 5 Replace nobody with root and replace 1 with sys for the previous lines 6 Ifyou are running the Apache Web Server as a nonroot user change the communications port number in the http conf file toa free port number greater than 1023 7 Usea text editor to edit the http conf file and locate the following line Port 80 8 Replace 80 with a free communications port number that is greater than 1023 9 Usea text editor to replace configuration lines in your http conf
94. h the procedure is longer you can manually enter the license information listed in your License Pack If you type your license information into PTC Setup s FLEX m license editor you must replace two generic variables _HOSTNAME and __PCTD_ PATH You must replace the HOSTNAME ___ field with the name of the license server machine For servers running on Windows 98 95 the hostname must be the fully qualified domain 2 2 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 8 9 name Triad installations require three unique hostnames You must replace the _PCTD PATH _ field with the proper path to the PTC daemon executable ptc_d For complete details see Using the FLEX m License Editor on page 3 13 Optionally provide a user defined name or alias for a floating license to run PTC product application Supply optional configurations for example Windows shortcuts Install FLEX m The license server starts automatically For triad configurations repeat these steps for Triad Partners 2 and 3 Installing Pro ENGINEER on the License Server 1 2 Start PTC Setup the installation utility If the license server machine is also a license client machine install Pro ENGINEER into its own directory Define the hardware platforms languages and components that the product software uses Specify the location of the license file that is the server hostname Provide the hostname an IP Internet Protocol address or a fully qu
95. il to customers Upon receipt perform one of these steps e Use your Web browser to download the file a In Netscape for example click Save As from the File menu You see the Save Message As dialog box Overview 1 5 b Save the file as plain text txt c Specify a file name and directory e Copy the mail message and save the text to disk in ASCII format On Windows systems for example you can use Notepad or WordPad as a text editor On UNIX you can use vi Note The license file must be in ASCII or plain text Graphical Installation Utility You install Pro ENGINEER and its software components including license management software using PTC Setup PTC Setup is a graphical installation utility that uses common menus dialog boxes and screen icons PTC Setup Help provides either explanatory or procedural text or both in your Web browser Navigation in PTC Setup is easy to use Use the Next button to proceed Use the Back button to return to previous windows to make changes Click Help to view PTC Setup online Help PTC Setup Help can only be viewed in Netscape Navigator 4 0 or later PTC Setup Wizard 1 6 The PTC Setup installation utility uses a wizard to prompt you for the required installation information At a minimum you use the following standard windows when you install your PTC product software Introductory Window displays the default software products to be installed from the CD ROM Define
96. ilicon Graphics 4DWm Software Configuration Notes Special symbols creating Startup commands creating System management utilities T TCP IP installation requirement 1 4 1 6 1 6 3 4 A 5 B 5 3 13 2 1 8 6 8 2 A 5 4 13 A 5 3 4 Index 3 Technical Application Notes C 2 Timeout parameters A 3 Triad servers defining 4 8 5 6 troubleshooting C 5 Troubleshooting FLEX m for Triad servers fails to start C 5 invalid licenses C 4 C 5 network connection failure A 5 Out of environment space C 3 server fails C 3 software execution C 2 tips C 1 Uninstall Pro ENGINEER 4 19 Pro MECHANICA 5 11 UNIX language environment 1 8 temporary directory B 2 UNIX configurations Pro ENGINEER 4 14 Pro MECHANICA 5 10 Update Installation 7 2 Utilities Pro ENGINEER B 2 Index 4 V Vericut for Pro ENGINEER installing W Windows creating program shortcuts Windows 98 95 language environment temporary directory Windows configurations Pro ENGINEER Windows Installer Service Pro ENGINEER on Windows Windows NT language environment temporary directory X X Term path Xtop icon troubleshooting X Windows configuring for Pro ENGINEER remote display supported display devices 4 13 1 7 B 2 4 12 4 16 1 7 C 3 B 13 B 14 B 14 B 13 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide
97. ility The main window opens Click Help to open PTC Setup Help in your Web browser Click Next The Define Components dialog box opens Keep the default installation directory for the license management software if this is where your FLEX m software resides Click Next The PTC License Management dialog box opens Note To proceed you need the new licensing information supplied in your PTC License Pack If you have not already done so request a new License Pack For detailed information see Receiving Your License Pack Online on page 1 3 There are several ways to update an existing license file However it is strongly recommended that you import the new license file The new license file contains all of your new license codes as well as any that are still in effect Note that importing the new license file overwrites the existing file You can also import and append the existing license file with your new license data For information on how to append a license file or manually enter your license codes by typing in the information or by using the License Wizard see Chapter 3 Installing License Management Software To import the new license information from your License Pack that you saved electronically keep Import license information from disk RECOMMENDED as the default in the PTC License Management dialog box Enter the full path including file name or click the folder icon and use the Directory Browser navigational tool
98. is means that Pro ENGINEER cannot be installed alone Pro ENGINEER 2001 uses FLEX m as its license management software Obtaining a License from a Server or Servers To obtain a license from a server or servers 1 Click Add in the Specify License Servers dialog box see the previous window The Specify License Server dialog box displays the Single license server option as the default Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 7 4 8 fe Specify License Server Ed Single license server Triad license server fault tolerant C Locked license file no server running Hostname Port License Server 7788 Cancel Enter the hostname and communications port number if it is different than the default This information identifies the server machine that this installation is to access to obtain its license codes for example aberdeen Triad Configurations If this client machine is accessing a Triad configuration choose the Triad license server fault tolerant option and define all three servers Each Triad partner is required to have the same license file Note The order of the server list is important Triad Partner 1 Triad Partner 2 Triad Partner 3 The sequence must be the same in each license file on all three license server machines PTC recommends that the Triad license server machines be at the same geographical site For further information on redundant license servers refer to the FLEXIm End Users Guid
99. ive Help which is integrated with your PTC product e PTC Reference Documentation which distributes online PTC books such as the installation guide These manuals are in PDF and HTML formats Context sensitive Help is integrated with Pro ENGINEER Pro INTRALINK and CDRS Pro MECHANICA information is integrated with the Pro ENGINEER Help topics With Help you can do the following e Install Help files on your local workstation a network file server your company s intranet or on a remote Web server e View the contents of PTC online books and context sensitive Help with your Web browser What Is the Reference Documentation Pro ENGINEER Reference Documentation consists of HTML and PDF files that correspond to the PTC printed material including hard copy user s and task guides The Reference Documentation is distributed on separate CD ROMs for each PTC product With the Reference Documentation you can do the following e Print copies of several PTC manuals with Adobe Acrobat Reader e Print the table of contents chapters or page ranges of PTC manuals How Is the Context Sensitive Help Organized 8 2 Help topics are organized by product There are four main categories the PTC Help table of contents Welcome Pro ENGINEER Foundation Using Foundation Modules and Using Additional Modules Pro ENGINEER Foundation for example includes information on Core and Part Modeling With the Help system you can do the follo
100. k with justification indents The text is case sensitive Note You do not have to type any lines that begin with crosshatch signs This text in your License Pack is strictly informational Replace two generic strings _HOSTNAME and PTCD PATH _ including the underscore characters In your License Pack the default server line format is as follows SERVER _ HOSTNAME PTC HOSTID Your CPUID 7788 Replace the variable _HOSTNAME__ with your license server s hostname for example dinos and enter your license server s CPU ID and communications port number For example SERVER dinos PTC HOSTID 00 60 97 E4 91 B7 7788 Note For license server machines running on Windows 98 95 the hostname must be the fully qualified domain name for example dinos ptc com For Triad installations replace the __ HOSTNAME __ field for all three server lines In your License Pack the default daemon line format is as follows DAEMON ptc d PTCD PATH Replace the variable __PTCD PATH _ with the appropriate path including file name to the ptc_d daemon executable and the path to the PTC options file ptc opt For example DAEMON ptc_d opt ptc flexlm sun4 solaris obj ptc_d opt ptc flexlm licensing ptc opt Note The lines in the example above should be on one line in the license editor To install your license management software note that only one vendor daemon line is needed per license server machine When you are finished the
101. lation Note This configuration can also be done dynamically after the PTC Application Manager is started Creating Start Menu Commands You can add the program startup commands that you want the Application Manager Start menu to execute for example proe2001 This enables you to start and close applications easily using the Application Manager 1 To choose the product for which you want to create a startup command click Add in the Configure Application Manager Settings dialog box The Application Manager Configuration dialog box opens a Inthe Type field keep Pro ENGINEER default or choose another product from the drop down list b Inthe Label field enter the text you want to appear in the Start menu of the Application Manager c Inthe Command line browse to or enter the full path and the name of the command that you want the label to execute for example C ptc proe2001 bin proe2000i bat This command executes the specified license and product type Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish 6 3 Menu Position Create and edit startup commands that appear in the Application Manager s Start menu Add Edit Delete To change selections select the product and Add a command You can Edit or Delete existing commands Note After installation new commands can be added and existing commands can be modified and deleted from the PTC Application Manager s Start gt Preferences
102. machine type if using csh setenv DISPLAY lt xserver_machine_name gt 0 if using sh DISPLAY lt xserver_ machine name gt 0 export DISPLAY 4 Run Pro ENGINEER When running in an X Windows environment Pro ENGINEER needs to know the X Windows terminal emulator command used to open system windows for editing relations entering datum point arrays and so on The full path name and the command must be provided for your system For example the SOLARIS command is shelltool Enter the path and name bin shelltool Use the configuration file option Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide terminal_command path and name UNIX Window Decorations Several platforms that have X_WINDOWS are supported Pro ENGINEER operates properly under proprietary window managers such as e Motif mwm e Open look olwm e 4Dwm e HP VUE vuewm Note Certain configuration resource options must be changed if you are using 4Dwm Refer to the section Silicon Graphics 4Dwm Window Environment for more information It is possible to customize the amount of default decorations that Motif mwm X Window manager places on Pro ENGINEER windows to more closely resemble the standard decorations For new installations not updates installation of the constraints can be done automatically during Pro ENGINEER Client installation affecting all users of the client machine or later to constrain the decorations for only specific users Per User
103. me field No spaces or slashes are allowed i5 Command Configuration Specify configuration options for this startup command Command Name proe Command Type Pro ENGINEER 7 FLEIM Licenses Mody Locate Other Installation Directories Optional 7 PoANTRAUNK a maon oS Graet o ETER Pro NC POST Command gt Use this command with PTC OLE Server C Yes No OK Cancel 3 From the drop down menu choose the Command Type 4 Ifyou want to modify which licenses are attached to the command click Modify The Select Licenses dialog box opens PTC Setup detects the license file you imported earlier and displays the feature names available for that server or license file location in the FLEXIm Licenses text box For example Pro ENGINEER licenses have a PROE _ prefix 5 Attach the licenses to the command by highlighting the desired license and moving it to the Selected Licenses column using the left pointing arrow lt button see the next figure 4 10 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide fi Select Licenses Ea Selected Licenses Available Licenses al _ gt Up Down Cancel Note PTC Setup configures the command to execute the licenses selected If multiple licenses are selected Pro ENGINEER executes the first available license it finds To change the sequence of the licenses in the Selected Licenses pane highlight the license and use the Up and Dow
104. me in the Command Name field No spaces or slashes are allowed i Command Configuration Specify configuration options for this startup command Command Name promech Command Type l Pro MECHANICA Foun FLEXIm Licenses Modify m Locate Other Installation Directories Optional Pro INTRALINK en Pro PDM on Graphic Library m Optional Inputs Pro NC POST Command led Use this command with PTC OLE Server Yes No Cancel 3 From the drop down menu choose the Command Type 4 Ifyou want to modify which licenses are attached to the command click Modify The Select Licenses dialog box opens PTC Setup detects the license file you imported earlier and displays the feature names available for that server or license file location in the FLEXIm Licenses text box 5 Attach the licenses to the command by highlighting the desired license and moving it to the Selected Licenses column using the left pointing arrow lt button Note PTC Setup configures the command to execute the licenses selected If multiple licenses are selected Pro MECHANICA executes the first available license it finds To change the sequence of the licenses in the Selected Licenses pane highlight the license and use the Up and Down buttons 6 After you have finished attaching the licenses supply the optional input information in the Locate Other Installation Directories Optional fields see
105. mission to run a PTC product A machine or software session that requests a license from another machine or software session For example if you start Pro INTRALINK on machine A and it requests a license from license server machine B then machine A is a license client The file license dat that is saved onto the user s disk when FLEX m is installed and configured This file contains the information used by FLEX m to authorize the use of software License information The information that is used by FLEX m to authorize the use of software Also used to describe the information that is contained in the PTC License Pack particularly before a customer has imported or entered that information into the FLEX m license file for example Enter the license information into the editor License locked Refers to an optional module that has been purchased for use with a specific licensed product which may be either floating or node locked If an optional module is license locked to a node locked license it may only be used on the specifically authorized machine If an optional module is license locked to a floating license it may be used on any machine in the network in conjunction with that license Glossary 3 License locked option An optional module of PTC software that is locked to a license of PTC software When the license is successfully started all license locked options associated to the licenses are available License Ma
106. n buttons 6 After you have finished attaching the licenses supply the optional input information in the Locate Other Installation Directories Optional fields see the next section Supplying Optional Input Fields 7 Click OK You return to the Create and Configure Commands window The table is populated with the command name and type for example proe2001 and Pro ENGINEER respectively 8 Click Next The Optional Configuration Steps window opens These optional steps vary for Windows and UNIX systems See either Configuring a Windows Installation or Configuring a UNIX Installation Supplying Optional Input Fields The following input is optional 1 Define Pro ENGINEER command information in the Command Configuration dialog box Locate Other Installation Directories Optional Directory paths are required only if you run PTC Application Manager Pro INTRALINK and Pro PDM on this license client machine in conjunction with Pro ENGINEER If none of these optional modules are attached to the command you assigned to start Pro ENGINEER you can leave the lines blank or configure them later by rerunning PTC Setup If Pro PPHOTORENDER has been Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 11 purchased as an optional module enter the full path to the Graphic Library directory Note that you cannot access the workspace library using Pro ENGINEER 2001 and Pro INTRALINK 1 2 Optional Input If Pro NC POST has been purchased as an
107. n when the program is in use Note To install the online Help files in a common Help directory go back and select PTC Help in the introductory window Selecting PTC Help enables you to install the online Help and the online books in the same directory for example opt ptc ptchelp2001 The online book files are on a separate CD ROM which accompanies your product software You define the common Help directory during the installation of Pro ENGINEER in the Help Location window PTC Setup default Keeping this component installs PTC Setup for future configuration of the product software after the installation This utility allows you to make configuration changes without running PTC Setup from the CD ROM Uninstaller default Windows only Keep this component to install the Uninstall utility which enables you to quickly remove Pro ENGINEER using the GUI Options Selecting this component lets you optionally install ModelCHECK Design Animation Pro Plastic Advisor Pro NC GPOST and Vericut for Pro ENGINEER API Toolkits Selecting this component lets you optionally install the files necessary to run the Application Program Interfaces Pro J Link Pro Web Link and Pro TOOLKIT Interfaces Selecting this component allows you to install various interface tools specifically the files for Pro INTERFACE for CADDS 5 Pro INTERFACE for CATIA and Pro CDT e Disk Space tThis field displays the available disk space and the amou
108. nagement The PTC organization responsible for all installation based activities License Management Software See FLEX m License Pack The packet sent to a customer either by e mail fax or U S mail that contains the license codes necessary to run your software License to run A license to run invokes the license of a specific PTC application such as Pro ENGINEER Floating licenses are available for use on any host machine on the network at any particular site See Floating License License server A machine or system process that distributes licenses to license clients For example if you start Pro ENGINEER on machine A and it requests a license from machine B then machine B is the license server machine The license server machine keeps track of the number of licenses in use A system administrator can use a license server machine to control licenses by placing restrictions on a particular feature Loadpoint Directory where the software is installed An example of the Pro ENGINEER loadpoint on UNIX systems is usr local proe22 Lmgrd daemon The FLEX m license manager daemon lmgrd runs on the license server and works with the PTC vendor daemon It does not manage license usage The Imgrd daemon starts vendor daemons refers applications to the appropriate vendor daemon and communicates with other Imgrd daemons on the network for Triad installations Glossary 4 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide
109. nd ICEM Interactive The procedures are for new installations only You may need to change some machine settings before installing a particular software component This information is located in the READ THIS FIRST document which is included with your software package For further information see the Pro MECHANICA documentation set Topic Page Installing Pros MECHANICA Foundation eeeeecceeneeeesteeeeeees 5 2 Creating Startup Commands ccccccecesssssesesssseececeecssseeeceeesssaaeeees 5 8 Configuring a Windows Installation ccccsssceeceeesteeeeeeeeaees 5 10 Configuring a UNIX Installation ccccccccecessseceesesseeeeeeesseeees 5 11 Completing the Pro MECHANICA Installation cceeeees 5 11 Starting Pro MECHANICA ec cecccccccecsessneececeseeeeeecesssaaeeeeeseaaees 5 12 Removing Pro MECHANICA Windows Only cccccssscceeeesees 5 12 Installing ICEM Interactive ccccccceccesessecceeesenceeecessssaeeeeensnsaees 5 13 5 1 Installing Pro MECHANICA Foundation You install Pro MECHANICA Foundation after you have installed the license management software You can install your product software on a license server machine a license client machine a node locked machine or on any combination of these machines Note Usage of uncounted node locked licenses does not require license management software Four major steps are required for successful installation of your product softwar
110. ne you can obtain the identification number by starting PTC Setup from any PTC CD ROM When PTC Setup is started the HOST ID of the machine is automatically displayed in the lower right hand corner of the main window The PTC License Management Group uses the CPU_ID or machine address to assign license codes You supply this information in the Ethernet address hostid field in the Software Configuration Worksheet Note A PTC Host ID is necessary only when a feature is locked to a specific machine or to multiple machines Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Displaying PTC Host ID Information To display and then review the Host ID information using PTC Setup complete these steps 1 Place your cursor on the Hostname PTC HostID field and click once to display the HostID Information pop up box 2 Review the information that appears in the HostID Information pop up box 3 Displaying the CPU_ID from the command prompt provides the following output c revs flexlm binscpu_id PTC CPU_ID 00 80 5F 9B 0E CC FLEXl1m CPU_ID 00805f9b0ecc Understanding the PTC Host ID Information The PTC Host ID or CPU_ID identifies machines that use PTC product software The PTC Host ID is considered nonstandard because it contains PTC proprietary code The FLEX m CPU_ID identifies machines that use PTC s Computervision software products such as Optegra The FLEX m CPU_ID is considered standard because FLEX m license management softw
111. neenees B 16 General Plotter Information 0 cccccccecceeeseceeseeceeeeeeeeteeeeeeneeees B 23 Loading and Mounting the CD ROM on UNIX eeceeeeceeeeees B 23 B 1 Temporary Directories Pro ENGINEER uses the temporary directory as defined by your system environment to store Pro ENGINEER parts You can modify the location of the temporary directory by setting the temporary directory environment variable in the Pro ENGINEER startup window before executing the Pro ENGINEER command name On UNIX systems this environment variable is TMPDIR On Windows 2000 NT and 98 systems this environment variable is TMP System Management Utilities This section briefly describes Pro ENGINEER and FLEX m utilities The files listed in the next two tables Pro ENGINEER Utilities and FLEX m Utilities are installed into the bin directory of your installation directory On UNIX systems symbolic links may have been made to these files from a user specified directory Further information can be found at http Awww globetrotter com manual htm in the FLEX m License Administration Tools chapter Pro ENGINEER Utilities You execute the Pro ENGINEER commands listed next from the lt proe loadpoint gt bin directory when the license server is running The loadpoint is the directory where the software is installed Note You must execute the ptcmonitor command from the license server machine If you are using a Triad configuration you must execut
112. nformation ccccecceseeeeeneeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeneeeeteeeeeeaes 3 3 Understanding the PTC Host ID Information cc cccceeeeseseeeteeeeeeeeeeeseneeeeeees 3 3 Windows Requirement cccceeceeeeeeeneeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeenaaeeeeeeenaeeeeeenen 3 3 UNIX Requirements ce eeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeaes 3 4 Starting PT GC Setup ei cal aeaa aig aa eaaa aaa ae aa Aea aai a aED EE 3 4 WIRGOWS ae a a rAr Peak dian REA AE EN EERE KE NAAT 3 4 UNIX aiee a a a a E 3 5 Installing License Management Software ccccccceceeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseneeeseeeeeeeeaes 3 5 Supplying Your License Information ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeceneeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeseeeeeeseaeeeseneeeees 3 9 Importing Your License File ssssscesssrsessssrreeserrrrsnsnnrnnentnrannentnrnnaanennanannnnnanetnnannae 3 10 Verifying License Server Activity ccccccecceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeenaeeeeeaeeeseaeeseueeeeteaeees 3 12 Entering Your License File Information Manually cccccceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaees 3 13 Using the FLEX m License Editor cc eccceceeeeesneeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeenaeeeeeeeenaaeeeeeee 3 13 Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER ecccssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 1 Installing Pro ENGINEER cecceceeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeseaeeesecaeeeseeeeeeeaeeeseaes 4 2 Upward Compatibility isinin eaa a e a a a aaas 4 2 Defining the Inst
113. not import Microsoft files into Pro ENGINEER In the PTC OLE Server dialog box you can Specify the command used to start Pro ENGINEER Specify the default startup directory for Pro ENGINEER Typically this is the Pro ENGINEER working directory Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide e Keep the language default unless you plan to run Pro ENGINEER in a language other than English e Specify the startup directory of the PTC OLE Server The Microsoft application program that is a PTC OLE container starts searching for PTC objects for example Pro ENGINEER parts in this directory e Keep the language default unless you plan to run the PTC OLE Server in a language other than English Creating Windows Shortcuts By keeping the default Windows shortcut preferences check box you can configure the Windows shortcut preferences and path settings for Pro ENGINEER You can start Pro ENGINEER from a desktop icon the Start menu from the Start gt Programs menu and from any combination of these three options The Program Shortcut Preferences are for Windows NT and 98 95 operating systems The Path Setting Preferences are for Windows NT only For more information see Creating Shortcuts Windows Only on page 1 7 Configuring Your Remote Batch Settings By keeping the default Remote Batch Settings check box you can configure this Pro ENGINEER installation for use as a Remote Toolpath Computation Server This enables remote ba
114. ns see the Pro ENGINEER Drawing User s Guide The available new true type fonts and their corresponding file names are listed in the following table True Type Fonts Added in 2000 Font name File name Blueprint MT bluprnt Blueprint MT Bold bluprntb CG Century Schoolbook schlbk CG Century Schoolbook Bold schlbkb CG Century Schoolbook Bold Italic schlbkbi CG Century Schoolbook Italic schlbki CG Omega cgomg CG Omega Bold cgomgb CG Omega Bold Italic cgomgbi CG Omega Italic cgomgbit CG Times cgtime CG Times Bold cgtimebd CG Times Bold Italic cgtimebi Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Font name File name CG Times Italic cgtimeit CG Triumvirate trium CG Triumvirate Bold triumb CG Triumvirate Bold Italic triumbi CG Triumvirate Condensed Bold triumcb CG Triumvirate Italic triumi Garamond garamd Garamond Bold garamdb Garamond Italic garamdi Garamond Kursiv Halbfett garamdbi Garth Graphic gargra Garth Graphic Black gargrabl Garth Graphic Bold Italic gargrabi Garth Graphic Italic garegrai Grotesque MT grotesq Grotesque MT Bold grotesqb Microstyle Extended microex Microstyle Extended Bold microexb Neographik MT neograph Sackers English Script sackengs Shannon shanno System Administration Information Font name File name Shannon Bold shannob Shannon Extra
115. nse servers on the same network that work together to manage a pool of floating licenses An identical license file is used for each Triad partner FLEX m License Management Software A 2 FLEX m license management software developed by GLOBEtrotter Software Inc was integrated into PTC software starting with Release 20 For more information visit the GLOBEtrotter home page at http www globetrotter com Changing to FLEX m license management software produced three key changes e FLEXI m replaced Pro SERVER in Release 20 0 as the license management software for PTC applications e Configuration identification numbers have replaced the PTC licensing scheme based on serial numbers making the system simpler and more flexible Since Release 20 PTC has assigned Configuration IDs to your existing serial numbers The conversion does not impact the number of your licenses e License codes are now distributed electronically enabling PTC Setup to import your license information Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Downward Compatibility Using FLEX m FLEX m license servers have downward compatibility with PTC applications using FLEX m For example a Pro ENGINEER Release 2000 license can run Pro ENGINEER Release 20 0 software because they both use FLEX m licensing FLEX m cannot serve licenses to an installation using Pro SERVER Release 19 and earlier However Pro SERVER and FLEX m license management softwar
116. nsult the Release Notes that accompany your order for the most recent information on which version of FLEX m meets your installation requirements Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Server Machine If the license management software resides on the same machine on which you are installing the product software and you have used the default communications port for the license server machine you do not have to tell this installation where to obtain its licensing data PTC Setup detects the hostname of the server machine and populates the Specify License Servers table see the following figure If the license management software resides on a different machine you must specify where this installation can obtain its licensing information See the following sections Obtaining a License from a Server or Servers and Obtaining a Locked License from an Individual License File Note The Info button displays the available license features and floating optional modules Client Machine If you are installing the product software on a license client machine that does not have FLEX m installed the Specify License Servers table initially appears blank To enable this installation to obtain floating licenses from a remote server you must define the server that is distributing the licenses See Obtaining a License from a Server or Servers If this installation is to read a license file for locked licenses you must specify the full path
117. nt of disk space that is required to install the selected components 6 Click Next after you have selected your components A message asks you if you want PTC Setup to create the installation directory 7 Click OK You see the Specify License Servers dialog box Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 5 Specifying the Location of the License Server or File The PTC Setup installation utility can access your license information if it is on a remote license server or on a local machine Your next task is to tell PTC Setup the locations of the license servers or license files that you want this installation of your product software to read If you attempt to access your license information from a machine that does not have the minimum version of FLEX m required an error message tells you to update your license management software Consult the Release Notes that accompany your order for the most recent information on which version of FLEX m meets your installation requirements Note Pro ENGINEER 2000 used FLEX m 5 12 as its license management software Update your license management software unless you intend to use the license server only for previous versions of Pro ENGINEER Server Machine If the license management software resides on the same machine on which you are installing the product software and you have used the default communications port for the license server machine you do not have to tell this installation where to
118. nt to your working directory The executable is in the following directory lt loadpoint gt lt machine_type gt obj 5 To compile the font enter the following command for each font file you modify compile font fontfilename src fontfilename fnt Note If you modify the ASCII font definitions it alters the appearance of the default font in every Pro ENGINEER module How to Create a User Defined Font File 1 Define a new font in a file with the extension src Store the new font in your working directory 2 Create an index file that includes the new font file Make sure the index file contains fonts with unique codesets 3 Copy the compile font command to your working area If you are working on a UNIX machine copy the executable compile font from lt loadpoint gt lt machine type gt obj into your working directory Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 4 Enter the following command for each font file you create compile font fontfilename src fontfilename fnt 5 Recompile user defined fonts whenever you install a new major release of Pro ENGINEER You can include user defined fonts as default or auxiliary fonts in drawings How to Store a New Font 1 Store the updated index file with the src and fnt files in your local directory if the new font is for your personal use 2 To make a new font available to all users reference the font in the index and store the index and source files in the directory
119. nternet Service Manager dialog box double click the server name on the line where www appears under the Service option The WWW Service Properties dialog box opens Select the Directories tab from the WWW Service Properties dialog box Change the value of Default Documentation from Default htm to index html and select the Enable Default Document and Directory Browsing Allowed check boxes Change the location of the document root directory by double clicking the InetPub wwwwroot listing In the Directory Properties dialog box change the directory from InetPub wwwroot to InetPub home and click OK Choose Add from the WWW Service Properties dialog box A new Directory Properties dialog box opens Select the Virtual Directory and Execute check boxes and enter cgi bin for the Alias and lt path gt InetPub cgi bin for the Directory Click OK Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 13 Click Apply in the WWW Service Properties dialog box 14 Click OK 15 If necessary install plug ins for your Web browser to allow viewing of CGM and VRML files Configuring a Netscape Server The following sections describe how to configure the Netscape Enterprise and FastTrack Servers on UNIX and Windows NT UNIX and Windows NT During installation of the Netscape server take note of the server username and password as well as the communications port number assigned to the Admin server This information is needed
120. obtain its licensing data PTC Setup detects the hostname of the server machine and populates the Specify License Servers table see the following figure If the license management software resides on a different machine you must specify where this installation can obtain its licensing information See the following sections Obtaining a License from a Server or Servers and Obtaining a Locked License from an Individual License File Note The Info button displays the available features and floating optional modules 4 6 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Specify License Servers Please indicate all license servers that you wish to use with this installation of Pro ENGINEER Single Server 7766 Aberdeer Addi Edit Delete Kii j gt j Info Herp a Client Machine If you are installing the product software on a license client machine that does not have FLEX m installed the Specify License Servers table initially appears blank To enable this installation to obtain floating licenses from a remote server you must define the servers that is distributing the licenses See Obtaining a License from a Server or Servers If this installation is to read a license file for locked licenses you must specify the full path to and the name of the license file See Obtaining a Locked License from an Individual License File on page 4 9 Note You cannot run the product software without checking out a license Th
121. oe2001 appmer2001 Quick Start Installation 2 5 Installing License Management Software This chapter explains how to start the installation utility and how to install your license management software so that you can control usage of licenses for PTC software products PTC uses FLEX m from GLOBEtrotter Software Inc as its license management software Unless an uncounted node locked license is used you must install FLEX m before you install your PTC product software FLEX m license management software is included on your CD ROM For the latest information about which version of FLEX m is appropriate for your installation see the Release Notes that are included with your shipment Topic Page Before You Proceed ariari eee a aa e Ea 3 2 Separating Multiple Licenses cccccceessseceeesenneeeeceeeseeeecessnaaees 3 2 Finding the PTC Host ID secsi ra a ra 3 2 Windows Requirements cccscccccesssssececcsssseceeeessssesecessaaeeeeeseenaes 3 3 UNIX Requirements aeieeiaii e aeai eisiea 3 4 Starting PLC Sefes E N ENN 3 4 Installing License Management Software ccccccccssesseeeeeseneeeees 3 5 Supplying Your License Information cccccccscccessseneceesseseeeeees 3 9 Importing Your License File ccccessssecceseseeceeeeseseeeeeesessnaaees 3 10 Entering Your License File Information Manually 0 c 3 13 Before You Proceed Before you begin perform the following steps e Check the REA
122. on finding Installation API toolkits Application Manager configuring defining components license management software ModelCHECK Pro ENGINEER Pro MECHANICA Pro NC GPOST quick start TCP IP on Windows systems using ptcsetup Vericut for Pro ENGINEER Interface tools installing Language setting environment variable Libraries installing installing Electrical Symbol installing Graphic Library installing Piping and Heating Symbol License codes updating License file importing license dat restriction specifying location License management software installing License Pack requesting Index 2 8 2 B 11 B 10 B 10 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 2 4 15 4 2 3 5 4 2 5 2 4 5 2 1 3 4 3 8 4 5 4 5 5 4 1 7 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 7 3 3 10 7 3 3 9 4 6 3 5 1 3 License recovery License server specifying location License types commercial educational evaluation node locked license dat Licenses floating invalid validating License to run Lmgrd daemon program running as nonprivileged user Lmtools utility ModelCHECK installing Models backing up Modifying Pro ENGINEER Network connection troubleshooting Node locked licenses O Online information customer service FLEX m manual Hardware Configuration Notes Software Configuration Notes P Packing Slip Path X Term path Plotters Pro ENGINEER configuring X Windows A 6 A 2 A 2 A 2 A 3 B 4 4 5 6 5 A 5 A 2 C 2
123. onal input choose OK You return to the Create and Configure Commands window The table is populated with the command names and products 3 Click Next You see the Optional Configuration Steps window The steps which are optional vary for Windows and UNIX systems Configuring a Windows Installation The following input is optional when you configure your installation on Windows systems You can e Configure Pro MECHANICA as an Object Linking and Embedding OLE server e Create Windows shortcuts to start Pro MECHANICA Installing ProsMECHANICA and ICEM Interactive 5 9 Configure your Remote Batch Server Specify the full path to your Help installation directory specifying the loadpoint and installing the Help files are necessary steps to enable the users of client machines to view online Help Specify the location of your Web browser executable file For step by step instructions see Configuring a Windows Installation in the previous chapter Configuring Context Sensitive Help Pro MECHANICA context sensitive Help is integrated with Pro ENGINEER Help To install the HTML files you must select PTC Help from the product selection window and proceed with the installation steps When you install Pro MECHANICA you must specify the location of your Help installation directory and specify the location of your Web browser executable file Configuring a UNIX Installation The following input is optional when you configure your inst
124. ory and set an alias of your choice For example if you configure a Web server named Titan to distribute opt ptc ptchelp2001 with the alias help then enter the following address in the Help path field http titan help in the Help Location window Installing PTC Help and Reference Information 8 5 Accessing the Reference Documentation You can view the Pro ENGINEER online books directly from the Pro ENGINEER Reference Documentation CD ROM on your local network or on a Web server Note Unlike the context sensitive Help files you cannot install the reference documentation in the Pro ENGINEER installation directory You can install the files in a common master Help directory for example opt ptc ptchelp2001 or ina separate directory In either case your must specify your Web browser during Pro ENGINEER installation For each product Reference Documentation CD ROM you must configure installation so that the path to the HTML content is defined during installation or during reconfiguration using ptcsetup To use the Help system to view the reference documentation install and start a local version of Netscape Navigator 4 06 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or later Use the Web browser to point to the files To view the reference documentation directly from the CD ROM browse to lt loadpoint or _cdrom gt html usascii products htm for example C ptc prohelp 22 html1 usascii products htm Note Help information d
125. our license management and product software has been installed start Pro ENGINEER Windows Execute Pro ENGINEER using the shortcut defined in the ProENGINEER program group by double clicking on the associated icon for example proe2001 UNIX From a UNIX prompt navigate to the Pro ENGINEER installation directory and execute the command name that you defined during the installation process For example opt ptc proe2001 bin proe2001 Removing Pro ENGINEER Windows Only You can remove your Pro ENGINEER software application through the Control Panel on Windows systems only How to Remove Pro ENGINEER from Your Computer To remove Pro ENGINEER after it has been installed using PTC Setup follow these steps 1 2 From the Start task bar click Settings gt Control Panel Double click the Add Remove Programs icon to select it The Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box opens Click the Install Uninstall tabbed page In the program application list highlight the specific release of Pro ENGINEER you want to remove Click Add Remove You see the PTC Uninstall dialog box Click Uninstall or Cancel to escape You are presented with a series of confirmation statements asking permission to remove files Click Uninstall to proceed Upon completion Pro ENGINEER is removed Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 19 Installing Pro MECHANICA and ICEM Interactive This chapter explains how to install Pro MECHANICA a
126. pplications Typical and complete installation procedures do not require additional user input Customizing the Installation A custom installation enables you to choose which applications and optional modules you want to install By default Pro ENGINEER is installed on your local hard drive From the application pull down list you can further specify that The application is to be installed on the local hard drive The entire feature is to be installed on the local hard drive The feature is to be installed when required The entire feature is to be unavailable Choose the modules you want to install Pro ENGINEER default Keeping this component installs the files necessary to run Pro ENGINEER Release 2001 Options To install a component expand the Options List and select the software components The following components are Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 17 available Design Animation ModelCHECK Pro Plastic Advisor Pro NC GPOST and VERICUT for Pro ENGINEER API Toolkits To install a component expand the API Application Program Interface Toolkit list and select the software The following features are available Pro J Link Pro Web Link and Pro TOOLKIT Interfaces Selecting this component allows you to install Pro INTERFACE for CADDS 5 Pro INTERFACE for CATIA and Pro CDT Note Click Disk Cost to review your current selections and to verify that you have enough disk space Reset r
127. propriate dialog box Modify the information as needed When you are satisfied that your choices are correct click Yes in the Install files dialog box to begin installation Further configuration is required to access the Install library files See the Pro ENGINEER Introduction to the Libraries manual which is available as a PDF file on the documentation CD ROM Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Installing Pro Web Publish With Pro Web Publish you can export assemblies process assemblies and manufacturing processes to a directory that is visible in a Web browser Installation of Pro Web Publish involves two procedures 1 Configuration of your existing Web server The procedures differ depending on what kind of Web server you have Apache Web Server UNIX Microsoft Internet Information Server Windows NT Microsoft Peer Web Services Windows NT Netscape Enterprise and FastTrack servers UNIX and Windows NT 2 Installation of Pro Web Publish as a user with write permission to the Web server Locate the configuration procedure for your Web server in the following sections and after configuration install Pro Web Publish Note For all configuration procedures in this section the variable lt path gt represents the full path to the installation directory for your Web server Note Pro Web Link requires Netscape Navigator or Communicator 4 0 or later Do not use Netscape 3 0 Confi
128. r For users of earlier versions of the Operating System there is an Open 3D ECO available from Compaq Call your local Compaq customer support hotline The ECO is available for systems with the following requirements e An Alpha workstation with a PCI bus based graphics adapter e Compagq s Digital UNIX 4 0B with Open 3D 4 5 or 4 6 Or e Compagq s Digital UNIX 4 0D with Open 3D 4 6 or 4 7 4 0D users are urged to just upgrade to the latest Open3D kit and skip the ECO This ECO is not compatible with e Compagq s Digital UNIX 4 0A or C For users running either of these machines Compaq recommends upgrading to UNIX 4 0D and Open 3D 4 8 e Older DEC 3000 workstations with TurboChannel bus based graphics adapters There is no fix for these machines To avoid the potential fatal crash Pro ENGINEER Release 20 and higher performs a runtime check for any of the aforementioned configurations If found use of overlay planes is enabled if the overlay window manager is set up correctly as described in the next section If not found overlay plane usage is disabled even if the window manager is configured as per instructions below and a performance penalty is seen due to an increased number of window repaint operations B 6 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Overlay Planes Machines from Compaq Computer Corporation require a graphics adapter with at least four overlay planes If your graphics adapter has four or fewer ove
129. r PTC Products PTC provides documentation in the following forms e Online context sensitive Help e Printed books e HTML books e PDF books When your PTC software has been installed you can right click on any menu or dialog box to get Help You can also choose a command from the Help menu All books are available in HTML and PDF formats on the documentation CD ROM You can view HTML books with your Internet browser To view and print PDF books you must have the Acrobat Reader installed PTC welcomes your suggestions and comments on its documentation You can send feedback in the following ways e Send comments electronically to doc webhelp ptc com xii Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide e Fill out and mail the PTC Documentation Survey located at the end of the PTC Customer Service Guide PTC Documentation Conventions PTC documentation uses the following conventions Bold Menu paths dialog box options Click File gt Save buttons and other selectable Assignee check box elements from the user Click OK interface Courier User input system messages Processing directories and file names completed Courier with less Variables for which the user output lt LOADPOINT gt than and greater substitutes an appropriate than symbols value lt gt xiii Overview This chapter describes your distribution materials and the installation utility PTC Setup for Pro ENGINEER 2001 The
130. r workstation and have a good understanding of your operating system Topic Page How to Use This Guides eeen iaa e e tE KE a Rn arai xii Related Documentation sssssssesesssssssssssssseesssressseetsseesssessseessseesssresso xii Resources and Services cccssccesscccessseeceeeeeeeenaeeceeseceeeaaeceeeeeeeenaneeees xii Documentation for PTC Products ccccceccccesssseceeseeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeaneeees xii PTC Documentation Conventions ssssssssessseeesseesssessssresersseeesserese xiii Xi How to Use This Guide This guide supplements the online instructions that are provided when you install Pro ENGINEER and other PTC products such as the PTC Application Manager To aid you in the installation process complete step by step procedures are provided here Postinstallation instructions and reference information are also given Related Documentation The following document may be helpful as you use the Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide e FLEXIm End Users Guide which discusses the third party license management software that is used to distribute Pro ENGINEER licenses Available online at http www globetrotter com manual htm Resources and Services For resources and services to help you with PTC Parametric Technology Corporation software products see the PTC Customer Service Guide It includes instructions for using the World Wide Web or fax transmissions for customer support Documentation fo
131. rc by defining the graphic representation Exporting Special Symbols to IGES Special symbols and their corresponding ASCII characters map to the IGES font table 1001 Only two symbols Total Runout and the Least System Administration Information B 19 Material Condition do not map to the 1001 table They are supported by the 1003 font table The configuration file option use_iges_ font_1003 determines which IGES font table outputs data to IGES When you assign an ASCII character to a new symbol select a character from either the 1001 or 1003 font table Use 1001 or 1003 exclusively when you anticipate that a drawing will be exported in an IGES file Refer to your IGES documentation for more information on IGES font tables How to Edit Pro ENGINEER Fonts or Create New Fonts 1 Edit an existing or create a new src file which resides in lt loadpoint gt text lt language gt 2 Compile the font file by using the compile font command 3 Make the new font available locally or for all users How to Modify a Pro ENGINEER Font File 1 Copy the appropriate src font file into your working directory The src files reside in lt loadpoint gt text lt language gt 2 Modify the font file 3 From the lt loadpoint gt text lt language gt area copy the appropriate index file to your working directory 4 Copy the compile font command to your working area If you are working on a UNIX machine copy the executable compile fo
132. rlay planes you may need to configure your window manager to use two colors in the overlay planes for Compaq s Digital 4 0 without CDE or in the borders for Compaq s Digital UNIX 4 0 with CDE This leaves enough color resources for Pro ENGINEER In addition you should use an overlay window manager The following procedures describe how to set up different window managers to use overlays How to Set Up Overlays for Compaq s Digital UNIX 4 0 With Common Desktop Environment 1 Configure your workstation to use graphics overlay planes with Pro ENGINEER Release 20007 under the Common Desktop Environment CDE To make the change for an individual user 2 3 Edit the user s HOME Xdefaults file Add or change the following entries Dtsession wmStartupCommand usr dt bin dtwm_overlay Overlay If you have a graphics card with only 4 overlay planes you need to also set Dtwm 0 overlayColorUse B W The PowerStorm 4D60T graphichs card has more than 4 overlay planes Save the file Log off and on again The overlay window manager is now enabled for the user account to which these changes were made To make the change global for all users of the workstation 1 2 3 Become a root user Create the directory etc dt app defaults C Copy usr dt app defaults C Dtsession to etc dt app defaults C System Administration Information B 7 B 8 4 Edit the etc dt app defaults C Dtsession file and remove the e
133. rm Remote Mounting Command Compaq s Digital mount o ro hard lt node gt lt cdmount gt cdrom UNIX HP etc mount o ro hard lt node gt lt cdmount gt edrom IBM RS 6000 usr sbin mount o ro hard lt node gt lt cdmount gt edrom SGI mount o ro hard lt node gt lt cdmount gt cdrom SUN mount o ro hard lt node gt lt cdmount gt cdrom a If you experience problems using PTC Setup from a remote mounted CD ROM you can try remounting the remote CD ROM using the command mount o ro hard vers 2 lt node gt lt cdmount gt cdrom for Compagq s Digital UNIX SGI and Sun systems or the command asr sbin mount o ro hard vers 2 lt node gt lt cdmount gt ecdrom for IBM RS 6000 machines System Administration Information B 27 Troubleshooting Tips This appendix documents common problems that users have when they install PTC software and FLEX m license management software This appendix also provides general debugging techniques and cites other sources of information Topic Page General Debugging Hints ccccccccccessssnscecceesseececeesesseeeeeeeesenaaeess C 2 Online Information 00 0 0 cccccccccessssccecesesssececesssseseeeceseseeaeeceesseeaaeeens C 2 Troubleshooting List cccccccsscessssssseceesessneeeeecseaaecesesseaeeeeenseneas C 2 C 1 General Debugging Hints The log file ptclmgrd 1og records license server activities and can be found in ptc flexlm licensing ptclmgrd This file h
134. ro LIBRARYACCESS Pro MESH Pro Model View Pro MOLDESIGN Pro NC ADVANCED Pro NC CHECK Pro NC MILL Pro NCPOST Pro NC SHEETMETAL Pro NC TURN Pro NC WEDM Pro NC Wire EDM Pro NETWORK ANIMATOR Pro NOTEBOOK Pro PDM Pro PHOTORENDER Pro PHOTORENDER TEXTURE LIBRARY Pro PIPING Pro PLASTIC ADVISOR Pro PLOT Pro POWER DESIGN Pro PROCESS Pro REPORT Pro REVIEW Pro SCAN TOOLS Pro SHEETMETAL Pro SURFACE Pro VERIFY Pro Web Link Pro Web Publish Pro WELDING Product Structure Navigator PTC i Series Shaping Innovation Shrinkwrap The Product Development Company Virtual Design Environment Windchill e Catalog Windchill e Series Windchill ProjectLink CV Computervision logo DIVISION logo and ICEM logo Third Party Trademarks Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Java and all Java based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc Adobe is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Metaphase is a registered trademark of Metaphase Technology Inc Baan is a registered trademark of Baan Company Unigraphics is a registered trademark of EDS Corp I DEAS is a registered trademark of SDRC SolidWorks is a registered trademark of Solidworks Corp Matrix One is a trademark of Matrix One Software SHERPA is a registered trademark of Inso Corp AutoCAD is a registered trademark of Autodesk Inc CADAM and CATIA are registered trademark
135. rver machine and the client machine This situation most commonly occurs when a client machine crashes or hangs or when the network connection between the license server and the license client is interrupted You are allowed to use the ptcflush utility once every 10 minutes The syntax is as follows ptcflush feature_name hostname port handle Execute the ptcstatus command to list the lt feature host port handle gt information and copy and paste this listing at the command prompt to run ptcflush To flush a license in use for example type ptcflush PROE 2 titan 7788 101 using the feature name and not the user defined name if you assigned an alias Note On UNIX systems you can use root privileges to flush user licenses however it needs to be done individually You cannot flush multiple licenses simultaneously License Management Software A 5 Benefits of Using FLEX m Using FLEX m to control usage of licenses offers the following key advantages Single Server Solution FLEX m can manage PTC software and other vendor applications without conflict Note that the PTC license file cannot be combined with the license files of other vendors Immediate License Recovery If there is a premature exit of the license software for example the system shuts down the FLEX m license server automatically reclaims the PTC license Increased Flexibility System administrators can reserve or deny licenses based on user name ho
136. ry and special symbols myfont ndx new customized ndx file custom new custom primary font codeset 0 latin 1 system extended ASCII font codeset 2 symbols new special symbols font codeset 4 This font index file references the new customized special symbols font only It uses the system default primary font myfont2 ndx new customized ndx file ascii system default primary font codeset 0 latin _1 system extended ASCII font codeset 2 symbols new special symbols font codeset 4 You can use the new font in the following ways For personal use of the new font leave the src fnt and ndx files in your local directory Then reference the new font index file name in the detail setup file as an auxiliary font aux _font myfont In this command is the auxiliary font number 1 to 8 To use the font as a global auxiliary font place the src and ndx files in the lt loadpoint gt text lt language gt directory Then put the compiled fnt files in the directory lt loadpoint gt lt machine_type gt text lt language gt mv custom src symbols srce myfont ndx usr pro text usascii mv custom fnt symbols fnt usr pro sgi text usascii To set the new font as the system default rename the primary source and compiled font codeset of 0 files to ascii src and ascii fnt respectively The system font ndx file already references the ASCII font file and therefore does not need to be modified Locate
137. s a problem with license distribution Ptcstatus Command Output For pre release 2000 and later user defined names are displayed in ptcstatus command output Example 1 Ptcstatus command output with no user defined name Displaying status for license file License Feature Expire Date In Use Free Version PROE FOUNDATION 21 0 31 dec 1999 1 4 In example 2 pro_common is the user defined name given to the license with feature name PROE_FOUNDATION The actual feature name is displayed in the in use line Example 2 Ptcstatus command output with a user defined license name Displaying status for license file License Feature Expire Date In Use Free Version PRO_COMMON 21 0 31 dec 1999 1 4 In use smith PROE FOUNDATION prism 7788 102 prism System Administration Information B 5 Machine Specific Configuration The sections that follow describe machine configuration procedures so that you can take full advantage of Pro ENGINEER features Compaq Computer Corporation For best performance configure machines running Compaq s Digital UNIX to run the overlay plane enabled window manager For some versions of Compaq s Digital UNIX there is a potential for a fatal X Server crash that can be triggered unexpectedly by some specific Pro ENGINEER functionality Compaq recommends users of Pro ENGINEER Release 2000 install or upgrade to Compaq s Digital UNIX V4 0D and Open 3D 4 8 or later The crash has been fixed in these versions and late
138. s of Dassault Systems Helix is a trademark of Microcadam Inc IRIX is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc PDGS is a registered trademark of Ford Motor Company SAP and R 3 are registered trademarks of SAP AG Germany FLEX m is a registered trademark of GLOBEtrotter Software Inc Rational Rose 2000E is copyrighted software of Rational Software Corporation RetrievalWare is copyrighted software of Excalibur Technologies Corporation VisualCaf is copyrighted software of WebGain Inc VisTools library is copyrighted software of Visual Kinematics Inc VKI containing confidential trade secret information belonging to VKI HOOPS graphics system is a proprietary software product of and is copyrighted by Tech Soft America Inc All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND This document and the software described herein are Commercial Computer Documentation and Software pursuant to FAR 12 212 a b or DFARS 227 7202 1 a and 227 7202 3 a and are provided to the Government under a limited commercial license only For procurements predating the above clauses use duplication or disclosure by the Government is subject to the restrictions set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software Clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at FAR 52 227 19 as applicabl
139. s of your own For Pro ENGINEER all libraries except the Electrical Symbol the Piping and Heating Symbol and graphic libraries must be installed under the Pro ENGINEER installation directory The following subdirectories are automatically created in this common installation directory for each of the following libraries e Objlib Basic Library e Connlib Connector Library e Fittinglib Pipe Fitting Library e Hmflib Human Factors Library e Mfglib Tooling Library e Moldlib Moldbase Library Note The Graphic Library must be installed in the Pro ENGINEER installation directory The Electrical Symbol Library and the Piping and Heating Symbol Library must be installed into a directory called library _syms in the symbols directory of your Pro ENGINEER installation directory If you are updating your installation make sure that the installation directory you have chosen does not contain any models that you want to save During an update installation any library files you enter in the installation directory are deleted and replaced with the current version of the library you install You might want to back up your existing library installation before updating it For further information see the Pro ENGINEER Introduction to the Libraries which is available as a PDF file on the documentation CD ROM Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish 6 5 How to Install Libraries 6 6 1 After starting PTC Setup with
140. s well as for individual users Overlay Planes Systems from Silicon Graphics should be equipped with a graphics adapter with at least four overlay planes and the 4DWM windowing environment should be used To avoid unnecessary damage to the underlying graphics windows Pro ENGINEER uses the overlays for Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide the user interface SGI systems with four or more overlay planes can support the user interface in the overlay Sun Microsystems Inc This section discusses machine configuration changes that may be necessary to Sun Microsystems machines For complete details visit http www sun com technical computing isv ptcfag html Overlay Planes A Creator3D or Elite3D graphics adapter is required for the use of overlay planes In addition the overlay visual should be the default visual Use the command ffbconfig propt to determine if overlay is the default visual If overlay is not your default visual you need to set overlay visual as the default visual How to Set Overlay Visual as the Default Visual 1 In acommand window log in as root on the machine to be set 2 Enter the command ffbconfig defoverlay true 3 Log out as root from the command terminal and restart the session manager Pro ENGINEER in X Windows The following sections provide information on using Pro ENGINEER in a UNIX X Windows environment Display Devices Supported Pro ENGINEER operates in an
141. server machines be at the same geographical site For further information on redundant license servers refer to the FLEXIm End Users Guide Chapter 5 Selecting Server Nodes at http www globetrotter com manual htm Note Do not specify the hostname of the client nodes only the license server that controls usage of the licenses You can use the Specify License Server dialog box several times to configure the client machines to access multiple servers or license files across your network Click OK to add the server and communications port information to the Specify License Servers table for example Single Server 7788 aberdeen Click Next to open the Create and Configure Commands dialog box See the section Creating Startup Commands Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Obtaining a Locked License from an Individual License File To obtain a locked license from an individual license file 1 Click Add in the Specify License Server dialog box The Specify License Server dialog box opens 2 To obtain your license from a specific license file that can exist on your local machine or on the network choose the Locked license file no server running option see previous dialog box 3 Specify the full path to your license file on your local or NFS mounted disk for example C Program Files flex2001 license dat or Click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select the correct license file
142. sing recognizes the bundled software as a single licensed entity Glossary 5 Pro ENGINEER A 3 D mechanical design automation suite Pro ENGINEER provides associative and interoperable product design and an engineering modeling system Pro J Link A Java based toolkit Pro J Link allows developers to create Java applications that access a Pro ENGINEER session Pro Plastic Advisor Pro Plastic Advisor simulates mold filling for injection molded plastic parts and provides designers with immediate easy access to reliable manufacturing feedback and advice Pro TOOLKIT An API Pro Toolkit enables customers and third parties to add functionality to Pro ENGINEER using the C programming language Pro Web Link An API Pro Web Link extends the capabilities of the Netscape browser so it can communicate with Pro ENGINEER PTC Application Manager A utility that appears as a toolbar that enables the user to start and close other applications during a Pro ENGINEER session PTC Setup A graphical installation utility that uses common menus dialog boxes and screen icons to help customers install PTC product applications PTC Setup Help Online user installaiton instructions displayed in a Web browser PTC daemon The PTC vendor daemon ptc_d runs on the license server and works with the FLEX m daemon It manages license usage by reading the PTC license file The PTC daemon also contains the authentication information for PTC li
143. specify the file This file which is usually called mime typ on Windows and mime types on UNIX platforms is located in the configuration directory of the Web server PTC Setup adds the following lines to this file image cgm cgm x world x vrml wrl vrml c Document Root Directory Enter the location of the directory where your HTML files are stored on your Web server Or click the folder icon browse and specify the directory This is the directory from which your Web server reads documents when they are referenced as http lt server gt This directory was specified during configuration of your Web server Installing the PTC Application Manager and Pro Web Publish 6 13 7 Click Next The Installation Progress window opens 8 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information Click Install to begin installation Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup 9 Click OK During installation you can click Exit at any time PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions Upon completion the Installation Progress window tells you that the installation was successful Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Updating and Modifying an Installation This chapter explains how to update or modify PTC software that has been installed onto your system The procedures in
144. stname display name or IP address For more information refer to Chapter 5 The Options File in the FLEXIm End Users Guide at http www globetrotter com manual htm Centralized License Storage PTC customers can store all PTC licenses for all PTC products in a single file for each license server Multiple Licenses for a Single Command One command can be used to execute multiple licenses of PTC software based on availability Additional Information The FLEX m end user manual is located on the GLOBEtrotter Software Inc Web site at http www globetrotter com Answers to FLEX m frequently asked questions can be found at http www globetrotter com fag htm A 6 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide System Administration Information This appendix describes general system administration information including system management utilities and machine configuration settings Topic Page Temporary Directories ccccceeessessncecceccececeeeeseeeseessensensecsececeeeeees B 2 System Management Utilities c cc cccccsceccecesesseeeeeeeenteeeeeeesesaees B 2 Ptestatus Command Output cccccccccccccssssececcssesseceeccsssseeeeesseaees B 5 Machine Specific Configuration cccccccsssccecssssssececcsssseeeeesssaaees B 6 Graphics Configuration cccccccccssseceeesseneeeeccseneaeeecesseaeeeeesseaeas B 15 Pro ENGINEER Fonts ccccccccessccessscecceseecesencecesaeeceeeaeecesaee
145. t and asks you if you want to create it 7 Click OK PTC Setup creates the FLEX m installation directory You see the PTC License Management dialog box Note To proceed you need the licensing information supplied in your PTC License Pack Although you can either import your license information or type the information it is highly recommended that you import your license file to save time and promote efficiency If you have not obtained your PTC License Pack see Receiving Your License Pack Online on page 1 3 for specific instructions In general if you received your shipment as a software maintenance release you can obtain an online copy of your license codes from the PTC Web site or via electronic mail Via the Internet connect to http www ptc com olm and click Maintenance Release License Packs Software Confirmation Worksheet Complete the form Via e mail contact PTC at lmcodes ptc com In the subject line provide release information Site Number Maintenance Shipment Number Your license codes will be sent to you 8 Click Next You see the PTC License Management dialog box Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Supplying Your License Information You can use one of the following three methods to supply the license information that is specific to your site or individual workstation e Import the license information from disk RECOMMENDED e Manually enter the license information using a text editor
146. t to advance to the Installation Progress window See the Completing the FLEX m Installation section Supplying Optional Configurations 3 10 On Windows systems only you can create shortcuts for each application See Creating Shortcuts Windows Only on page 1 7 On Windows and UNIX systems you can configure the FLEX m license server Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide FLEXIm configuration options Select the checkbox to have the Lmrgd FLEXIm server be restarted on reboot For information on Custom Imgrd arguments see the FLEXIm user documentaion T Start license server on reboot Custom Lmgrd Arguments Unix Only The FLEXIm server process can be be run under an alternate user id Server process owner Help _Exit In the FLEX m configuration options you can choose to start the license server on reboot customize Imgrd arguments and run the FLEX m server process under an alternate user ID 1 To start the license server on reboot check the appropriate box Alternative methods to start the license server include executing the ptcstartserver command and choosing Start in Control Panel gt Services gt FLEXIm server for PTC on Windows systems 2 To customize lmgrd arguments enter the Custom Lmgrd Arguments in the text box For example you can disable the FLEX m 1mdown or lmremove commands to prevent a user from shutting down the license server x lmdown lmremove 3 UN
147. t Software and Importing Your License File sections Note PTC recommends that the Triad license server machines be at the same geographical site Refer to the FLEXIm End Users Guide Chapter 5 Selecting Server Nodes http www globetrotter com manual htm for further details Verifying License Server Activity Before configuring your product software verify that PTC Setup has started the FLEX m license server by running the ptcstatus command on the license server machine PTC Setup installed the ptcstatus command in the bin directory of the FLEX m installation directory for example on Windows NT c ptc flexlm bin ptcstatus For Triad installations two of the three partner machines must be configured before the information is displayed in the ptcstatus output To run the FLEX m server you must have Windows NT administrator or UNIX user privileges Windows NT and 98 95 users must run Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide ptcstatus from the MS DOS command prompt For additional information see Ptcstatus Command Output on page B 5 Output from the ptcstatus utility displays the feature name for example PROE_38265 a user defined name or alias if one was supplied the number of licenses in use the number of available licenses and any restrictions for example the license is locked to a particular machine Note FLEX m status commands are useful but not recommended These utilities such as 1mstat might not
148. t of your hardware vendor Note Pro ENGINEER does not support any HPIB interfacing Loading and Mounting the CD ROM on UNIX Most UNIX systems mount the CD ROM after it is loaded into the CD ROM drive For users whose machines do not mount automatically the following instructions explain how to load and mount the CD ROM locally and remotely Note Sun Solaris 2 x has automatic CD mounting For information specific to how PTC products run on Sun Microsystems hardware visit http www sun com technical_computing isv ptcfag html This site also discusses how to edit the config pro file to adjust Pro ENGINEER fonts Determining the SCSI ID of the CD ROM Drive You specify the SCSI identification number of your CD ROM drive when you mount the CD ROM file system to your UNIX workstation System Administration Information B 23 If you already know the SCSI ID of your CD ROM drive proceed to the next step How to Load and Mount the CD ROM Locally For external CD ROM drives the SCSI ID can be found on the back of your CD ROM drive Look for a single digit switch The displayed number is the SCSI ID number For internal CD ROM drives use the following table to find the command or commands you need to enter to determine the SCSI ID of the CD ROM drive the bold is the ID Commands Used to Find the SCSI ID of the CD Device Platform Command and Output SCSI ID Compaq s grep RRD var adm messages tail 1 5 Digital UNIX
149. tch jobs to be issued to this machine You start the Remote Batch Server after the installation process by running the rbm_startup script Supply the following information to configure the rom startup script e The Pro ENGINEER startup command that is used to run remote batch jobs for example proe22 e The maximum number of Pro ENGINEER sessions to be started on this machine for processing jobs e The frequency of communication in seconds between Pro ENGINEER and the Remote Batch Server e The RPC communications port number that is used to communicate with machines that are using this installation as a Remote Batch server e The directory in which Pro ENGINEER runs when processing batch jobs Specifying the Location of Your Help Information Note Identifying the location of your Help files is not necessary if you installed the Pro ENGINEER Help files within the product installation directory Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 13 By choosing PTC Help in the Introductory window you can install the Pro ENGINEER Help files in a location other than the Pro ENGINEER installation directory In the Help Location window specify the directory that contains or will contain your product Help files This option lets you specify a common master Help directory such as opt ptc ptchelp2001 Note This procedure identifies the location of the HTML files It does not install the context sensitive Help or the online manuals In order for th
150. ter 4 Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER Modifying Pro ENGINEER No new license information is required when you modify an installation You can create new startup commands and reconfigure any existing software components If you are modifying an existing installation of Pro ENGINEER you can start PTC Setup by using the ptcsetup command located in the bin directory of your installation directory C Program Files proe2001 bin You can also rerun the PTC Setup installation utility from the CD ROM and make modifications Obtaining A New License Pack 7 2 If you are installing a new release of Pro ENGINEER you must update your license management software before you install your new product software It is highly recommended that you obtain an electronic copy of your new PTC License Pack Using PTC Setup you can quickly and easily import either the new license file or append the existing license file with your new license codes For information on how to obtain your License Pack online see Receiving Your License Pack Online on page 1 3 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Updating License Codes You update FLEX m license management software with your new license file when updating your PTC software Note If the license server also has Pro ENGINEER installed the installed ptcsetup utility can be used to update licensing information Perform the following steps 1 Start the PTC Setup installation ut
151. the lt path gt docs home directory and that the URL prefix and path to the lt path gt docs cgi bin directory are correct Click On Off from the System Setup list to restart the server After the server has restarted select the link to access the server as a client machine The contents of the home directory should appear Select the link to the Web publication The publication begins loading in the Web browser Add the following entry to the mimes types file image cgm exts cgm The file is located in the directory lt path gt Server https lt servername gt config where lt servername gt is the name of the Web server machine If necessary install plug ins into your Web browser for viewing CGM and VRML files How to Install Pro Web Publish 1 Choose Pro Web Publish from the list of available software components on the main PTC Setup window Click Next You see the Define Installation Components dialog box Define the following parameters a Installation Directory new Keep the default installation directory PTC Setup creates the installation directory for you Or click the folder icon navigate the folder hierarchy and select a different installation directory For new installations the directory you enter must be new or empty b Platforms Keep the default hardware platform for example i486 nt Use this parameter to define the machine types that access the installation directory PTC Setup dete
152. the header and footer Another option is to delete the invalid license in the License File Editor window Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Help Fails To Start Symptom When you try to use Help the following error message appears usr lib dld sl Unresolved symbol fpsetmask code from netscpe_instal_dir usr lib dld sl Unresolved symbol fpsetmask code from dns helper Cause Pro ENGINEER is configured to use a local installation of Netscape Navigator however that installation of Netscape Navigator is not running Solution Either start a local installation of Netscape Navigator or reconfigure Pro ENGINEER so that the application does not use a local installation of Netscape Navigator FLEX m Fails to Start Triad Configurations Symptom License management software does not start after a Triad server is installed and configured Cause The following requirement has not been met two of the three partners of the Triad configuration must be running Quorum before licenses can be distributed Solution Go to a shell window or a command prompt UNIX and 98 95 and change into the lt FLEX1m_Installation_Directory gt bin Type in pcetstartserver For Windows NT systems open Control Panel gt Services and highlight FLEX m server for PTC Choose the Start button and then choose OK to complete the installation Troubleshooting Tips C 5 Glossary Application Program Interface API A set of stan
153. the new ascii src and ascii fnt files in the appropriate directories see the section above that describes how to use the font as a global auxiliary font Note that the system overrides the original ascii src and ascii fnt files unless you first rename them Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide The next time you start Pro ENGINEER it uses the new custom font as the system default font mv custom sre usr pro text usascii ascii sre mv custom fnt usr pro sgi text usascii ascii fnt General Plotter Information PTC supplies software that writes plot files in plotter format It is possible to specify a plot command in the config pro The physical connection however is the responsibility of the computer and plotter vendors since they are hardware and system software experts Depending on the hardware configuration the system software may require a different setup In general connection to the plotter is by RS232 cable with null modem configuration pins 2 and 3 reversed pin 7 ground If this is the connection the computer and plotter communicate using xon and xoff It is usually necessary on UNIX to establish an entry in etc printcap to let UNIX know the characteristics of the connection A typical printcap entry is as follows hp7585 plotter hp lp dev ttyb sd usr spool 1lpd br 9600 Sf pl 0 pw 0 mx 0 sh 1lf usr adm lpd errs If you have difficulty in setup contact the customer support departmen
154. the next section Supplying Optional Input Fields 5 8 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide 7 Click OK You return to the Create and Configure Commands window The table is populated with the command name and type 8 Click Next The Optional Configuration Steps window opens These optional steps vary for Windows and UNIX systems See either Configuring a Windows Installation or Configuring a UNIX Installation Supplying Optional Input Fields The following input is optional 1 Define Pro MECHANICA command information in the Command Configuration dialog box Locate Other Installation Directories Optional Directory paths are required only if you run PTC Application Manager Pro INTRALINK and Pro PDM on this license client machine in conjunction with Pro MECHANICA If none of these optional modules are attached to the command you assigned to start Pro MECHANICA you can leave the lines blank or configure them later by rerunning PTC Setup If Pro PHOTORENDER has been purchased as an optional module enter the full path to the Graphic Library directory Optional Input If Pro NC POST has been purchased as an optional module complete the Pro NC POST Command field to configure a startup command Windows Only If you plan to make Pro MECHANICA a PTC Object Linking and Embedding OLE server and you want to use this command with the PTC OLE server choose the PTC OLE Server option 2 After you entered your opti
155. this chapter are for update and modification installations only Note e Because FLEX m license management software was implemented in Release 20 0 you can update Release 20 0 and later of Pro ENGINEER with Release 2001 e Each time you update your software to a newer release you must update your license file New license codes are not required if you are updating to a new build of Pro ENGINEER within the same release Topic Page Updating Pro ENGINEER cnut annala ii aen 7 2 Modifying Pro ENGINEER cccccsssccescessssecceeeeenaeeeceesaaeeeeenseaaes 7 2 Updating License Codes ccccccccecsessssecceeeeeseeeeeecseaaeeeecssesaeeeeeneenaes 7 3 Updating and Modifying Pro Web Publish ccccccessssceeeesneees 7 4 7 1 Updating Pro ENGINEER An update installation is needed only when you upgrade your PTC software to the next major release for example Release 2000 to Release 2001 or when you upgrade your current release with a later version In general update installations overwrite the files in your existing Pro ENGINEER installation directory with files from the most recent release Before updating an installation load and mount the software CD ROM and start the PTC Setup installation utility New license information is required when you upgrade to the next release To update the product software on remote servers node locked machines or license client machines repeat the steps outlined in Chap
156. to add the license file path information to the Specify License Servers dialog box 5 Click Next You see the Create and Configure Commands dialog box See the next section Creating Startup Commands Creating Startup Commands Now that you have identified where the client machine can locate the license information you must create or edit startup commands or command names to execute the licenses of your PTC software For new installations PTC Setup creates a default command name provided sufficient licensing information is available Command names are the script names that PTC Setup uses to enable you to start the software from your workstation These scripts maintain the relationship between licensing on the server and your client software command On Windows for example the default command name proe2001 results in the creation of a batch file and optionally a shortcut icon This icon is linked to the executable that starts Pro ENGINEER Note You can also assign a command name to Pro NC POST 1 Ifyou want to create your own commands click Add in the Create and Configure Commands dialog box The Command Configuration dialog box opens Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 9 To create a command name you must specify a unique name and attach or associate the licenses to that command name You can attach multiple licenses to a command name 2 Inthe Command Configuration dialog box enter the command name in the Command Na
157. trade secrets and proprietary information and is protected by the copyright laws of the United States and other countries UNAUTHORIZED USE OF SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION CAN RESULT IN CIVIL DAMAGES AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION Registered Trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation or a Subsidiary Advanced Surface Design CADDS CADDShade Computervision Computervision Services Electronic Product Definition EPD HARNESSDESIGN Info Engine InPart MEDUSA Optegra Parametric Technology Parametric Technology Corporation Pro ENGINEER Pro HELP Pro INTRALINK Pro MECHANICA Pro TOOLKIT PTC PT Products Windchill and the InPart logo Trademarks of Parametric Technology Corporation or a Subsidiary 3DPAINT Associative Topology Bus Behavioral Modeler BOMBOT CDRS CounterPart CV CVact CVaec CVdesign CV DORS CVMAC CVNC CVToolmaker DesignSuite DIMENSION III DIVISION DVS DVSAFEWORK EDE e ENGINEER Electrical Design Entry e Series Expert Machinist Expert Toolmaker Flexible Engineering ICEM Import Data Doctor Information for Innovation i Series ISSM MEDEA ModelCHECK NC Builder Nitidus PARTBOT PartSpeak Pro ANIMATE Pro ASSEMBLY Pro CABLING Pro CASTING Pro CDT Pro CMM Pro COMPOSITE Pro CONVERT Pro DATA for PDGS Pro DESIGNER Pro DESKTOP Pro DETAIL Pro DIAGRAM Pro DIEFACE Pro DRAW Pro ECAD Pro ENGINE Pro FEATURE Pro FEM POST Pro FLY THROUGH Pro HARNESS MFG Pro INTERFACE Pro LANGUAGE Pro LEGACY P
158. ur Help Information and Specifying Your Default Web Browser Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER 4 15 Completing the Pro ENGINEER Installation After you have configured the installation follow these steps 1 Click Next You see the Installation Progress window 2 Click Yes in the Install files dialog box to start the installation process If you click No you have three choices You can Go Back and review information b Click Install to begin installation c Click Exit respond to a confirmation prompt and close PTC Setup 3 Click OK During installation you can click Exit at any time PTC Setup copies files and sets file permissions During copying you may be prompted to insert another CD ROM Either insert the CD ROM or provide the path to the CD ROM Installing Pro ENGINEER on Windows 4 16 You can install Pro ENGINEER 2001 on Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 Intel only using the Windows Installer Service This Pro ENGINEER installation is certified under Microsoft s Certified for Windows Logo program All PTC products on the CD ROM are certified and supported by PTC for Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 You can also use the PTC Setup Wizard to install and configure the application on Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4 0 Intel The Windows Installer Service provides a quicker method of installation For greater flexibility you can reconfigure your installation using PTC Setup after the Windows Installer
159. ut icon to appear The icon can be displayed on the desktop in the Start menu or in Start gt Programs Desktop Creates the shortcut icon and adds it to your desktop Start menu Defines the location from which the application starts for example C users default Specify the full path or click the folder icon and use the directory browser to specify the directory Program folder default Creates command shortcuts PTC Setup adds them to the Start gt Programs You specify the name of the new folder NT Path Setting Preferences The Add to system path for all users default option makes the path setting available to all users on your system The Add to current user s path only option makes the path setting only available to the machine of the current user Administrator privileges are necessary to make these system changes Setting Foreign Language Defaults Overview Pro ENGINEER supports English French Italian German Spanish Chinese simplified and traditional Korean and Japanese characters with English as the default To run the installation utility and Pro ENGINEER in a language other than the default you must set your language environment variable LANG on your system before you start the installation process For Windows systems set LANG lt language gt 1 7 1 8 where lt language gt is the language specification for your platform Note On Windows 2000 and Windows NT systems you can also
160. validated How to Change the Inactivity Timeout Parameter You can set the parameter that determines how long the system allows a license to remain idle before it is reclaimed by the license server machine To change the default inactivity timeout parameter you must update the FLEX m option file ptc opt The default is 120 minutes The ptc opt file resides in lt ptc loadpoint gt flexlm licensing Edit the default parameter A 4 Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide TIMEOUTALL 7200 by changing 7200 seconds 120 minutes to another value represented in seconds The minimum value you can set is 20 minutes or 1200 seconds and the maximum value you can set is infinity To make infinity the default remove the TIMEOUTALL parameter from the ptc opt file If you set a minimum value to less than 20 minutes the system defaults to a minimum value of 20 minutes Suppressing the Regained Network License Dialog Box Beginning with Pro ENGINEER 2000i you can disable the Regained Network License dialog box using a config pro option In the config pro file set the suppress license loss dialog option to yes The default is no If you lose or regain your network license to run Pro ENGINEER a status message displays but no dialog box appears Using the Ptcflush Utility The ptcflush utility is necessary when a license client application shuts down in a way that does not break the TCP IP connection between the license se
161. wing e Search each product for relevant Help topics or scroll through the table of contents or the alphabetical index e Navigate between related topics e Print individual topics using your Web browser Pro ENGINEER Installation and Administration Guide Overview of Help Installation Using PTC Setup you can install the Pro ENGINEER Help files into either the product installation directory or elsewhere on your system When you install Pro ENGINEER you can install the context sensitive Help files into the product installation directory by default for example opt ptc proe2001 Those steps are listed in Chapter 4 Installing and Starting Pro ENGINEER You also can install the Pro ENGINEER Help files into a common Help directory that is compatible with the default Reference Documentation installation directory for example opt ptc ptchelp2001 Those steps are described in the next section Because the Reference Documentation is distributed on individual CD ROMs by product a common Help installation directory is advantageous when multiple PTC products are used A shared installation directory that contains context sensitive Help and Pro ENGINEER Reference Documentation is supported on a network file server and on an intranet or internet Web server Note Only the context sensitive Help files can be installed in either the product installation directory or elsewhere The Reference Documentation files cannot be installed in the product
162. xclamation from the following line Dtsession wmStartupCommand usr dt bin dtwm 5 Change the window manager command to the command above in the individual user instructions So it looks like Dtsession wmStartupCommand usr dt bin dtwm_overlay Overlay 6 Save the file 7 Copy usr dt app defaults C Dtwm to etc dt app defaults C 8 Edit etc dt app defaults C Dtwm file and add the line Dtwm 0 overlayColorUse B_W this is only necessary for cards with 4 overlay planes 9 Save the file 10 Log out and log on again The above directory name C in the directory path assumes the default language locale If you are running a foreign language there is an equivalent directory for your locale in which the same changes should be made See the Common Desktop Environment Administration Guide in the Digital UNIX documentation set Under the DECWINDOWS Motif Window Manager make the change for an individual user by performing these steps 1 Click the Options menu from the Session Manager 2 Click the Window Options 3 Click Other under the Window Manager label and change the command in the text box to say usr bin X11 mwm Overlay Select OK Select the Save Current Settings from the Options menu Copy usr lib X11 app defaults Mwm_bw to HOME Mwm Save your original Mwm resource file if you have one GO SL 20 e Oe Log out and log on again The change will be in effect for the user account these changes were

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