FEMAP User Guide Version 8
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1. Note The default license server for FEMAP 10 3 is FlexLM 11 8 There are some known issues with certain timeout parameters and using FlexLM over a VPN in FlexLM 11 8 Using the FlexLM 11 9 1 Network Client after installing the FlexLM 11 9 1 License Server may help in reducing this issues2. listed below Use LM_LICENSE FILE to use a different license file or contact your software provider For a license File Feature Femap Filename CAFEMAP 9 license dat Resolution License path CAFEMAP 9 license dat Ee FLE Inn error 1 359 System Error 2 No such file or directory Press Cancel in this dialog box Pick Help About For Further information refer to the FLESIm End User Manual Security to define the location of the license file as available at wows glabetrotter com i instructed above in Section Configuring Network Client Machines Unable to get license message X Unable to get a license Go to Help About and select a license File or license server or wait For a license to become available LM_ LICENSE FILE environmental variable error NX Nastran for FEMAP LM LICENSE FILE environment variable defined a It overrides all license file paths and if it points to a license For a different product it will cause this licensing Failure You must either redefine or remove this definition or merge your license File with the one specified This error will ONLY occur when the environment variable LM LICENSE FILE has been set For example this environment variable may have been set by another application for licensing purposes Be careful when removing or altering this environment variable as it may cause other applications to no longer function properly 2 10 installation Gui
3. down and turn it off before installing the security device After it is installed turn the computer on begin using FEMAP Setup Program Execution Windows XP Vista 7 1 Log in to your computer as Administrator As detailed above this will make installation of the driver required to talk to the FEMAP dongle possible 2 Insert the FEMAP CD into the drive The setup should automatically begin within a few seconds If it does not manually run the SETUP EXE program in the root directory of the FEMAP DVD Once setup is running you will see a license agreement Assuming that you agree with the license agreement choose I accept the terms of the license agreement and press Next to continue and select the directory where you would like to have the FEMAP program files installed You will be prompted for the selection of additional FEMAP options please choose any optional modules and components that you wish to have installed FEMAP v10 32 bit InstallShield Wizard Select Features Select the features setup will install i Select the features you want to install and deselect the features you do not want to install Description Nes Nastran Installs FEMAP s Main Files E samples Help Thermal and Flow Solvers Structural Analysis Toolkit Solid Edge Connection FLEetIm License Manager 1 04 GE of space required on the C drive 3 41 GE of space available on the C drive Setup Program Execution 2 3 Notice that the
4. installation will tell you the amount of disk space required for the chosen options to be installed and how much space is available on the drive where FEMAP will be installed Note If you plan on licensing FEMAP with a dongle security key not a network license then you will probably want to UNCHECK the FLEX m License Manager option as it is not used by the dongle You will now be asked which type of installation to perform Choose Nodelocked Dongle as the licensing method FEMAP v10 37 bit InstallShield Wizard FEMAP Licensing Select Licensing Method Nodelocked Dongle Network Client Node Limited Demo License Setup Type Description Nodelocked Dongle This is by far the most popular setup type used when installing FEMAP It installs FEMAP for use with a Rainbow Parallel Port or USB dongle If you have the dongle version of FEMAP choose this setup type Network Client Network Client Installs the Network Client version of FEMAP This setup is for use where FEMAP is licensed via the FLEXIm license management software With the Network Client version of FEMAP one machine on your network will be designated as the license server The following Network License Server setup will have to be run on that mac Node Limited Demo Installs the 300 Node demonstration version of FEMAP This ver License sion requires no licensing but is limited to very small models It is intended for new users to try FEMAP and all its options Afte
5. of the program such as a specific set of values for File Preferences model file Normally FEMAP will start with a new unnamed model If model file is the filename of an existing model however FEMAP will start using that model If the file does not exist you will see an error message and FEMAP will start a new model with that name If you add a question mark to the command line instead of specifying a model name FEMAP will automatically display the standard file access dialog box and ask you for the name of the model that you want to use If you want to begin a new model just press New Model or the Escape key When you want to work on an existing model just choose it from the dialog box or type its name You should never specify both the and model file options Improving Performance RAM Management FEMAP determines the amount of available memory a machine and sets it to a default level automatically 20 FEMAP performance may improve on Windows personal workstations by modifying the default settings that FEMAP uses to manage RAM To view or change these settings use the File Preferences command then click the Database tab Database Performance These options control how FEMAP uses your computer s RAM Setting these properly can greatly improve performance 2 1 2 Installation Guide Database Memory Limit The Database Memory Limit sets the maximum amount of system memory that FEMAP will use to hold parts of you
6. process to work properly Hardware Software Requirements There are no special hardware software requirements for FEMAP beyond those imposed by Windows operating systems There are many types of hardware that will allow you to use FEMAP Proper choice of hardware however can often make the difference between frustration and productivity Here are a few suggestions e Memory RAM e Memory Hard Disk e Graphics Boards e Browser Memory RAM You will need at least 128 Mbytes of RAM to run FEMAP and the Parasolid solid modeling engine which is the default Obviously the more amount of RAM the better Adding RAM can be one of the most cost effective means of increasing per formance Memory Hard Disk Required hard disk space is very difficult to estimate but in general you will never have enough Analysis results will be the main driver of any disk space requirement To estimate total disk space you need to first estimate how many models you will have online simultaneously the approximate size of those models and the type of output you will request Graphics Boards Standard graphics adapters work very well with FEMAP Specialized boards which contain support for OpenGL will pro vide increased graphical performance when dynamically rotating large complex models They also usually provide higher resolution and more colors which make graphics easier to see and more realistic Browser To run the online help you should have
7. Installation Guide Welcome to FEMAP This section will help you to setup your computer so that you can immediately begin to explore the many capabilities of FEMAP Before you start however take a few minutes to do the following 1 Read the FEMAP License Agreement which was included with your CD It limits how you may use this software on your computer Typically you may only use FEMAP on one computer for use by one individual at atime 2 Fill out and fax the License Registration sheet which was included with your CD Returning this document will insure that you will receive telephone support if you need it and that you will be notified of future enhancements and correc tions to FEMAP 3 If you used a previous version of FEMAP see Section D of the FEMAP User Guide Converting Old Models for infor mation pertaining to conversion of old databases to this version of the software This section contains information specific to getting started on a PC which includes 32 bit and 64 bit versions of Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 A single DVD contains both the 32 bit version and 64 bit version of FEMAP If you have a 32 bit system you must install the 32 bit version If you have a 64 bit system you can choose to install either version but will only get the benefits of using a 64 bit system by installing the 64 bit version Note You MUST be logged in with Administrator privileges when installing FEMAP in order for the installation
8. Internet Explorer version 6 0 or later Browsers such as Mozilla Firefox may also be used to access the HTML help system 2 2 Installation Guide Installation Stand Alone This section describes the procedure that you should follow to install the stand alone security device version of FEMAP on your PC Security Device In order to run the Stand Alone Security Device version of FEMAP a Rainbow SuperPro Parallel Port pictured on left or USB Port dongle is required In order for your PC to be able to see the don gle a driver must first be installed Installation of the driver requires Administrator privileges for your PC During installation if the current user has Administrator privileges the installation pro gram will automatically prompt for installation of this driver ga Z If the installer does not have Administrator privileges someone with Administrator privileges will have to log in and install the driver manually The driver installation program can be found in the SentinalDriver directory of the FEMAP CD On 32 bit and 64 bit Windows platforms run CD SentinalDriver SPI750 exe It is highly recommended that you do not have any security devices attached to your computer while you are installing the driver Once the driver has been installed you can plug a USB security device directly into an open USB port and it should be recognized For the Parallel Port security device it is highly recommended that you shut your computer
9. by right clicking on the FEMAP icon selecting properties and changing the command line option on the shortcut The command line will contain the executable and its path After the femap exe there are several options which may be used to determine the mode in which FEMAP will operate A list of these command line options are pro vided below c femap931 femap exe R NEU NOSPL D dxf file N neu file PRG program file SE Solid Edge File L port SAT sat file XMT x t file SCA scale factor IGES ages file model file or where all of the arguments in are optional command line parameters They are The remaining parameters can be specified in any order R Read Only Mode With this option set the Save Save As and Timed Save commands are disabled You will not be able to save changes to any model you access All other com mands remain active Any changes you make will be made in the temporary scratch file and will be lost when you exit FEMAP NEU Automatically writes a neutral file with the same name just NEU extension as your modfem file every time you save a model In addition when you open a model if a neu tral file exists with a newer date than the model it will be read NOSPL Starts FEMAP without the splash screen D dxf file This option automatically reads the specified DXF file when you start FEMAP Make sure you leave at least one space between the two arguments N neu file This opti
10. c tory as LMTOOLS EXE you will have to edit this line to tell LMTOOLS EXE where to find it This is the other part of a license file that you can change SERVER PHLF10 00095b8e20ef DAEMON esplmd FEATURE femap esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 0588B50324A5 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 FEATURE femapthermal esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 DBB2754C3B21 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 FEATURE femapadvthermal esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 7033101A44B2 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 FEATURE femapflow esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 OF1D6AB8AE56 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 FEATURE femapnx_ nas basic fep esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 EE2DC8632354 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 FEATURE femapnx nas nonlin fep esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 861F50768DA3 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 FEATURE femapnx nas dyn fep esplmd 9 20 18 may 2007 1 8ECB283B0927 VENDOR_STRING 920 FX NT 20ef0001762070000 License Server This section provides instructions on installing the network license manager and configuring your server Installing the FLEXIm License Manager To begin the server installation simply insert the FEMAP CD and allow it to AutoRun or choose setup from the CD FEMAP will ask which features should be installed If you only want to install the license server then UNCHECK all the options except FLEXIm License Manager Once FEMAP has installed the software copy 2 6 Installation Gui
11. ce RAM Management in the FEMAP User Guide Licensing Conversion Methods 2 1 3 Licensing Conversion Methods Please read this section very carefully before changing your licensing method If you are going to convert your licensing method you MUST HAVE FEMAP AND NX NASTRAN CLOSED not running before you use the files described below You can change your licensing method 1 e from using a security key to using a network license using specific batch files located in the FEMAP directory The files are named go licensing method bat and require minimum user input to change your licensing method In general the go batch files change your current auth 102 dIl to use the appropriate licensing method auth_licensing method dll and may create or alter some other required files FEMAP will open a com mand prompt and let you know if the conversion of the auth_102 dIl has been successful The various go files are explained in greater detail below e go apionly bat converts your current licensing method to the API Only version of FEMAP e go demo bat converts your current licensing method to the FEMAP Node Limited Demonstration version e go dongle bat converts your current licensing method to use a security key e go network bat converts your current licensing method to use the FlexLM Network Client 11 8 e go network 11 9 1 bat converts your current licensing method to use the FlexLM Network Client 11 9 1
12. de Other Error Messages Symptom If you receive an Unable to access directory path Either this directory does not exist or you do not have proper permissions Check the directory and your preferences error or have any other difficulty starting FEMAP where abnormal termination occurs you either do not have enough disk space or your Windows TEMP is not set to a valid accessible directory Resolution You may either change your Windows TEMP directory environment variable or specify a path for the FEMAP scratch files which default to the Windows TEMP directory set by the environment variable to a valid directory This and all other FEMAP preferences are stored in a file called femap ini that is typically located in the FEMAP executable directory You will have to create this file or modify it to include the appropriate lines as shown below DISKMODELSCR C FEMAP9 3 where c FEMAP93 can be any valid path The DIskKMopELScr parameter is case sensitive and must be defined exactly as above Once you make these changes and FEMAP starts you can use the File Preferences Database command to modify this path Starting FEMAP There are several command line options to launch FEMAP The simplest method to launch FEMAP is to create a shortcut for FEMAP on your desktop and double click the icon when you want to launch FEMAP This will use the command line contained under the shortcut to launch FEMAP You can modify this command line
13. de your license file usually called license dat to the same directory where you installed the license server compo nents Configuring the FLEXIm License Manager You can run the LMTOOLS program from the FEMAP entry on your start gt All Programs gt FEMAP v10 gt FLEXIm License Manager or manually run LMTOOLS EXE from its installed directory Once LMTOOLS is running select the Config Services Tab LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software hitp Avww globetrotter com File Edit Mode Help Configure Service Save Service service Mame FEM AP Remove Service Browse Path to the Imgrd exe file CAFLEXT est mord exe __ Browse Path to the license file CNFLEST esthliceanse dat o Browse Path to the debug log file CNFLEXT est FE MAP log o Browse e Loa Close Loo W Start Server at Power Up i Use Services Fill in a Service Name specify a path to the Imgrd exe file a required FLEXIm component that can be found in the installation directory and specify the path the license file Finally check the Use Services option and then the Start Server at Power Up Press the Save Service button Answer Yes to LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http www globetrotter com x Would you like to save the settings for the service FEMAP Cancel You must start the license server manually the first time press the Start Stop Reread tab Configuring the FLEXIm License Manager 2 7 LMTOQOLS by Globetro
14. e there is one additional step which must be done in order for a copied version of FEMAP to be able to run Note You must have Administrator privileges on the machine FEMAP is being copied to in order to complete this additional step Once the FEMAP directory has been copied you need to go into the directory find an executable file called vcredist_x86 exe then run the executable This will install a set of Microsoft Compiler Libraries needed for FEMAP 9 3 1 to run properly On 64 bit operating systems you will need to run vcredist_x86 exe and then run a 64 bit version of the execut able called vcredist_x64 exe You need to run both because FEMAP still uses some 32 bit applications in the 64 bit versions For instance the FEMAP Neutral File translators are all 32 bit applications Errors Starting FEMAP 2 9 Errors Starting FEMAP Security Device Not Found Symptom You see an error indicating that the security device cannot be found amp 9 Security Device not Found You may continue in Demo mode but models will be limited to 300 nodes Resolution Go to Section Security Device and confirm all steps have been followed Try to run FEMAP again Choose Server or File Symptom If you are attempting to start a network client and see T l the Error dialog box from FEMAP FLEXIm cannot Cannot Find license File nae The license files for server network addresses attempted are find a valid license file
15. e memory in your computer The 32 bit version is also restricted by the 2 GByte limit for any program This does not mean that you can not increase the limit beyond its default but the further into the yellow and red zones you push the slider you are increasing the chance of running out of memory Note Changing the Database Memory Limit does not change the amount of memory used for the current ses sion For this selection to take effect you must exit and restart FEMAP Using the Control The slider control allows you to choose the amount of memory to use for the database Move the slider to the left to reduce the limit to the right to increase it As you move the slider the memory limit is updated and displayed above the slider The colored bar below the slider gives you an indication of the risk of run ning out of memory if you use this setting The yellow and red regions Database Memory Limit 403 MByte should be used with caution since there is a good chance of causing prob J lems with other operations like meshing and graphics The small line along mE 75 the top edge of the green section indicates the default memory limit It is simply displayed to make it easy for you to go back to that limit if you try other settings The blue bar along the bottom edge indicates the amount of Database Performance memory that the database is currently using Note The blue bar in the above figure shows the amount of memory used by a 1 000 000 ele
16. k license server is up and running configuring FEMAP Network Client machines is very easy Make sure that FEMAP is installed on the local machine using the Network Client setup type To configure client machines to access the network license You have two options for telling network client machines how to find licenses on the license server 1 Place a copy of the license dat file in the FEMAP directory on the client machine FEMAP will extract the name of the license server from the license file and check out a license and run The only drawback to this approach is that you must remember to update every copy of the license file when you receive a new one from Sie mens PLM Software Inc updates licensing changes etc To avoid this problem you can type in the full network path to the License File in the License File field used below for HostName IP Address location of the license server 2 Tell FEMAP the name or IP address of the License Server a Start FEMAP Network License Information b Go to Help About Security License Information c In the License File field enter the name of the license server preceded License File foPHLF 10 by an ampersand In the example below FEMAP is told to check out ee licenses from a network machine named PLSRV2 Current Usage d In order for this machine name approach to work the client computer Jer must be able to see the license server computer via TCP IP netwo
17. le license Call GTAC or use your WebKey account to request your FEMAP license file The only difference in Net work Licensed FEMAP is that you need to enter the LMHostID Ethernet Address of your license server when prompted instead of the FEMAP Serial Number When you receive your license file information you need to extract just the valid FLEXIm license entries and copy them into a file called license dat Please make sure that your license dat looks something like the one show below For FEMAP you will have one SERVER line one DAEMON line and one or more FEATURE lines depending on how many options you have purchased with your FEMAP A couple of things to make sure of 1 Make sure that the entry immediately following the word SERVER is the name of the license server where you are installing the license server software If it is a temporary name 1 e ANY or THISHOST change it to the cor rect machine name This is one of the two things in the license file that you can change 2 Make sure that the third entry on the SERVER line matches the LMHostID of license server This number is the key to the whole license file If this does not match the LMHostID of the license server then the licensing will not work 3 The DAEMON esplmd line calls out the actual programs that hands out FEMAP licenses If you have installed all the license server pieces in the same directory it is fine as 1s If the esplmd exe program is not in the same dire
18. ment model 4 noded plate elements on a 32 bit machine with 2 GB of RAM Most potential problems with exceeding the 2 GB memory limit only occur with very large models With this option you are simply setting the maximum amount of memory available for the database If you are working with a smaller model FEMAP will not use memory that it does not need and the blue bar will not extend the entire way to the slider setting If you look at this control with an empty model or if you have a small model and a large amount of memory in your system the blue bar may not be visible because it is too short to be seen along the bar Max Cached Label Sets the largest label that FEMAP will reserve memory for This option must be set to a ID higher than any entity in the model Default value is 5 000 000 for 32 bit FEMAP and 10 000 000 for 64 bit FEMAP Blocks Page This value sets the page size The optimum setting of this number often depends on the speed of your disk and controller Note The default value of 4 was determined via testing to produce the best performance over a wide range of values for Database Memory Limit and using the default settings for a number of different types of disk drives You may want to try other values from 1 to 15 if you have changed any speed caching set tings on your drive or have high speed drives to determine if performance is improved For more information see Section 3 4 2 Improving Performan
19. nd just add the appropriate L options From then on FEMAP will look for the security device on the specified port SAT sat_file Automatically creates anew FEMAP file and calls the File Import Geometry command to read the ACIS solid model file SAT file sat_ file When you use FEMAP with this com mand option you will see the Solid Model Read Options dialog box which will contain the title of the solid model file contained in the SAT file XMT xmt file Automatically creates a new FEMAP file and calls the File Import Geometry command to read the Parasolid solid model file X_T file xmt_file When you use FEMAP with this command option you will see the Solid Model Read Options dialog box which will contain the title of the solid model file contained in the X_T file SCA scale value This option is used in conjunction with the XMT and SAT to specify a scale factor for the solid model If this option is used FEMAP will automatically import and scale the solid model The Solid Model Read Options dialog box will not be shown IGES iges_file Automatically creates a new FEMAP file and calls the File Import Geometry command to read the file iges_ file When you use FEMAP with this command option you will see the JGES Read Options dialog box where you can specify options for reading the file INI filename Specify a specific femap ini file to use The femap ini file contains specific options which can be used to customize many aspects
20. on automatically reads the specified FEMAP neutral file when you start FEMAP PRG program file This option allows you to run a specified FEMAP program file PRO or PRG file when FEMAP is started SE Solid Edge file Automatically creates a new FEMAP file and calls the File Import Geometry command to read the Solid Edge part file prt file or assembly file asm file When you use FEMAP with this command option you will see the Solid Model Read Options dialog box which will contain the title of the solid model file contained in the SAT file Improving Performance RAM Management 2 1 1 L port Specifies the parallel port where the FEMAP security device has been installed This is not typically needed unless FEMAP has difficulty accessing the device If you want to attach the security device to parallel port 1 LPT1 use L 1 for parallel port 2 LPT2 use L 2 If your system is non standard or uses some other parallel port convention you can spec ify the actual parallel port address For example if your parallel port was at address 03BCH hexadecimal you would convert the address to a decimal value in this case 956 and specify L 956 If you need to specify the L option you can change the default command line associated with the FEMAP icon on the Desktop by selecting Properties First right click on the FEMAP icon Then choose the File Properties command or press A t Enter Move down to the command line option a
21. r choosing Nodelocked Dongle and pressing Next the program will be installed and then a driver required for the don gle will automatically be installed Finally if you are installing FEMAP with the NX Nastran option you will be prompted to specify a scratch directory for the solver You will need to have read write access to this directory to be able to properly use NX Nastran FEMAP dongles are shipped good for 30 days from the first time they are run In order to remove the time limit from your new FEMAP dongle or upgrade an older dongle or network license you must contact Siemens Product Lifecycle Manage ment Software Inc PLM s Global Technical Access Center GTAC In order to retrieve your FEMAP upgrade codes or your FLEXIm license file you will need a GTAC WebKey account 2 4 Installation Guide Obtaining a Webkey Account from Siemens Product Lifecycle Management Software Inc To request a WebKey account access the web page then provide the following information https plmapps ugs com webkey e Your Installation ID e WebKey Access Code Your Installation ID is directly under the sold to information on your shipping order For dongle based FEMAP customers your WebKey Access code is the unique portion of your FEMAP serial number 1 e 3H NT 1234 which is displayed in your current FEMAP in the Help About dialog box for this license as 1000 3 H NT 1234 with the version information at the beginning of the serial number remo
22. r model and results in memory If your model is larger than the amount of memory that you choose FEMAP will automatically read data from your disk as it is needed replacing data that is not being used While this Swapping process can slow down overall performance it does let you work with much larger models than would otherwise fit into your available memory The Database Memory Limit DOES NOT control the total amount of memory that FEMAP will be using FEMAP uses memory for many different operations this is just one of them Almost every command temporarily uses some small amount of additional memory Some commands like meshing node merging and reading results can temporarily use fairly significant amounts of memory Other operations like loading large amounts of data into the Data Table require memory for a longer period of time in this case as long as the data is in the table Finally the largest use of additional memory and one which normally persists the entire time you have a model open is for drawing your model For optimal performance FEMAP uses OpenGL graphics and keeps copies of the data to be drawn in memory at all times You must always have suf ficient free memory available for all of these uses or the operations will not be able to execute properly In the very worst case scenario running out of memory could cause FEMAP to crash It is for this reason that the default Database Memory Limit is set fairly low 20 of th
23. rking To Lon verify this you can open a Command Prompt and ping the license server In this case one would type ping PHLSRV2 The ping command will let you know if it can talk to the machine name indicated If the client com puter cannot find the license server by its name you can also enter the IP address of the license server preceded by an ampersand and licensing should also work Monitoring Network Usage In a multi user environment sometimes you will not be able to get a license simply because all available licenses are in use You can find out who is using licenses which computers they are using and when they started their license simply by going to Help About and pressing the Security button At the bottom of the dialog box you will find information that will give you this information If you fail to get a license because none are available you will not be able to work in FEMAP You do not however have to leave FEMAP You can simply stay there and periodically try a command Whenever a license becomes available it will be assigned to you and your command will succeed If there are still no licenses available you will simply get a message that says try again later Copying FEMAP from one machine to another In previous versions the FEMAP directory created from a proper installation could simply be copied from one machine to another and then with the proper licensing could be run on the new machine For FEMAP 9 3 1 and abov
24. tter Software http www plobetrotter com Fie Edit Mode Help seniceLicense File System Settings Utibhies Stat tog Heresd Server Status Seaver Diage Conhg Services Borrowing a PS ISI DIPS II RIS Flexim license Sernaces installed on thes computer Stop Server ReRead License File Advanced setings gt gt Using License File CFEMAPSS icense dat Select the FEMAP service that you just created and press the Start Server button At this point FLEXIm will be handing out FEMAP licenses on your network To verify that everything is working fine from the license server standpoint press the Server Status tab LMTOOLS by Globetrotter Software http wee globetrotter com Fie Edit Mode Help Helps to moniter the status of melwork licensing achyabes O phios Display Everything List All Active Licenses individua Daemon Petfonn Status Enquiry Individual Feature Sever Name Po Vendor daemon status ion PHLFAPPiO esplmd UF v8 1 Feature usage info Users of FERA T tel 5E 1 licensa available Using License File CFEMAPSSVicense dat Press the Perform Status Enquiry button and the text window will be filled with status information about your FLEXIm license server In the text window you will find information about how many licenses are available and once user start checking out licenses how many are in use 2 8 installation Guide Configuring Network Client Machines Once your networ
25. ved If you have any problems determining your Installation ID FEMAP Serial Num ber or have trouble getting a WebKey account please contact Trish McNamara trish mcnamara siemens com 610 458 6508 or Mark Sherman sherman mark siemens com 610 458 6502 Obtaining Upgrade Codes or a new License File 1 Via the Web using your WebKey Account Upgrade codes or an updated license file can be e mailed to you from the Customer Support GIAC web site http support ugs com Select the License amp Passwords icon or select the current license option under the License Retrieval menu from the left side of the main GTAC screen Select Femap as the Product and 10 0 as the Version and fill in the LM Host with the unique portion of you FEMAP serial number 3H NT 7878 in this case or for FLEXIm network licenses fill in the Ethernet address of your FEMAP license server Your license will be e mail to the address supplied during WebKey registration Passwords and License Files Select the product and release you want to generate passwords or license files If you have more than one product on the installation choose the product most frequently used Product Version 9 3 ye LM Host or Dongle ID 3H NT 1234 Continue 2 Via the Phone You can call GTAC at 714 952 5444 US and Canada residents may use 800 955 0000 and enter option 1 1 for your CSR or option 1 2 for Software Product Delivery SPD You should then request a cop
26. y of the license upgrade for a specific Installation ID and serial number or Ethernet Address For dongle versions of FEMAP the information returned to you to upgrade the dongle will be in the form of two case insen sitive alpha numeric codes They will appear something like Access Code 1 08aeca3 f0f52639179 Access Code 2 362ff63c3426d943 Use the Help About command then click the Security button Cut and paste to avoid errors or type these two codes in to the appropriate fields and press OK The FEMAP dongle is an EPROM and these codes are used to update the memory of the dongle Once these codes have been entered you will never need to enter them again with changes made to the memory of the dongle they will either be useless or simply write the same thing to memory again Network Installation PC 2 5 Network Installation PC The Network Client version of FEMAP utilizes the FLEXIm License Manager software from Globetrotter Soft ware Inc This licensing approach requires some software to be installed on a server machine and other software to be installed on one or more clients The clients then request and obtain licenses from the server In a simple situa tion both the client and server could be the same computer but more likely they are different systems connected by a network Obtaining a License File License files are obtained through the same procedure as defined above for getting the upgrade codes for a dong
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