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825. User’s UNIX login scripts (.cshrc, .profile, etc.) cannot contain anycommandsthat writetostdout (forexample,echo).The rshprocessattemptsto pass s

83CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NTRunning MSC.Patran Pro/ENGINEER Access Remotely. You may convert aProENGINEER partfile intoa Express Neut

84MSC.Patran Unigraphics SetupMSC.Patran Unigraphics Access requires a UG/Gateway license from UnigraphicsSolutions. This is a new requirement by Uni

85CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NTMSC.Patran ThermalThe following are the only supported compilers for MSC.Patran Thermal running onWindows

86Compiler InstallationThe minimum compiler installation should include the following components:• VC++ Developer Studio• VC++ Build Tools• VC++ Runti

87CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NTGeneral Installation NotesThe minimum installation, as described above, on a machine which did not have a

88MSC.Flightloads and DynamicsMSC.FlightloadsandDynamicssupportsseparate“interactive”and“batch”locationsof the MSC.Nastran executable. Interactive MSC

89CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT2. Load the MSC.Fatigue 9.0 CD-ROM and execute setup.3. Select"MSC.Fatigue9.0forMSC.Patran" and

904.8 UninstallingThe following table defines the steps for uninstalling the various components of theMSC.Patran software system.To Uninstall... Use..

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideCHAPTER5User Environment Environment Variables UNIX Application Resources and Fonts LINUX Window Manage

Preface List of MSC.Patran Books Technical Support www.mscsoftware.com Permission to Copy and Distribute MSC Documentationops_manual.book Page vi

925.1 Environment VariablesUNIX Environment VariablesThe site_setup,located inthe installationdirectory, providesa centralfile forsettingenvironmentva

93CHAPTER 5User EnvironmentTable 5-1 MSC.Patran Environment VariablesVariable OS PurposeMSCP_[app]_HOST <hostname>orMSCP_[app]_HOST[Version]<

94MSCP_[app]_SCRATCHDIR <dir> UNIX See Customizing Analysis Preferencesin p3_trans.ini (p. 80) for Windows NTequivalent.Sets the scratch directo

95CHAPTER 5User EnvironmentCAT_UNLOAD <dir> UNIXNTSets the directory where CATIA isunloaded for use by MSC.PatranCATDirect Access. Default is/us

96PDB_C_CACHE_SIZE <bytes> UNIXNTSpecifies the maximum amount of virtualmemorytheMSC.Patran databasesystem(PDB) will access. Set this value prior

97CHAPTER 5User EnvironmentFLEXLM_DIAGNOSTICS <value> UNIXNTSets MSC.Patran licensing into adiagnostic mode. Setting a value=3 printsout diagnos

98P3_mainFont <main_font> UNIX Sets the main font for menu windows.Can also be set with an applicationresource file. See UNIX ApplicationResource

99CHAPTER 5User Environment5.2 UNIX Application Resources and FontsMSC.Patranusesapplicationresourcesfiles(listedinTable 5-2)todefinetherequiredset of

100Changing MSC.Patran Form Fonts. The following procedure changes the fontsused in MSC.Patran forms.1. Select an available font. Use the xlsfonts uti

101CHAPTER 5User Environment5.3 LINUX Window Manager SettingsThe following window manager settings will provide optimal mouse performancewithin MSC.Pa

viiiList of MSC.Patran BooksBelow is a list of some of the MSC.Nastran documents. You may order any of thesedocuments from the MSC.Software BooksMart

1025.4The*.pcl and *.def Setup FilesMSC.Patran’s various customization files are applicable to both UNIX and WindowsNT installations unless otherwise

103CHAPTER 5User Environmentgraphics_fullcolor string: YES/NOSets MSC.Patran color mode.Normallynot set by user since it is setautomatically. See Note

104entity_picking_cursor string:holeanglexhole+hole+xDefines cursor type for selecting whenselect databoxes are active. Typicallythis is set using theP

105CHAPTER 5User Environmentresult_quick_avg_method string:DeriveAverageAverageDeriveDifferenceSumChanges the default averaging methodfor Fringe and Q

106The p3epilog.pcl FileUse the p3epilog.pcl file to include custom PCL programs into MSC.Patran at start-up. For example, a samplep3epilog.pcl file,

107CHAPTER 5User Environment5.5 Command Line ArgumentsMSC.Patran recognizes a number of command line arguments. For example, thefollowing UNIX command

108-hl <#_lines> Sets the number of visible lines stored in the historywindow. Default is 200. Maximum is 10000.-ifile <init.pcl file> Sets

109CHAPTER 5User Environment5.6 UNIX Shell Resource LimitsShellresource limitsareapplicableto UNIXinstallations only.The cshellunder manyoperating sys

1105.7 The PDB Database SystemAs of MSC.Patran Version 8, the InterBase database system has been replaced by acustom databasesystemdeveloped specifica

111CHAPTER 5User EnvironmentCreating Custom Template DatabasesMSC.Patran provides a file called template.db under the directory,<inst>/patrannn.

ixPrefaceTechnical SupportFor help with installing or using an MSC.Software product, contact your localtechnical support services. Our technical suppo

112Moving Databases Between PlatformsMSC.Patran databases in versions prior to Version 8 were platform specific. Forexample, you could not move a data

113CHAPTER 5User EnvironmentMSC.Patran Database Caching and SwappingThe PDB database storesfrequentlyaccessed data inamemory cache. Thesizeofthiscache

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MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideCHAPTER6Problems & Resolutions Startup Failures and Fatal Errors Errors in Functions and Opening Dat

1166.1 Startup Failures and Fatal ErrorsThis section covers problems that cause crashes or that prevent MSC.Patran fromstarting.Problem 1:Any“Command

117CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 4:Any“System shutdown due to signal SIGBUS” on startupI start MSC.Patran and it crashes almost immediate

118Problem 6:WinNTCannot find services fileWhen I start up MSC.Patran, I get the error:Cannot find services fileResolution6:TCP/IP protocol is not insta

119CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 9:HP-UXUnresolved symbol: hp_pipeline_mask ... libhpgfx.2When I attempt to start up MSC.Patran with the

1206.2 Errors in Functions and Opening DatabasesThis section covers error that affect basic MSC.Patran functionality such as use of themouse, keyboard

121CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 2:Any“PDF Open Error: Can’t open file”; “File’s schemaversion doesn’t match”I attempt to open an old data

xthat your message was received, followed by an email from one of our TechnicalSupport Engineers.TrainingThe MSCInstitute ofTechnology provides basica

122Problem 4:UnixCannot be opened for write access. It may already be inuse.I attempt to open a new or existing database in an NFS mounteddirectory an

123CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 6:UnixUpdating NODE records; p3convert_1x12 failedI attempt to open an old database and get the followin

1246.3 Import/Export, Analysis Submit and OnlineDocumentationThis section covers errors that occur when MSC.Patran interacts with externalsoftware.Thi

125CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 4:AnyMSC.Patran Thermal “The status file is empty”After I submitted my model for analysis in MSC.Patran T

126Problem 6:HP-UXCannot open afm font file helevtica...When I attempt to start up the MSC.Patran online documentation onmy HP workstation, I get the f

127CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 9:WinNTCannot open xxxx.xmt_txt file; UnigraphicsWhen I attempt to access a Unigraphics part file, I get t

128Problem 11:SolarisToo many files open when reading ABAQUS results fileWhen trying to import an ABAQUS results file I get following errormessage:Too ma

129CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 14:LinuxAfter using FEM\Verify MSC.Patran will sometimeshang if I try to go to another window.On my Red

1306.4 Cosmetic Problems and Frequent QuestionsThis section covers warnings and cosmetic problems such as colors or fonts. It alsoincludes several fre

131CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 4:AnyUse 3D graphics accelerator card; hardware graphicsThe MSC.Patran 3D driver seems to run slow even

xiPrefacewww.mscsoftware.comThis site is the center for corporate information and the gateway to the various MSCdivision web sites and online communit

1326.5 FLEXlm and Licensing ProblemsThis section covers problems starting or installing the FLEXlm license servers, andproblems MSC.Patran has communi

133CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsFLEXlm Common Problems and ResolutionsProblem 1:AnyCannot connect to license serverI think I have done everythin

134(cont.) 3. Thevendordaemonis not running.Boththe lmgrd and mscdaemons must be running on the server. Check thelmgrd.log filetodetermine whylmgrddid

135CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 2:AnyInvalid lmhostidMy lmgrd tells me that the hostid is wrong, or not what it expected.What does that

136Problem 3:AnyFLEXlm: Invalid License File Syntax (-2,134)I get the following error message when attempting to start lmgrd:FLEXLM ERROR MESSAGE:INVA

137CHAPTER 6Problems & Resolutions2. The following is an example of a continuation characterbeing out of place:FEATURE PA_PATRAN MSC 1998.0801 15-

138Problem 4:AnyCompatibility between FLEXlm versionsWhen attempting to start my lmgrd I get an error “can’t readdata” when attempting to connect. Wha

139CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 6:AnyFLEXlm lmgrd: execl failedWhen attempting to start lmgrd, my log had an “execl failed:” errormessag

1402. The msc daemon does not have execute permissions toeveryone. Should be:% ls -l/msc/flexlm/irix/msc-rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 461984 Apr 21 06:25/m

141CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 8:AnyFLEXlm lmgrd: “Inconsistent encryption”; “Bad code”In my lmgrd.log file, there are the following mes

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142Problem 10:SolarisCannot read data from license server (-16,287:9) Bad fileThe FLEXlm lmgrd daemon will not start on my Sun SOLARISserver. In the lm

143CHAPTER 6Problems & ResolutionsProblem 11:WinNTWindows NT client cannot get licenses from UNIX serverMy Windows NT client cannot obtain FLEXlm

144Problem 13:AnySet up redundant serversI want to spread my licenses over multiple servers to improvereliability. Is this possible?Resolution13:Yes.

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideAPPENDIXAInstalling FLEXlm Overview Installing FLEXlm Using a New UNIX Server Installing FLEXlm Using a

146A.1 OverviewThe following steps are a simple summary of FLEXlm installation as it pertains toMSC.Patran. For more specific information, or informat

147APPENDIX AInstalling FLEXlmA.2 Installing FLEXlm Using a New UNIX ServerObtain anMSC.Patran License File for Your ServerTo obtain a license file fr

148VENDOR_STRING=OPT:PT=PA_VDA,PT=PA_CADDS_5,PT=PA_ProENGINEER,PT=PA_CATIA,PT=PA_Euclid_3,PT=PA_Unigraphics,PT=PA_IGES\ISSUED=10-JUL-1997 ck=86 SN=123

149APPENDIX AInstalling FLEXlm• The first 5 lines are comments. They can be removed or ignored.• On the 6th line, SERVERmustbein all caps followed by

150Start the Manager DaemonsOnthe licenseserver,startthelicense managerdaemon withtheFLEXlm script.Do notexecute this as root since it may create a se

151APPENDIX AInstalling FLEXlmA.3 Installing FLEXlm Using a New Windows NT ServerObtain anMSC.Patran License File for Your ServerTo obtain a license f

xiiiPrefacePermission to Copy and Distribute MSC DocumentationIf you wish to make copies of this documentation for distribution to co-workers,complete

152A.4 Replacing Codes on an Existing UNIX ServerFollow these steps if you have an existing MSC.Patran installation (Version 7.0 orlater) and have rec

153APPENDIX AInstalling FLEXlmA.5 Replacing Codes on an Existing Windows NT ServerFollowthesestepsifyouhaveanexistingMSC.Patraninstallation(version7.0

154A.6 Installing Using a Nodelock FileA FLEXlm nodelock license file differs from a network file withtheadditionofa hostid at the end of each FEATURE

155APPENDIX AInstalling FLEXlmA.7 MSC_LICENSE_FILE and LM_LICENSE_FILEBydefault, allFLEXlm productsusethe environmentvariable LM_LICENSE_FILE todefine

156A.8 Additional DocumentationMSC provides a FAQ and End User’s Guide in HTML format on the CD-ROM. ToviewthesedocumentsyouneedanHTMLcompatibleWorldW

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideAPPENDIXBTesting the Installation Test MSC.Patran Test Application Preferences Test MSC.Patran CAD Acce

158B.1 Test MSC.PatranThe following test procedure verifies that you have properly installed MSC.Patran.Login and Change to a Scratch DirectoryLogin a

159APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationTest the MSC.Patran Online Documentation1. After the viewport appears, start the online documentation system byse

160B.2 Test Application PreferencesIf youhavelicensed oneor moreof MSC.Patran’sApplication Preferences,follow thetest procedures in this section.Copy

161APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationStart Up MSC.Patran and Execute the Session File1. Change to a scratch directory and open MSC.Patran. Do not crea

xiv_____________________________________________________________________PlaceStampHereMSC.Software CorporationAttention: Legal Department2 MacArthur P

162Verify Analysis Program Submittal From MSC.Patran. The session file you randid not submit the model to an analysis program (for example, ABAQUS,MSC

163APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationTest MSC.Patran Analysis ManagerFollow the instructions below if you are licensed to run MSC.Patran AnalysisManag

164Test MSC.Patran FEAFollow the instructions below if you are licensed to run MSC.Patran FEA.Copy and Execute Example MSC.Patran Session File1. Login

165APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationVerify the Output Files1. Once the session file completes, either open a new window or exitMSC.Patran.2. To verif

166Test MSC.Laminate ModelerTo test the installation of the Laminate Modeler module, you will need to run anexample model such as Example:Laminated Pl

167APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationTest MSC.Patran ThermalFollow the instructions below if you are licensed to run MSC.Patran Thermal.Copy and Execu

1684. Check toseethat thefollowing outputappearswith noerrors bycomparingthe output to the following example:executing<inst>/patrannn/p3thermal_

169APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationB.3 Test MSC.Patran CAD AccessIf you will be accessing a CAD system for modeling purposes, locate the appropriate

170Test MSC.Patran CATDirect and CATIA AccessYou must have access to eitherthe CATIA model file (MSC.PatranCATDirect) or theCATXPRES intermediate file

171APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationTest the CADDS 5 Access ProductYou will needa Computervisionpartfile createdbyCADDS 5 totestthe MSC.PatranCADDS 5

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideCHAPTER1Introduction & Overview Introduction Overview of the MSC.Patran Systemops_manual.book Page

172Test the EUCLID 3 Access ProductIn order to test the installation of MSC.Patran EUCLID 3, you must have access to anintermediate geometry file crea

173APPENDIX BTesting the InstallationTest the MSC.Patran ProENGINEER AccessExecute MSC.Patran ProEngineer and Create a New Database1. Loginasanormalus

174Test MSC.Patran Unigraphics AccessAn EDS⁄Unigraphics part file that was created by EDS⁄Unigraphics Versions 14.0 orearlier is required to test MSC.

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideAPPENDIXCSoftware Deinstallation Form Contract Amendment Formops_manual.book Page 175 Friday, July 27,

176C.1 Contract Amendment FormIt is agreed that the Schedule of Charges and Usage Fees is amended as follows:Computer MSC_ID Add Software Item UsersCo

177APPENDIX CSoftware Deinstallation FormClient warrants that the software will not be reinstalled on the computer(s) listedabove, without first obtai

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INDEXMSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideNumerics3D driver features, 283D graphics settings, 102Aadobe type manager, 75application resource fi

INDEX180FLEXlm, 145additional.fmumentation, 156installation, 72license.dat, 136, 147, 151, 152, 153, 154license.dat file, 44, 132license.dat on UNIX,

181INDEXMSC.Patranapplic. resource file, 99, 106command line options, 107configuring clients, 51deinstallation form, 175environment variables, 93, 107

CorporateMSC.Software Corporation2 MacArthur PlaceSanta Ana, CA 92707Telephone: (800) 345-2078Fax: (714) 784-4056EuropeMSC.Software GmbHAm Moosfeld 13

21.1 IntroductionMost of the installation and configuration tasks for MSC.Patran are managed by anautomated installation utility,mscsetup (setup.exe o

INDEX182problems and resolutions, 115Qqstat utility, 167Rrandom access memory, 7, 8remote analysis submittal, 80, 81resource limits, 109SSAMCEF Prefer

3CHAPTER 1Introduction & Overview1.2 Overview of the MSC.Patran SystemThe MSC.Patran software system consists of several components: the coreMSC.P

4Online DocumentationMSC.Patran online documentation uses Adobe FrameViewer on all platforms exceptCompaq Tru64, which uses the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideZMCHAPTER2Required Hardware & SoftwareConfigurations The mscinfo Utility Memory and General Requirem

62.1 The mscinfo UtilityMSC.Patranprovidesautilityforobtainingimportantsysteminformation.Thisutilityprovides information on most of the system require

7CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software Configurations2.2 Memory and General RequirementsMSC.Patran memory requirements vary according to model siz

8The mscsetup utility on UNIX and the setup.exe Wizard on Windows NT indicaterequired disk space for each product set. See Using the mscsetup Utility

9CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software Configurations2.3 Compaq Tru64 Unix RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following Tru64 UNIX (formerly Digi

102.4 Hewlett-Packard HP-UX RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following HP-UX hardware and software:Table 2-5 Hewlett-Packard HP-UX RequirementsHar

11CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software ConfigurationsHP-UX PatchesInadditiontothebasicoperatingsystemrequiremenslistedinTable 2-5,MSC.Patranrequi

CONTENTSMSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuidePreface List of MSC.Patran Books, iv Technical Support, v www.mscsoftware.com, vii Permission

12HP-UX Kernel SettingsThe HP-UX System Administration Manager (SAM) is used to adjust kernelparameters. MSC.Software recommends the following changes

13CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software ConfigurationsHP-UX Performance TuningThere are several kernel parameter settings that may increase MSC.Pa

142.5 IBM AIX RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following IBM AIX hardware and software:Table 2-9 IBM AIX RequirementsHardware Platforms RISC Power

15CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software ConfigurationsAIX Patches and LibrariesThe following table lists required patches and subsets for IBM AIX.

16Starting the X.11 Window Manager ProperlyThe MSC.Patran 3D graphics driver is sensitive to the way you start the X.11 serverprocess. Use one of the

17CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software Configurations2.6 Silicon Graphics IRIX RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following Silicon Graphics IRI

18SGI IRIX Patches and LibariesThefollowingtable listspatches requiredfor MSC.PatranThermal anddbaccess onSGIIRIXonly.Notethatpatchnumbersaresubjectto

19CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software ConfigurationsAccessing Online Documentation with SGI Server and Non-SGIClientThefollowingproblemmayoccurw

20Swap Space Configuration for IRIX SystemsMSC.Patran requires a minimum logical swap space of 1 gigabyte for SGIworkstations running under IRIX 6.x.

21CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software Configurations2.7 Sun Solaris RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following Sun Solaris hardware and softw

- Starting the X.11 Window Manager Properly, 16- Display Environment Variable for IBM GraphicsAccelerators, 16 Silicon Graphics IRIX Requirements, 17

22SOLARIS Patches and LibrariesThefollowingtablelistsrequiredpatchesforSUNSOLARIS.Notethatpatchnumbersare subject to change. Contact your SUN support

23CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software Configurations2.8 Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following Microsoft Wi

24Tested SystemsMSC has tested MSC.Patran on the following computer systems:• Compaq Professional Workstation 5000/5100/6000/8000, AP500, AP700,SP750•

25CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software ConfigurationsGraphics Boards and OpenGL AccelerationAny graphics board that has a driver for Windows NT 4

262.9 Linux RequirementsMSC.Patran supports the following Linux hardware and software. For additionalinformation on MSC.Patran on Windows NT support a

27CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software ConfigurationsTested SystemsMSC has tested MSC.Patran for Linux on the following computer systems:• Dell W

282.10 MSC.Patran 3D Graphics DriversMSC.Patran automatically detects the presence of a hardware graphics device. If asupported hardware device is pre

29CHAPTER 2Required Hardware & Software Configurations2D Graphics AcceleratorsSome systems offer optional 2D graphics accelerators to improve X11

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MSC.Patran Installation and Operations GuideCHAPTER3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX andLINUX Using the mscsetup Utility Creating a New Installation U

❑ Product Customization, 43❑ License File Setup and Starting a FLEXlm Server, 44❑ Contract Amendment Form, 45❑ Installation Review, 46❑ Installation M

323.1Using the mscsetup UtilityYoucanperformmostofMSC.Patraninstallationstepsusingthemscsetup utility. Themscsetup utility creates a log file,mscsetup

33CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXmscsetup -t <tmp_dir> Sets the directory mscsetup will use for scratchspace. The default is /t

343.2Creating a New InstallationThe followingisan overviewofthe stepsrequiredfor anewMSC.Patran installation.If you are upgrading an existing MSC.Patr

35CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXMounting the CD-ROMThe CD-ROM mount procedure may vary depending on the setup of your operatingsyste

363. Remove the MSC.Patran CD-ROM, by entering:# cd<other_dir># umount /CDROM (/mnt/cdrom on Linux)Where <other_dir> is any directory, oth

37CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXStarting the mscsetup Installation UtilityThe mscsetup utility keeps a log of important information,

38Do you want to continue (default = Y)? YEnter “Y” at the prompt to continue.Selecting an Installation DeviceWhenusing themscsetup utility,you mustid

39CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXSpecifying the Installation Base DirectoryTheinstallationdirectoryisthelocationwhereallMSC.Patranfil

40Editing the Text Retrieval Directory File (Optional)If you are installing MSC.Patran in a directory other than the default installationdirectory, yo

41CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXSelecting ProductsAfter you have entered the appropriate file paths you will be presented with a men

Setting the Startup Directory, 79 NT Module and Preference Setup, 80❑ Customizing Analysis Preferences in p3_trans.ini, 80- Analysis on Remote NT S

42Selecting a Product Installation TypeProducts which consist of many components offer several installation options. Theinstallation types available f

43CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXProduct CustomizationSomeproductsincludeadditional,optionalsettings.Theseincludesettingsforscratchdi

44License File Setup and Starting a FLEXlm ServerMSC.Patran uses the FLEXlm licensing system. If you elect to install “FLEXlm” inSelecting Products (p

45CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXContract Amendment FormOnce you have selected the last product you wish to install and answered thea

46Installation ReviewPriortoactuallyperformingtheinstallation,themscsetuputilityreviewsyourcurrentselections. You may change the installation source,

47CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXInstallation MessagesAs the mscsetup utility performs the installation, it issues messages informing

48Installation complete. Mon Apr 21 15:38:55 PDT 1998ThegeneralinstallationofMSC.Patran isnow complete.Customization andsetup forindivi

49CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUX3.3 Upgrading an Existing InstallationUpgrading an existing MSC.Patran installation does not require

50Alternatively, you may create a script in the user’s path. This is especiallyuseful if you are retaining MSC.Patran version 6.2 or earlier (which di

51CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUX#Check the arguments of the p3 command for version#Set the paths for the different versions func_che

6Problems &Resolutions Startup Failures and Fatal Errors, 116 Errors in Functions and Opening Databases, 120 Import/Export, Analysis Submit and

523.4 Optional StepsInstalling PCL Utilities on UNIX and LINUXThe PCL Utilities (formerly known as Shareware) are available on the MSC.PatranCD-ROM.Lo

53CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUX1. Edit the dbxs_link compile script. You may need root privilege to do this.# vi <inst>/patra

54Installing Spacetec Spaceball for Use with MSC.PatranMSC.Patran supports the Spacetec Spaceball 3003 or 4000. Follow the SpaceWareinstallation instr

55CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXTable 3-3 Spaceball 4000 Button AssignmentsKEY FUNCTIONShiftKEYFUNCTION1 Toggles translations On/Of

563.5 UNIX and LINUX Module and Preference SetupMSC.Patran Analysis Manager SetupBelowisabrief overviewofthe processforinstalling andconfiguringtheMSC

57CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXMSC.Fatigue 2000MSC.Fatigue 2000 can only run as a module from within MSC.Patran 2000. Two setsof MS

58MSC.Flightloads and DynamicsMSC.FlightLoads and Dynamics supports separate “interactive” and “batch”locations of the MSC.Nastran executable. Interac

59CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXMSC.Patran CATDirect SetupMSC.Patran CATDirect directly imports CATIA models by spawning the CATIAso

604. Edit the local USRENV.dcls file (the one referenced by the CATMSTRenvironment variable) with the following lines:alias PATRAN_T =catia.model=’/tm

61CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXMSC.Patran CATIA Access SetupThe MSC.Patran CATIA Access consists of two components:• CATXPRES which

BTesting theInstallation Test MSC.Patran, 158- Login and Change to a Scratch Directory, 158- Start MSC.Patran Using the patran Command, 158- Test the

62MSC.Patran Pro/ENGINEER Access SetupThe MSC.Patran Pro/ENGINEER Access module imports Pro/ENGINEER part filesby running Pro/ENGINEER in the backgrou

63CHAPTER 3Installing MSC.Patran on UNIX and LINUXMSC.Patran Unigraphics SetupMSC.Patran Unigraphics Access requires a UG/Gateway license from Unigrap

64MSC.Patran Analysis Preferences SetupThe MSC.Patran Analysis Preferences, which include the MSC.Nastran Preference,MSC.Marc Preference, ABAQUS Prefe

MSC.Patran Installation and Operations Guide1esCHAPTER4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT Overview TCP/IP Setup Creating a New Installation Upgrad

664.1 OverviewMSC.Patran on Windows NT uses an interactive installation Wizard. This sectiondescribes the use of that utility as well as additional st

67CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT• MSC.Patran CADDS Access• MSC.Patran Analysis Managerops_manual.book Page 67 Friday, July 27, 2001 12

684.2 TCP/IP SetupYou must have the TCP/IP networking facility installed on Windows NT. To checkthe TCP/IP network installation:1. Open the Control Pa

69CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT4.3 Creating a New Installation1. Log in and exit all Windows NT programs. In general, you do not needadm

703. Typex:\setup.exe, wherex is your CD-ROM drive. This begins theMSC.Patran on Windows NT installation Setup Wizard. Setup attempts toverify the res

71CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NTSelecting MSC.Patran ComponentsThe MSC.Patran product offers the following installation options:• Full in

CSoftwareDeinstallationForm Contract Amendment Form, 176INDEX MSC.Patran Installation and Operations Guide 179ops_manual.book Page ix Friday, July

72FLEXlm Installation (Optional)MSC.Patran on Windows NT uses FLEXlm based licensing. If you already haveFLEXlm setup as a license server for MSC.Patr

73CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT• Server Install installs the FLEXlm server (Note: You must firstacquireauthorizationcodesfromMSC). Ifyou

744.4 Upgrading an Existing InstallationUpgrading an existing MSC.Patran on Windows NT installation requires thefollowing steps:1. Choose the installa

75CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT4.5 NT Optional StepsChanging Fonts on Windows NTMSC.Patran on Windows NT uses fonts as defined under Cont

76Installing PCL Utilities on Windows NTThe PCL Utilities (formerly known as Shareware) are located on the MSC.Patran CD-ROM.1. Install the PCL Utilit

77CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NTInstalling Spacetec Spaceball for Use with MSC.PatranMSC.Patran supports the Spacetec Spaceball 3003 or 4

78Table 4-2 Spaceball 4000 Button AssignmentsKEY FUNCTIONShiftKEYFUNCTION1 Toggles translations On/Off. <Shift>1 Toggles translations On/Off fo

79CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NT4.6 Setting the Startup DirectoryMSC.Patran runs from, and stores database, session, and journal files in

804.7 NT Module and Preference SetupCustomizing Analysis Preferences in p3_trans.iniYou can customize the MSC.Nastran, MSC.Patran ABAQUS, MSC.Patran A

81CHAPTER 4Installing on Microsoft Windows NTFor additional information on .rhosts file format see the documentationsupplied with your rshd client (i.