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Software Installation Guide

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Section Page

1. Installations ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1. Installation from Download Package ................................................................................................. 1
1.2. Licence Manager Setup ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.2.1. New Licence .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.2.2. Distributed Users ..................................................................................................................... 12
1.2.3. Existing Licence ....................................................................................................................... 12
1.2.4. Licence Check-in ..................................................................................................................... 14
1.2.5. FLEXNET .............................................................................................................................. 15
1.2.6. Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 16
1.2.7. Windows - Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................... 17
1.2.8. LINUX - Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 19
1.2.9. LINUX - Install to start at boot .................................................................................................. 21
1.3. Executing CADfix ............................................................................................................................. 21
1.4. Test CADfix ...................................................................................................................................... 23
1.5. Language Setup .............................................................................................................................. 24
1.7. Site Configurations .......................................................................................................................... 25
1.8. Windows - Platform Specific Notes ................................................................................................. 26
1.9. LINUX - Platform Specific Notes ..................................................................................................... 28

2. Upward Compatibility ............................................................................................... 32

3. Support Information ................................................................................................. 33

4. Credits...................................................................................................................... 34

A Supported Platform Configurations .............................................................................. 35

B Translator Product Availability ..................................................................................... 37

1. Installations
The installation procedure for the CADfix software is contained in this section.

Machine Operating System Level Hard disk space

Vista. 7, 8 and 10 Duo dual-core and 4GB
Windows
above
LINUX RED HAT RHEL6 (64bit) 4GB

Please identify which of the three licence types outlined in section 1.2 you will be using. For an evaluation/demo licence there
is no server required, so all instructions relating to the licence server may be ignored.

Please ensure that any previous installation has been completely removed before you re-install CADfix.

Before running through the installation procedure determine whether you want to install the Licence Manager only (not
relevant evaluation/demo licence type) or both CADfix and the Licence Manager. CADfix licensing operates from a licence
server machine that is designated to perform the administrative tasks of controlling the CADfix licence. The Licence Server
machine could be a machine actually running CADfix or another machine on a network that communicates using TCP/IP as
the network protocol. The choice of the Licence Server is critical because if this machine is unavailable for any reason no other
installation of CADfix on the network will work.

Following the instructions in section 1.1 will install both the Licence Manager and the CADfix product. If you only wish to
install the Licence Manager data on your server then you will need to obtain a separate installation from CADfix Support at
ITI - International TechneGroup.

Having installed the software successfully on your system you should refer to the platform configuration notes detailed in
section 1.8 and 1.9 as these include system specific details and requirements that affect the operation of CADfix.

1.1. Installation from Download Package

Windows

You will need Administrator privileges to install CADfix so that configuration settings can be written to the machine registry.
The installation process is as follows:

1. Download the EXE file from the link provided by ITI - International TechneGroup Support.

2. Open the Explorer tool and browse to the working directory.

3. Right-click on the EXE file and select Run as Administrator.

Install Shield will start. You should then see a Welcome window and upon reading the information contained
here you should click on Next.

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 You will be prompted to review the installation location, which is by default C:\Program Files (x86)\CADfix 12

5. Click Change to browse to a different location if required, then click Next.

You will be prompted for a choice of language; English, Japanese or German.

6. Select the required language and click on Next.

The final window will summarise the settings you selected during the installation.

7. Click Next to install CADfix and complete the setup.

8. Before CADfix will run for a server type licence (not relevant for evaluation/demo licence types) the
FLEXNET Licence Manager must be set up. Please go to section 1.2 in this manual for instructions on
installing the Licence Manager.

Linux

To install from the TAR compressed file follow the steps given below. Please note that the C-shell environment should be
used and that in the following text ‘%’ denotes the system prompt.

You must NOT install the program as ROOT.

1. Download the TAR file from the link provided by ITI – International TechneGroup Support.

2. Make sure that the contents of the TAR file are extracted into your working directory as shown below:

tar xvf CADfix12_<product>_linux64.tar

3. Within the working directory, move to the ‘linux’ subdirectory.

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 Example of Typical Installation Package contents

% /<working directory>/Linux > ls –l

total 822553
-r-xr-xr-x 1 opt sys 0 Feb 18 16:51 _noCAE*
drwxr-xr-x 1 opt sys 512 Feb 18 16:51 bin/
-r-xr-xr-x 1 opt sys 27434727 Feb 18 16:51 cmn.tgz*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 opt sys 58416 Feb 18 13:21 install.sh*
-r-xr-xr-x 1 opt sys 52293229 Feb 18 16:55 linux.tgz*

4. Execute the installation script in the ‘LINUX’ sub directory, e.g.:

% ./install.sh

The install script will now run and ask a series of questions.

The LINUX versions of CADfix are listed and you should identify the one required:

CADfix 12 Installation - Which Platform

1. Linux

x. Abort installation

Which platform do you want to install ()?

1

5. Next identify the target installation directory for the software. Ensure you have write privileges as an attempt
will be made to create a directory if one does not exist:

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CADfix will be installed into a new sub-directory called CADfix12

Which directory do you want to create this in?

(Press RETURN to abort installation.)
/opt/

6. Next identify the CADfix product you wish to install. If unsure, please contact your supplier. If you are installing
the Licence Manager only select option 2 and skip Step 10 below.

CADfix 12 Installation – Which Product

1. CADfix Data Exchange

2. CADfix Licence Manager only

Note: The CADfix licence manager is included in all options.

Option 2 should only be installed where a floating CADfix
licence is to be managed by a machine not running CADfix.

x. Abort installation

Which CADfix product do you want to install (1 - 2)?

1

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7. Select the language.

CADfix 12 Installation – Which Language

Please select a language for the CADfix user interface and on-line
documentation.

1. English
2. Japanese
3. German

x. Abort installation

Which language do you want to install (1 - 2)[1] ?

1

8. After confirming the installation details the products are now extracted automatically into the directory location
you requested headed by the ‘cadfixver’ directory (where ver is the CADfix version number, e.g. ‘CADfix12’).

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Platform: RHEL6 Linux

Location: /opt/CADfix12
Product: CADfix Data Exchange
Language: English

Continue with installation (y/n)? y

Identifying files to install...

Extracting platform independent files...

Extracting platform dependent files...

Installation completed.
Press RETURN to continue:

9. At the end of the installation you are requested to run a cadfix_setups script to set up the product
environment variables. It is suggested that this command be added to the system login or individual user login files.

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Before starting cadfix you must source the cadfix_setups file, e.g.

source /opt/cadfix_setups

You should also add the above line to the system login or each user login.

Before starting CADfix please ensure that the Licence Manager has
been setup according to the CADfix Installation Guide.

10. At the end of the Licence Manager installation you are requested to run a cadfix_setups script to set up
the product environment variables. Where it is necessary to start the Licence Manager; run cadfixadmin and refer to section
2.3.

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Before starting the licence manager you must source the cadfix_setups file, e.g.

source /opt/cadfix_setups

To start the licence manager type:

cadfixadmin

Please refer to the installation document for instructions on how to use the CADfix licence manager.

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11. Before CADfix will run for a server type licence (not relevant for evaluation/demo licence types) the
FLEXNET Licence Manager must be set up. Please go to section 1.2 in this manual for further information on the Licence
Manager.

For a full listing of the files extracted inspect the files; .tar_dep.log and .tar_cmn.log found in the installed
directory.

1.2. Licence Manager Setup

CADfix uses FLEXNET from FLEXERA Software Inc., as its licence management software. As part of every installation
the licence management software will be installed in the lic directory e.g.

Windows

C:\Program Files (x86)\CADfix 12\lic\

LINUX

The CADfix installation procedure sets the $FEGS_TOP environment variable to point the installed directory.

$FEGS_TOP/CADfix12/lic/

A full explanation of the licence management system may be found in the PDF file ‘LicensingEndUserGuide.pdf’ delivered
as part of the CADfix installation and found within the lic directory.

Users must obtain a licence file named cadfix.dat, from ITI - International TechneGroup, and place it in the above lic
directory.

Windows

The information necessary for the creation of a licence file may be obtained by selecting “Licence tools” from the
CADfix 12 Start menu (not relevant for evaluation/demo licence type – see below).

Alternatively, the licensing information can be obtained from MSDOS command prompt commands found in the Appendix
A.

Select the “System Settings” tab and send the machine details indicated below to your supplier. The Ethernet Address
will be used for a node-locked licence with the network system hostname also required to provide a floating Licence server
file.

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 LINUX

For generation of the licence file the user must be logged onto the proposed server or node locked machine (not relevant for
evaluation/demo licence type – see below). Run the cadfixadmin GUI to obtain the system ID. Click Get Host ID and
send the FLEXNET host ID given to ITI - International TechneGroup along with the machines network hostname (uname
–n). For instance, “d067e5ed87cd” would be the system ID given by the example below.

% cadfixadmin

If for some reason the cadfixadmin tool is not available, then the licencing information can be obtained from keyboard
commands found in the Appendix A.

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Before activation of the CADfix licence management system the user must clarify which of the two types of licence is being
used i.e. a floating (concurrent) licence or a node-locked licence:

• Floating (concurrent) licence means anyone on the network can use the licensed software via TCP/IP, up to the
limit specified in the licence file.

• Node-locked licence means the licensed software can only be used on one machine (node). Counted (one seat)
Node-locked licence files require the licence server to be running on the host (or node) machine.

• Evaluation/demo licence is only time limited, it can run anywhere and be used any number of times, so there is
no licence server required.

If you have or are about to install a floating licence server system, then you must supply the Host ID and Host Name of the
server machine. The IP address of the clients or users network range must also be supplied for a Local Area Network (LAN)
installation. The server machine will be used for the licence management daemon and should therefore be chosen with care.
Please read the ‘FLEXNET.htm’ reference material for advice on the choice of server machine.

1.2.1. New Licence

Two daemons (or processes) are used to manage floating licenses:

• lmgrd, the license manager daemon

• vendor daemon in our case "itiohio"

The lmgrd daemon and the vendor daemon work together to manage the license keys. The lmgrd handles the initial
contact with the client application programs, passing the connection on to the appropriate vendor daemon. It also starts and
restarts vendor daemons.

The lmgrd daemon starts on TCP/IP port 32768 (default) when you start the server. The lmgrd daemon will assign a
random vendor TCP/IP port number (unless you set up a firewall) to the vendor daemon and start the vendor daemon on
that port.

Firewall Blocking Ports used for the licence server

If there is a firewall between the Licence Server and the CADfix software, then you may need to specifically allocate ports
and update the firewall to allow access to both the SERVER and VENDOR ports. Since a firewall requires a fixed port
number, FLEXNET allows the administrator the option of fixing the port numbers for both licence manager daemon and
the vender daemon.

Using a text editor1 e.g. notepad, open up the license file cadfix.dat to append the unique port numbers:

The SERVER port can be altered by editing the SERVER line with the required port number as the fourth field (e.g. SERVER
myserver 123456789abc 27000).

The line VENDOR itiohio can also be appended with the keyword port and the desired port number e.g.

• VENDOR itiohio port=xxxx

where xxxx is the desired port number.

Save the file and restart the FLEXNET license server.

Once the server is started, the log file (see item 6 below) should show that the vendor daemon is started at the specified port.

16:00:07 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27000

16:00:07 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...
16:00:07 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemon at port xxxx

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The SERVER line Port number and Machine name can be edited in the cadfix.dat licence file. Plus, the
VENDOR line port number. NO other change can be made to the licence file otherwise it will be invalidated.
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16:00:07 (lmgrd) Using vendor daemon port xxxx specified in license file
16:00:07 (lmgrd) Started itiohio (pid 3560)

• After completing the installation process on Linux source the cadfix_setups file.

• The cadfix.dat licence file from ITI - International TechneGroup must be placed it in the lic directory.

• If you have an evaluation/demo licence you may start to run CADfix – see section 1.3. Please ignore the licence
server installation instructions below for evaluation/demo types.

Windows

1. For Windows 7, 8 and 10 users there is an extra level of security called the User Account Control (UAC). This
is built-in security to reduce breaches in the Windows system. The UAC forces users that are part of the local administrators
group to run like they were regular users with no administrative privileges. It may be possible to install CADfix but starting
the licence manager maybe a problem because restrictions are placed on the lmtools.exe used in the process outlined
below. To overcome any problems with starting a licence service navigate to the CADfix installation directory and the ./lic
folder. Right click on the lmtools.exe and select Properties. Now check the box marked “Run this program
as an administrator” as shown in the image below. Hit Apply and exit the Properties:

2. Select “Configuration using Services” and then the select the “Configure Services” tab.

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3. Type into the Service Name entry window to specify a name for the CADfix licence service; the
recommended name is “CADfix Licence Server” – see over.

4. Select the “Browse” button to locate the licence server program from the CADfix installation. If you
installed CADfix in the default location then you should find it in “C:\Program Files (x86)\CADfix
12\lic\lmgrd.exe”.

5. Select the “Browse” button to locate the licence file. The licence file should be installed in the “lic” directory
of the CADfix installation. If you installed CADfix in the default location then you should find it in “C:\Program
Files\CADfix 12 (x86)\lic\cadfix.dat”.

6. Select the “Browse” button to locate the file to be used for logging the licence server messages. It is
recommended that this file be placed in the “lic” folder of the CADfix installation. If you installed CADfix in the default
location then you should call it “C:\Program Files\CADfix 12 (x86)\lic\cadfix.log”.

7. Select the “Use Services” checkbox and the “Start Server at Power Up” checkbox then finally
select “Save Service” to store the settings.

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8. To start the server for the first time, select the “Start/Stop/Reread” tab, and then select the “Start
Server” button. Wait about 30 seconds to allow server to start.

9. Once the server is up and running then you can exit from “Licence Tools”.

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 LINUX

1. To Start/Stop/Reset and check the Licence Server Status use the cadfixadmin GUI.

2. On first selecting “Start Licence Server” you will be asked to identify a directory for the licence server
log file cadfix.log. We recommend that the log file be placed in the lic directory.

% cadfixadmin

3. The equivalent keyboard option would be to “cd” to the ./lic folder on the server machine. After making sure
the licence file is present type the following to start the licence server:

% lmgrd –c cadfix.dat –l cadfix.log

4. Once the licence management system has been started you may check the status at any time using the “Licence
Server Status” button.

5. You must follow the procedure set out in section 1.1 for installing the products purchased on each host platform.
For each machine on which CADfix is installed a copy of the licence file must be placed in the lic directory, unless the
procedure outlined in section 1.2.2 below is followed.

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1.2.2. Distributed Users

For a floating licence installation system managers can overcome the requirement to place a copy of the cadfix.dat file
into every installation lic directory as follows:

The licence file on each client need only contain a SERVER line and a USE_SERVER line, and CADfix will contact the
specified server machine for full licensing information, e.g.

SERVER mainland ANY 32768

USE_SERVER

Windows

Alternatively, you can set a CADFIX_KEY environment variable on each client machine. To create a new environment
variable on Windows, open the Control Panel on the client machine. Then double click on the System icon. Select the
Advanced system settings >> Advanced Tab and click the Environment Variables button. Create a new variable with variable
name CADFIX_KEY and the required value.

LINUX

Alternatively, you can set a CADFIX_KEY environment variable on each client machine. The CADFIX_KEY environment
variable can point to; the full existing licence file in a central place somewhere on the network e.g. on the server, or a specified
server machine, and optional port:

setenv CADFIX_KEY @mainland.fegs.co.uk or

setenv CADFIX_KEY [email protected]

There are 3 ways you can use FLEXNET in CADfix with the CADFIX_KEY variable.

• If CADFIX_KEY points to a port number on a machine (e.g. port@server) then it will contact the licence
server to get the key data, it needs.
• If CADFIX_KEY points to a file containing just the SERVER and the special USE_SERVER lines, then it reads
the server details and contacts the server in the same way as above.
• If CADFIX_KEY points to a normal licence key it reads the contents and uses it.

The above will only work if the "lmutil.exe" executable is in the lic folder, which should be the case for a standard
CADfix installation.

1.2.3. Existing Licence

For evaluation/demo licence types place the cadfix.dat file in the lic directory and start using the program as no server
is required for these licence types. Please ignore all instruction below, which relates to floating and node locked licence
server installations.

Windows

1. When CADfix has been installed on the new host platform within an existing floating licence system copy the
licence file (cadfix.dat) to the lic directory of all machines that CADfix is installed on.

2. Select “Licence tools” from the CADfix 12 Start menu and confirm that the licence management system
is running, enter the “Server Status” tab and then select “Perform Status Enquiry”. After a short wait the server
status should be reported in the text window.

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3. If you are changing or updating your licence file you need to ‘Reread’ the licence server. A copy of the new
licence file must be placed on all host platforms including the licence server. You will need to select the
‘Start/Stop/Reread’ tab and click “Reread Licence File” button.

LINUX

1. Once CADfix has been installed on the new host platform within an existing floating licence system obtain a
copy of the licence file (cadfix.dat) from the licence server and place it in the lic directory.

2. Source the cadfix_setups file.

3. Use the cadfixadmin GUI to confirm that the licence management system is running, enter the following and
select the “Licence Server Status” option:

% cadfixadmin

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4. If you are changing or updating your licence file you need to ‘Reset’ the licence server. A copy of the new
licence file must be placed on all host platforms including the licence server. You will need to ‘reset’ the licence server
using the cadfixadmin GUI.

1.2.4. Licence Check-in

To automatically return a licence for CADfix sessions that have been left idle for an extended period there is a licence check-
in procedure.

If you create a file anyname.config in the top level CADfix directory containing this line:

*famgui.inactivityTimeouts: 1

Then it will enable CADfix to operate with the automatic licence check-in facility provided by FLEXNET. If this is
enabled, then the GUI will stop sending heartbeats after it detects that the user has stopped working. It detects this by
looking for commands/output being sent to/from the core code, or the GUI being in a busy state. Once inactive then the
licence will timeout after 2 hours by default but can be pushed down to 15 minutes by setting an option in the licence server
options file.

This is the only configuration setting that you need to make in CADfix. The rest, such as timeout period etc, is handled by
FLEXNET directly and your own systems configuration and implementation of FLEXNET. You will have to check this
part of it out with your systems admin and licensing people to see what level of configuration you have with your
FLEXNET installation.

Typically, the systems admin will create a FLEXNET “options” file to control timeout. A text file called cadfix.opt
would be created using a text editor or notepad (Windows). The files would be placed into the CADfix installation ./lic
folder. On the VENDER line create the ‘options’ as shown below with the address pointing to the ‘cadfix.opt’ file:

Windows

SERVER everest 001122334455 27000

VENDOR itiohio options="c:\Program Files (x86)\CADfix 12\lic\cadfix.opt"

LINUX

SERVER everest 001122334455 27000

VENDOR itiohio options="/../CADfix12/lic/cadfix.opt"

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There are two FLEXNET options to consider for the options file. The first is TIMEOUT:

TIMEOUT featurename seconds

TIMEOUT checks in the licenses if the process has been `idle' for a period longer than the specified time period, and
someone else wants the license. The daemon declares a process idle when it has not heard from the process i.e. CADfix
sending heartbeats.

Then there is TIMEOUTALL which is the same as TIMEOUT, but applies to all features:

TIMEOUTALL seconds

The lowest timeout you can set is 900 seconds (15 mins). Timeouts lower than this are ignored, and 900 secs is used. This
is to prevent abuse of the licence system.

To be considered when you set up this process; for killing CADfix the CADFix_DX is a feature that belongs to the GUI
related executable cadfixdbox.exe. The CADfix_FAM is a feature that belongs to core cadfix.exe executable.
The exec cadfix.exe is a child process of cadfixdbox.exe. Therefore, to stop CADfix you kill
cadfixdbox.exe then BOTH licence features should be checked back IN.

If a licence times out and then the user comes back to start working again the heartbeat will restart if the heartbeat can
reacquire the licences that expired. However, if it can't reacquire the licences then it falls into a heart attack mode. The user
has the choice to exit or quit CADfix or try to reconnect to server. A reconnect attempt takes 40 seconds. If unsuccessful
then the heart attack continues and the user can try again. Three reconnects attempts are allowed before the user must either
exit or quit.

1.2.5. FLEXNET

Multiple or Redundant Server Floating licence

A "redundant server" key has up to 3 server lines specifying 3 different servers in priority order. When the first or primary
server fails for whatever reason the licence will be transferred to the second server specified in the sequence. When using a
"redundant server" key you must use a port number and hostid on each of the server lines.

The licence file for each installation would then just have four lines as shown below:

SERVER <machine1> <hostid1> <port>

SERVER <machine2> <hostid2> <port>
SERVER <machine3> <hostid3> <port>
USE_SERVER

Windows

When using the environment variable CADFIX_KEY for the redundant server option port@server_name (e.g.
27000@mainland) is used three times separated by a semi-colon “;” on a Windows client and a colon “:” on a LINUX client.
e.g. for Windows:

set CADFIX_KEY=<port>@<server1>;<port>@<server2>;<port>@<server3>

LINUX

When using the environment variable CADFIX_KEY for the redundant server option port@server_name (e.g.
27000@mainland) is used three times separated by a colon “:” on a LINUX client. e.g. for LINUX:

set CADFIX_KEY=<port>@<server1>:<port>@<server2>:<port>@<server3>

The above functionality using the CADFIX_KEY environment variable could also be used on a multiple server system for
the sharing of CADfix seats.

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1.2.6. Troubleshooting

If CADfix still does not start up due to a license problem, do the following:

1) On Windows open a command prompt. Change to the CADfix installation \lic folder.
2) Type the following 3 commands:

lmutil lmstat -a -c cadfix.dat >stat.txt

lmutil lmcksum -c cadfix.dat >sum.txt
lmutil lmdiag -c cadfix.dat -n >diag.txt

Send these three files (stat.txt, sum.txt, diag.txt) to ITI - International TechneGroup support – see
Section 3

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1.2.7. Windows - Troubleshooting

If CADfix fails to start giving the message shown below even after a licence server has been found check the following:

• If the server was found by searching for a named computer, then this usually means that the server does not have
the correct CADfix licence that you require.

• If the server was found by specifying a licence file, then this usually means that the server machine listed in the
licence file is not running a FLEXNET server or is not reachable on your network.

• Verify that the ITIOHIO_LICENCE_FILE environment variable has been set during the installation using the
Service/Licence File tab on the lmtools utility.

If for example, due to version upgrade, you are issued with a new licence file you may need to copy the licence file to the lic
directory on all machines CADfix is installed on (unless the arrangement described in section 1.3.2 has been used) and Reread
the licence server.

If you are getting a message that indicates the wrong product or key is installed.

• Verify that the CADfix licence file matches the main option installed otherwise you will have to uninstall and
reinstall the program. For instance, the licence file must contain the feature CADfix_DX if the Data Exchange
option has been installed.

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If you get a CADfix error ‘unable to determine correct starting mode’ it may mean that you have installed option type 2
after installing option 1.

• Option 3 is ‘CADfix licence manager only’ and should NOT be installed on top off any of the other options.
Option 1 also installs the licence manager. The solution to this problem is to stop the licence services, uninstall
CADfix and reinstall only the option you require.

If you are installing the floating licence manager on a server system and it refuses to start this may be due to a ‘port’ conflict
with other products also using FLEXNET.

• A solution would be to give a specific port number in the server line of the CADfix licence file instead of relying
on the default. You may use any standard editor to open the cadfix.dat file and insert onto the end of the
SERVER line the number 32768 e.g.:

• Another good diagnostic is to check the FLEXNET log file. Make sure the service has a log file defined, as that
should contain a message explaining what is wrong. Try specifying a port number and if that still doesn't work,
then check and see if this server has some kind of firewall protection, which may be blocking the ports
FLEXNET is trying to use. At this point you may need to make sure port 32768 was opened for the internal
network to see.

In some situations, you may have some antivirus or firewall programmes running and although you make the tcp-ip port
270001 open, CADfix can't be launched at the client. You may be required to use a fixed port while checking out the license.
The problem might be because FLEXNET uses 2 TCP ports for licencing – see section 1.2.1.

• They use one for lmgrd and another for the vendor daemon (itiohio). This can be seen in the FLEXNET
log as this:
10:07:40 (lmgrd) License file(s): /../CADfix 12/lic/cadfix.dat 10:07:40 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27001
10:07:40 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...
10:07:40 (lmgrd) Started itiohio (internet tcp_port 32820 pid 4507)

• In the above case the machine is using 27001 for lmgrd and 32820 for itiohio. To have FLEXNET work
with the firewall you will need to open both ports. To do this you need to add a port argument to the cadfix.dat
file in the ./lic folder similar to the one used on the SERVER line e.g.:

VENDOR itiohio PORT=12345

• You can then open that TCP port in their firewall in addition to the one you have already opened for lmgrd.

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1.2.8. LINUX - Troubleshooting

If CADfix fails to start and gives the message below for “Licence Server Status” after the floating licence file has
been placed in the lic directory check the following:

• Does the server have the correct CADfix licence that you require?
• Is the server machine listed in the licence file reachable on your network?

If the FLEXNET routines are unable to make a TCP/IP connection to the server and port specified in the licence file the
possible reasons for this are:

1. The wrong licence file is being referenced by the application program;

2. The server machine specified in the licence file is unreachable;
3. The itiohio vendor daemon specified in the licence file is not running;
4. The hostname in the licence file is not recognized by the system;
5. The network between the client machine and the server machine is down;
6. TCP is not running on your machine.

• Try removing the file .flexlmrc from the users home directory and start again.

• Verify that the application is using the proper licence file. The environment variable $CADFIX_KEY (as defined
in the cadfix_setups file) should point to the licence file.

• Verify that specified server machine is up and reachable by executing another command that uses TCP/IP, such
as ping, from the client to the server.

• Verify that the itiohio vendor daemon is running (you can use “ps –ef |grep itiohio” on the server
itself to look for it).

• Examine the licence log file cadfix.log, which should be located in the lic directory, to see if any problems
are reported, particularly messages indicating that the vendor daemon has quit.

• Check “Licence Server Status” on the cadfixadmin GUI from the server machine to verify that the
vendor daemon is alive.

• Check “Licence Server Status” on the cadfixadmin GUI from the client machine to verify the
connection from client to vendor daemon across the network.

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 • Users should NOT modify the cadfix.dat licence file. Any attempt to do so may result in the following error
message, generated by the licence manager, when CADfix is started:

bad code or inconsistent encryption code

If you are installing the floating licence manager on a server system and it refuses to start this may be due to a ‘port’ conflict
with other products also using FLEXNET.

• A solution would be to give a specific port number in the server line of the CADfix licence file instead of relying
on the default. You may use any standard editor to open the cadfix.dat file and insert onto the end of the
SERVER line the number 32768 e.g.:

#CADfix# note3:
SERVER <hostname> <machineID> 32768
VENDOR itiohio

• Another good diagnostic is to check the FLEXNET log file. Make sure the service has a log file defined, as that
should contain a message explaining what is wrong. Try specifying a port number and if that still doesn't work,
then check and see if this server has some kind of firewall protection, which may be blocking the ports
FLEXNET is trying to use. At this point you may need to make sure port 32768 was opened for the internal
network to see.

In some situations, you may have some antivirus or firewall programmes running and although you make the tcp-ip port
27001 open, CADfix can't be launched at the client. You may be required to use a fixed port while checking out the license.
The problem might be because FLEXNET uses 2 TCP ports for licencing.

• They use one for lmgrd and another for the vendor daemon (itiohio). This can be seen in the FLEXNET
log as this:
10:07:40 (lmgrd) License file(s): /../CADfix12/lic/cadfix.dat 10:07:40 (lmgrd) lmgrd tcp-port 27001

10:07:40 (lmgrd) Starting vendor daemons ...

10:07:40 (lmgrd) Started itiohio (internet tcp_port 32820 pid 4507)

• In the above case the machine is using 27001 for lmgrd and 32820 for itiohio. To have FLEXNET work
with the firewall you will need to open both ports. To do this you need to add a port argument to the cadfix.dat
file in the ./lic folder similar to the one used on the SERVER line e.g.:

VENDOR itiohio PORT=12345

• You can then open that TCP port in their firewall in addition to the one you have already opened for lmgrd.

Some Linux systems change the default naming of network devices, which prevents the FLEXNET tools from operating
correctly. The error when trying to start CADfix for the first time might exhibit itself as follows:

"Invalid host.
The hostid of this system does not match the hostid
specified in the license file.
Feature: CADfix_DX
Hostid: xxxxxxxxxxx
License path: /xxxxxxxxxxx:
FlexNet Licensing error:-9,57
For further information, refer to the FlexNet Licensing documentation,
available at "www.flexerasoftware.com"."

• From the command line enter the ./lic folder and under these circumstances when you attempt to run lmutil
lmhostid you will get "000000000000" back.

• You will need to revert back to using 'eth' names, and you have to add the kernel option biosdevname=0
to the end of the kernel boot line in /etc/grub/menu.lst. In some cases, that alone does not fix the issue.
You may also have to edit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net-rules and restore the device
name to eth0 and reboot. Please contact your local Systems department to correct the problem.

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1.2.9. LINUX - Install to start at boot

The following information for ensuring that the licence is always started at re-boot was taken from the FLEXNET reference
material. If any further information is required, please contact ITI - International TechneGroup.

On LINUX, edit the appropriate boot script, which may be /etc/rc.boot, /etc/rc.local, /etc/rc2.d/Sxxx,
/sbin/rc2.d/Sxxxx, etc.

Remember that these scripts are run in /bin/sh, so do not use the csh “>&” redirection syntax. Each LINUX operating
system can have some quirks in doing this. See the notes following for a full explanation.

/bin/su daniel -c ‘echo starting lmgrd > \

/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/boot.log’
/bin/nohup /bin/su daniel -c ‘umask 022; \
/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/lmgrd -c \
/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/licence.dat >> \
/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/boot.log’
/bin/su daniel -c ‘echo sleep 5 >> \
/home/install/Linux/CADfix12/lic/boot.log’
/bin/sleep 5

/bin/su daniel -c ‘echo lmutil lmdiag >>\

/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/boot.log’
/bin/su daniel -c ‘/home/install/Linux/CADfix12/lic /lmutil lmdiag -n -c\
/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/licence.dat >> \
/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/boot.log’
/bin/su daniel -c ‘echo exiting >>\
/home/install/linux/CADfix12/lic/boot.log’

Please note the following about how this script was written:

• All paths are specified in full, since no paths can be assumed at boot time.

• Since no paths are assumed, the itiohio vendor daemon must be in the same directory as lmgrd.

• The “su” command is used to run lmgrd as a non-root user, “daniel”. We recommend that lmgrd not be run
as root, since it can be a security risk to run any program that does not require root permissions, and lmgrd does
not require root permissions.

• Daniel has a csh login, so all commands executed as daniel must be in csh syntax. All commands not
executed as daniel must be in /bin/sh syntax, since that’s what’s used by the boot scripts.

• The use of “nohup” and “sleep” are required on some operating systems, for obscure technical reasons. These
are not needed on Solaris and some other operating systems, but are safe to use on all.

• lmdiag is used as a diagnostic tool to verify that the server is running and serving licences.

1.3. Executing CADfix

Windows

If installed correctly as defined in this guide, the software can be run from the ‘Start’ button on the ‘Task’ bar.

Select the ‘Start’ button, followed by ‘Programs’ and ‘CADfix 12’ to run CADfix. In the CADfix installation root
directory you will find the file “startCADfix.bat” which, when double clicked, can also be used to start CADfix.

File type association is now created during installation. The .fbm files will now show the CADfix icon and can be double-
clicked to open in CADfix.
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If a shortcut to C:\Program Files (x86)\CADfix 12\bin\runcadf.exe exists on your desktop any file that
CADfix can read (.fbm, IGES, STEP, etc.) can be dragged-and-dropped onto the shortcut.

LINUX

Having completed the installation process and sourced the cadfix_setups file, CADfix can be run by simply typing the
name of the program at the system prompt, for example:

% cadfix

To access the CADfix on-line help documentation select Help >> CADfix Help… from the pull-down menu in the upper
right hand corner of the main CADfix window.

The CADfix on-line HELP system is built using HTML files and when first activated the program will attempt to search for
a web browser. If the program is unable to find a browser the user will be prompted to search for one. On failing to locate a
HTML browser CADfix will revert to its own built-in browser.

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1.4. Test CADfix

Now that you have CADfix licensing in place, you should test CADfix.

Start CADfix as described in section 1.3 above. If the licence file is working correctly, you should be presented with
CADfix as shown below.

Under the 'Help' menu select 'CADfix Administration' and click on the 'Details' button to confirm all the
products in the above right image are installed.

Ensure that the File type filter is set to identify IGES file as shown below. Change the Directory to C:\program files
(x86)\CADfix 12\demo\CAD for Windows or <path>/CADfix12/demo/CAD for Linux and you should now be presented
with a list of IGES files as shown below (Windows example):

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You may need to move these files to a folder where you have write access. Pick the file ‘test.igs’ so that its name is
echoed in the ‘File name’ field as shown above. Click on ‘Import’ and after the data has been imported you should be
presented with the graphics window shown below:

Using the ‘File’ drop down menu select ‘Exit CADfix’ and close the program down.

CADfix will have left a number of files in the directory. Users are recommended to use the ‘File’ >> ‘Preferences’
and ‘Directory’ tab to select their working directory if the default of Use model directory is not required
ensuring “write” access before any further processing within CADfix.

1.5. Language Setup

CADfix supports both a Japanese and German language version of the user interface. If, for example, the Japanese language
version is required then select this option during the installation process.

Windows

On Windows the language setting should be specified in the registry. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >>
CADfix 12 >> Language should be set to either Japanese or German. On Windows 7 the location is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SOFTWARE >> Wow6432Node >> CADfix 12 >> Language.

If you wish to set the language back to English, the environment variable should be set to: English(UK).

LINUX

The language setting can also be specified by defining an environment variable called CADFIX_LANGUAGE. The value of
this environment variable must be set to: Japanese (the case is important).

If you wish to set the language back to English the environment variable should be set to: English(UK). Setting the
environment variable at the command line on LINUX would require:

setenv CADFIX_LANGUAGE English\(UK\)

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The Japanese language setup is controlled by a configuration file that can be found in the CADfix installation.

They are stored in <install path>/CADfix12/tcl/language.

The configuration file is called Japanese.lang. This file allows the user to change the font used and also the system encoding.
The default Japanese font is “MS UI Gothic”.

LINUX

The Japanese font and the system encoding can be specified for all LINUX platforms or for each LINUX platform. The
encoding can also be over-ridden by setting an environment variable called CADFIX_ENCODING.

There is a quick method to change the language and this can be achieved by a switch on the user’s desktop shortcut on Windows
or “alias” on Linux. In section 1.3 above we introduce the idea of a shortcut or alias for starting CADfix. When you wish to
change the language add to the end of this shortcut or alias command the ‘-language’ switch. For example if your installed
language was Japanese use‘-language English(UK)’ (without the quotes) to override the use of the Japanese
Dictionary.

1.7. Site Configurations

CADfix Administrators may wish to organise a central resource for various configurations to service a site rather than having
distributed settings amongst individual users. A site Administrator may also wish to lock certain user preferences.

When CADfix is started it will look for configuration settings in the users HOME directory and at the place identified by the
environment variable CADFIXSITECONFIG. The CADFIXSITECONFIG location would contain the file CADfix1200
(Note: with no leading “.”) and a directory CADfix.config (Note: again with no leading “.”).

Generally available or site-wide CADfix configurations would be placed into the master CADfix1200 (with no leading “.”)
file and in a directory on a server that all users point to via the CADFIXSITECONFIG environment variable. This file is
accessed first followed by any users local .CADfix1200 file. Also site-wide functions would be available to the whole site
under the directory CADfix.config (with no leading “.”). For example, a company-wide specific quality-testing standard
could be placed in the CADfix.config/quality/ directory with the file name USER_SITE.cqs. Also the site values
could be regarded as the default initial values for all first-time users that would be eventually be over-ridden by their own
preferences.

Some Administrators may consider locking down certain site-wide options so that users cannot change them locally and this
is also possible. To lock down all configuration options you need to add the following line to your site-wide configuration
file:

*famgui.siteonlyoptions: all

If you only wish to lock down just selected options then replace "all" with a space-separated list of option names, e.g.:

*famgui.siteonlyoptions: initfiletype lastExport defaultUnits recentreOnOpen

Locking down options only fixes their initial value when a CADfix session is started. A user is still able to change any option
interactively during a CADfix session, but these changes will not be saved in their personal .CADfix12 configuration file.

The environment variable CADFIXSITECONFIG can be used to point to a named file as opposed to a directory where the
configuration file CADfix12 may be found.

Alternatively, the user may have a configuration file called USER_SITE.config as the target of the environment variable
which you place in the top level CADfix directory of, say a flat installation for general distribution. This is effectively the
same as the CADfix1200 file but avoids the need to set the CADFIXSITECONFIG environment variable. This can be a partial
config file that contains those configuration values that you want to apply to all users, and that can be set to take precedence
over any local .CADfix1200 settings.

You can also have a global cwc file to control the CADfix process options that all users load at start-up. Once this file is

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created it can be referenced from the USER_SITE.config file for loading on start-up. A combination of a
USER_SITE.config and cwc file gives the ability to control the default start-up and configuration for all users.

1.8. Windows - Platform Specific Notes

CADDS5 Import setup

At the end of the CADfix 12 installation process the NuTCRACKER1 emulator will be automatically launched. Follow the
instructions and select the default options. You will need to have administrator access to complete this installation.

Exit CADfix and restart to complete the installation process.

To import CADDS5 assemblies the ODB daemon process must first be started. The ODB daemon is NOT needed if only
parts are to be imported. An MSDOS .bat script to start this has been installed in the CADfix installation area and can be
found here:

.../CADfix 12/bin/bin32/CADDS5/start_odb_daemon.bat

The daemon only needs to be started once, before the first assembly is imported. If you are using a firewall then the
ODB_DAEMON and ODB_SERVER processes must be unblocked.

There are a couple limitations users should be aware off:

• CADDS import only is provided no export is possible

• CADDS will only import files on the same drive it is installed
• There must be no spaces in the filename or folder path.
• When running the ODB Daemon you must keep the empty DOS window open at all times.
• A new licence feature needs to be in the key for running CADDS5 imports on Windows. It’s called
CADfix_NuTCRACKER.
• CADDS5 assemblies must have all the component folders in the CVPATH. To extend CVPATH with a couple of
folders you would use the following:

set CVPATH=%CVPATH%;C:/myCADDS/assembly;C:/myCADDS/assembly/subassm1

If CVPATH is not already defined, then just drop the "%CVPATH%;" from the above line. CADfix will respect the CVPATH
environment variable if it is defined before starting CADfix, and if you have models on various network drives you will need
to set this in your environment. On Windows it means going into the Control panel >> System >> Advanced tab >> and
Environment Variable button.

CADDS User Notes:

1. In the event of any trouble starting CADDS5 or the ODB daemon try installing a service called "ProPortmap
Service". An MSDOS .bat script to start this is available in the CADfix installation area and can be found here:

.../CADfix 12/bin/bin32/CADDS5/portmap/port.bat

2. If when attempting to use or run the start_odb_daemon script you have any problems, then check "ProPortmap
Service" is up and running correctly. The "ProPortmap Service" may have been left by a previous installation with
the wrong path and may not start. If this is the case, you will need to remove the service and re-start it as shown above. To
remove the service, open a CMD (or DOS) window in the “.../CADfix 12/bin/bin32/CADDS5/portmap” folder
and use the following command:

srvutil.exe remove "ProPortmap Service"

3. When installing CADfix 12 or any service pack onto a machine with an existing installation of CADfix ensure that the
previous NuTCRACKER installation has been removed. Later versions of NuTCRACKER will not install if a previous
version exists. Unfortunately CADDS V5 import if it is built on a later version of NuTCRACKER will fail. For example,
in CADfix 8.0 NuTCRACKER was version 8.x but for CADfix 12 the version was upgraded to 9.x. When installing a later

1
NutCRACKER is a registered trademark of MKS Inc
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version of CADfix it is not possible to automatically uninstall previous installations of NuTCRACKER so this has to be
done manually by the user.

Installing service packs

For Windows users there is an extra level of security called the User Account Control (UAC). This is built-in security to
reduce breaches in the Windows system. The UAC forces users that are part of the local administrators group to run like they
were regular users with no administrative privileges. It may be possible to install CADfix but adding service packs could be
an issue as these require administrative privileges to move and copy files around the installation directory.

To install the service pack you can start CADfix and run with administrator privileges. Go to the CADfix ./bin folder and
locate the runcadf.exe executable. Highlight runcadf.exe and click the right mouse button to get the following window:

Select Run as administrator and when you are asked for permission to make changes to this computer click Yes.

Alternatively, to install service packs you can temporarily overcome the restriction by going to the Control Panel >>
User Account and Family Settings. Click “Add or remove user account” and click on one of the user accounts,
for example the Guest account. Under the user account click on the “Go to the main Account page” link. Under “Make
changes to your account” click on the “Change security settings” link. In the “Turn on User Account Control (UAC) to make
your computer more secure” click to unselect the “Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer”. Click
on the OK button. You will be prompted to reboot your computer.

On-line HELP

To access the CADfix on-line help documentation select Help >> CADfix Help… from the pull-down menu of the main
CADfix window.

The CADfix on-line HELP system is built using HTML files and when first activated the program will use the Microsoft
Internet Explorer browser. If the user wishes to use a different browser this may be changed under the File menu using the
Preferences option.

Home Directory Setting

CADfix makes use of the users HOME directory and needs this environment variable to be set for it to start up correctly.
Normally the users CADfix configuration file (.CADfixver, where ver = version of CADfix e.g. .CADfix12) is placed in
the home directory. If you encounter problems you should check, and set if necessary, the home directory for the users by
selecting ‘Control Panel’ - ‘System Properties’ - ‘Advanced’ - ‘Environment Variables’. When HOME is not set CADfix will
use the Windows environment variables HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH to identify the users home directory. HOMEDRIVE
and HOMEPATH cannot be changed by the user.

When using the CADfix GUI to browse folders the user may make reference to their HOME directory by use of the ‘tilda’ (~)
character. For instance, under the File > Preferences > Process tab of the GUI there is a browser that can be used to locate a

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default Wizard configuration file (see Site Configurations section below). If the users HOME directory is “c:\Documents and
Settings\user” instead of using the full address reference:

c:/Documents and Settings/user/.CADfix.config/prepare/wizard.cwc

the user may substitute instead:

~/.CADfix.config/prepare/wizard.cwc

Writing of temporary files

The location of temporary files differs between LINUX and Windows. In both cases it will move onto the next location if it
finds it can't write to the previous one(s):

Windows:
1st: environment variable TEMP
2nd: environment variable HOME
3rd: C:\TEMP
4th: present working directory

So you can control the location of the current temp files by changing the 1st environment variable setting.

Filenames and Directory path

Users may experience problems opening files with spaces or dots in the filename.

Memory usage

The CADfix Menu >> Preferences >> Hardware tab has a Database buffer field. The amount of RAM (in Mb) available
to CADfix can be set using the pull-down menu or by typing into the box. There is a minimum memory and a maximum
memory requirement. The maximum size should be set to at least 500Mb. Set the minimum size to about 128Mb. This should
then allow the memory buffer to grow up to 500Mb on the odd occasion that a very large model is processed, but in most
cases it would stay at the lower minimum value.

If any model-processing task requires more memory than has been allocated, then CADfix will start to store data in temporary
files. This has an impact on the model processing speed and that is why we recommend that the database buffer size be set to
a reasonable value for your workstation. For a rough guide to operate efficiently the maximum database buffer size should be
at least twice the size of any large IGES or CADfix model database being processed.

There is a Windows system limit where 32bit executables, such as CADfix, can only have a 2GB memory allocation.
Therefore, allocating too much memory can cause problems with CADfix. It is recommended that you restrict the maximum
memory allocation to between 256Mb and 512Mb. Memory allocations approaching 1GB may cause problem with some
models.

1.9. LINUX - Platform Specific Notes

This section gives important information regarding the running of CADfix on the supported LINUX platforms.

Home Directory reference

When using the CADfix GUI to browse folders the user may make reference to their $HOME directory by use of the ‘tilda’
(~) character. For instance, under the File > Preferences > Process tab of the GUI there is a browser that can be used to locate
a default Wizard configuration file (see Site Configurations section below). If the users $HOME directory is
“\disk2\production\user” instead of using the full address reference:

/disk2/production/user/.CADfix.config/prepare/wizard.cwc

the user may substitute instead:

~/.CADfix.config/prepare/wizard.cwc

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Writing of temporary files

CADfix uses an environment variable CADFIX_TMPDIR to identify the directory for temporary files. If the environment
variable is set to PWD then the working directory will be used. Otherwise the user must ensure that a directory without limiting
quotas is available for temporary files. If CADfix runs out of temporary file space the program will fail to continue.

If the environment variable CADFIX_TMPDIR is not set then the location of temporary files differs between LINUX and
Windows. In both cases it will move onto the next location if it finds it can't write to the previous one(s):

LINUX:
1st: environment variable TMPDIR
2nd: /tmp
3rd: /var/tmp
4th: present working directory

So you can control the location of the current temp files by changing the 1st environment variable setting.

Graphics Driver

Graphics problems such as a failure to automatically refresh will occur under Linux unless the following options are
enabled:

Logon as Root and into the "screen" section in the X config file (usually /etc/X11/XF86Config or xorg.conf) add:

Option "backing_store"
Option "save_unders"

Fonts

Some Linux variations do not automatically install all the fonts required by CADfix. In this situation the GUI may start but
the core CADfix executable will fail with “Unable to start CADfix” or something similar. You will need to ensure that all
font packages beginning with “xorg-x11-fonts” are installed.

VirtualGL Driver

Users may experienced problems running CADfix under Linux through ”thin clients”. Performance problems with the
GUI/graphics such as highlighting, trouble picking lines on the screen and even the graphics sometimes freezing may be
experienced

“Thin Client” is a generic term given to client machines on networks that deliver applications and data via a centralised
computing model with the vast majority of processing carried out by the server(s). This is also known as server-based
computing. “VirtualGL” is an open source package that gives any LINUX or Linux remote display software the ability to run
OpenGL applications with full 3D hardware acceleration.
Experience running CADfix under Linux locally and remotely through a ”thin client” has shown that problems can be caused
by the VirtualGL driver, which maybe default from some installations. Using VirtualGL the graphics performance when
rotating the model is improved slightly but you could experience trouble as mentioned above with screen picking and
highlighting.

Under these circumstances the recommendation is that users run CADfix remotely using an OpenGL graphics driver.

GLX Blocked on Remote Display on Modern X Servers

Additional security has been added to modern Linux OS (e.g. Ubuntu16.04LTS and later) that must be bypassed to make
CADfix work if it's being displayed from a remote machine (either with $DISPLAY set, or ssh -X or similar.)

One has had to add "-listen tcp" to the X server args when it starts up. Previously one had to remove the OSes configuration
of starting with -nolisten tcp. However, that now only works for 2D windows. Anything that tries to allocate a 3D/GLX
context may fail. The problem can be overcome by putting the following into the end of your /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

# Added for remote displays

Section "ServerFlags"
Option "AllowIndirectGLX" "on"
Option "IndirectGLX" "on"
EndSection

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CADfix close down

There is a known problem with CADfix on LINUX when a session is exited or closed down. Sometimes when CADfix is
exited the process hangs and has to be killed manually from the command line. The problem is even more apparent when
you suspend a CADfix session and then bring it back to the foreground. We recommend that you background the initial
startup command. That is start CADfix as follows:

% cadfix &

Invalid or inconsistent licence key error

The inconsistent license key error occurs when either of these situations is true: (a) /etc/hosts and the local DNS server
do not have an entry for your hostname, or (b) /etc/hosts reports the hostname as having IP address 127.0.0.1. The error
occurs when trying to run CADfix on installations of Red Hat Linux 10.0 and higher. To fix this problem, you will need to
modify the /etc/hosts file. The license server computer may also have this problem, and it should also be fixed.

First, su to root (you will need the root password). Run hostname to obtain the hostname of your workstation. If "localhost"
is reported, you will need to choose another name, and update the name by typing "hostname my-hostname", where my-
hostname is the name you've chosen.

You also need to find out the complete DNS name of your computer; for example, if the hostname is rh71, the complete DNS
name could be rh71.lan.scalable-networks.com. If you don't know what DNS domain your host resides on, make
one up, or just use ".localdomain".

Next, run /sbin/ifconfig -a to obtain the IP address of your workstation.

Open the /etc/hosts file. Update this file so that it looks like the following:

127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

ip-address my-full-DNS-name my-hostname

Replace ip-address, my-full-DNS-name, and my-hostname; with the IP address, full DNS name, and
hostname for your machine, respectively.

It is very important that your hostname does not have 127.0.0.1 on the same line only localhost.localdomain and
localhost should be on the same line as 127.0.0.1.

Finally, the inconsistent license key error also occurs when your organization has been licensed for more than three subnets,
and your subnet is not one of the first three subnets listed in the server license file. This is a bug in the FLEXNET licensing
software.

Running FLEXNET ‘lmutil’ gives "command not found"

To allow for greater compatibility between Linux operating systems you need to have the LSB (Linux Standard Base)
packages installed on the client operating system. By default, Ubuntu (and probably others) install only:

lsb-base, and
lsb-release

For the FLEXNET licensing binaries to work you also need:

lsb-core

On Ubuntu, for instance, you can check which LSB packages are currently installed with the following command:

dpkg --get-selections | grep lsb

Inter-Process Communication (IPC) Limits

There is an inter-process communication value on Linux machines which if not set correctly can result in resource allocation
errors. The present configuration can be displayed as part of the “ipcs –l” command:

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------------------- Messages Limits -------------------

max queues system wide = <relative limit for Linux system>

Changing the setting maybe distribution dependent but it might be sufficient to add the line:

kernel.msgmni = 15851

to the file /etc/sysctl.conf and then run ‘sysctl –p’ to make the setting active. Adding the setting to the file also
causes it to be restored at boot.

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2. Upward Compatibility
1. Model and result databases are upwardly compatible, that is, they can be read into more recent versions of the
software than they were created with.

2. Session log files and command files are generally upwards compatible, although small changes in
command syntax are necessary from time to time and users will be advised accordingly.

3. Any existing interface program developed by the user using CADfix user routines should continue to
work with CADfix once it has been re-linked using the supplied object library. Customers linking their own interface will
need to contact Support at ITI - International TechneGroup for further advice.

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3. Support Information
Should you require a licence file or experience any problems installing or running the software supplied, then please do not
hesitate to contact us on the standard ITI - International TechneGroup Limited number.

• Americas
[email protected]

Phone: 1-888-783-9199
Fax: 1-513-576-3994

• All other regions

[email protected]

Phone: +44 (0) 1954 234300

Fax: +44 (0) 1954 234349

Reseller customers should contact their local reseller for support.

Further information on CADfix including; FAQ’s, supported platforms, service packs and an on-line copy of the Installation
Guide can be found at:

http://www.iti-global.com/support/cadfix/

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4. Credits
CADfix is a registered trademark of ITI - International TechneGroup Limited.
CADfix makes use of VglTools®, VisTools®, FLEXNET®, Acrobat and PDE/Lib.
CADfix also makes use of ACIS®, Parasolid®, Granite®, InterOp and CVDORS.

VglTools® and VisTools® are registered trademarks of Visual Kinematics Inc.

FLEXNET® is a registered trademark of FLEXURA Software Inc.
Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.
PDE/Lib is a trademark of ITI - International TechneGroup Inc.
CADex is a trading name used by ITI - International TechneGroup Ltd

ACIS® is a registered trademark of Spatial Technology Inc.

Parasolid® is a registered trademark of UGS Corporation.
Granite® is a registered trademark of Parametric Technology Corporation.
InterOp is a trademark of Spatial Technology Inc.
CVDORS is a trademark of Parametric Technology Corporation.
JTOpen is a registered trademark of Siemens PLM Software Inc.

CADDS® is a registered trademark of Parametric Technology Corporation.

The ‘CADfix Licence Terms and Conditions’, a copy of which is included with the delivery and is accessible under the
CADfix Help menu, bind use of the CADfix software.

data

CADfix makes use of the data conversion utility from David M. Gay under the following licence:

************************************************************************
*
* The author of this software is David M. Gay.
*
* Copyright (c) 1991, 2000, 2001 by Lucent Technologies.
*
* Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
* purpose without fee is hereby granted, provided that this entire notice
* is included in all copies of any software which is or includes a copy
* or modification of this software and in all copies of the supporting
* documentation for such software.
*
* THIS SOFTWARE IS BEING PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
* WARRANTY. IN PARTICULAR, NEITHER THE AUTHOR NOR LUCENT MAKES ANY
* REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE MERCHANTABILITY
* OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ITS FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*
************************************************************************

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A Supported Platform Configurations
A.1. Windows 64bit core 2 duo or newer

System Configuration
Hard Disk Drive Min. 8GB recommended 250GB
System memory 4GB or higher
Swap space 2GB or higher
Graphics Card 3D with support for OpenGL

Software Required
Windows 7, 8 and 10
TCP/IP Installed with valid IP address
OpenGL

Optional Development Software Required

FORTRAN intel compiler v16.0.2
C visual studio 2013 Update 5
C++ visual studio 2013 Update 5

Licence Locking Information Required Extracting Information

Ethernet Address, e.g. 00-60-97-8E-F2-71 From the DOS prompt use: ipconfig /all
Converts to 0060978EF271 Send the Ethernet adapters ‘Physical Address’

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A.2. LINUX RHEL6 64bit

System Configuration Extracting

Information
Hard Disk Drive 8GB recommended 250GB df
System memory 4GB or higher
Swap File Size 2GB or higher
Graphics 3D Graphics card with OpenGL

Software Required Extracting Information

Operating system Red Hat RHEL6
OpenGL

Optional Development Software Required Extracting Information

FORTRAN intel 16.0.2 ifort -V
C and C++ gcc 4.4.7 gcc --version

Licence Locking Information Required Extracting Information

Workstation Ethernet address e.g. 0002b340fc75 /sbin/ifconfig eth0
Remove the colons from the HWaddr
Network name for floating licence uname -n

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B Translator Product Availability

Windows 7, 8, 10 LINUX RHEL6

CADfix 12 Product
64bit 64bit
Base (IGES imp version: any, exp version: 5.3) YES YES

3D Studio Max OBJ imp/exp of facets YES YES

ABAQUS exp (.aba mesh data) YES YES

ACIS imp/exp up to v28 (2018) YES YES

AGPS imp/exp (ASCII .dat file) YES YES

ANSYS imp1/exp versions: 5.3 to 6.1 YES YES

CADDS imp version: 5.0 R16.0 YES2 N/A

CATIA V4 import versions: 4.1.x/4.2.x YES YES

CATIA V4 export version: 4.1.9 YES YES3

CATIA V5 imp/exp version: R8 to 5-6R2018 YES N/A

CENTAUR imp/exp (.dat geometry file) YES YES

YES5
CREO4 imp/exp WF3-5 YES
import only
DXF/DWG imp/exp
YES YES
AutoCAD6 versions: up to 2.5 to 2018
FBX export YES N/A

Inventor import versions: v11 to 2018 YES YES

JTOpen imp/exp toolkit v10.0 YES YES

NASTRAN imp/exp (.nas mesh data) YES YES

NX import versions: NX 4 to 12 YES YES

OpenCascade exp YES N/A

Parasolid imp/exp versions: 13 to 30 YES YES

PLM XML imp/exp v7.0.4 YES YES

SC03 imp/exp (ASCII .pm file) YES YES

Solar imp/exp (.dat geometry file) YES YES

SolidWorks import versions: 98 to 2018 YES N/A

STEP imp/exp version: AP203, AP214 & AP242 YES YES

STL imp/exp Binary, ASCII YES YES

Tecnomatix MPL export YES YES

VDAFS import version: any exp version: 2.0 YES YES

XGL/ZGL export YES YES

1
ANSYS import reads the ANSYS Neutral File (.anf) format
2
CADDS import on Windows is only 32bit and on the drive installed
3
Will only export to a local disk – this is a known Spatial bug
4
Includes CREO Imp versions: WF 3 to 5. Exp version: Wildfire + neutral file + native (parts only and CREO 3+ only)
5
Cannot import Granite (.g) files on Linux
6
Some MDT objects not supported
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