Rob Cad Installation

Robcad Installation Guide
Version 9.0
November 2009
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Contents
System Requirements .............................................................................................. 4
Hardware .......................................................................................................................... 4
Operating System ............................................................................................................. 4
Software............................................................................................................................ 4
Preparing to Install................................................................................................... 5
Uninstalling Previous Versions ............................................................................... 6
Installing Robcad Release 9.0 ................................................................................. 9
Standard Installation ....................................................................................................... 10
Robcad for Windows Online Help Installation .............................................................. 14
Silent Installation / Silent Uninstall ................................................................................ 15
Additions to Startup ............................................................................................... 18

Licenses ................................................................................................................. 18
System Requirements
The system requirements for Robcad are as follows:
Hardware
Recommended hardware configuration:
Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40 GHz or higher
RAM 2GB or higher
Graphic card nVidia GeForce or Quadro FX series 256MB or higher, PCI Express
Operating System
Windows XP SP2 is required.
Tip: To see which Service Pack is installed on your computer, select Run from the Start menu,
enter winver and click OK. A window is displayed with the version of the Windows operating
system and Service Pack installed on your machine.
If you attempt to install Robcad on a computer that uses a different operating system, the setup
is not interrupted, but a message is displayed warning that your OS is not supported.
Software
Robcad requires the following software:
Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, configured as the default Internet browser.

MKS version 9.2 patch 3
Exceed 2008
Exceed 3D
Note: If MKS or Exceed are not installed, the Robcad installation procedure installs the
packages. If a later version of MKS or Exceed is already installed, the Robcad installation
does not remove or affect the package. If a later version of Exceed is already installed, it
is the users responsibility to install a version of Exceed 3D that is compatible with the
currently installed Exceed version.
Preparing to Install
1B
Before beginning the installation process, do the following:

Verify that the system meets the requirements described in:
System Requirements .............................................................................................. 4

Hardware .......................................................................................................................... 4
Operating System ............................................................................................................. 4
Software............................................................................................................................ 4
Preparing to Install................................................................................................... 5
Uninstalling Previous Versions ............................................................................... 6
Uninstall any previous versions of Robcad. For details, refer to Uninstalling Previous
Version on page 6.
The Robcad installation is a five-step process, as follows:

1. Installing Exceed
2. Installing Exceed 3D
3. Installing MKS
4. Installing the Robcad software
5. Installing the Robcad licenses
For details, refer to Installing Robcad on page 9.
Uninstalling Previous Versions

If you have a previous version of Robcad currently installed on your machine, you must
uninstall it before installing Robcad Release 9.0. If no previous versions are currently installed
on your machine, you can begin the installation process, as described in Installing Robcad
Release 9.0 below.
Recommendation: Before beginning to uninstall previous Robcad versions, we recommend
that you shut down all Exceed processes.
To uninstall previous versions:
1
From the Start menu, select Settings and then select Control Panel to display
the Control Panel window.
Double-click the Add/Remove Programs folder in the Control Panel window.

The Add/Remove Program Properties dialog box is displayed:

3
From the list of installed applications in the Install/Uninstall tab, select the
previous version of Robcad (or eM-Workplace) and click the Change/Remove
button.
The InstallShield Wizard Welcome window is displayed with the Remove option
selected:
Click Next.
The wizard provides options to uninstall the following software when it uninstalls
Robcad:
Mks Toolkit
Hummingbird Exceed and Exceed 3D
Robcad Online Help
Select the packages to uninstall with Robcad.
Click Next.
The following confirmation message is displayed:
Click OK to confirm the uninstallation. The uninstall process begins.
Restart the computer, whether or not the system prompts you to do so. (When
uninstalling more than one Tecnomatix product, it is sufficient to restart the
computer once.)
After the application has been successfully uninstalled, the Add or Remove Programs dialog
box is displayed again, showing that the selected application has been removed.
Installing Robcad Release 9.0

3B
When you insert the Robcad 9.0 DVD, the following selection screen is displayed:
Click the button on the palette corresponding to the action you wish to perform:
Install Robcad 9.0: Standard installation a Windows-based installer that provides
step-by-step installation instructions.
o You can perform a Silent installation a command that you execute from a
command line window. This method is especially useful when installing
Robcad on several computers.
Browse DVD Contents
Install Online Help
Install CAD Translators install version CAD 2.7
View Product Presentation an overview of the new features in this version
View Release Notes contains important information about new features, fixed bugs,
product list and system specifications
View (this) Installation Guide
Contact Us at Siemens Tecnomatix for further information about operating Robcad
in your environment
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Standard Installation
You can use the following procedure to install Robcad Release 9.0 using the InstallShield
installer. The installer provides easy, step-by-step instructions to guide you through the
installation of Robcad and its supporting software.
Important: Before beginning to install Robcad, make sure that all Exceed processes are down.
To install Robcad Release 9.0:
1 Insert the Robcad release 9.0 DVD-ROM.
2 If the installation does not load automatically, browse the installation DVD-ROM and select
setup.exe. The Robcad Installation Wizard Robcad on PC Setup window appears:
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3
Click Next.
The Choose Destination Location window is displayed:
Click Browse and navigate to the required location for Robcad or leave the
default location (C:\Robcad).
Click Next.
Note: Ensure that the full path name (including destination folder) does not contain
spaces.
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The Start Copying Files window is displayed:
The wizard installs or upgrades the MKS, Exceed, and Exceed 3D support applications
if necessary.
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Review the applications and details listed in the Current Settings area. If you
want to change a setting, click Back. If you are satisfied with the selections,
click Next. The installation process begins.
The wizard indicates the progress of the installation of the support applications as
follows:
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A progress bar is displayed during Robcad installation:
When the installation is complete, the Robcad Installer Information window is displayed:
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Select Yes to restart your computer immediately or No to restart it later.
Click Finish.
Robcad 9.0 has been successfully installed on the computer.
Robcad for Windows Online Help Installation

After installing Robcad on a Windows operating system, you can install the Online Help as
follows:
Double-click Robcad Online Help.msi in the Online Help folder or right-click the file
and select Install.
The online help files are automatically installed under the existing Robcad for Windows
installation.
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Silent Installation / Silent Uninstall

1B
You can install/uninstall Robcad directly from the DVD, or by first copying the contents of the
DVD to an accessible location, e.g., F: or C:\RobcadDVD
Important: Before beginning to install/uninstall Robcad, make sure that all Exceed processes
are down.
To perform a silent installation:
In the cmd window, run one of the following commands:
Install Robcad silently
Navigate to My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Environment Variables
and either set the system variable ROBCADDVD to F or to C:\RobcadDVD
%ROBCADDVD%\setup.exe /s /f1"%ROBCADDVD%\Response\FullInstall.iss"
Install Robcad silently without reboot
%ROBCADDVD%\setup.exe /s /f1"%ROBCADDVD%\Response\FullInstallNoReboot.iss"
After installing Robcad, you can install the online help as described in Robcad for Windows
Online Help Installation.
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To perform a silent uninstall:

Uninstall Robcad with MKS, Exceed, Exceed 3D, Online Help silently
%ROBCADDVD%\setup.exe /s /f1"%ROBCADDVD%\Response\FullUninstall.iss"
Uninstall Robcad only silently, without Exceed, Exceed 3D, MKS, Online Help
%ROBCADDVD%\setup.exe /s /f1"%ROBCADDVD%\Response\UnistallRobcadOnly.iss"
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Note: Make certain that all Exceed processes are closed before installing or uninstalling
Robcad, otherwise the install/uninstall will fail. The result of the install/uninstall is reported in
the log of the event viewer application session under the MsiInstaller source.
Known Issues
In 64bit operating systems, the full Robcad Silent Uninstall hangs when it reaches the
stage of Exceed uninstall. The workaround is to rerun the full Robcad Silent Uninstall.
When installing Robcad on a PC with more than one partition (e.g., C: and D:), you
should install MKS manually before installing Robcad 9.0. Make sure to manually
change the path of the MKS installation to C:\Program Files\MKS Toolkit.
Otherwise MKS will be installed on the other partition by default.
On Vista OS (32 & 64 bit) Robcad setup should be run as administrator (Right
ClickRun As Administrator).
On Vista OS (32 & 64 bit) the license manager application

(StartProgramsTecnomatixLicense'License Setup') should be run as
administrator (Right Click Run As Administrator).
Proper use of Robcad on Vista 64bit requires turning User Account Control to off, as
follows:
1. From Start Control Panel, click User Accounts and Family Safety.
2. Click User Accounts.
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3. Click Turn User Account Control off in the User Accounts window.
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Additions to Startup
Version 9.0 Setup adds the Motif Windows Manager application (mwm.exe) to the Windows
start-up applications folder:
All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Restarting or logging in automatically executes the mwm.exe application.
Licenses
In version 9.0, Robcad PC supports both ELAN and FLEXlm license mechanisms. Version
9.0 Setup configures Robcad PC to use the FLEXlm license mechanism by default. ELAN
Unix license server can provide floating licenses for both Unix and PC client machines.
In order to use the ELAN floating license mechanism on PC client machines:

and change the system variable USE_FLEX_SEC from ON to OFF.

and set the FLOATING_LICENSE system variable to point to the ELAN Unix
license server.
FLOATING_LICENSE ELAN Unix license server machine name
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