SST Systems Inc.

1798 Technology Drive

Suite 236
San Jose, CA 95110
Tel: 408-452-8111
Fax: 408-452-8388
www.sstusa.com

Installation Instructions
Thank you for downloading software from sstusa.com. Please carefully review and follow all instructions.
Before you begin installation please follow the two step "Create Environment Variables" instructions in item A.
below.

.A. Create Environment Variables.

1. SKIPIP Environment Variable

Open Windows Control Panel>System>Advanced Tab.

Click on Environment Variables.

From the System variables window (bottom section) click New and enter the following in the provided fields:
Variable name: SKIPIP
Variable value: YES

2. SSTLM Environment Variable

From the User variables window (top section) click New and enter the following in the provided fields:
Variable name: SSTLM
Variable value: IP Number or Hostname of the computer where SSTLM is installed (example: 192.168.1.110)

Click OK twice to accept the changes to the Environment Variables section of your System Properties for this
setting to take effect.

.B. Setup Menu.

Your unzipped download folder will typically contain the following contents.

Click the
Setup.exe icon found in your unzipped download folder to open the installation menu. For example, after
clicking the Setup icon for checkSTRESS Nuke PCF, the installation menu will be as shown in the dialog below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: SST software mentioned in the installation instruction below requires .NET Framework
3.5. For Windows 7 and Windows 8, .NET Framework 3.5 is already installed by default. For Windows 10 and
Windows Server R12, the .Net Framework 3.5 needs to be enabled using the option Turn Microsoft features on
or off.

Click 1. Install SST License Manager button from the setup menu and follow the installation instructions to
completion.

The dialog window below should appear.

Click 2. Install <Name of the Product> button from the setup menu follow installation instructions to install
the Client software.
As an example, for installing checkSTRESS Nuke PCF, click the button 2. Install checkSTRESS Nuke PCF
from the setup menu and follow the installation instructions to completion.

Note: For the program to work properly, avoid using space or special characters while entering the directory
name or file name (correct format shown in example below).

.C. Additional steps for specific products.

There may be additional settings that need to be carried out at the Source and/or Target software. These additional settings
(including the information on setting the environmental variable given below) for each product are provided in the
document listed under the column Plant Design Settings Reference Manual of the below Table. These documents are
located in your software installation directory. It is important that the user goes through the Manuals listed below as they
provide the details on how the Source software is being converted to the corresponding data in the Target software.
For example, the documents PDMS.pdf and PD2CAEPIPE.pdf provide details on conversion of data from the Source
software PDMS into the corresponding data in the Target software CAEPIPE.
Sl.
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Product Description
checkSTRESS PDMS
checkSTRESS PDS
checkSTRESS CADMATIC
checkSTRESS PCF
checkSTRESS II PDMS

Plant Design Settings

Reference Manual
checkSTRESSPDMS.pdf
checkSTRESSPDS.pdf
checkSTRESSCADMATIC.pdf
checkSTRESSPCF.pdf
checkSTRESSPDMS.pdf

6.

checkSTRESS II PDS

checkSTRESSPDS.pdf

7.

checkSTRESS II CADMATIC

checkSTRESSCADMATIC.pdf

8.

checkSTRESS II PCF

checkSTRESSPCF.pdf

9.

checkSTRESS Nuke PDMS

checkSTRESSPDMS.pdf

10.

checkSTRESS Nuke PDS

checkSTRESSPDS.pdf

11.

checkSTRESS Nuke CADMATIC

checkSTRESSCADMATIC.pdf

12.

checkSTRESS Nuke PCF

checkSTRESSPCF.pdf

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.

HOTclash PDMS
HOTclash CADMATIC
PDMS to CAEPIPE
PDS to CAEPIPE
CADMATIC to CAEPIPE
PCF to CAEPIPE
Tribon to CAEPIPE
AutoPLANT to CAEPIPE
CATIA to CAEPIPE
PDMS to CAESAR II
PDS to CAESAR II
CADMATIC to CAESAR II
PCF to CAESAR II
Tribon to CAESAR II
AutoPLANT to CAESAR II
CATIA to CAESAR II
PDMS to STAAD.Pro
CADMATIC to STAAD.Pro
STAAD.Pro to PDMS
3D DXF to PDMS
STL to PDMS
CAEPIPE to PIPESTRESS
CAEPIPE to CAESAR II

HOTclashPDMS.pdf
HOTclashCADMATIC.pdf
PDMS.pdf
PDS.pdf
CADMATIC.pdf
PCF.pdf
Tribon.pdf
AutoPLANT.pdf
CATIA.pdf
PDMS.pdf
PDS.pdf
CADMATIC.pdf
PCF.pdf
Tribon.pdf
AutoPLANT.pdf
CATIA.pdf
PDMS.pdf
CADMATIC.hlp
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Product Users Manual(s)

checkSTRESS.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
CIIModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
CIIModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
CIIModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
CIIModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
PSModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
PSModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
PSModel.pdf
checkSTRESS.pdf
PSModel.pdf
HOTclash.pdf
HOTclash.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CAEPIPE.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2CII.pdf
PD2STPRO.pdf
PD2STPRO.pdf
STPRO2PDMS.pdf
DXF2PDMS.pdf
STL2PDMS.pdf
CPTOPS.pdf
KP2CII.pdf

Once the product is installed as per instructions given above, the additional environmental variable required for each
product as listed in the Table above is listed below.
Sl.
No.

Product Description

Environmental Variable
Name

Environmental Variable
Value

1.

checkSTRESS PDMS

checkSTRESS_PDMS

checkSTRESS PDMS
Installation path

2.

checkSTRESS PDS

checkSTRESS_PDS

checkSTRESS PDS Installation

path

3.

checkSTRESS CADMATIC

checkSTRESS_CADMATIC

checkSTRESS CADMATIC
Installation path

4.

checkSTRESS PCF

checkSTRESS_PCF

checkSTRESS PCF Installation

path

5.

checkSTRESS II PDMS

checkSTRESS_PDMS

checkSTRESS II PDMS
Installation path

6.

checkSTRESS II PDS

checkSTRESS_PDS

checkSTRESS II PDS
Installation path

7.

checkSTRESS II CADMATIC

checkSTRESS_CADMATIC

checkSTRESS II CADMATIC
Installation path

8.

checkSTRESS II PCF

checkSTRESS_PCF

checkSTRESS II PCF
Installation path

9.

checkSTRESS Nuke PDMS

checkSTRESS_PDMS

checkSTRESS Nuke PDMS

Installation path

10.

checkSTRESS Nuke PDS

checkSTRESS_PDS

checkSTRESS Nuke PDS

Installation path

11.

checkSTRESS Nuke CADMATIC

checkSTRESS_CADMATIC

checkSTRESS Nuke
CADMATIC Installation path

12.

checkSTRESS Nuke PCF

checkSTRESS_PCF

checkSTRESS Nuke PCF

Installation path

13.

HOTclash PDMS

HOTclash_PDMS

HOTclash PDMS Installation

path

14.

HOTclash CADMATIC

HOTclash_CADMATIC

HOTclash CADMATIC
Installation path

15.

CADMATIC to CAEPIPE

CADMATIC2CAEPIPE

CADMATIC to CAEPIPE
Installation path

16.

CADMATIC to CAESAR II

CAD2CII

CADMATIC to CAESAR II
Installation path

.D.

Activation.

After installation is complete, run the installed software from your Windows Start menu or installation directory. When
you start using the software, an activation dialog box will open. As an example, checkSTRESS Nuke PCF Activation
dialog is shown below.

Fill out the client information portion at the top of the dialog box. Email your request by clicking on the More button
and then Send email button, or simply copy and paste the ENTIRE product key into an email and send it to
activations@sstusa.com.
If you are located in India, please email your information to sales@sstindia.co.in
You may close the software at this point. You will receive an activation key by email. Once the Activation Key from
SST is received, launch the translator software again and copy the Activation key into the Activation Key field and click
on "Activate." This completes the activation process and provides full functionality of the software.

.E.

Troubleshooting.

If you get a ".NET Framework not installed" message, or if you run into any other problems not covered by these
instructions then please visit our website for a list of troubleshooting solutions and downloads:

http://www.sstusa.com/data-troubleshooting.php

If SST License Manager software is already installed on your machine, the dialog windows shown below will appear
instead of the the one mentioned above.

Upon clicking the Cancel button from the first dialog window an error message window will appear.