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Windows Installation Tips and Techniques for CCD & CATIA V5 20001004 1 DASSAULT SYSTEMES Information for Users Forum © 1997 – 2000 DASSAULT SYSTEMES Windows Installation Tips and Techniques for CCD and CATIA V5 (SYS-8) SUBJECT: Using CCD to migrate from other CADAM-like systems to CATIA V5 on Windows NAME: Pierre Devaux for Ozzie Marquez October 4, 2000

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Windows Installation

Tips and Techniques for CCDand CATIA V5

(SYS-8)

SUBJECT: Using CCD to migrate from other CADAM-like systems to CATIA V5 on

Windows

NAME: Pierre Devaux for Ozzie Marquez

October 4, 2000

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AGENDA

MIGRATION PLAN

OS AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

CCD ENHANCEMENTS

WINDOWS NT INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION TIPS

LICENSING AND PLOTTING

DATABASE MIGRATION

ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION

ADMINISTRATOR TIPS

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OS and HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

CATIA-CADAM DRAFTING (CCD) SUPPORTS: CCD V4 CCD V5R3

Windows NT 4.0 up to SP5 Windows NT 4.0 up to SP5

Windows 2000 Windows 98 & 95, Windows 2000 as of V5R4

HARDWARE FOR A PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: 150 MHz CPU (or faster)

64 Mb of RAM (more if working with large raster models)

2D graphics adapter with 2 Mb VRAM

2 or 3 button mouse (3 preferred)

17 inch SVGA monitor with .28 (or better) dot pitch

Network adapter (required for licensing)

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OS and HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

CATIA V5 SUPPORTS: Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 SP5. Windows 2000 as of V5R4.

HARDWARE FOR A 2D/3D PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: 400 MHz CPU (or faster)

256 Mb of RAM (minimum)

3D OpenGL graphics adapter with 1280 x 1024 resolution

3 button mouse

17 inch SVGA monitor with .28 (or better) dot pitch

Network card (required for licensing)

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WINDOWS 2000

New features available with Windows 2000 that administrators should consider:

Enhanced Security

Disk Quotas

Encryption

Property Sets

Symbolic Linking

Link Tracking

DFS

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CCD V423R1 Administration Windows 2000 support

LUM 4.5.8 required for Windows 2000

Automatic license release Administrators can now specify an idle time of 30 minutes or more before the session

license is released.

Static binding for license clients LUM 4.5.5 or above is required on the License Server.

LUM does not have to be installed on the clients.

Remote Plot Mode Drawings on remote host can now be plotted without having to file the model locally.

Window Temp Plot Data New button TPD added to Plot Current. Plots what’s on the screen, like Buffer Plot

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CCD ENHANCEMENTS

CCD V423R1 Administration (con’t) Synchronization of remote format tables with CCD-NT

CCD V5R5 Administration -- In addition to all the 423R1 enhancements, it includes:

Advanced Mouse Button Functions (Windows only) Right mouse button clicks can now perform several function key

operations.

Windows 95 (OSR2) support

New character strokes Several new characters have been added to support Helix to CCD

migrations.

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CCD V5R5 Administration (con’t)

CADEX is now available Requires a separate install

A V4 type license is required

IUE change Absoft ProFortran V6.2 is now certified (Windows only)

MCX/Helix Translator Helix Migration Package can be downloaded from www.cadam.com

New Web-based makup and annotation product (CADAM Web Conference) is now available on www.cadam.com for a test drive

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INSTALLATION

Remove all references to older CCD releases before installing CCD V423 or V5

Using Control Panel, remove the following environment variables:

CCD_ROOT

OPGS_RUN_TIME

DXF_TMP

PDELIB_TMP

Also remove all references to the older CCD release directory from the Path variable.

Use a regular user to install CCD V423 or V5 Installing CCD on Windows is very simple.

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REGISTRY ENTRIES

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE/

DASSAULT SYSTEMES/

CATIA-CADAM Drafting/

55.0/

»CCD_ROOT e:\ccdraft

»UserManuals e:\ccdraft\doc

On Windows, if CCD is installed by the administrator, use Regedt32 to change access to DASSAULT SYSTEMES. Give everyone read access.

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INSTALLATION

Code-serving versus installing on each client Code-serving advantages:

Since the code is only installed on one system, code updates and administration is centralized, therefore simpler.

Ensures that everyone is running the same level of code.

Recommended if network speeds are acceptable when invoking CCD or CATIA.

Code-serving disadvantages:

If the code-serving machine goes down, everyone is down.

On slow networks, for example, starting CCD (~10 Mb) or CATIA DR1 (~13 Mb) or CATIA MD2 (~67 Mb) can take some time.

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Code-serving versus installing on each client (con’t) Client installation advantages:

Improves application startup time. Specifically on Wide Area Networks (WAN).

The user or administrator can run a local, customized version of CCD or CATIA.

If the workstation uses a nodelocked license, the user can continue to run locally, even if the database server is inaccessible.

Client installation disadvantages:

More difficult to administer and control in large installations.

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CLIENT CCD Shortcut

Create a CCD Shortcut on each NT Client with the following options:

Target: ccdraft <options>

-f (full screen)

-m (start-up model name)

Start in:

Name of directory CCD should start in for File/Open.

Create a CCD Shortcut on each NT Client with the following options:

Target: ccdraft <options>

-f (full screen)

-m (start-up model name)

Start in:

Name of directory CCD should start in for File/Open.

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LICENSING

LICENSING CCD

Only IBM’s License Use Management (LUM) is supported. The current version is 458.

NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or UNIX (AIX, HP-UX, IRIX or Solaris) can be a license server

You must install LUM on the server and at least on one client.

After installing LUM on one client, move the Winnt\i4ls.ini file to all other clients.

Install the new ccdnls.dll with static binding support on all CCD clients. This dll is available from DSA’s FTP Site.

LUM is free for all platforms and can be downloaded from:

http://www-4.ibm.com/software/is/lum/v4.5.html

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LICENSING

LICENSING CCD V5 LUM V4.5.5 or above is required, but LUM 458 is recommended.

A valid CATIA V5 Configuration (DR1, MD1, ME2, etc.) must be installed to run CCD V5.

IBM generates two license certificates: One for CATIA V5 and the other for CCD, even though CCD is an add-on product. Ask for product number 5691-CCD.

CCD V5R5 comes with a 45 day full-function trial license.

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LICENSING

LICENSING CCD V5 (con’t)

CCD V4 HRAS (Hybrid Raster) and CADEX can be used with CCD V5, but both require a V4 license.

IUE and MCX are now included with Base CCD V5, therefore a separate license for these products is not required. The Markup and Annotation product is no longer available in V5.

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PLOTTING

ON WINDOWS, CCD SUPPORTS: CGM, HPGL, HPGL/2 and PostScript

Other formats (see CCDraft\Plot\Samples\ps2tiff.bat)

UNIX Scripts Equivalent files on Windows

PLOT/plotscript_hp2 Plot\hpgl2.bat (runs the job)

PLOT/backend_hp2 Plot\hpgl2.def (PHIGS config)

PLOT/plotopts_hp2 Plot\hpgl2.opt (plot options)

Plotting is well documented in the CADAM Drafting Installation Guide for Windows NT.

UNIX Scripts Equivalent files on Windows

PLOT/plotscript_hp2 Plot\hpgl2.bat (runs the job)

PLOT/backend_hp2 Plot\hpgl2.def (PHIGS config)

PLOT/plotopts_hp2 Plot\hpgl2.opt (plot options)

Plotting is well documented in the CADAM Drafting Installation Guide for Windows NT.

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PLOTTING

Buffer plotting can be done by using the new (Window TPD) button on Plot Current.

You can also use the Windows screen capture tools or CCD’s clipboard feature.

Windows Print Driver Support If you can print to a printer/plotter from Windows, then CCD

should also be able to plot to it. Just select Windows Printer as the default plotter from CCD’s Plotter Setup menu.

Only the plotopts file is customizable.

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Data Transfer Data Transfer

db_update model names C_/C_/C_xxx to D_xxx

db_update model names C_/C_/C_xxx to D_xxx

Model update D_xxx to xxx.cdd Call and File models

Model update D_xxx to xxx.cdd Call and File models

Model update name only D_xxx to xxx.cdd

Model update name only D_xxx to xxx.cdd

(UNIX)(UNIX)

RenameRename

BETTER

BETTER

GOOD

GOOD

BEST

BEST

MICRO CADAMCADRA

MICRO CADAMCADRA

MF CADAMMF CADAM

NURESTORNURESTORPRO CADAM Pre-V3R5PRO CADAM Pre-V3R5

PRO CADAM V3R5 or >PRO CADAM V3R5 or >

SymbolsSymbolsModelsModels

CCD -UNIX models/symbols/formatsCCD -UNIX models/symbols/formats

CCD-V4 or V5 CATIA V5 on Windows CCD-V4 or V5 CATIA V5 on Windows

DXF/DWGIGES

DXF/DWGIGES

MCXTRANMCXTRAN

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Backup all data before any changes are made! Archive MF CADAM models in NURESTOR format. Helix models

should be archived in either DMNDOS or OS File (.MCD) format. Don’t forget the symbols, fonts, and formats (Helix models).

It’s a good idea to store these files on CD-ROM.

What CADAM Tables need to be migrated? Symbols, Fonts, Special Characters, Plot Formats

Plotting What plotters and plot options will be used?

If migrating from UNIX, save all the plotscripts. It will help you when configuring plotting on Windows.

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CCD Data exchange options on Windows Access to MF CADAM’s database

ICF is the only interactive option on NT to access the MF CADAM database.

Starting with MVS OS390 V2.5, ICF will not work from Windows or UNIX to MF CADAM. A special MVS IUCV fix is available from DSA to resolve this problem.

Access to CCD UNIX database ICF (user is confined to the UNIX CADAM database, but can file to Windows. Must also

file locally to plot the model accessed on remote systems.)

PCNFS (Warning: Unlike UNIX, Windows is not case sensitive)

IMPORTANT: CCD (UNIX and Windows) releases should be the same.

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CCD data exchange options on Windows (con’t)

External File Translator (EFT) AutoCAD DXF and DWG format support.

AutoCAD releases 11 - 14 are supported.

Some model touch-up may be required.

NURESTOR files can be imported/exported using the CCD Data Transfer option on Windows.

Best method of transferring data from CADAM-like systems (other than Helix) into CCD.

Almost 100% translation in most cases.

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CCD data exchange options on Windows (con’t)

Helix Migration Package (mcxtranv4) The recommended method if migrating from MICRO CADAM or Helix to CCD.

Available from www.cadam.com.

Best translation method. Results are near 100%.

Unlike NURESTOR format, mcxtranv4 has no limitations such as model size or other imposed restrictions by the older NURESTOR Mainframe CADAM format. What you see in Helix is what you’ll see in CCD!

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UNIX CADPROF SETTINGS

Document all current settings. The same settings can be used in the CCD Cadprof utility on Windows. If migrating from Helix, refer to the Helix Defaults to Cadprof Mapping document in the Helix Migration Package.

MAINFRAME CAD PRIVILEGE TABLE SETTINGS

Use it as a guideline to help you design user database access permissions on Windows NT, once the migration is completed.

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CADAM Drawing Database Migration

Drawing database can reside on any disk drive that Windows can access. No more (group,user) directory structure required. This is similar to Helix’s OS File Format.

System directory (symbol, font, format, stdnote) can also reside anywhere, but you must define its location with cadprof. Default is CCD_ROOT\Drawings\System directory.

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Decide where the CADAM database will reside On Windows or UNIX.

CADAM’s (group,user) database structure can be duplicated with directories/subdirectories on Windows.

FAT32 File Systems are supported, but NTFS is recommended.

Windows Security: directories and file access permissions

NTFS formatted disk or partition is required.

Use the Administration Utilities to set file access permissions on production release or shared directories, files, etc.

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CADAM Drawing Database Migration to Windows From Mainframe CADAM

The Data Transfer utility of either Professional CADAM or CATIA-CADAM Drafting on UNIX is required to transfer the symbol and font tables.

Symbol and Font Tables:

Use the original FT05F001 index file used to create the tables on the mainframe.

If not available the index file can be created on the UNIX workstation.

For font tables you should also locate the mainframe font spacing table FT08F001, but it is not required -- the default will work.

Plot Format tables (not a manual step anymore!):

As of CCD V423PTF1 and CCD V5R4 SP1, plot format tables are now synchronized automatically on on all supported platforms. Some configuration required.

For Mainframe CADAM it is still a manual process if there is no TCP/IP connection to the mainframe.

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CADAM Drawing Database Migration to Windows (con’t)

From Helix Symbol and Font Tables:

BULKXFER, included with the Helix Migration Package, automatically transfers all the symbol and font tables from Helix (sys,symbol) to CCD.

Plot Formats

BULKXFER transfers all the format models in (sys,format) and appends the new formats to the current CCD format table.

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CADAM Drawing Database Migration (con’t)

From PROFESSIONAL CADAM on UNIX (or IBM’s old RT) Run db_update to change the model naming convention from the C_ /C_/C_xxx to the

newer D_xxx

Run mdlupd UNIX IUE utility to update and rename models to the new CCD convention:

» Rename all models from D_xxx to xxx.cdd (note that is .cdd not .ccd)

» Optionally opens and files all models (required if migrating from RT-CADAM

and recommended for early versions of PRO CADAM pre-V3R5).

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CADAM Drawing Database Migration (con’t)

Special characters in the model name Since MF CADAM, PROFESSIONAL CADAM, CCD-UNIX and Helix

use their own data manager, special characters such as: * \ ?, could be used in the model name. These characters cannot be used in a Windows file name.

Use the mapping tables under the CCD_ROOT\PROFILE\convert\tables directory to map the special characters to a valid character on Windows:

For English: NAME-8859_UCS-2.map (maps to WIN)

UCS-2_NAME-8859.map (maps from WIN)

Note: ICF, MCXTRAN and Data Transfer use these tables (not PCNFS).

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SYMBOL TABLE NAMING CONVENTIONS

CCD or PRO CADAM CCD - WIN ( 20 characters max)

FONT TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/font/D_128/D_fonts \Drawings\system\font\128-fonts.cdd

DRAWINGS/system/font/D_128/FSpace \Drawings\system\font\128-FSpace.bin

SYMBOL TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/symbol/D_001/D_symbols \Drawings\system\symbol\001-symbols.cdd

FORMAT TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/format/D_8009a \Drawings\system\format\8009a.cdd

STDNOTE TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/stdnote/D_cadam_std_mm \Drawings\systems\stdnote\cadam_std_mm.cdd

SYMBOL TABLE NAMING CONVENTIONS

CCD or PRO CADAM CCD - WIN ( 20 characters max)

FONT TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/font/D_128/D_fonts \Drawings\system\font\128-fonts.cdd

DRAWINGS/system/font/D_128/FSpace \Drawings\system\font\128-FSpace.bin

SYMBOL TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/symbol/D_001/D_symbols \Drawings\system\symbol\001-symbols.cdd

FORMAT TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/format/D_8009a \Drawings\system\format\8009a.cdd

STDNOTE TABLES

DRAWINGS/system/stdnote/D_cadam_std_mm \Drawings\systems\stdnote\cadam_std_mm.cdd

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SPECIAL CHARACTERS: MF OR UNIX TO WINDOWS CCD uses the Unicode Standard character set

User-defined special characters on UNIX (PRO CADAM or CCD) and MF CADAM need to be recreated on Windows.

Use CCD’s fontutil (located under CCD_ROOT\gphigs) to create the new characters.

New characters must be defined in the Unicode User Define area E800-EFFF. This area allows for 1,792 new characters to be defined.

Use the cadspec utility to add the new characters to the Special Character Window.

Professional CADAM versions prior to V3R5 did not support the Unicode Standard, therefore in addition to the above steps you need to:

Modify the character mapping table corresponding to the language locale being used. The mapping tables are located under the CCD_ROOT\profile\convert\tables directory.

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SPECIAL CHARACTERS: MF OR UNIX TO WINDOWS (con’t)

Helix and MICRO CADAM A new mapping table has been added to support the Helix and

older MICRO CADAM special characters: Ccdraft\Profile\Convert\Tables\Helix-8859_ucs-2.map

Check the Migration Package on www.cadam.com for any updates to this table.

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REF-ENT IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE RULE Reference Entity models must reside in a directory\sub-

directory, with a name that must match the name of the group,user where the original reference entity model was located on UNIX or MF.

In addition, these directories must reside under the CCD_ROOT\Drawings directory defined in cadprof.

For example, on MF or UNIX The model eng-dwg-3 in eng,bob references the model ref3 located in eng,ref

On Windows The model eng-dwg-3 can be anywhere, but the model ref3 must be located under the

CCD_ROOT\Drawings\eng\ref\ directory.

Note: If a model is created on Windows, the reference entity must reside in the same directory

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ON-LINE DOCUMENTATION

On-line help is now in HTML format. A browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape is required.

The full documentation, including the User Guides, can be accessed and printed from Ccdraft\En_US\Help\doc.htm

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Cleanup after Data Transfer Check for files under Ccdraft\datatran\temp directory

If failures occur during the data transfer process, temporary files may be left behind and some of these files can be very large. Delete them.

Check Ccdraft\datatran\sysinfo\requests Delete old request files

Cleanup after the External File translator Check for files under Ccdraft\tmp and C:\tmp

Cleanup after Plotting Ccdraft\tmp, Ccdraft\plot\requests, Ccdraft\plot\status

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CCDVER utility has been enhanced.

Starting with CCD 421R2 and CCD V5, you can change the CCD environment variables with CCD_ROOT\Bin\ccdver.exe. This will allow you to configure multiple CCD environments on the same system without conflicts. See next page for sample screen.

All user modifiable installation parameters are now kept in the CCD_ROOT\Profile directory.

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CCD Service Packs for V5 and PTFs for V4 Made available as needed to resolve severe problems, but no

more than four between releases.

Available only from www.cadam.com, under Software Downloads

TRAINING Since Helix and CCD are so similar, training may not be

necessary. The minor differences can be covered in a few hours.

Current MF or UNIX CADAM users may need help using CCD’s new Windows user interface.

Schedule training to immediately follow the installation.

Take a Windows NT or Windows 2000 Administration class.

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IMPORTANT WEB SITES

New CADAM Web Site: http://www.cadam.com with links to:

CCD SOFTWARE, WHITE PAPERS, UPDATES (Service Packs & PTFs) AND GENERAL INFORMATION.

IBM’s SITE: http://www.ibm.com/solutions/engineering/escatia.nsf/public/whitepapers

CCD SALES AND GENERAL INFORMATION: http://www.catia.ibm.com/prodinfo/ccdhome.html

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Questions?Questions?