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Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012

Installation and Licensing Guide

Revision: 22 June 2011

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Autodesk® Simulation CFD

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Table of Contents

Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2

Table of Contents 3

Installation Process and Preparation 4

Installation Preparation 4

Additional Resources 5

System Requirements 6

Licensing 8

Determine the License Server Computer 8

Request your Network License File 8

Install the Network License Manager 16

Configure the License Manager 16

Installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012 18

Preparation 18

Installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD 18

User Interface Language 22

Product Code List 23

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Installation Process and Preparation

The Installation Process for Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012 consists of the following

steps:

1. Prepare for the installation

2. Verify that your computer meets minimum system requirements.

3. Configure Licensing

4. Install Autodesk® Simulation CFD

Installation Preparation

Please consider the following before starting the installation:

1. Ensure that you have permissions to install applications on the computer or network.

2. Review the product documentation to clarify installation procedures.

Note: The 30 day trial installation is not available for Autodesk® Simulation CFD.

3. Install allWindows Updates that are pending for your machine, and then restart the computer.

4. Close all running programs.

Note: Close all Autodesk® applications before you install, maintain, or uninstall Autodesk®

Simulation CFD 2012.

You will need the following to install the Network License Manager:

l Your Autodesk® Simulation CFD serial numbers for eachmodule purchased

l An Internet connection to obtain the license files

Note: Autodesk® License Certificates containing your serial numbers and product keys

were e-mailed to the main contact on the original order. (If you did not get them, please con-

tact your account manager or check your spam filter.) If you are an active Subscription cus-

tomer, your Contract Administrator can locate your purchased serial numbers and product

keys in the Contraction Administration Coverage Report on www.a-

utodesk.com/subscription.

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You will need the following to install Autodesk® Simulation CFD:

l The Serial number and Product key from at least one purchasedmodule

l The name of the license server computer

Additional Resources

For additional information, please consult the comprehensive Autodesk® Installation and Licensing doc-

umentation located in the Help/INSTALLATIONDOCUMENTATION sub-folder of the installation direc-

tory. This folder contains the following files:

l OverviewInstallGuide.pdf: A description of the basic installation and licensing procedure and a list of

Frequently AskedQuestions.

l LicensingGuide.pdf: A comprehensive set of procedures that describe how to configure licensing.

l NetworkAdminGuide.pdf: Network administration guide primarily for IT Managers.

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System Requirements

Before starting the installation, please verify the following:

l Your systemmeets the recommended hardware and software requirements.

l You have the system settings required to install and run Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012.

The 32-Bit and 64-Bit versions of Autodesk® Simulation CFD are delivered in separate installation pack-

ages. It is important to install the correct version for your system. The 64-bit version of Autodesk® Sim-

ulation CFD cannot be installed on a 32-bit system, nor can the 32-bit version be installed on a 64-bit

system.

Compatible operating systems

l Windows® 7Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate (SP0 or SP1 for x86 and x64)

l Windows Vista ® (SP2, .net 3.5 SP1):Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, Ultimate

l Windows XP Professional (x86: SP3, .net 4.0; x64: SP2, .net 4.0 SP1)

CPU Type

l QuadCore Processor, E5640, 2.66GHz, 12M, 5.86GT/s (recommended)

l Dual-core processor: 2.0 GHz or higher, 2 Mb L2 cache per core, 800MHz FSB (minimum)

Recommended RAM1,2

l 4GBminimum

l 12GB recommended

Hard Drive

l Recommended free disk space: 30 GB or higher; 2 GB free disk space for installation

l 500GB (or higher) hard drive recommended

l SCSI drive (15K RPM); SATA drive (10K RPM)

Display

l 24-bit color setting at 1280 x 1024 or higher screen resolution

l 512MBDRAMor higher OpenGL-capable graphics card (recommended)

l 256MB on-boardmemory (minimum)

Media Reader

l DVD-ROMdrive3

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Pointing Device

l Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device

Web browser

l Windows Internet Explorer® 7 or higher

Internet connection

l For web downloads and Subscription Aware Access

Notes

1. For superior performance, Autodesk® recommends a supported 64-bit operating system, a sup-

ported 64-bit processor, and 12GB RAMor higher.

2. Autodesk® recommends allowing Microsoft Windows to manage virtual memory, as needed.

There should always be at least twice as much free hard disk space as systemmemory (RAM).

3. A DVD-ROMdrive is not required if installing with the electronic download.

Autodesk® is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA

and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective

holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing

at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in

this document. © 2011 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Licensing

All installations of Autodesk® Simulation CFD use a network license. A network license supports a spec-

ified number of users who are connected to a network. The Network License Manager is installed on one

or more servers on the network to manage the distribution of licenses to users.

The license file andNetwork License Manager only need to be installed on the license server computer. If

you are installing only the Autodesk® Simulation CFD software, and not the Network License Manager,

you can proceed to the Installation topic.

The Licensing procedure consists of the following steps:

1. Determine the Network License Server Computer

2. Request your Network License File.

3. Install the Network License Manager

4. Configure the Network License Manager

Note: The Network License Manager should be configured prior to installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD.

Determine the License Server Computer

The Network License Manager (NLM) can be installed on the same computer as Autodesk® Simulation

CFD or on a dedicated license server computer.

If your site has a single license of Autodesk® Simulation CFD, it is probably most convenient to install the

NLM andAutodesk® Simulation CFD on the same computer. Check with your IT Administrator first,

however.

If your site has multiple licenses of Autodesk® Simulation CFD, it is good practice (although not required)

to install the NLMon a separate computer that does not have CFD installed on it. This oftenmakes man-

aging the license more convenient.

Request your Network License File

Autodesk® Simulation CFD is delivered as a collection of Functionality andCAD Interface modules. Each

module is licensed in a separate section of the license file called an INCREMENT. To create the Auto-

desk® Simulation CFD license file, you will use E-Registration to request the INCREMENT for each

module, and assemble them together into a single license file.

When you purchased Autodesk® Simulation CFD, you received a list of Serial Numbers and product

codes for the modules that you ordered. Each Serial number corresponds to an individual Functionality or

CAD Interface module.

The following steps describe how to request the license for each purchasedmodule and how to assemble

the INCREMENTS together to form the final Autodesk® Simulation CFD license file.

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Information you will need to request your licenses:

l The serial numbers for the purchasedmodules of Autodesk® Simulation CFD.

o The serial numbers and product keys are e-mailed to the main contact on the original order

when Autodesk® Simulation CFD is purchased.

l The Host Name andHost ID of the License Server computer. To obtain the host name and ID at

theWindows command prompt:

1. At theWindows command prompt, enter ipconfig /all

2. Record the Host Name and Physical Address line. Eliminate dashes from the physical

address. This is your twelve-character host ID.

Note: If your server has more than one network adapter, select the one that cor-

responds to a physical network adapter. View the Descrisption field above each phys-

ical address. If there is more than one physical network adapter, it does not matter

which one you use. Devices such as VPN adapters, PPP adapters, andmodems are

not valid.

3. Close theWindows command prompt.

To request the license for each purchased module:

1. Go to www.autodesk.com/register.

a. If you have an account, log in with yourUser ID andPassword, and click Log In.

b. If you do not have an account, clickCreate User ID Now to create one.

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c. If prompted to choose an account, select the appropriate account from the list, and

clickNext.

2. Enter the product operating system and Serial number.

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a. SelectWindows as the Product's Operating System.

b. Input the Product Serial Number for one of your purchasedmodules.

c. ClickNext.

3. Enter information about the license server computer. This is the computer onwhich you plan to

install the Network License Manager.

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a. Select theNetwork server type.

b. Enter the host name of the license server computer(s) in the Server host name

field(s).

c. Enter the Host ID in the Server ID field(s). (Do not include dashes.)

d. ClickNext.

4. The license for the module is created.

a. Save the license by clicking Save License File. Youwill be prompted to specify a

location on the local computer.

Note: The license file is automatically sent to the e-mail address associated

with your account.

b. To request the license for the next module, clickRegister and activate more

products.

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5. Repeat steps 2-4 for each additional module that you have purchased.

l For eachmodule, be sure to enter the correct Host Name andHost ID of the license server

machine. (You should enter the same Host Name andHost ID for each license module.)

l If an incorrect value is entered for a module, that module will not function. To change the

Host ID for a license, you will have to request the license again for the serial number.

To Create the Autodesk® Simulation CFD license file:

After you have obtained the licenses for all of your purchasedmodules, you need to assemble them into a

single license file to enable Autodesk® Simulation CFD.

Note: The order of the module licenses segments within the license file does not matter.

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A suggested technique is to rename one of the license files to a name that will be easy to remember and

copy the INCREMENT section of the other licenses into it.

1. For this procedure, we will rename the file calledSCFD2012enlicense.lic toCFDlicense.lic.

You can use any name youwant, as long as the extension is ".lic".

2. OpenCFDlicense.lic in a text editor.

3. Open one of the other module license files in a text editor. Copy the INCREMENT section into

CFDlicense.lic.

Note: Do not copy the SERVER,USE_SERVER, andVENDOR lines. The final license

file should only have one instance of each of these lines.

4. Repeat step 3 with the other module license files.

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Note that your license file may not have the same number of INCREMENT sections shown in the example

below. The number of INCREMENTS is based on the number of modules purchased:

Note: Save the final license file in the Network License Manager installation directory of the license server

computer. (The default directory is Program Files\Autodesk License Manager.)

For reference, the complete list of product codes is listed the Product Code List topic.

License modules have a designated Product Code, andwhen a module license file is saved, the default name

is based on this code. See the Appendix for a list of the module product codes.

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Install the Network License Manager

It is a good idea to install the Network License Manager on the license server computer before installing

Autodesk® Simulation CFD on individual user computers.

To install the Network License Manager on a dedicated License Server Computer:

1. Open the installationDVD, and run theNetwork License Manager.cmd script. This will run

the Network License Manager installer.

If you are installing from an electronic download instead of the DVD, run the installation

executable. After the files have been extracted, navigate to the destination folder that you

selectedwhen you started the file extraction. (The default is typically underC:\Autodesk.)

Run theNetwork License Manager.cmd script.

2. Follow the steps in the InstallationWizard to complete the installation.

Configure the License Manager

To configure a license server with LMTOOLS

You should be logged in with Administrator rights whenworking with the LMTOOLS utility.

1. Click Start > All Programs > Autodesk >Network License Manager > LMTOOLS

Utility.

2. In the LMTOOLS utility, on the Service/License File tab, make sure theConfigure Using

Services option is active.

3. Click theConfig Services tab.

4. In the Service Name list, select the service name youwant to use to manage licenses.

By default, the service name is Flexlm Service 1. If FLEXnet® is managing other software on

your computer in addition to Autodesk®, you can change the service name to avoid con-

fusion. For example, you can rename Flexlm Service 1 to Autodesk Server1.

Note: If you have more than one software vendor using FLEXnet for license management,

the Service Name list contains more than one option. Make sure that only one Autodesk

service is listed.

5. In the Path to Lmgrd.exe File field, enter the path to the Network License Manager daemon

(lmgrd.exe), or clickBrowse to locate the file.

By default, this daemon is installed in the C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License

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Manager folder.

6. In the Path to the License File box, locate or enter the path.

This is the path to the license file obtained through autodesk.com or the location where you

placed the license file if you obtained it offline.

7. In the Path to the Debug Log File box, enter a path to create a debug log, or clickBrowse to

locate an existing log file.

It is recommended that you save to the C:\Program Files\Autodesk Network License Man-

ager folder. The log file must have a .log file extension. For new log files, youmust enter the

.log extensionmanually.

8. To run lmgrd.exe as a service, selectUse Services.

9. To start lmgrd.exe automatically when the system starts, select Start Server at Power Up.

10. Click Save Service to save the new configuration under the service name you selected in step 4.

ClickYeswhen prompted if you would like to save the settings to the service.

11. Click the Start/Stop/Reread tab and do one of the following:

l If a service has not yet been defined for Autodesk, click Start Server to start the

license server.

l If a service for Autodesk is already defined and running, clickReRead License File

to refresh the Network License Manager with any changes made to the license file or

options file.

The license server starts running and is ready to respond to client requests.

12. Close LMTOOLS.

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Installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012

This topic describes the process of installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD, and is broken up into two steps:

1. Installation Preparation

2. Installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD

Preparation

To prevent problems during the installation of Autodesk® Simulation CFD, please perform these initial

tasks:

Exit all Autodesk® programs

Exit all Autodesk® programs that are running before beginning the installation of Autodesk® Simulation

CFD. This ensures no “File in use” errors occur during installation.

Note: Autodesk® products share some licensing components. If any Autodesk® product is running when

you attempt to install another Autodesk® product, the installationmay fail.

Uninstall pre-release versions of Autodesk® Simulation CFD

If a pre-release version of Autodesk® Simulation CFD is installed on the computer, youmust uninstall it

before beginning the current installation.

To check if a pre-release version has previously been installed, open the Control Panel (Start > Control

Panel), select Programs and Features (Add/Remove Programs onWindows XP systems) and look for

entries titled Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012.

To uninstall a pre-release version of Autodesk® Simulation CFD:

1. Verify that Autodesk® Simulation CFD is not running.

2. Open the Control Panel (Start > Control Panel).

3. Select Programs and Features (Add/Remove Programs onWindow XP Systems).

4. Select the entry youwant to remove and clickUninstall/Change (Change/Remove onWin-

dows XP systems) to launch the uninstall procedure.

5. Restart the computer to complete the uninstall of the software.

Note: Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012 can coexist on the same computer as CFdesign 2011. Do not

attempt, however, to install Autodesk® Simulation CFD 2012 into the same folder as CFdesign 2011.

Installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD

Autodesk® Simulation CFD uses an InstallationWizard to guide you through the installation process.

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1. Log in to the computer using an account withAdministrator privileges.

2. Exit any Autodesk® programs that are currently running.

3. You can install Autodesk® Simulation CFD from either a downloaded installation executable or

from an installationDVD.

l If installing from a downloaded executable file, navigate to the file, right click on it, and

select Run as Administrator. (For an XP computer, just double-click on the instal-

lation executable to start the installation.)

l If installing from the DVD, insert it into the DVD drive. If Autorun is enabled, the

DVDmainmenu displays automatically. Otherwise, navigate to the DVD drive folder,

right-click on setup.exe, and select Run as Administrator. (For an XP com-

puter, double-click on setup.exe to start the installation.)

4. After the InstallationWizard initializes, theWelcome page appears.

l Click Install to begin the installation process.

5. The License Agreement page appears.

l Select the appropriate entry in theCountry or Region list.

l Review the agreement.

l Select the option to accept the agreement.

Note: If you reject the license agreement, you cannot install the software.

6. The Product Information page appears.

Note:Network License is the only license type available for Autodesk®

Simulation CFD.

l Enter a Serial number andProduct key for one of the modules that you pur-

chased. (It does not matter whichmodule you use.)

l Select the License Server Model. There are three options:

o Single License Server: In the single license server model, the Net-

work License Manager is installed on a single server. License man-

agement and activity is restricted to this server. A single license file

contains the total number of licenses available on the server.

o Distributed License Server: In the distributed license server

model, licenses are distributed across multiple servers. A unique

license file is required for each server. To create a distributed license

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server, youmust run the Network License Manager on each server

that is part of the distributed server pool.

o Redundant License Server: In the redundant license server model,

you use three servers to authenticate a single license file. One server

acts as the master, while the other two provide backup if the master

server fails. Licenses are monitored and issued as long as at least two

servers are functional. The license file on all three servers is the same.

Youmust install the Network License Manager on each server.

Check with your system administrator if you are unsure whichmodel to

select.

l Enter the name of the license server computer what will run the Network License

Manager (NLM).

o If the NLM is installed on another computer, enter the name of that machine.

(Do not enter the name of the local machine.)

o If the NLM is installed and configured to run on the local machine, enter

127.0.0.1 as the license server name. If the "FLEXnet License Finder" dialog

opens when Autodesk® Simulation CFD is first started, enter 127.0.0.1 as

theComputer Name of the License Server System.

Check with your system administrator if you are unsure which computer to specify.

7. TheConfigure Installation page appears.

l SelectAutodesk Simulation CFD.

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l Optionally, selectAutodesk Inventor Fusion 2012. Fusion does not require

licensing, and provides unique capabilities for editing 3D geometry data, regardless of

the source. It is a powerful design exploration tool.

l Accept the default Installation Path or clickBrowse to select a different folder.

l Review the installation settings. You can change settings by clickingBack until the rel-

evant screen appears.When you are satisfiedwith the settings, click Install to begin

the installation.

8. The Installation Progress page appears.

l TheWizard begins installing Autodesk® Simulation CFD.

l A progress indicator shows how much of the installation has been completed.

9. The Installation Complete page appears.

l The successfully installed products are listed, as are any products that failed to install.

l Click Finish to close the SetupWizard.

Notes:

l Before you can use Autodesk® Simulation CFD, the Network License Manager must be installed,

and youmust be able to access your network.

l Youmust have activated your licenses on the license server machine.

l To change the language of the installed version, openCFDConfig, located in the Autodesk Sim-

ulation CFD installation folder. Click here for more details...

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User Interface Language

The Autodesk® Simulation CFD User Interface is available in the following languages:

l English

l Japanese

l German

l French

l Chinese (Simplified)

l Chinese (Traditional)

During the Autodesk® Simulation CFD installation, the operating system language is detected, and the

appropriate language is installed automatically.

To change the language after the installation:

1. RunCFDConfig.exe from the Autodesk® Simulation CFD installation folder.

2. Select the desired language in theWelcome page.

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Product Code List

A unique Product Code for eachmodule is listed in the INCREMENT line of the license file. These product

codes are useful for identifying what module a particular INCREMENT enables.

The list of Autodesk® Simulation CFD Product Codes:

Product Code Product Name

SCFD Autodesk Simulation CFD

SCFDA Autodesk Simulation CFD Advanced

SCFDM Autodesk Simulation CFDMotion

SCDSE Autodesk Simulation CFDDesign Study Environment

SCFDCI Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for Inventor

SCFDCR Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for Revit

SCFDNX Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for NX

SCFDSW Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for SolidWorks

SCFDSE Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for SolidEdge

SCACIS Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for ACIS

SCFDCD Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for Discrete

SCCV5 Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for Catia V5

SCPROE Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for Pro/ENGINEER

SCCOC Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for CoCreate

SCFDP Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for Parasolid

SCFDSC Autodesk Simulation CFD Connection for SpaceClaim

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An example license file with product codes highlighted and identified: