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Administration Manual, Version 2016-0
Software Version SOFiSTiK 2016
c 2015 by SOFiSTiK AG, Oberschleissheim, Germany.
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SOFiSTiK AG
HQ Oberschleissheim
Bruckmannring 38
85764 Oberschleissheim
Germany
Office Nuremberg
Burgschmietstr. 40
90419 Nuremberg
Germany
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Project: MILANEO, Stuttgart, Germany | Client: Bayerische Hausbau and ECE | Architect: RKW Rhode Kellermann Wawrowsky
| Structural Engineering for Bayerische Hausbau: Boll und Partner | Photo: Dirk Mnzner
Contents | Administration
Contents
Contents
Introduction
General
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System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Important for Licensing / License Update . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Windows Installation
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Download of the installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Extraction and Start of the installation . . . . . . . . . . .
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First installation: Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Adding components and uninstall: Maintenance Mode
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Part I
Introduction
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General | Administration
General
This manual shall describe the necessary steps installing, updating and administrating the SOFiSTiK software and the corresponding licensing technology. Information on first steps running the software itself can be found in the manual
SOFISTIK.
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1.1
System requirements
Detailed system requirements for the SOFiSTiK products of version 2016 can
be found here:
http://getafix.sofistik.de/freeware/.misc/system_requirements_2016_1.pdf.
1.2
Since version 2012 the License Update program (also available via SONAR) can
directly update local CodeMeters when connected to the internet. The automatic
update will directly update CodeMeters which are connected to the computer
where License Update is started.
Updating a network license will require that you start the License Update on the
machine where the network license CodeMeter is connected, or you connect
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the network CodeMeter with that very machine you start the update from. If you
encounter any problem please contact support@sofistik.de.
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Part II
Installation
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Windows Installation
2.1
Installations of all SOFiSTiK products can be found in the freeware section of the
SOFiSTiK ftp-Servers (http://ftp.sofistik.de/freeware/) in the respective subfolder
/installation:
SONAR and License Update e.g. for network license servers without program installation:
http://ftp.sofistik.de/freeware/sonar/installation/.
BIM-Products (Reinforcement Detailing, Reinforcement Generation, BIMTOOLS etc.) are only available via Autodesk Exchange Apps.
Please download the suitable installation and save it in a folder where you have
full access rights (e.g. your Desktop).
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The installations of version 2016 will be extracted to the temporary folder of the
respective user. In case you need to start the installation manually please click
on the setup.exe.
2.3
After the language selection the installation will start in setup mode for the first
installation. The installation of the CodeMeter runtime (licensing) and SONAR
(for updates of the software and licensing) is integrated into the installation procedure.
The setup wizard will check the necessary prerequisites for the installation and
possibly install required packages.
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After clicking on Next you may select the wanted packages for installation, depending on available licensing and platforms you may now select them for installation. After confirming the selection with Next you will see a summary and will
be able to start the final installation procedure.
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If an existing installation is detected, or an uninstallation was started via Windows Programs and Features the setup will start in Maintenance mode, allowing
to Add or Remove Features or to uninstall the version completely. Please follow
the instructions after clicking Next .
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Since modern operating systems do not allow loading e.g. .dlls via
network ressources the software may only be installed local on client machines. If only the FEA analysis modules are required, one may install the
software on a server machine and add e.g. a suitable Teddy shortcut to another machine (the client) manually. In case a network installation should
enable multiple synchronous client updates of the software, we recommend
the SONAR Batch Mode.
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General hints
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3.2
Configuration file
Notes:
Quotation marks (for paths) are not allowed within the file.
All existing parameters for a product are already listed in the config file.
3.2.1
General parameters
SOURCE_DIR
Absolute path to the directory where the content of the folder setup is located.
This parameter must not be specified when the setup_silent.exe is started
directly from the directory on the installation medium.
Example:
SOURCE_DIR=\\servername\instdata2016\setup
LOG_SHOW_MODE
Using this parameter you can control if the generated log file will be opened
automatically at the end of the installation.
Value 0 Log file will not be opened
Value 1 Log file will be opened only when an error occurred
Value 2 Log file will be opened
Example:
LOG_SHOW_MODE=0
CMD_TARGET_DIR
Absolute path for the batch file. If a path is specified, a batch file containing the
calls will be created.
Example:
CMD_TARGET_DIR=C:\cmds
SOFiSTiK_DIR
The SOFiSTiK main directory. A subfolder 2016 will be created automatically.
If a SOFiSTiK main directory already exists, this parameter will be ignored.
Example:
SOFiSTiK_DIR=C:\Program Files\SOFiSTiK
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LANGUAGE
Language selection. Allowed values are: DEU (German) and ENU (English)
Example:
LANGUAGE=DEU
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Installation parameters
INSTALL=
Action
will be installed
remains installed
will be uninstalled
not installed
installed
Example:
INSTALL=1
Parameters for SOFiPLUS/SOFiCAD:
ACAD
Specifies the AutoCAD for which the installation should be done. The AutoCAD
must be specified using the registry key. If no AutoCAD was specified, a compatible version will be selected automatically.
Example:
ACAD=SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R20.1\ACAD-F001:409
PROFILE
Defines which AutoCAD user profile should be used for the SOFiCAD interface.
If no profile was specified, a default name will be used.
Example:
PROFILE=SOFiPLUS 2016
Parameters for SOFiSTiK Rhinoceros Interface:
RHINO
Specifies the Rhinoceros version for which the installation should be done. The
version must be specified in the form X.X.
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Example:
RHINO=5.0
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In order to run SOFiPLUS-X or SOFiCAD-OEM, the .NET4.5-Framework is required. It must be installed before executing the SOFiSTiK Installation. The
installation of this Framework may ask for a reboot at the end.
The installation file dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe is located on the installation
medium:
For SOFiPLUS-X:
Setup\SOFiPLUS-X\deu\3rdParty\NET\45\wcu\dotNetFramework
or
Setup\SOFiPLUS-X\enu\3rdParty\NET\45\wcu\dotNetFramework
For SOFiCAD-OEM:
Setup\SOFiCAD-OEM\3rdParty\NET\45\wcu\dotNetFramework
Call syntax:
dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe /q /norestart
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Part III
Sonar
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In the following paragraphs all the individual programs (AQUA, SOFiPLUS, SOFICABD, ...) are referred to as modules.
The
Kind of Update
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Manual Update
This option allows you to decide separately for each module, if it shall be
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updated. The decision will be made on page 3 of the wizard. Also use this
option, if you want to download hotfix versions.
Force SONAR Update
SONAR updates itself, whenever a newer version is available. If, for some
reason, this self update failed, you can check this option to force SONAR
to update itself to the latest available version.
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Download Source
Choose here if you want to download from an SOFiSTiK server (default) or from
a directory in your local network (comp. Ch. 5.3). In the former case select the
server (e.g. SOFiSTiK HTTP Server Highspeed) from the drop down menu.
Please check if you have a direct connection to the internet or if a proxy server
is used. If you are using a proxy server, you have to specify the proxy server
settings. To do so, click on the toolbox symbol right from the server selection
box. All necessary proxy settings can be entered using the proxy configuration
dialog. If you dont know which settings are correct, please ask your network
administrator.
Download Options
You can decide whether you want to download the module manuals. If you
choose the option Download and Install Manuals, the downloaded manuals
will be copied to the installation folder.
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If you have added your own comments to the SOFiSTiK manuals, you
probably dont want them to be overwritten. In this case select the option Only Download Manuals. After the update process, you can then
import the comments into the new manual (using the appropriate Adobe
Plugin).
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Before starting the download, SONAR checks what packages are already existing in the local download directory. Existing packages, that
are up-to-date, will not be downloaded again, which can speed up the
update procedure significantly. For this to work, the option Packages
remain in the download directory must be checked.
Authentication
The login name (ftp-sofistik) is already set. All you have to do, is enter the correct
password. Without a valid password you are not able to access the download
server. If you dont know the password, please contact our Customer Service.
Manual update only: On the third page of the wizard, all the installations you
have selected on page 1 are displayed as a tree structure. The tree consists
of four columns:
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Application: shows the type and version of the installation (e.g. SOFiPLUS
2016 x64), as well as the installation folder path.
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Local Version: shows the current version of the installation. The version
consists of a major version number and a service pack number.
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To be able to see the modules of an application, you have to expand the corresponding tree node by clicking on the + symbol. Now individual modules can be
selected or deselected. Only selected modules will be updated!
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For your convenience there is also a context menu available, which can be activated by right-clicking on one of the modules. The menu has the following
entries:
Show ChangeLog: Shows all changes that are introduced by the latest version
of the selected module. This feature is very useful if you want to know what
exactly will be affected by updating a specific module.
Alle Module selektieren: This option selects all modules of an installation for
update.
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SONAR Troubleshooting
Possibly the module you want to update is still in use. Please close all SOFiSTiK
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Does your internet connection work at all? If you use an access software
(like AOL), create a connection first.
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Other connections (like www.sofistik.com within a web browser) can be established, but SONAR still fails to connect: First try to download from an
HTTP server (HTTP Server OSH), which must be set in step 2. If SONAR
still hangs you probably have a Proxy server in your network which must be
specified also in step 2.
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Please check the above mentioned points with your network administrator, before contacting our Customer Service, because we dont have any influence on
your network settings. If you have checked all points and the problem persists,
feel free to contact our support support@sofistik.de.
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This mode allows you to mirror parts of the official SOFiSTiK download server.
Administrators can use this feature to achieve a consistent configuration of all
workstations by storing specific versions of the SOFiSTiK applications on the
network. Another advantage is that internet traffic can be minimized this way.
Users in your network are able to download from the local mirror path with
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SONAR, if they specify the local download source in step 2. To use the mirror
mode, SONAR must be started with the following parameters:
sonar -s<OPTION> <LOCAL-MIRROR-PATH>
sonar -u<OPTION> <LOCAL-MIRROR-PATH>
The parameter -s opens up a dialog, in which you can configure the
download and proxy server settings before mirroring starts.
Using the parameter -u, this configuration step is skipped and SONAR uses
the last saved settings. This mode is especially helpful when used in automated
scripts. See following table for valid options:
Invocation Mirrored Applications (Windows and Linux)
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4.3
This mode allows installation of updates without user interaction. Thus, it primarily addresses administrators needing to update multiple client machines. Batch
mode is available through the program sonar_clt.exe from the SONAR folder.
All settings can be configured in a configuration file. A template for such a configuration file can be found in the SONAR folder (sonar_batch_conf.ini). This
file also contains comments that describe the various settings. Run the program
on the client with the following parameters:
sonar_clt -c configfile [-l login] [-p password]
The process returns 0 in case all programs were updated successfully. A log file
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Licensing
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Windows
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Local licence
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CodeMeter
If you have received a CodeMeter (Hardware USB Dongle), connect it
with your computer.
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Softlock
Requirement: Requirement is that you have received a softlock code.
A Softlock License can be activated and therefore used only for one
computer. Please make sure to choose the desired computer. If you
are using an active Trial or Education Version these license has to be
deactivated by SOFiSTiK, please contact support@sofistik.de.
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Network License
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Start the CodeMeter WebAdmin on the server, e.g. via the CodeMeter Controlcenter (Double-click on the CodeMeter Task-Tray icon or Right-Click and
select WebAdmin). Enable the Start as Server checkbox on the settings
tab.
All clients should now be able to find the server automatically, if the clients
are in a different subnet, it is possible via client by using WebAdmin Tool
(Settings, Server Search) to setup the IP or the server name.
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License update
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Please note that the CodeMeter must be inserted, respectively follow the
steps by using the computer on which the Soflock was activated.
To update the license by using Sonar follow the steps:
All Programs
SOFiSTiK
Sonar
If you cant update the license via Sonar then follow the next steps:
SSD / Teddy
Start
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Programs
License Update or
License Update
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Troubleshooting
Support Request
CodeMeter Center
and then install the WibuCmRaU again by dragging the file to the Control
Center.
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PRT file
Goto your project directory and select the *.prt file created from your
last analysis. This file contains all relevant information, error messages,
warnings and program versions. (only FEA programs)
Diagnose.xml
HELP
PROGRAM FILES
DIAGNOSTIC...
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CodeMeter logs (in case of network installation from server and all clients)
To use this function activate the protocoll funtion with File Protocol
PROGRAM FILES
CODEMETER
TOOLS
A command prompt opens and the program starts. After a few seconds
CmDust has finished and your personal folder is opened in an explorer
window. There you will find the results of CmDust in the file CmDustResult.log.
Support Request
For a fast and direct help we need the following information. Please answer the
following questions and make the necessary screenshots.
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Please provide us with all information you can get and try to describe
your problem as precise as possible.
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Do you use the lastest SOFiSTiK Programm Version? Please check with
our program SONAR: Start Program Files SOFiSTiK SONAR .
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