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Installation

General remarks

Please read this document carefully before starting the installation procedure. If you still have any questions concerning the installation, please contact the hotline.
Please consider the requirements for the hardware and operating system. See www.elitecad.eu.

Licensing

The licensing mode is independent of the installation and is configured independently for each workstation using the ELITECAD configuration. You can find the details for licensing in the chapter Codeword check.

Content of the installation

There is only one installation program for all ELITECAD programs, as well as additional programs and components. This program is called SuiteSetup.exe and is launched from the ELITECAD installation medium.
The ELITECAD installation medium is either an USB stick or a downloaded installation file. A plugged in USB stick is displayed as a drive in the windows explorer. Alternatively, once the installation file is double-clicked, its content is displayed as a drive as well.

An ELITECAD installation consists of the respective program (Architecture, Mechanics, Viewer, Styler) and depending on the program further mandatory or optional multiple components.

  • MySQL-database (material, quantification, default values)
  • Library
  • Example projects

Additional independent programs are installed with the installation program

  • License server
  • Offplot
  • Acrobat Reader

Installation procedure

Start SuiteSetup.exe from the ELITECAD installation medium and follow the installation procedure by executing the following steps:

  • Choose your language
  • Accept the license agreement
  • Specify the destination paths
  • Choose the setup type
    depending on type of installation choose Standard or Custom
  • Start the installation

Configuration

The first configuration will start automatically after successful installation of ELITECAD. You can start the configuration at any time in the Windows start menu.

Check the language and the region for your user interface and the paths.
The language setting defines the language for the user interface.
The region defines, which country specific settings are used.

Codeword entry

Select the mode of licensing in the configuration. If necessary, start the codeword entry. You can find the details for licensing in the chapter Codeword check.

ELITECAD

Installation type

ELITECAD can be prepared for a stand-alone application on a single computer or for a usage in cooperation with many users in a network environment.

Single user Multiple user Client/Server
Program local local Network
Database local Network Network

The destination path for the library and the project directory is entered during the installation procedure. Both can be configured on a local computer or in a network directory for the common usage in a project team.

Single user installation

The simplest type of installation is the single user installation with the program and database installed on the local computer.

Start SuiteSetup.exe from the ELITECAD installation medium on your computer and perform all steps as described in installation procedure.

Choose the setup type Standard.

Example projects and library are installed in the specified path and can be located in a network directory as well.

Multiple user installation

In a multi user installation, multiple users share a common database. The ELITECAD database contains common data and user dependent data.

All components that are shared by multiple users should be previously installed on the server.

Step 1 – Server installation

Start SuiteSetup.exe from the ELITECAD installation medium on the server and perform all steps as described in installation procedure.

Choose the setup type Custom.

  • Deactivate all programs
  • Select all components to be shared
    • MySQL-database (activate)
    • Example projects (activate)
    • Library (optional)

Example projects and library are installed in the specified path and are located in a network directory for common access.

License server

If the licensing of ELITECAD should be accomplished by a license server, please install the license server software now. Description see chapter Installation of the license server.
You find the details for licensing in the chapter Codeword check.

Step 2 – Client installation

Start SuiteSetup.exe from the ELITECAD installation medium on your PC and perform all steps as described in installation procedure.

Specify the same project directory that was specified during the server installation.

Choose the setup type Custom.

  • Activate the respective ELITECAD program

  • Deactivate all components to be shared.

    These are already installed on the server.

    • MySQL-database (deactivate)
    • Example projects (deactivate)
    • Library (optional)

Example projects and optionally the library are not installed anymore because they are already installed on the server.

Configuration of MySQL database on the client

  • Open the dialog window to configure the database connection in the ELITECAD configuration.
  • Enter the name of the server, where the database has been installed.
  • You can take the port number from the file
    <MySQL-Installation-directory>\EliteSuite\MySQL\<version>_ar\Program\server.ini on the server.

Client/Server Installation

In a client/server installation, many users share a common complete ELITECAD installation on a server. This approach simplifies maintenance when installing updates, because this has to be accomplished only once.

Preparations for the client computer

First, connect the server installation paths as network directories. Use the drive letter for specifying the paths. A path specification written \\<Servername>\Installationpath is not allowed.

The installation procedure for a client/server installation is identical with a multi user installation with the following difference:

  • For Step 1 (server installation) chose the respective ELITECAD program
  • For Step 2 (client computer) chose ELITECAD Client

On the local computer, only the minimal actions are executed (e.g. registration of the software, creation of some directories).

Tip

ELITECAD can be started on the server as well.

💡 If you encounter any problems during the installation, please contact the hotline. Our hotline offers free support for all ELITECAD installation problems.

Support Team

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You are free to try one of the following actions.

  • Run the installation as administrator or with administrator rights.
  • Temporarily deactivate a firewall if any is active
  • Temporarily deactivate an antivirus software if any is active