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HyperWorks 13.0 Quick Installation Guide

Introduction to the Quick Installation Guide

This quick install guide provides instructions for the basic installation of HyperWorks software on supported platforms. The procedures for connecting to an Altair HyperWorks Units licensing system are also included in this guide. For a more comprehensive installation and options like console and silent mode installs, please reference the HyperWorks 13.0 Installation Guide. The details of installing RADIOSS HMPP, OptiStruct SPMD, and configuration of AcuSolve products are documented in the HyperWorks 13.0 Advanced Installation Guide.

The contents of this quick guide include:

• Chapter 1: Preparing to Install HyperWorks • Chapter 2: Installing HyperWorks

Chapter 1 provides general installation procedures for required items, and suggestions for installation configuration on various platforms.

Chapter 2 provides detailed installation instructions on connecting to a license server on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X supported platforms.

HyperWorks 13.0 uses InstallAnywhere 2012 SP1 as its installation tool. The HyperWorks 13.0 installers are InstallAnywhere web installers. InstallAnywhere provides a consistent look and feel of the HyperWorks installation wizard across all platforms supported by Altair HyperWorks products.

In order to run HyperWorks 13.0 applications, you need to connect the applications to the Altair License Management System 12.0 (or higher, using the latest version is recommended). Details of the installation and how to start the Altair License Manager can be found in the Altair® License Management System 12.0 Installation Guide. The license packages are available on the Altair web site (www.altairhyperworks.com) or Altair Connect.

HyperWorks 13.0 Quick Installation Guide 1

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About HyperWorks

HyperWorks® is a comprehensive simulation platform for rapid design exploration and decision-making. HyperWorks provides a tightly integrated suite of best-in-class tools for all facets of the simulation process: modeling, analysis, optimization, visualization, reporting and collaborative simulation management. Leveraging a revolutionary pay-per-usage licensing model, HyperWorks delivers maximum value and flexibility for customers worldwide.

The 13.0 version of the HyperWorks suite offers many new functionalities in such areas as lightweight design, composites structures analysis, efficient modeling and meshing, multiphysics and multi-disciplinary analysis, structural optimization and design exploration.

HyperWorks comprises a suite of applications that includes HyperMesh®, HyperCrash®, OptiStruct®, RADIOSS®, HyperView®, HyperView Player®, HyperStudy®, HyperGraph®, MotionView®, MotionSolve®, HyperForm®, HyperXtrude®, Process Manager™, Templex™, MediaView™, BatchMesher™, TextView™, TableView™, HyperMath®, Manufacturing Solutions™, HyperWeld®, HyperMold®, solidThinking Evolve®, solidThinking Inspire®, Durability Director™, Suspension Director™, AcuSolve®, and AcuConsole®, SimLab®, and Virtual Wind Tunnel™, providing modeling and assembly, robust design and optimization, design analysis, visualization and reporting, virtual manufacturing, and automation and data management.

Altair HyperWorks license management is no longer based on Flexera Software’s FlexNet Publisher (formerly known as FLEXlm). It is replaced by the new Altair Licensing System. This allows for more flexibility to address customer’s licensing needs and for further innovations to the HyperWorks business model.

HyperWorks 13.0 licensing is based on HyperWorks Units (HWUs). HyperWorks unit licenses are server licenses. Customers can launch any application within the HyperWorks suite as long as there are sufficient HyperWorks units to grant the license check out.

To invoke HyperWorks 13.0 applications, after completing the HyperWorks 13.0 installation, you need to point the applications to an activated Altair License Manager or a valid node stand-alone license by setting the proper environment variable.

The HyperWorks 13.0 package does not include the license package that sets up the Altair License Manager. Download the Altair license package from Altair web site and follow the Altair® License Management System 12.0 Installation and Operation Guide to install and activate the Altair License Manager properly.

In some cases, Altair provides “feature” based licenses, which allow a particular application to run as long as the feature exists in the license file. A feature license is a standalone license that does not consume HyperWorks units.

Questions regarding the software and license installation may be directed to Altair Support. See the Contact page for further contact information.



Chapter 1: Preparing to Install HyperWorks This chapter summarizes the items required and procedures needed to install and successfully run HyperWorks applications on supported platforms. Please reference the HyperWorks 13.0 Platform Support documentation for operating systems and minimum requirement considerations and the Hardware Recommendations and Certifications document for further hardware inquiries.

The general procedures are:

• Install and activate an Altair 12.0 License Manager if one does not already exist. • Install HyperWorks 13.0 on the designated machine(s). • Set up an environment variable that points the HyperWorks 13.0 application to an activated and

running Altair license server. • Set up HyperWorks online help if needed. • The software to install Altair License Manager is a separate package from the HyperWorks 13.0

application packages. Download the Altair license package from the Altair web site and follow the Altair® License Management System version 12.0 Installation and Operation Guide to install and start the Altair License Manager properly.

What you need:

• HyperWorks 13.0 and, Altair License Manager software, delivered from Altair in USB/DVD format or HyperWorks 13.0 image packages downloaded from the Altair web site (www.altairhyperworks.com) or Altair Connect.

• A USB compatible input port on the machine or a DVD compatible drive. • Access to an activated and running HyperWorks 13.0 license server. • A compatible machine that contains the minimum hardware/software requirements to run

HyperWorks applications (reference the HyperWorks 13.0 Platform Support document for further details).

• Sufficient disk space for install: Full suite of HyperWorks 13.0 applications and Help Files needs 4 GB of temp space. The temp files are removed after successful completion of an installation.

The information in this chapter regarding proper media and hardware requirements will help prepare users for a successful HyperWorks installation. Go to Chapter 2 for detailed information on installing HyperWorks 13.0 on various platforms.



1.1 Installation Media The HyperWorks 13.0 software package you received from Altair includes a set of DVDs or a USB thumb drive containing HyperWorks 13.0, the Altair License Manager 12.0.2 and documentation.

The software is also available for registered customers to download from the Altair web site through the Altair Client Center (http://www.altairhyperworks.com/clientcenter) or Altair Connect.

Download the images for the platforms on which you expect to launch HyperWorks. There are nine packages required for a complete HyperWorks installation on Windows, seven for Linux and six for Mac OS X. Here is an example list of the master installer and product sub-installers for Windows:

1. HyperWorks Master installer 2. HyperWorks Desktop 3. HyperWorks Solvers 4. AcuSolve 5. solidThinking (sTDesign) 6. SimLab 7. Virtual Wind Tunnel (VWT) 8. HyperWorks Desktop Help 9. HyperWorks Solver Help

The two Help sub-installers together make up a complete HyperWorks 13.0 Help install.



Chapter 2: Installing HyperWorks

You should not mix installers of different major release versions, for example – 13.0 with 12.0 installers, updates and hotfixes. Placing the major installer versions in separate folders prior to starting the installation will help alleviate issues with versioning during installation.

Two procedures are necessary to enable HyperWorks. First, using the installation configuration you selected in Chapter 1 as a guide, install the HyperWorks software on your machine(s). Next, you must be able to point to an activated license server that allows HyperWorks applications to draw license units. Details of installing and activating the Altair License Manager are described in the Altair® License Management System 12.0 Installation and Operation Guide.

To perform a full HyperWorks installation, make sure you have downloaded all the files from the Altair web site before you start the installation or have the USB/DVD HyperWorks media at hand.

HyperWorks 13.0 can be installed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) mode, silent mode, or console mode. The following sections describe how to install the software via the GUI method only. Please view the HyperWorks 13.0 Installation Guide for silent and console mode installations.

The HyperWorks 13.0 Help is a browser-based HTML system that uses ActiveX on Windows and Java Script on Linux and Mac OS X. It can be installed with the applications or installed alone behaving as an online help server.

For Help network server installations make sure to have the Help UNC or network path prior to running the installer. You will be prompted for this information during the install.



2.1 Installing HyperWorks: Local Install

2.1a Installation Files

HyperWorks 13.0 still has the ability to install the individual product installers separately from one another, also referenced as sub-installers in this document, while also giving you an option to install all of them at once via the Master installer in a batch-like mode (recommended).

Reference Table 1.0 below for specific file names and details on the product groups per individual sub-installers.

For a base Help Files install both the hwdesktophelp and hwsolvershelp sub-installers will need to be installed together using the Master installer. For Manufacturing Solutions or Engineering Solutions to be installed, the Master installer will have to be used together with the hwdesktop and hwsolvers sub-installers.

The HyperWorks Master installer, for example hw13.0_win64.exe for Windows, is a quick and easy setup installer allowing for various combinations of the independent sub-installers to be installed at one time. It is done without the need to wait for all the packages to extract prior to setting up the installation, which should allow for a quick setup to install a complete HyperWorks 13.0 installation. Using the Master installer is the recommended method for installing HyperWorks 13.0 products.

On the Mac OS X, there are two distinct file types per installer because of limitations in InstallAnywhere implementations - a zip format and a bin format. The zip format is to be used for GUI type installs (which actually extracts via Finder archive utility to an app installer format). The bin format is used when launching the installer(s) from the command line. The bin format is also the format used for the sub-installers in a Master installer set up on the Mac OS X.

An example of a complete HyperWorks 13.0 install (including Help Files) on Mac OS X using the Master GUI installer would require the following files to be downloaded and residing in the same directory:

• hw13.0_macosx64.zip (Master Installer - GUI used to setup the install) • hwdesktop13.0_macosx64.bin • hwsolvers13.0_macosx64.bin • sTDesign2014_<build>_hw13.0_macosx64.bin • hwdesktophelp13.0_macosx64.bin • hwsolvershelp13.0_macosx64.bin

Table 1.0 - HyperWorks 13.0 Installer File Names Files in brackets () are to be used in combination with the Master installer or command line installation method on Mac OS X:

hw13.0_win64.exe

hw13.0_linux64.bin

hw13.0_macosx64.zip

(hw13.0_macosx64.bin)

Master installer is used to setup and install the separate individual HyperWorks installers in one pass. Can customize the selection of the installed products or can run it to install all product installers at once.



acusolve13.0_win64.exe

acusolve13.0_linux64.bin

Installer of the AcuSolve suite of products.

hwdesktop13.0_win64.exe

hwdesktop13.0_linux64.bin

hwdesktop13.0_macosx64.zip

(hwdesktop13.0_macosx64.bin)

Installer of the HyperWorks Desktop suite of products (includes most GUI applications; such as HyperView, HyperMesh, HyperGraph, HyperStudy, HyperMath, and so on).

hwsolvers13.0_win64.exe

hwsolvers13.0_linux64.bin

hwsolvers13.0_macosx64.zip

(hwsolvers13.0_macosx64.bin)

Installer of the HyperWorks Solver suite of products (includes RADIOSS, OptiStruct, MotionSolve, and so on).

hwdesktophelp13.0_win64.exe

hwdesktophelp13.0_linux64.bin

(hwdesktophelp13.0_macosx64.bin)

Installer of the HyperWorks Desktop help content.

hwsolvershelp13.0_win64.exe

hwsolvershelp13.0_linux64.bin

(hwsolvershelp13.0_macosx64.bin)

Installer of the HyperWorks Solver help content.

SimLab13.1_hw13.0_win64.exe

SimLab13.1_hw13.0_linux64.bin

Installer of the SimLab product.

sTDesign2014_<build>_hw13.0_win64.exe

sTDesign2014_<build>_hw13.0_macosx64.zip

(sTDesign2014_<build>_hw13.0_macosx64.bin)

Installer of the solidThinking 2014 product suite (includes Inspire and Evolve)

Where <build> is the build version number; for example, sTDesign2014_3959_hw13.0_win64.exe

vwt13.0_<build>_win64.exe Installer of the Virtual Wind Tunnel product

Where <build> is the build version number; for example, vwt13.0_46_hw13.0_win64.exe

To install Help along with the application, download and place the Help files sub-installers hwdesktophelp and hwsolvershelp files, which are executable files on Windows and bin file types on Mac OS X and Linux, in the same residing directory as the HyperWorks Master installer. Help files contain the Help and tutorial model files. The user has the option to select and install complete Help and tutorials or a combination of the two options. Reference Step 9 below.



2.1b Installing via Graphical User Interface (GUI) Mode

This section describes how to install the HyperWorks application. Complete the following steps to extract and install the software:

Login to the machine on which the software is to be installed then insert the USB/DVD, or place the downloaded files in a temporary directory.

Below is an example of a directory with all the required sub-installers for a complete HyperWorks 13.0 plus current updates installation on a Windows 64-bit platform, highlighting the master installer:

For a base Help Files install both the hwdesktophelp and hwsolvershelp sub-installers will need to be installed together using the Master installer. For Manufacturing Solutions or Engineering Solutions to be installed, the Master installer will have to be used together with the hwdesktop and hwsolvers sub-installers.

Please make sure that the downloaded files have “read + execute” permissions before continuing with an installation. On Windows, use Windows Explorer file properties to change the permissions. On Linux/Mac OS X systems use the “chmod 755” command to make these changes.

1. Start the installer by: On Windows:

a. Double click the hw13.0_win64.exe Master installer executable file to start the installer.

If UAC (User Account Control) is enabled, then a prompt will be displayed showing the Altair Engineering, Inc. digital signature for elevated permissions. Click Yes to continue with installer.

On Linux: a. Run the BASH shell ‘sh’ command on the installer binary. b. The HyperWorks install path does not support directories with spaces on Linux.

On Mac OS X:

a. Double click the zip file under Finder to extract the installer app file contents. Double click the app file, once extracted, under Finder to start the install.



The Mac OS X Gatekeeper setting under Security and Privacy preferences may need to be changed to “Anywhere” in order to run the HyperWorks installers downloaded from the Altair web site.

b. The HyperWorks install path does not support directories with spaces on Mac OS X.

On Mac OS X: If using the HyperWorks Master installer, remember to copy all the bin file type format sub-installers to the same residing directory as the master installer prior to running the installer. The Master installer will pick up the appropriate bin sub-installers to run. The HyperWorks Master installer does not work with the zip format sub-installers, only the bin format sub-installers.

2. The multi-language selector prompt will be displayed. Select the proper locale and click OK to continue. The default locale setting is specific to the install machine regional settings.

The language selection only corresponds to the installer settings not to the HyperWorks product language settings. Altair HyperWorks products are in English.

3. In the Introduction panel, click Next to continue. 4. The Exectuables List of sub-installers picked up which reside in the same directory as the Master

installer is listed. Verify the list to make sure that the packages you wish to setup for installing are presently available and registered within the Master installer. Click Next.

5. In the Copyright panel, click Next to continue. 6. (Windows only) The Choose Installation Type panel is displayed. Choose Local install or Server

install and click Next. 7. The Choose Install Folder panel is displayed. Choose the HyperWorks install directory and click

Next. Note: The installer does not allow the use of characters # and ;

Note: Installing to a root drive is not permitted, for example C:\

8. (Windows Only) In the Change Shortcut Folder (Local) panel, choose a Start Menu name for the HyperWorks install and select whether desktop shortcuts should be created. Once options are chosen, click Next to continue. (Windows Server Installs Only) In the Change Shortcut Folder (Server) panel, choose a Start Menu directory and name for the HyperWorks install and whether desktop shortcuts should be created. Once options are chosen, click Next to continue.



9. In the Choose Install Set panel, choose the products you wish to select. Products which do not have sub-installer present or were not picked up by the Master installer will be listed as (Unavailable) and are not available to be installed. Note: Manufacturing Solutions and Engineering Solutions require both the hwdesktop and hwsolvers sub-installers to be present. The Help Files also require both the hwdesktophelp and hwsolvershelp sub-installers to be present.

10. (Windows Server Install Types Only) The UNC (Uniform Naming Convention) mount point panel is displayed if the install folder given was not a UNC path. Input the UNC path and click Next to continue. Note: The user input needs to be in the form of the UNC standard \\MachineName\SharedFolder\InstallFolder to be accepted.

11. If Help was not selected to be installed or is not present, the Help Configuration panel is displayed. Select one of the options: a. Connect to a network installed Help location: Input the path, either UNC or drive path, to

where the Help was installed to create the product link. b. Connect to Altair website Help: This will allow the products to connect to the Altair website

Help. A working Internet connection is needed for this functionality. c. Set up Later: Allows for a post Help install over the current installation. This option will default

to the website help if an Internet connect is established. 12. In the Pre-Installation Summary panel, review the Product Features list, Install Folder and disk

space requirements. Click Install to continue.

Install times are machine hardware dependent. Anti-Virus software may lengthen the install times. The HyperWorks sub-installer and Master installer may need to be allowed through any third party firewalls or virus scanning software in order to not be prompted during install time to allow them access to be installed.

13. Once the installation update completes, click Done to exit the installer.

2.1c Uninstalling the HyperWorks Products

Windows Uninstall 1. The HyperWorks uninstaller will only Remove All files from the install. Please note that any modified

files or added files, like the altair_lic.dat file, will also be removed from within that particular install location. Backup any and all files you wish to save prior to running the uninstaller. There is no partial uninstaller available.

2. Select either: a. The Start Menu for HyperWorks and run Tools > Admin Tools >

Uninstall_HyperWorksMasterInstaller13.0 b. The Add/Remove or Uninstall a Program panel under Control Panel and launch the HyperWorks

uninstaller Altair HyperWorks Master Installer 13.0 3. Select the Removal option, for example:



Linux Uninstall

1. Run the command rm –Rf install_directory to uninstall the product, where install_directory is where the HyperWorks installation you would like to remove resides.

Mac OS X Uninstall

1. Move the Install directory of HyperWorks 13.0 into the Trash.



2.2 Connecting to the Altair License Management System

2.2a About the Altair License Management System

The Altair License Management System (ALM) provides a common units-based licensing model for all Altair software related to CAE, on-demand computing, and business intelligence. This new system has been designed to enable HyperWorks Partner Products (selected third party products) to be licensed via HyperWorks Units as well.

The Altair License Management System is comprised of two components: the License Server and the Usage Reporting System (URT). The license system is based on X-Formation's LM-X license server. The URT is a java application that reports anonymous transactional logs to Altair. As part of the license agreement that enables partner software to be used, product usage must be reported to Altair.

The ALM is based on X-Formation’s LM-X license management system version 4.4.9. For additional information and details, please reference the Altair License Management 12.0 Installation and Operation Guide from the Altair web site at http://www.altairhyperworks.com, and choose Resources > Software Downloads.

2.2b Connecting to Altair License Manager (ALS)

In order for applications to use the ALS, the environment variable, ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH, must point to the appropriate location. Multiple license paths are allowed and should be separated by a semicolon (;) on Windows and a colon (:) on Unix/Linux. The proper format for a network license location is port@hostname. If you are using a local license file, simply set the value to the full pathname of the file.

A few examples of license paths:

On Windows: [email protected]

ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=6200@srv1;6200@srv2;6200@srv3

ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=c:\Program Files\Altair\Licensing12.0\altair_lic.dat

On Linux: [email protected]

ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=6200@srv1:6200@srv2:6200@srv3

ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=/usr/local/altair/licensing12.0/altair_lic.dat

For High Availability License (HAL) System and/or Multiple Servers setups, list the three servers in the order: primary; secondary; tertiary.

On Mac OS X: [email protected]

ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=6200@srv1:6200@srv2:6200@srv3

ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH=/usr/local/altair/licensing12.0/altair_lic.dat



Under Mac OS X, HyperWorks will check for the ALM environment variable ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH in the following locations (in this order): 1. $HOME/.profile 2. $HOME/.bashrc 3. $HOME/.tcshrc 4. $HOME/.cshrc 5. $HOME/.MacOS/environment.plist (for solidThinking Inspire and Evolve)

Where the $HOME represents the user’s home directory. Notice that these files are hidden files and the variable needs to be set according to the appropriate command for the SHELL in use. Examples of license paths: BASH shell (.profile, .bashrc):

export [email protected]

C shell (.tchsrc, .cshrc): setenv ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH [email protected]

2.2c Node-Locked License

For node-locked license (a license that is locked to a local machine), you can either place the license file in the <install_dir>/altair/security/ directory, or set the environment variable, ALTAIR_LICENSE_PATH, to point to the appropriate location where the license file resides. The default name that Altair products use for this license file is altair_lic.dat.

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