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IDEAS Installation Instructions IDEAS™ v6.0.0

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s

Getting Started ...........................................................................................................1

System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 1 Supported (directly) ............................................................................................................................ 1 Supported (via upgrade path) ............................................................................................................. 1 Standard System Requirements for IDEAS v6.0.0 ............................................................................ 1 Installing IDEAS v6.0.0 ....................................................................................................................... 2

1. Uninstall Previous Version of IDEAS600 ...........................................................3

2. Installing IDEAS...................................................................................................4

3. Installing the VMG Property Package .............................................................. 24

4. Installing the IDEAS License Server (Network License) ................................ 27

Installing the License Server application .......................................................................................... 27 Using Network Licenses ................................................................................................................... 34 Requesting and Activating Licenses................................................................................................. 34 Upgrading the License Server Application ....................................................................................... 34

5. Licensing Your Software ................................................................................... 35

Licensing IDEAS ............................................................................................................................... 35 Requesting Licenses ........................................................................................................................ 35 Activating Licenses ........................................................................................................................... 36 Licensing the VMG Property Package ............................................................................................. 37 Installing VMG Sentinel/Network License ........................................................................................ 37 Installing VMG Webkey License ....................................................................................................... 39

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Getting Started

You can install IDEAS v6.0.0 by using the installation media (for example, USB sticks, DVDs), or you can download the installation files for IDEAS from ANDRITZ website.

System Requirements

The following table outlines the system requirements for IDEAS v6.0.0. If you are upgrading from earlier versions of IDEAS simulation software, models will continue to work: however, you should expect to make some changes to models (following upgrade instructions available in installed folder). While we cannot guarantee binary compatibility between releases, we will do our best to document significant changes to assist you with updates.

Supported (directly)

Upgrade from IDEAS v5.0.0 or later

Supported (via upgrade path)

Upgrade from IDEAS 4.9.5 or earlier

Standard System Requirements for IDEAS v6.0.0

Component IDEAS v6.0.0 requirements

Computer and processor 2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster x86- or x64-bit processor with SSE2 instruction set. Recommended systems: Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1620 or better for a desktop / workstation; Intel Core i5 3230M or better for a laptop/notebook

Memory (RAM) 4 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit); 8 gigabyte (GB) RAM (64-bit)

Hard Disk 20.0 gigabytes (GB) available free space

Display 1024 x 576 or higher resolution monitor

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Component IDEAS v6.0.0 requirements

Operating System

IDEAS v6.0.0 runs on 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems. When you run IDEAS v6.0.0 on a 64-bit version of Windows operating system, the program runs in the 32-bit layer of the Widows operating system. IDEAS v6.0.0 is supported on the following Windows operating systems:

Windows XP (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) – (Window Server 2008 R2 is available only in 64-bit architecture)

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Multi-touch A touch-enabled device is not required to run IDEAS v6.0.0. All features and functionality are always available by using a keyboard, mouse, or other standard or accessible input device.

Installing IDEAS v6.0.0

You need administrator credentials to install IDEAS. However, you do not need them to use IDEAS after you install it.

You will need to obtain serial number and CP code from [email protected] before proceeding with installation of IDEAS.

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1. Uninstall Previous Version of IDEAS600

Before proceeding with installing this release version of IDEAS v6.0.0, if you have a previous pre-release version of IDEAS v6.0.0, please uninstall the same by following the steps below:

If you have any models or other IDEAS files that you would like to save, please save them to a safe location; not in the IDEAS Install folder.

Obtain a serial number and CP code from [email protected] Go to Start Control Panel Programs and Features. Find IDEAS 600 from the list of programs and

click on the Uninstall option to remove the software.


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2. Installing IDEAS

1. To start the installer, launch the IDEAS600 installer by right-clicking and choosing the Run as Administrator option

2. When prompted with a welcome screen, click Next to continue.


3. The installer displays the license agreement. Please review the license agreement and click “I accept the terms in the license agreement” to continue with the installation process. Click Next to continue.


4. Enter your Customer Information. Your First, Last, and Company names are required along with your IDEAS serial number. Click Next to continue.

Note: The text fields for First, Last, and Company names are limited to 19 characters each.


5. The next screen asks for your CP/OR code. Please enter your CP/OR code which is provided along with your IDEAS serial number. For Include Custom Libraries selection, IDEAS users should ignore this selection unless provided with a unique code along with the IDEAS serial number. Click Next to continue.


6. The next screen will ask you to select an installation directory. By default, IDEAS installs to the C:\ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600 folder. To accept this location, click Next, or click Change… to choose a different directory.


7. You will be presented with a list of IDEAS base products to install. Select the base product you have purchased. Click Next to continue.

Based on your base product selection, you will be presented with a list of IDEAS optional products. The next several screens show optional products available for installation. Select the products you have purchased. Click Next to continue.


Supported versions: OLI: 8.3.6 | VMG: 6.0.100415


8. This view displays the default location where the Installer will register licenses. To accept this location, click Next, or click Change… to choose a different directory.


9. You will be prompted for a license type. If you are only using IDEAS licenses located on your local machine, select the “Local / Stand-Alone” option. If you are only using Network licenses located on a shared server location, select the “Network” option. If you are using a mix of the two license types, select the “Both” option..

If you choose either Network or Both option, you will be presented with the screen below to specify the network license server and port number details. If you do not already have this information, please contact your system administrator to provide you with the same.


10. The next screen confirms that you are ready to install the program. Review your settings. Click Back to change your settings, or click Install to continue.

IDEAS will now start installing files to your computer. In the Installing IDEAS view, you will see the progress of the installation.

Note 1: If the user has selected IDEAS – OLI during installation, IDEAS installer will check if OLI is installed on the user machine. If it does not find OLI installed, IDEAS-OLI product files will not be installed.


Note 2: If user has selected IDEAS – VMG during installation, IDEAS installer will check if VMG is installed on the user machine. If it does not find VMG installed, the installer asks the user if VMG needs to be installed and waits for confirmation.

If the user chooses ‘Yes,’ IDEAS installer will launch VMG Engine installer. Please refer to Section 3. for VMG installation instructions.

If the user chooses ‘No,’ IDEAS installer does not install any IDEAS-VMG product files.


After VMG installation is complete, VMG installer will display the message below. PLEASE SELECT THE “I want to manually reboot later” OPTION AS, OTHERWISE, IDEAS INSTALLATION WILL ABORT.

On completion of installation (the below screen) user can select to launch the license administrator and press Finish to complete the installation. If you chose the “I would like to launch IDEAS License Administrator”, the IDEAS License Administrator application will launch. Please refer to Section 5 for details regarding licensing your purchased software.

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3. Installing the VMG Property Package

The current IDEAS v6.0.0 supported version of the VMG Property Package can be downloaded from ANDRITZ web site.

1. Run the VMG installation package and click Next to continue.

2. Review the license agreement and click I Agree to continue.

3. The next screen will ask you to select an installation directory. By default, VMG installs to the C:\Program Files\SeaPP\SeaPkg folder. To accept this location, click Install, or click Browse to choose a different location.



4. Following installation, you will see a short test program run. If you encounter any errors, email ANDRITZ AUTOMATION at [email protected] along with the automatically generated VMG error files.

On completion of VMG installation, the below screen will be presented. Please select the “I want to manually reboot later” option to continue with IDEAS installation. By choosing otherwise, IDEAS installation will abort abnormally and you will have to redo the installation steps.


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4. Installing the IDEAS License Server (Network License)

The IDEAS License Server is necessary to use IDEAS network licenses. The IDEAS License Server should ONLY be installed on a file server or Network computer where the IDEAS network licenses will be located. The IDEAS License Server works more efficiently if the location/computer where the network licenses are located will not use any other IDEAS software. If the network licenses are located on a system that will also function as an IDEAS workstation, first install IDEAS normally with the Local/Standalone license option, and then install the IDEAS License Server.

Installing the License Server application

1. Right click Run as Administrator

2. Run the IDEAS License Server installer. Click Next to continue.


3. Enter your customer information. Your First, Last, and Company names are required along with your IDEAS serial number. Click Next to continue.

4. The next screen asks for a license installation location. By default, this location is C:\Documents And

Settings\All Users\Application Data\IDEAS Licenses.


Note: This directory no longer needs to be shared or be accessible to network license users.

5. Select a folder to install the IDEAS License Server. Click Browse… to choose a different directory. By default, the location is C:\Program Files\Common Files\IDEAS Licensing (For 64-bit machines: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\IDEAS Licensing. Click Next to continue.


6. The installer will prompt for a port number. Enter a port number to be used exclusively for IDEAS licensing.

Click Next to continue.


7. Following a confirmation screen, the license server will install. If you are prompted to restart your computer

following installation, please do so.


Using Network Licenses

After installation is complete, refer to the IDEAS License Administrator User Guide for details on configuring both network and user IDEAS License Administrators to use network licenses.

Requesting and Activating Licenses

In order to activate your network licenses, you must create a license request file with the IDEAS License Administrator and send the request file to IDEAS Simulation Support ([email protected]). IDEAS Simulation Support will respond with a modified file. Import the modified file with the IDEAS License Administrator to license your system. See Section 7.1 for complete instructions.

Upgrading the License Server Application

If you are upgrading to IDEAS 600, it is necessary to upgrade the License Server Application. To upgrade the License Server:

1. Stop the SlsService on the server machine (From Control Panel navigate to Administrative Tools and then to Services).

2. Use Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel to uninstall the IDEAS License Administrator.

3. Re-Install the Licenser Server Application following the instructions in Section 5.1

The License Server Application is located here: IDEAS License Server


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5. Licensing Your Software

After your software installation is complete, you will need to request licenses from ANDRITZ AUTOMATION. ANDRITZ AUTOMATION will provide licenses for IDEAS products as well as the VMG Property Package. Below are the instructions to license IDEAS and VMG products.

Note: If you had IDEAS 600 Beta installed on your machine, you need not request for licenses again, you can skip this section.

Licensing IDEAS

The IDEAS licensing procedure is a three-step process.

Requesting Licenses

1. From the Windows Start menu, go to All ProgramsAndritz IncIDEAS License Administrator to start the IDEAS License Administrator.

2. The IDEAS License Administrator window opens. From the File menu, select Create License Request File….


3. You will be prompted to Save a file. By default, the file name includes your serial number. Click Save to generate the license file (.xml file). When the license administrator is done, you will see a confirmation screen.

4. E-mail this generated .xml file as an attachment to [email protected] to complete step 1 of the IDEAS licensing procedure.

5. IDEAS Simulation Support will email you a modified license request file to complete step 2 of the IDEAS licensing procedure. Save this .xml file.

Activating Licenses

1. When you receive your modified license file from IDEAS Simulation-Support, launch the IDEAS License Administrator again.

2. From the File menu, select Import Licenses From File….

3. You will be asked for a file to open. Select the file sent to you by IDEAS Simulation-Support and click Open.

4. The IDEAS License Administrator will read in your license keys and enable your IDEAS products.

5. Products you have purchased will now show as Licensed in the IDEAS License Administrator. Your copy of IDEAS is now ready to use.



Licensing the VMG Property Package

1. Refer to Section 3 for VMG installation instructions.

Installing VMG Sentinel/Network License

1. Full installation instructions for the sentinel drivers are available here for both network and standalone installation of the sentinel USB key:

C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo\HardwareLicense\SentinelInstaller

The network installation instructions are in the file SentinelNetworkThermo.pdf and the stand-alone installation instructions are in the file Sentinel StandAloneThermo.pdf. These instructions will walk you through both network and standalone sentinel installations.

2. On the server machine, run the program SeaPP.exe (located in the folder C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMGLicense). Verify that both EOS++ and Activity++ have been licensed in the Options box. If both options are not present, notify [email protected].

3. On the user machine, open the application VMGConfig.exe (located at C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo\VMGConfig.exe). Change the KeyOptions to 2:USB Key and click "Save.” This specifies the use of the USB key. The contents of the vmg.ini file (located at located at C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo\vmg.ini) should look like this:

LicensePath "None" DBPath "C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo" PkgPath "C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo" SFNTAccessMode "MyServerName or IP address" KeyOptions "2" SFNTHeartBeat "600"



4. On the user machine, verify that the VMG software is correctly installed by running the TestDll.exe file from the VMG database folder C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo location. The program will pause for a few seconds and should end as follows:

5. Verify that the Extensions\DLLs folder contains the files IDEAS_VMG.dll, SeaPkg.dll, and vmg.ini. If these

files are absent, it means that the VMG product option was not chosen when the IDEAS software was installed. Run the IDEAS installer (located here: IDEAS600 Software Installer—if the IDEAS 600 installer is required, contact IDEAS Simulation Support at [email protected]), choose the “Repair” option and install the VMG product. After the repair option has been run, open the IDEAS License Administrator (open the Start menu, navigate to All Programs, Andritz Automation and open the IDEAS License Administrator) and verify that the IDEAS VMG product is licensed. If it is unlicensed, create a License Request File from the server machine and send it to Simulation Support at [email protected]. Simulation Support will then return a validated IDEAS VMG License.

6. Copy the modified vmg.ini, SeaPkg.dll and TestDll.exe files on the user machine from the folder C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo to the DLLs folder in the extensions folder (C:\ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600\Extensions\DLLs).





7. Open the vmg.ini file in the DLLs folder and change the PkgPath to:

“C:\ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600\Extensions\DLLs”

Save and close the file.

8. Run the TestDll.exe application from the DLLs folder. If the test ends successfully, the IDEAS software can be used with VMG.

9. Run the VMGCondenser_v600.mox file from the C:\ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600\Examples\VMG. The model should run successfully without aborting. If the VMG software or the SeaPkg.dll files were recently updated, the IDEAS program may exhibit a message during the model opening stage, “Opening with a newer version of VMG properties.” Go to the Material Properties VMG object, verify that the correct thermodynamic packages have been chosen and press the “Accept Package” button.

10. If the IDEAS software gives errors related to licensing, verify that the IDEAS-VMG product is licensed. Open the IDEAS License Administrator software from the Windows Start/Program/IDEAS Simulation & Control menu. Confirm that the IDEAS VMG product has a valid license. If it is unlicensed, create a License Request File from the server machine and send it to Simulation Support at [email protected]. Simulation Support will then return a validated IDEAS VMG License.

11. The client installation of VMG now reads the sentinel license from the server.

Installing VMG Webkey License

1. The Webkey runs an application on Google Cloud to authorize the VMG usage. For the standalone PC web key, the application will look to the Internet application to validate on a regular basis. The application must be able to communicate via the Internet to the application a minimum of once every 12 hours.

2. Contact the Technical Support Group at Virtual Materials ([email protected]). They will provide you with a user name and password.

3. Ensure you are connected to the internet and open the VMG License application vmgLicense.exe (it can be accessed at this location: C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo\vmgLicense.exe).




4. On the Webkey tab, enter the username and password. Note that the username and password are case-sensitive. Click “Authorize Computer.” Verify that both EOS++ and Activity++ options are licensed. If they are not, please notify Simulation Support at [email protected].

5. Verify that the VMG software is correctly installed by running the TestDll.exe file from the VMG database folder C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo location. The program will pause for a few seconds and should end as follows:

6. Verify that the Extensions\DLLs folder contains the files IDEAS_VMG.dll, SeaPkg.dll, and vmg.ini. If these

files are absent, it means that the VMG product option was not chosen when the IDEAS software was installed. Run the IDEAS installer (located here: IDEAS 600 Software Installer—if the IDEAS 50x installer is required, contact IDEAS Simulation Support at [email protected], choose the “Repair” option and install the VMG product. After the repair option has been run, open the IDEAS License Administrator (open the Start menu, navigate to All Programs, then Andritz Automation and open the IDEAS License Administrator) and verify that the IDEAS VMG product is licensed. If it is unlicensed, create a License Request File from the server machine and send it to Simulation Support at [email protected]. Simulation Support will then return a validated IDEAS VMG License.

7. Copy the SeaPkg.dll and TestDll.exe files from the folder C:\Program Files\VMG\VMGThermo to the DLLs folder in the extensions folder (C:\ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600\Extensions\DLLs).






8. Open the vmg.ini file in the DLLs folder and change the PkgPath to:

“C: \ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600\Extensions\DLLs”

Save and close the file.

9. Run the TestDll.exe application. If the test ends successfully, the IDEAS software can be used with VMG.

10. Run the VMGCondenser_v600.mox file from the C:\ANDRITZ Inc\IDEAS600\Examples\VMG. The model should run successfully without aborting. If the VMG software or the SeaPkg.dll files were recently updated, the IDEAS program may exhibit a message during the model opening stage, “Opening with a newer version of VMG properties.” Go to the Material Properties VMG object, verify that the correct thermodynamic packages have been chosen, and press the “Accept Package” button.

11. If the IDEAS software gives errors related to licensing, verify that the IDEAS-VMG product is licensed. Open the IDEAS License Administrator software from the Windows Start/Program/IDEAS Simulation & Control menu. Confirm that the IDEAS VMG product has a valid license. If it is unlicensed, create a License Request File from the server machine and send it to Simulation Support at [email protected]. Simulation Support will then return a validated IDEAS VMG License.

12. The installation of VMG is now licensed by the Webkey.



13. To release the Webkey license, open the vmgLicense application, enter the username, password and click Deauthorize computer.

14. A file will be created in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMGLicense directory called Register.txt. E-mail

this file to [email protected].



For more information, contact ANDRITZ Inc.:

Product Sales: Brett Schug +1 (800) 567 IDEA (4332) (US & Canada only)

+1 (678) 266 1907 (Outside US & Canada) [email protected]

Software Training & Support: Renee Roesel +1 (678) 266 1925

[email protected] IDEAS Product Site

Modeling Projects and Simulators: Bob Harris +1 (360) 714 0795

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