Introduction

1.1 Introduction

Parasolid is a copyright product of Siemens Industry Software Inc. This document covers details of the release of Parasolid and supporting utilities, and retrieval of the product onto the following platforms:

Intel and AMD-based PCs running Windows or Linux
ARM-based devices running Windows
ARM-based systems running Linux
Intel-based Apple Macintosh systems running macOS, or the iOS Simulator
ARM-based Apple Macintosh systems running macOS
ARM-based Apple devices running iOS or iPadOS
ARM-based devices running Android

It assumes a basic knowledge of the operating system for the relevant platform (creating and moving directories, deleting and listing files for example).

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1.2 Contents of this manual

The chapters of this document describe:

Chapter	Description
Chapter 2, “The Product”	What this release comprises
Chapter 3, “Installing Parasolid”	How to install the product from DVD
Chapter 4, “Parasolid Release Area”	What files are included in the release
Chapter 5, “Using Parasolid”	How to run Parasolid
Chapter 6, “Environment”	The operating system environment where the product was created
Appendix A, “Floating-Point Traps”	Information about floating-point traps

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1.3 Platform-specific information

Throughout this manual, text and instructions that are specific to a particular platform or group of platforms are referred to as follows:

Label	Platform
Intel NT	Intel-based or AMD-based PCs running 32-bit Microsoft Windows.
X64 WIN	AMD-based or Intel-based PCs running 64-bit Microsoft Windows.
ARM WIN	ARM-based devices running 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10.
Intel Linux	Intel-based or AMD-based PCs running Linux.
ARM Linux	ARM-based systems running Linux.
Intel MacOS	Intel-based Apple Macintosh systems running macOS.
ARM MacOS	ARM-based Apple Macintosh systems running macOS.
ARM iOS	ARM-based Apple devices running iOS or iPadOS.
Intel iOS	The iOS Simulator, running on Apple Macintosh systems.
ARM Android	ARM-based devices running Android.
UNIX	Includes the platforms referred to by the following labels: Intel Linux ARM Linux Intel MacOS ARM MacOS
Windows	Includes the platforms referred to by the following labels: Intel NT X64 WIN ARM WIN
Linux	Includes the platforms referred to by the following labels: Intel Linux ARM Linux
MacOS	Includes the platforms referred to by the following labels: Intel MacOS ARM MacOS
iOS	Includes the platforms referred to by the following labels: ARM iOS Intel iOS
Android	Includes the platforms referred to by the following labels: ARM Android

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