Installing Parasolid

Contents

• 3.1 Disk space requirements
  • 3.1.1 Software
  • 3.1.2 Parasolid Jumpstart Kit
  • 3.1.3 Parasolid documentation suite
• 3.2 Copying files to a local disk
  • 3.2.1 Using the installer
  • 3.2.2 Copying files manually
• 3.3 Parasolid Jumpstart Kit
  • 3.3.1 Components of the Parasolid Jumpstart Kit
  • 3.3.2 Viewing the documentation suite
  • 3.3.3 Using the PDF documentation
  • 3.3.4 Copying the documentation to a local hard disk or intranet
  • 3.3.5 Minimizing disk requirements for documentation

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3.1 Disk space requirements

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3.1.1 Software

At this release of Parasolid, the library and supporting files require the following disk space:

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3.1.2 Parasolid Jumpstart Kit

The on-screen installation process for the various components of the Jumpstart Kit tells you how much disk space is required. See Section 3.3 for more information on the Jumpstart Kit.

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3.1.3 Parasolid documentation suite

If you are installing the documentation to a local hard disk, you can save disk space by omitting the search files or PDF files. See Section 3.3, “Parasolid Jumpstart Kit”.

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3.2 Copying files to a local disk

Follow these instructions to copy the Parasolid distribution onto a local hard disk.

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3.2.1 Using the installer

If you are running on a Windows platform, you can install Parasolid as follows:

• Insert the DVD in the drive.
• Navigate to the DVD in Windows Explorer, click Setup.exe and follow the instructions on screen to install Parasolid onto the file system.
• Alternatively, open a Command Prompt window, navigate to the DVD, and run this command to install Parasolid, using the installer’s default options:

setup.exe /S

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3.2.2 Copying files manually

For platforms without installers, or if you do not want to use the supplied installer, copy the files to a file system manually. On Windows platforms, use Windows Explorer to copy the files to a folder of your choice. On MacOS, use the Finder. For any other platforms, follow the instructions below:

• Insert the DVD in the drive. If the DVD auto-mounts, then proceed to the next step. Otherwise, please consult your system administrator.
• Copy the files from the appropriate directory, for example:

cp -r /
dvdrom/parasolid/
platform/base .

• For iOS development, you will need to build your app using an Apple Macintosh computer. Your Mac will make use of the files we supply, in building your app, which can then be run on iOS devices or the Simulator.
• For Android development, you will need to build your app using a Windows, Linux or Macintosh computer and an appropriate Android Software Development Kit. This development machine will make use of the files we supply, in building your app, which can then be run on Android devices or the Android Emulator.

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3.3 Parasolid Jumpstart Kit

The Parasolid Jumpstart Kit contains all the documentation available for Parasolid, including introductory material, a wide range of code examples within sample applications, and an application which allows you to view and analyse Parasolid models.

Most of the documentation is supplied in both HTML and PDF formats. Some introductory material is in HTML only.

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3.3.1 Components of the Parasolid Jumpstart Kit

The Parasolid Jumpstart Kit contains the components described in this section. All of the components described can be installed using the installer on the DVD.

Jumpstart Kit Website

This is a website, installed locally, that contains a wealth of material to help you get started using Parasolid quickly. It includes an overview of Parasolid functionality, an introduction to the Parasolid API, a glossary of terminology, and a complete list of functions in the API, as well as access to the other components that can be installed from the DVD.

Software

A number of software applications are included on the DVD:

• Parasolid Workshop.NET is an extensible application for viewing and analysing XT data.

As well as the application, Parasolid ships with the complete source code for Parasolid Workshop.Net. Written in C#, and developed using Microsoft Visual Studio,Workshop.Net makes use of the .NET Binding for Parasolid, and demonstrates best practice guidelines for developing an application based on Parasolid.

Parasolid Workshop.Net is built using the Parasolid Framework, a library of re-usable and extensible C# classes, whose plugin mechanism allows you to add your own functionality to Workshop.Net or easily build your own viewing application.

The Parasolid Example Applications provide a framework within which you can prototype and demonstrate any aspect of Parasolid functionality quickly and simply. The following example applications are available for Intel NT and X64 WIN:

• C++ Example Application for Windows
• C# Example Application for Windows

Within the framework of the applications, you can add and execute calls to Parasolid functionality, and display the results on screen. The code you add can either be executed all at once or in stages. At the end of each stage the contents of the Parasolid session are displayed on the screen.

Parasolid code examples

Also included on the DVD is an extensive suite of example Parasolid application code that makes it easy to learn by example. Each example application contains a folder containing many code examples that demonstrate different functional areas of Parasolid. The code examples are organized by functional area and many contain additional notes and images to add extra useful information. Also included are instructions on how you can try out each example yourself using the relevant example application.

Parasolid Documentation Suite

The Parasolid Documentation suite consists of the following Parasolid manuals, provided in both HTML and PDF format:

• What’s New in Parasolid
• Overview of Parasolid
• Installation Notes (this document)
• Functional Description
• PK Reference
• Downward Interfaces
• Kernel Interface Driver (KID)
• Reporting Faults to Parasolid
• XT (Transmit File) Format manual
• Foreign Geometry User Guide
• KI Programming Reference

See Section 3.3.2 for instructions on how to view the Documentation Suite without having to install other components from the Parasolid DVD.

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3.3.2 Viewing the documentation suite

If you do not wish to install it to your hard disk as part of the Jumpstart kit, you can access the Parasolid Documentation Suite directly from the DVD as follows:

Windows

• Place the Parasolid DVD in a suitable drive.
• Use Windows Explorer to open the file X :\online_docs\index3.html , where X is the drive letter for your DVD drive.

UNIX

• Mount the DVD on the system, as described in Section 3.2.2, “Copying files manually”.
• Use your web browser to open the file online_docs/index3.html .

iOS

• Use your development Mac to view the documentation, as described in Section 3.2.2, “Copying files manually”.
• Use your web browser to open the file online_docs/index3.html .

MacOS

• Use your development Mac to view the documentation, as described in Section 3.2.2, “Copying files manually”.

Android

• Use your development machine to view the documentation, as described above under Windows or UNIX.

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3.3.3 Using the PDF documentation

You need a program that reads PDF files, such as the free Adobe Reader from Adobe Systems Inc., to view the PDF documentation. You can download versions of Adobe Reader for many operating systems from
https://get.adobe.com/reader

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3.3.4 Copying the documentation to a local hard disk or intranet

If you wish, you can copy the entire documentation set onto a local hard disk, or a disk on your local intranet. To do this, either install the Parasolid Jumpstart Kit using the Parasolid installer, or copy the entire online_docs folder to a location of your choice. You can run the Parasolid installer by running the Setup.exe directly from the DVD. If you are using UNIX, you may need to mount the DVD drive first, as described in Section 3.2.2, “Copying files manually” above.

Once you have copied the documentation, do one of the following:

• If you are viewing the documentation via an intranet site, create a bookmark or link to the index.html file in the online_docs directory.
• If you are viewing the documentation via a local or mounted disc, create a bookmark or link to the index3.html file in the online_docs directory.
• If you are viewing the documentation from a mobile device or Javascript is disabled on your chosen web browser, create a bookmark or link to the index4.html file in the online_docs directory. This file contains a version of the documentation that does not use Javascript.

The HTML documentation uses Cascading Style Sheets to control the appearance of the documentation: if your browser does not support CSS, or you do not wish to use it, then you can rename or delete the file online_docs\ps_doc.css .

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3.3.5 Minimizing disk requirements for documentation

If you do not want to use the search functionality provided in the full documentation set, you can reduce the disk space used by the documentation, by removing the searchfiles sub-directory from your installation

This will save you approximately 100MB of disk space, but you will not be able to use the Parasolid documentation’s built-in full-text search.

You can save more disk space by removing the PDF documentation.

• Remove the pdf sub-directory from your installation
• If you wish, remove the pdf_index.html page from your installation

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