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philhuynh

Now, installing the a new licence for any CAD software can be tricky, and PTC is no stranger to this. However it doesn't have to be hard at all with friendly help from the support team in PTC who are available 24/7. Note that also the email support is quite good as well with any enquiries you may have with update the licences. Now installing the program initally as well can be quite a handful, but quite easy if you know what are doing.

Now here are some simple guide on how to do so.

1. Run the setup.exe accordingly, click next and read through the terms and agreements, click accept when you are done and select next.
2. click onto install Pro/E and select the files that you want to install with the necessary options needed.
3. The next window will show you a blank screen with your services to flexnet. Now you will need to add in a new license in by clicking add. Now majority of users will be on a single node server.
4. Select the single option and note to leave the port to 7788. The hostname will be your computer name which can be located in my computer,view system infromation or properties under computer name. ( note to ping your computer to ensure there is no problems with picking up the correct hostname).
5. Once you have completed this click okay and a new license should be retrieved. * note to have a golden/yellow key icon next to your hostname/port licence.
6. Click next to contuine and install all the necessary options but make sure to tick additional licences box before click next.
7. Now go to the licence which pro/E and click edit on the far right hand side to add in any additional extenisons or addons that you brought. Click okay when you are done.
8. Cick next twice and the installer will start install all the necessary components to Pro/E
9. Click exit when finished and fire up Pro/E wildfire 5.0.

Steps for upgrading Pro/ENGINEER license with new license pack from PTC:

1) Open the old c:\program files\flexnet\licensing\license.dat
2) Re-save license.dat as "license.dat.old"
3) Highlight the entire two "middle" sequential lines which start with either SERVER or DAEMON, CTRL-C copy thse two lines to the clipboard
4) Open the new licese "lmxxxx.xtx" file
5) Highlight the same two middle SERVER and DAEMON lines in the new license file; CTRL-V to paste over with the information from the old file
6) Save the NEW "lmxxx.txt" file as  c:\program files\flexnet\licensing\license.dat
7) From the CONTROL PANEL -> ADMIN TOOLS -> SERVICES first STOP the RESTART the "Flexlm Server for PTC" service. This will cause flexnet to "re-read" all license files.
8) Start Pro/ENGINEER normally, using new license

With these simple steps, it makes the installation process easier to work with so can be on your way to designing on Wildfire 5.0!

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philhuynh

Going through PTC Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0, i noticed a new enhancement which is now made available to Pro/E wildfire 5.0, that is the Spark Analysis Extension. Now to me at first it was like about as clear as mud. However as you read up on the function, tinker around with the extension and view the videos provided by PTC, the function made perfect sense.

With Design any sort of product with electrical components and electricity running through it, there are two fundamental issues. They are clearance and creepage distances. Now as explained in the video, clearance distance refers to the shortest distance between electrical fields than can travel through a gas medium or in air. Creepage distances is referring to the shortest path in which electricity can flow through surfaces. Now both of these factors are important when considering the safety and reliability of the electromechanical part.

PTC-Spark Analysis Extension fully automates and highlights problem areas in which it occurs in your part or design. This saves time and money from going back to the drawing boards changing it in the design and then the prototype. The best part of this extension is changes to the clearance can be edited and then applied to the model followed by a quick retest. This make sure that you design is always to the highest standard that you can provide in your final product. Another reason why PTC Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0 has become so appealing to the Engineering Community

Tags: Spark | Analysis | Electrical | Electro | mechanical | design | CAD | Wildfire | 5.0 | PTC | Safety | Reliablity | Prototypes | Product development | creepage | clearance | automated