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September 11, 2013
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Mechanica License

  • September 11, 2013
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I have a group of users who have no problems running ProE (WF4). All is well until some in the group attempt to run Mechanica and cannot pull a license.

Open ProE assembly, Applications > Mechanica menu, the Mechanica Model Setup window opens and the FEM Mode box cannot be unchecked - it's greyed out. Selecting OK prompts the message, "Unable to get required Mechanica license."

Others (some sitting right next to each other) have no problem getting a Mechanica license.

ProE & Mechanica are configured on the same license server (same license file!). We've rerun ptcsetup.bat to make sure the Mechanica license is installed & configured correctly. They can obviously connect to the license server because ProE runs w/out a problem - but I'm out of things to check.

Any suggestions?

-Ter

Terrence McFall
CAD Systems Administrator
Varian Medical Systems
Palo Alto, CA USA

650-424-6039 desk
650-799-0179 cell


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Chris3
21-Topaz I
September 11, 2013
Make sure the psf file is the same. (it's in the bin folder)

Christopher Rees - Mechanical Engineer - ISR Systems
UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
100 Wooster Heights Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 U.S.A.
11-Garnet
September 16, 2013

I can't remember if WF4 was before the integrated install, but at one point you had to install Pro E, install Mechanica, then re-run the Pro E installer to point Pro E to the Mechanica loadpoint. If you didn't do this, Mechanica would give a licensing error.


David R. Martin II


Senior CAD Application Specialist


Amazon

23-Emerald III
September 17, 2013
WF4 was the first release with the integrated install.