Overview

The AutoPLANT Modeler CONNECT Edition Update 2 suite installation procedure is given below.

General Information

This build supports-

• Windows 8.1 (64bit) and windows 10 (64bit)
  
  
• Office 2013, 2016 and office 365/2013 and 365/2016 (both 32bit and 64bit)
  
  
• SQL server 2017/2019 (Enterprise /Standard /Express Edition)
  
  
• ORACLE 11g Release 2 (v11.2.0.3) /12c Release 2 (v12.2.0.1.0).
  
  
• Run windows update to ensure that the latest version of .NET Framework is installed.
  
  
• The Run time version of Microsoft access is not supported
• The professional version of Office (including Microsoft Access) is required

• To Enable use of Bentley Project Administrator

• For the generation of reports via data manager, vision and document manager etc

Note: AutoPLANT will not get installed on machines having Access Database Engine 2016 64 bit. User will have to uninstall Access database engine and then install AutoPLANT. Access Database Engine 2016 (64 bit) can be installed after installing AutoPLANT on Office 2016 (or 365) x64

Installation Sequence 

1.Running Microsoft Access before installing AutoPLANT Applications

Before installing any AutoPLANT Product, Microsoft Access must be run once to register user’s credentials such as name and initials

Failure to do this will result in an error message when previewing reports via applications such as Data Manager, Vision, Spec gen 2D/3D Consistency Reporter etc. failure to do so will also result in an empty Microsoft access window being displayed

2.Running AutoCAD before Installing and running AutoPLANT Applications.

Before starting the Prerequisites and Common Tools for AutoPLANT Applications installation, AutoCAD must be run once whilst logged in with the administrator account that is performing the installation.

Once the installation is complete, AutoCAD must be run once more for all other user account such as standard user, before running any AutoPLANT application. This process ensures that AutoPLANT will be registered with the specific AutoCAD version that the user is running.

Once AutoPLANT is installed, we recommend the use of AutoPLANT products through a Standard user account instead of an Administrator account.

3.Install AutoPLANT Modeler CONNECT Edition Update 2(10.02.00.48). We will go through the following dialog.

(Note: For Installation AutoPLANT Modeler CONNECT Edition Update 2 requires to run one installation setup)

4.Modeler and  iModel Bridge options should be check on for the installation of AutoPLANT Modeler and iModel Bridge.

5.Check in the check box to select the Unit type as per requirement of Project. Select the require AutoCAD version as per your requirement.

6.If user wishes to use AutoPLANT Isometrics then check on the indicated option as shown in below screenshot.

7.Restarting after AutoPLANT Installation

It is mandatory to restart the machine after installation.

AutoPLANT Applications will not work properly if the machine is not restarted after the installations.

See Also

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