Download, installing and licensing of PC-DYNA

0. Installation Prerequisites

PC-DYNA is supported on the following Windows platforms:

IA-32 bit /Windows XP Home or Professional
IA-32 bit /Windows 2000
X-64 bit /Windows XP Professional X64 (Intel EM64T and AMD64 processors)
1. Download

First you have to download the PC-DYNA installation package from the CADFEM ftp site. This
can be done on two ways: using an Internet browser or with the ftp command.
If you do not have internet access, we will mail you PC-DYNA as a CD-ROM.

1.1. Using an Internet Browser
You can use an Internet Browser to download the files. To do this you must connect to the
following address:

ftp://dyna:password@ftp.cadfem.de/pc-dyna/971
(please ask the password from CADFEM)

If you have a one processor license, please download the file

singlecpu971_s_7600.exe

If you have a two processor license, please download the file

multiplecpu971_s_7600.exe

If you have a 64bit Windows operating system, please download the file

ls971_s_7600_winx64_p-install.exe

You can save this selected file to an arbitrary location on your computer. These executables
include ls-dyna and program manager, pre and post processing, keyword manual and sample
files. The file size is 100 MB. Depending on your connection it can take a while until it is
transferred.
To install PC-DYNA, please follow the steps described in chapter 2.

1.2. Using the ftp command
Open a command window, where you can launch the ftp command. Change to a directory where
you want to save the installation package temporarily.
Execute the ftp command:

ftp ftp.cadfem.de

This will connect you to the CADFEM ftp site.
In order to access to the PC-DYNA File you have to login by entering:

Username (Benutzer) dyna
Password (Kennwort) password (please ask the password from CADFEM)

You are logged in to the cadfem server. Now change to directory pc-dyna/971:

cd pc-dyna/971

To tell the program that a binary file will be transferred, type

bin

To download the installation package type

get singlecpu971_s_7600.exe

Please refer to chapter 1.1 to select the proper file name for download depending on your
operating system and your license.
The file size is 100 MB. Depending on your connection it can take a while until it is transferred.

When the transfer is finished you exit the ftp program with

bye

The installation package is on your computer now. To install PC-DYNA please follow the steps
described next in chapter 2.



2. Installing
2.1. Uncompress
Make sure, that you are logged in as administrator. To install the program please open the
directory where you have downloaded the installation package. The file is compressed. By
double clicking on the file it will start to uncompress itself.
By default a directory called lsdyna-setup (or another temporary name) on hard disc drive c
will be created. This is a temporary directory to store the setup files during installation. It can be
removed after installation was successful.

2.2. Setup
After uncompressing the installation package the installation wizard should start automatically.
If not, open the directory you have written the uncompressed files to and double click on the icon
called setup.exe. The installation wizard is starting and will guide you through the next steps
(Fig. 1). Follow the instructions.
During the installation you are asked, where you want to install PC-DYNA. By default PC-
DYNA is installed in the folder c:\LS-DYNA.


Fig. 1


If you want to install PC-DYNA in another folder, choose browse, and select the desired
folder.
It is very important that the folder name does NOT include any spaces (like PROGRAM FILES)!

When the installation is complete, quit with

Finish



2.3. Post-Installation Procedures
It is necessary that all users have write permission to the file manager.ini located in the
LSDYNA directory.

Once you have installed LS-DYNA, you can delete the directory lsdyna-setup. But make sure
not to delete the directory, you have installed PC-DYNA in.


3. Registration
3.1. Node locked license
3.1.1. License key

To use the program you first have to get a license key. Open the LS-DYNA Manager by

Start>Programme>LS-DYNA>LS-DYNA Manager

or by double click to the icon Manager.exe in the LSDYNA folder. Open the registration menu
(Fig. 2):

License>Registration




Fig. 2

Enter the necessary data. Save the data by clicking the button

Save lstc.log file

Choose a directory where you want to save the file. We recommend to save the file in the same
directory, where you have installed LS-DYNA. This file contains the necessary data to create a
license key.
You are automatically asked if you want to send the file via e-mail. If you want to send the file
immediately click Yes if you want to send the file later click No.

Send the file to:

lizenz@cadfem.de (dont forget to attach the file!)


A license key will be created an will be mailed back to you. Rename your license file to:

LSTC_FILE

and save it in the directory you have installed PC-DYNA in.



3.1.2. Environment Variable

To finish the Registration, you have to set a Environment Variable with the name
LSTC_FILE. This contains the location, where PC-DYNA is looking up the license key. Open
the Systems properties:

On Windows 2000 choose:

Start>Settings>Control Panel>System>Advanced>Environment Variables
(Start>Einstellungen>Systemsteuerung>System>Erweitert>Umgebungsvariablen)

On Windows XP choose:

Start>System Tasks>View System Information>Advanced>Environment Variables


The following window appears (Fig. 4):

On Windows NT or

On Windows 2000
Fig. 4


As Variable enter the name LSTC_FILE. As Value or Wert enter the full name of the
license file including path of the directory, where the file (LSTC_FILE) is located. Please dont
forget the file name extension, if there is any. Typically you get the license file with an extension
.lic. You can remove it or keep it, in the latter case it must be part of Value or Wert.

You should now be able to use PC-DYNA. We wish you the very best success with the LS-
DYNA program.

3.2. Network license
You may load all the installation instructions directly from our server by using the following
address:

3.2.1. using ftp

ftp ftp.cadfem.de
Username: dyna
Password: password (please ask the password from CADFEM)
Directory: netsecurity

3.2.2. using a Internet Browsers

ftp://dyna:password@ftp.cadfem.de/netsecurity
(please ask the password from CADFEM)

The file Network_License-Instructions.pdf contains general information about the network
license and installation instructions for Unix.
The file PC_Network_License_help.pdf contains the installation instructions for Windows.



4. Software Update
The PC-DYNA installation package contains a default version of the LS-DYNA solver which
should run on a wide range of processors. For the newest Intel and AMD processor types,
optimized executables are available. You can also update from a single processor to a multiple
processor version or to a double precision version only by adding the desired LS-DYNA
executable in to the program folder. You can download such executables in the same manner like
described in chapter 1. They are located on the ftp site in the folder

pc-dyna/971/update_lsdyna (32bit)
or
pc-dyna/971/update_lsdyna_x64 (64bit)

This directory always contains the updated versions of PC-DYNA 971 with the following
naming conventions, e.g.:

ls971_s_revision_win32_p.zip
ls971_d_revision_win32_p.zip

where
ls971 is version 971 (SMP)
s is single precision
d is double precision
revision is revision number, higher number is newer revision
win32 is the computer platform (may be also winx64 for 64bit)
p is multiple CPU (parallel) version
ansys is coupled with ANSYS output format
zip is zipped file

Updated executables can be copied in the program folder of the PC-DYNA installation directory.
This directory can contain as many executables as you want if they have different file names.

There are also updated versions available for the pre-postprocessor LS-PREPOST. They are
located on the ftp site in the folder

pc-dyna/971/update_lsprepost

Updated pre-postprocessors can also be copied in the program folder of the PC-DYNA
installation directory.

5. Further Questions

If you have any questions please call or mail to CADFEM LS-DYNA Support:

Phone: ++49 (0) 711 7949622
Email: dyna-support@cadfem.de