detailed ve installation guide

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Detailed <VE> Installation Guide

<Virtual Environment> 5.9

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Contents

1. Applications Overview .....................................................................................31.1. IES <Virtual Environment>................................................................................................... 3

1.1.1. ModelBuilder................................................................................................................ 31.1.2. VE-Thermal ................................................................................................................. 31.1.3. VE-Light ....................................................................................................................... 31.1.4. VE-Solar ...................................................................................................................... 31.1.5. VE-Value...................................................................................................................... 41.1.6. VE-Cost ....................................................................................................................... 41.1.7. VE-Evacuation............................................................................................................. 41.1.8. VE-Mechanical ............................................................................................................ 41.1.9. VE-Electrical ................................................................................................................ 41.1.10. VE-CFD ....................................................................................................................... 4

2. Installing or Upgrading IES Software..............................................................52.1. Introduction........................................................................................................................... 52.2. Upgrading Existing System .................................................................................................. 52.3. Assembling the Information Needed for Installation ............................................................ 5

2.3.1. Default Installation Directories..................................................................................... 62.3.2. Type of Installation ...................................................................................................... 6

2.4. Single/Standalone PC Installation........................................................................................ 62.4.1. Installing the Applications ............................................................................................ 62.4.2. IES Software Licence Directory................................................................................... 6

2.5. Network Installation .............................................................................................................. 72.5.1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 72.5.2. Install the Applications on the Server .......................................................................... 72.5.3. <VE> Software Licence Directory ............................................................................... 82.5.4. Configure the Client Workstations............................................................................... 8

3. Troubleshooting the Installation/Licensing....................................................94. Licensing and Registering IES Products......................................................10

4.1. Introduction......................................................................................................................... 104.2. Running the IES <Virtual Environment> ............................................................................ 104.3. Register Software............................................................................................................... 10

5. Moving Software Licences.............................................................................125.1. Relocating All Software and Licences to an Alternative Computer.................................... 125.2. Relocating Registered Licences Only ................................................................................ 12

6. User Guides.....................................................................................................13

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1. Applications Overview

1.1. IES <Virtual Environment>

1.1.1. ModelBuilder

ModelBuilder is a suite of integrated software tools that provide an interface for thecreation and modification of the Integrated Data Model (IDM) for the <VirtualEnvironment>. These include ModelIT and Construct/DXF.

Products: ModelITCompLib - Component modellerConstructDXF - DXF 2D CAD to 3D model conversion

1.1.2. VE-Thermal

A comprehensive suite of programs for analysing the thermal performance andenergy use of buildings.

Products: Apache - Heat Loss/Heat Gain Calculations and Building ThermalSimulationMacroFlo - Bulk airflow

1.1.3. VE-Light

Natural/Artificial lighting design & analysis. Create physically accurate lightingsimulations.

Products: FlucsPro - Lighting design.LightPro - Lighting design.RadianceIES - Lighting simulation.

1.1.4. VE-Solar

Solar shading analysis tool.

Product: Suncast - Solar insolation and shading analysis

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1.1.5. VE-Value

Value engineering tool.

Product: Deft - Value engineering

1.1.6. VE-Cost

Cost analysis tool.

Products: CostPlan - Capital costLifeCycle - Lifecycle analysis

1.1.7. VE-Evacuation

These powerful tools allow engineers to simulate the evacuation of buildings andassess lift performance.

Products: Simulex - Occupant evacuationLisi - Lift simulation

1.1.8. VE-Mechanical

Enables quick and easy calculation of duct and pipe sizes.

Products: IndusPro - Duct sizingPiscesPro - Pipe sizing

1.1.9. VE-Electrical

Enables quick and easy calculation of cable sizes.

Product: Field - Cable sizing

1.1.10. VE-CFD

Computational Fluid Dynamics tool.

Products: MicroFlo - Computational fluid dynamicsCompLib - Component modeller

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2. Installing or Upgrading IES Software

2.1. Introduction

This section explains how to install or upgrade IES software on your computer.Specifically, it covers:-

Upgrading your existing system Assembling the information you need for installation Type of installation

If you encounter problems during the installation, see Section 2,“Troubleshooting the installation”.

Before you begin:

Assemble the information you need for the installation.

2.2. Upgrading Existing System

The release DVD will automatically update your existing version. This may takea little time as the software is removing the previous version, then installing thelatest version.If you have problems upgrading we recommend removing the previous version(ensuring that you remove the red tick box to reserve your licence).

It may be the case that your existing application directory may contain projectwork or perhaps software licences; therefore we would recommend youbackup your existing directory/hierarchy.

2.3. Assembling the Information Needed for Installation

Before any attempt is made to install the products from the IES ProductDistribution DVD it is recommended that you carefully plan out the type ofinstallation required at your site.

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2.3.1. Default Installation Directories

Product Group Installation Directory

Modelbuilder }VE-Value }VE-Light }VE-Cost }VE-Mechanical } \Program Files\IESVE-Electrical }VE-Evacuation }VE-Thermal }VE-Solar }VE-CFD }

2.3.2. Type of Installation

Single/Standalone PC Installation:

This is a simple installation whereby you would simply install the products on yourlocal computer in the default locations.

Network Installation:

This type of installation basically entails installing the required program applicationson a server/drive and updating the relevant client workstations that would requireaccess to the IES software. For example you may wish to store applications on acomputer acting as a network server and place the software licences in a directoryother than the default directory.

2.4. Single/Standalone PC Installation

2.4.1. Installing the Applications

Insert the IES <Virtual Environment> DVD into the drive and the IES Installationmenu will be displayed.

Using the mouse/cursor, click on the installation button which will display a dialogbox prompting you to select an installation type.

Select Option 1 (Install IES Software onto a single PC) and then click >Next> willstart off the installation wizard.

2.4.2. IES Software Licence Directory

During the installation of the LIBRARIES set, a directory by the name of ProgramFiles\IES\Apps\Keys is created which is used to store important IES productinformation. This directory will store the licences issued to you by IES and cannot bemoved as the licences will be invalidated.

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Should you wish to change the location of this directory or address more advancedlicensing issues, please refer to the IES software licence directory in Section 2.5.2below.

Note those users using versions of the software prior to V5.0 should note that the oldkeys in windows\IES are no longer valid.

Once you have completed this process you may move on to Section 4: Licensingand registering IES products.

2.5. Network Installation

2.5.1. Introduction

A number of factors can determine how you proceed with a network installation ofthe IES software and in this section we can cover the most important aspects.

In summary, a network installation requires the following steps:Install the Application software on the server.

On each client workstation:Install the Network Client Installation

The installation procedure is described in full in the following sections.

2.5.2. Install the Applications on the Server

Insert the <Virtual Environment> DVD into the drive of your server and providingyour DVD drive has autoplay enabled, the iescd.exe program should execute thusdisplaying the following menu:

Section 2.3.1. details the default installation directories. However this may beunsuitable for your network/directory structure and you may wish to change this.Bear in mind that if these applications are to be accessed by client workstations theywill have to be installed on a shared resource. For example, let’s assume that“C:\Program Files” on the server can be accessed over your network via Drive H:

Using the mouse/cursor, click on the installation button which will display a dialogbox prompting you to select an installation type.

You should select Option 2 (Install the software onto a network server) and then click>Next> which will start off the installation wizard.

Please note that when choosing a destination directory in which to install thesoftware, users should be able to access this across the network.

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2.5.3. <VE> Software Licence Directory

During the installation of the software, a directory by the name of ProgramFiles\IES\Apps\Keys is created which is used to store important IES productinformation. This directory will store the licences issued to you by IES Ltd and cannotbe moved as the licences will be invalidated. Users must have read/write/executepermissions to this directory.

Should you wish to change the location of this directory, you could move it to analternative directory (which can be accessed over the network) such as“\IES_Licenses” therefore creating a directory called IES_Licenses \Keys”.

One important rule when relocating the licence directory is to make sure that it has aparent directory which is NOT the root directory of either the hard disk/share-device/mounted drive as it must have a 2 level directory structure. For example,C:\IES_Licenses \keys is fine, however C:\keys is incorrect and the licences will notwork.

IMPORTANT:

If you wish to move the IES directory to an alternative location, it must be donebefore requesting licences from IES.

The licence directory must have read/write access permissions for all users. It isadvised that KEYS.TXT has read-only permissions.

Re-directing the license directory can be achieved via the <Virtual Environment>.Simply select the “Tools > Administrative > License folder” menu option and navigateto the new alternative location.

2.5.4. Configure the Client Workstations

The procedure for setting up client workstations to allow them to run the software isas follows;-

Install Network Client Update. Option 3 on Software Installation process or if the workstation update was

installed during the server installation, you could run the setup program fromthe NetInst directory (which may exist under the IES <Virtual Environment>directory).

Exit from the IES menu and reboot your computer.

Once you have completed this process you may move on to Section 4: Licensingand registering IES products.

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3. Troubleshooting the Installation/LicensingIssue: Licences/Keys: Have received keys but they do not work.Solution: Incorrect location/file extension.

When IES send you a licence file via email it is called keys.txt and should beplaced into your \program files\IES\apps\keys directory. If you have reconfiguredyour system to change the default location of the licensing information then thekeys file will have to be moved to the new location.

There have been instances whereby customers have accidentally saved the fileon to their disk as keys.txt. The extra .txt extension needs to be removed due tothe view settings in windows explorer hiding the file extensions.

Issue: Licences/Keys: Tells me that the PIN number is incorrect.Solution: This can be due to a number of factors:

The licence/keys file has not been placed on the correct machineModifications have been made to your computer which has affected the PINnumber.On some pre-installed machines we have found that the system informationis incorrectly formatted on the hard disk. The solution is to move the locationof the IES licence directory and request new software licences.

Issue: Installation Menu: Menu doesn’t automatically appear when theDVD is inserted.

Solution: This is probably due to you not having an autorun facility set onyour drive.

To manually start the menu, run the iescd.exe program which is located in theroot directory of the DVD drive.

Should problems persist with your installation, please contact IES TechnicalSupport for further assistance, via email: [email protected]

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4. Licensing and Registering IES Products

4.1. Introduction

If you have successfully installed and configured the software and rebootedyour computer, you can proceed to run the <Virtual Environment> or directlyrun the licensing application called IESReg.exe, which will be located in your\program files\IES\apps directory.

4.2. Running the IES <Virtual Environment>

This window displays current license information. From this window we canregister our installation, obtain system information enabling us to troubleshootpotential problems and lock /un-lock licenses.

4.3. Register Software

On pressing the “Register Software” button, a window will be displayed.

The user simply enters their details into the form provided. Once complete, byclicking the button labelled “Email……”, the system will attempt to generate anautomatic email with all the necessary information included and send it to IES.On receipt, IES can then generate and return the license to the user.

Should the user not have access to email and wish to manually register theirindividual modules, then they should click the button labelled “Don’t haveemail” which will execute the window below in which your PIN number will bedisplayed. This is an 8 digit code displayed at the top left hand corner of thewindow (e.g. KHMPM1M1).

Once you have taken note of the PIN Number, you can cancel the registrationprocess by selecting the Cancel button.

For software licences to be generated, you will then be required to advise IESof your PIN Number using either of the methods detailed below:-

Facsimile: +44 (0)141 945 8500 Attention: SupportE-mail: [email protected] Subject: Software Licences

On receipt of the PIN number IES will generate 14 digit licence codes for theapplications you have purchased. The preferred method of issuing these is viaemail, since this involves you being sent a file called keys.txt containing all thelicences which should be saved into the IES software licence directory (asdetailed earlier in this document; default directory = \programfiles\IES\apps\keys ).

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The other method is for us to send licence codes via fax, an example of whichis as follows (see next page):

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5. Moving Software LicencesIf the need arises to relocate software licences to a different computer ordirectory, the following procedure must be adhered to before contacting IES forreplacement licences. Re-issuing licences is at the discretion of IES Limited anda nominal administration charge may be applied.

There is no need to uninstall all of the software from your PC if you simply wishto relocate all the licences.

5.1. Relocating All Software and Licences to an AlternativeComputer

Uninstall all of the IES software from your computer/server via the ControlPanel > Add/Remove Programs procedure. At this point, you will be presentedwith a series of PIN numbers which will be written to a file within your localdocuments directory “...\My Documents\IES\LogFiles\IESReport.txt”. Thesystem will attempt to generate an automatic email with the relevant un-installation information attached.

Install your applications on your new computer and take note of the new PINNumber.

Refer to the appropriate installation section within this document for furtherinformation (Sections 2.4 or 2.5)

Email [email protected] with your new PIN number.

5.2. Relocating Registered Licences Only

COPY the \keys software licence directory where your valid licences are held,to the new desired location and delete the keys.txt file from that directory.

Using the menu option “Tools > Troubleshooting >” Click the button labelled“Set License Folder” and navigate to your new location and set this as yournew license folder. Alternatively, you can create a file called “keyspath.txt”,which simply contains the path to the new license folder. This file should besaved into the default keys directory (\program files\IES\apps\keys)

Run IESClean.exe from the application directory (\Program Files\IES\apps)and follow the on screen instructions.

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6. User GuidesAll User Guides for IES software have been enclosed on the CD with thestarting directory point being \Manuals. From this location you will see a list ofsub-directories named after product groups in which you will find thedocumentation relating to that specific product.

Please note that all documentation has been produced Adobe Acrobat; you willrequire access to a machine with this program installed in order to view/print theinformation.