VCollab Installation

VCollab Suite (64-bit) is an installer package from Visual Collaboration Technologies Inc. which includes the following products.

  • VCollab Pro X

  • VCollab Presenter X

  • VMoveCAE

  • VCollab Pro

  • VCollab Presenter (ActiveX Based Viewer)

  • VMoveCAD

  • VMoveAdams

  • VMoveCST

  • VMoveVTK

  • VMoveJT

Note

  1. The following products are selected for the installation by default.

    • VCollab Pro X, VCollab Presenter X, VMoveCAE and VCollab Pro

    The following products will be installed only if they are selected by user

    • VCollab Presenter(ActiveX Viewer), VMoveCAD, VMoveAdams, VMoveCST, VMoveVTK and VMoveJT

  2. The Default Installation location is “C:\Program Files\VCollab\xx.x”

  3. The shortcuts for VCollab products are listed under “VCollab” in Start Menu

Supported Licensing schemes

VCollab supports the following license schemes.

  • Floating License

  • Node Lock License

Floating License

A license that can authorize usage of an application by one of a group of users on a network. A license server is required to manage a floating license. Floating licenses must be counted.

Node Lock License

A license that can authorize use of an application running on a single specific machine, as opposed to on a network. Node-locked licenses are usually uncounted. Node-locked, uncounted licenses do not require a license server.

System Requirement

  1. Hardware Requirement:

    Desktops

    • Win 64 BIT

    • 8 GB RAM with 16 GB virtual memory

    • A graphic accelerator card with minimum of 256 MB RAM

    • Graphic drivers that support OpenGL 1.2 and above

    Laptops

    • Win 64 BIT

    • 5 GB RAM with 12 GB Virtual Memory

    • A graphic accelerator card with minimum of 256 MB RAM

    • Graphic drivers that support OpenGL 1.2 and above

  2. Software Requirements

    Operating System

    • Windows 7 and Windows 10

Installation of VCollab Suite

  1. Run Setup.exe that comes as part of VCollab Suite distribution. Following Window will appear

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    Click Yes to continue. The Language selection window wiill appear user can choose one of any language from the list. English will be the default language

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    Then Following window will appear.

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  2. After the Setup prepares installer wizard, VCollab Suite Setup Window appears with Welcome Message.

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  3. Press “Next” button. A following window showing license agreement appears

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  4. If you agree all the terms and conditions, press “Next” button

  5. The ‘Choose Components’ wizard appears to select the products to be installed.

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    The following products are selected for the installation by default

    • VCollabProX

    • VCollabPresenterX

    • VMoveCAE

    • VCollabPro

    The following products will be installed only if they are selected by user

    • VCollabPresenter

    • VMoveCAD

    • VMoveAdams

    • VMoveCST

    • VMoveVTK

    • VMoveJT

  6. Press ‘Next’ Button to continue the installation. The ‘Choose Install Location’ wizard appears to select where the user wants to install it. The default location is “C:\Program Files\VCollab\xx.x” as shown in the following figure

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    User can change the install location by clicking the ‘Browse’ button.

  7. Click ‘Install’ button to complete installation. The following window shows up to confirm that installation is complete.

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  8. Click on Next to popup next window to configure the license by using the following page. Select the option (Floating/Node lock) based on the license that you have.

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  9. After setting the required license option, Click on Next to popup the finish page.

  10. The following window shows up to confirm that installation is complete.

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Note

It’s not mandatory to restart the system after installation. If there is an issue in running any one of the VCollab’s product, it’s recommended to restart the system.

Uninstallation of VCollab Suite

Uninstallation of VCollab Suite can be done in two ways

  • Uninstall from shortcut menu

  • Uninstall from Add and Remove Programs of Control Panel

Uninstall from shortcut menu

To uninstall VCollab Suite, click uninstall shortcut from ‘Start | All Programs |VCollab | Uninstall VCollab_xx.x’ menu, the following windows appear.

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Click ‘Yes’ to uninstall and ‘No’ to stop the uninstallation.

Uninstall from ‘Add and remove programs’ of Control Panel

To uninstall VCollab Suite, Click Windows ‘Start | Control Panel | Add and Remove Programs’ and Select VCollab_xx.x’ and click unintsall.

VCollab Silent Installation (Batch Installation)

VCollab Installer provides option for installing software in silent mode on the command line.

Syntax:

setup.exe /s [Installation_Options]

The following options can be used during the installation.

Installation Options

/s

Silent

Instructs the installer to install in the silent mode

INSTALL

Installation of selected products

Allows to mention the specific products to be installed

/LOG

Log File Path

Allows to mention the log file path for the installation

/D

Installation Directory

Allows to change the installation directory.

Note:

  • Must be the last parameter on the command line

  • Must not contain quotes even if the path contains blank spaces

Note

  • The batch Installation process needs administrator privileges

  • The options are not case-sensitive

  • The default installation path is ../Program Files/VCollab/xx.x (Here, xx.x refers the product version)

VCollab Suite installer includes the following products.

  • VCollab Pro X

  • VCollab Presenter X

  • VMoveCAE

  • VCollab Pro

  • VCollab Presenter (ActiveX Based Viewer)

  • VMoveCAD

  • VMoveAdams

  • VMoveCST

  • VMoveVTK

  • VMoveJT

By default, the installer installs the following.

  • VCollab Pro X

  • VCollab Presenter X

  • VMoveCAE

  • VCollab Pro

The following products will be installed only if they are selected by the user

  • VCollab Presenter(ActiveX Viewer)

  • VMoveCAD

  • VMoveAdams

  • VMoveCST

  • VMoveVTK

  • VMoveJT

Product Identifiers

The following is the list of identifiers that are used to refer the corresponding product in the INSTALL command line option.

Product Identifier

Product Name

VCOLLABPROX

VCollab Pro X

VCOLLABPRESENTERX

VCollab Presenter X

VMOVECAE

VMoveCAE

VCOLLAB_PRO

VCollab Pro

VCOLLAB_PRESENTER

VCollab Presenter (ActiveX Based Viewer)

VMOVECAD

VMoveCAD

VMOVEADAMS

VMoveAdams

VMOVECST

VMoveCST

VMOVEVTK

VMoveVTK

VMOVEJT

VMoveJT

DEFAULT

VCollab Pro X, VCollab Presenter X, VMoveCAE and VCollab Pro

VCOLLAB_ALL

All Products

Examples

Example:1

Setup.exe  /s

This option installs the default products (VCollab Pro X, VCollab Presenter X, VMoveCAE and VCollab Pro) in the silent mode

Example:2

Setup.exe /s  INSTALL=DEFAULT

This option installs the default products (VCollab Pro X, VCollab Presenter X, VMoveCAE and VCollab Pro)

Example:3

Setup.exe /s  INSTALL=VCOLLAB_ALL

This option installs all the VCollab products in the slient mode that are listed above

Example:4

Setup.exe /s  INSTALL=VCOLLABPROX,VMOVECAE

This option installs only VCollabProX and VMoveCAE in the silent mode

Example:5

Setup.exe /s  INSTALL=DEFAULT,VMOVECAD

This option installs the default products (VCollab Pro X, VCollab Presenter X, VMoveCAE and VCollab Pro) and VMoveCAD

Example:6

Setup.exe /s  /D=E:\\SW Folder\\VCollab

This option installs the default products (VCollab Pro X, VCollab Presenter X, VMoveCAE and VCollab Pro) in ‘E:\\SW Folder\\VCollab’ folder

.. note::

   - /D parameter must be the last command line option
   - It should not contain quotes in the path

Example:7

Setup.exe /s  INSTALL=VMOVECAE,VMOVECAD /D=E:\\SW Folder\\VCollab

This option installs the VMoveCAE and VMoveCAD in ‘E:\\SW Folder\\VCollab’ folder

Example:8

Setup.exe /s  INSTALL=VCOLLAB_ALL /LOG="D:\log\vcollab_install.log" /D=E:\\SW Folder\\VCollab

This option installs all the products in ‘E:\\SW Folder\\VCollab’ folder and writes the log file in D:\log\vcollab_install.log

VCollab Batch Uninstallation

The syntax for uninstallation in batch mode is as below

Syntax:

Uninstall.exe /s

Note

The Uninstall.exe is present in the installation directory

Deployment of Custom Python Scripts

The Custom Python Scripts can be deployed on a centralized Server and shared with all VCollab users. The environment variable VCOLLAB_PLUGIN_PATH is used to point to the Custom Python Scripts. The path to the custom scripts from a mapped_drive folder or a remote folder should be set to this variable.

Variable    :   VCOLLAB_PLUGIN_PATH

Value       :   Path_to_custom_scripts

Note

  • The Custom Python Script consists of a CSV file and a folder of Python Script files.

  • The VCOLLAB_PLUGIN_PATH should point to the path of the CSV file

  • The path can be a local folder or a remote folder or a mapped_drive folder

  • Multiple paths separated by semicolon can be added to this variable

Example 1 (Mapped Drive )

Variable : VCOLLAB_PLUGIN_PATH

Value : Z:\vcollab_custom_Scripts;Y:\vcollab_report_script

Example 2 (Remote folder)

Variable : VCOLLAB_PLUGIN_PATH

Value : \\remote_server\vcollab_scripts

Here, ‘remote_server’ refers the remote machine

License Configuration

The environement VE3D_LICENSE_FILE should be created/updated to mention the VCollab license.

For Nodelock license, the license file path should be appended to the value field of VE3D_LICENSE_FILE variable.

For example,

Variable

VE3D_LICENSE_FILE

Value

C:\VCollab\License

For Floating license, the license server address should be appended to the value field of VE3D_LICENSE_FILE variable.

For example,

Variable

VE3D_LICENSE_FILE

Value

27000@hostname (For Single Server)

Value

27000@hostname1;27000@hostname2;27000@hostname3; (For Triad Servers)

Note

The port number should be same as what is mentioned in the license file while starting the license server