SHELL 22.1

Windows Installation

When the software is installed a set of icons will automatically be added to:

Start -> All Programs ->Oasys LS-DYNA Environment 22.1 x64

After loading the software the following system variables should be set up.

ARUP_LICENSE_PATH / LMX_LICENSE_PATH; OA_ADMIN / OA_ADMIN_22 (optional); LSTC_FILE / LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER <option>; HOME; MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM (optional); FILE_EXIST_ACTION (optional); ECHO_PREFERENCE (optional); DISPLAY_HEIGHT / DISPLAY_WIDTH (optional)

We recommend that these variables are set up by a user with Administrator privileges so that they then apply to all users on the system.

ARUP_LICENSE_PATH / LMX_LICENSE_PATH

Either ARUP_LICENSE_PATH or LMX_LICENSE_PATH can be used to locate a valid license for the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment software. It is recommended that ARUP_LICENSE_PATH is used as this can speed up the checkout of licenses on systems where LMX_LICENSE_PATH is used to find other license servers as well.

Floating Network License

If you are running the software using a license server then this variable should be set to point to the license server machine using the machine's hostname.

i.e ARUP_LICENSE_PATH=hostname
or ARUP_LICENSE_PATH=port@hostname if you have specified a non default port for the server.

Fixed Stand-alone Licenses

If you are using a node locked license file then this variable should be set to point to the location of the license file.

i.e ARUP_LICENSE_PATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/arup.lic

Multiple LMX license files

If you have other software that uses LMX then this Environment variable may already be set to point to a license file or a license server. If this variable is already set then you may add the license server or file for this software by specifying a colon separated list of values.

i.e ARUP_LICENSE_PATH=port@hostname1;@hostname2

OA_ADMIN / OA_ADMIN_22<option>

If a top level administration directory is to be used then OA_ADMIN_22 (for release 22.1) must be defined for all machines on which the software is to be run. This variable should be set to the full pathname of the administration directory.

A description of the installation organisation is given in the Appendix .

LSTC_FILE / LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER <option>

On Windows machines Ansys LS-DYNA can use either a nodelocked license or a floating license system.

If you are using a nodelocked license then LSTC_FILE should be set to the full pathname of the license file. By default this file should be called 'LSTC_FILE' and it should be located in the 'executables' directory. The variable LSTC_LICENSE should also be set to "local"

i.e LSTC_FILE= <INSTALL_DIR>\LSTC_FILE
LSTC_LICENSE = local

If you are using the floating license system then the variables LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER, LSTC_INTERNAL_CLIENT and LSTC_LICENSE should be set as follows.

i.e LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER =hostname where hostname is the LSTC license server
LSTC_INTERNAL_CLIENT = ON
LSTC_LICENSE = network

HOME

The software suite uses a preference file to control a number of settings. By default the software will look for the preference file in 4 locations, the OA_ADMIN_xx directory (if set), the installation directory, $HOME and the current working directory. The global preference files located in the OA_ADMIN_xx directory and installation directory are read first and then any user specific options are read from the preference file located in $HOME.

If this variable is not set the user will not be able to set up there own user preferences.

MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM

This variable is often used when replaying command files which, when recorded, paused and asked the user to confirm things. (For example HELP and Warning messages.) Possible options for this variable are "none" , overwrite and append .

If the variable is set (true) then these will not pause and will behave as if the user had pressed "OK" - meaning that command files can play back without user intervention.

FILE_EXIST_ACTION

This variable controls the action to be taken when opening a file for output, and the file already exists. Possible options for this variable are "none" , overwrite and append .

Normally you will be prompted for the action to be taken when a file selected for output already exists. However if this variable is set to overwrite or append then the relevant action will be taken automatically.

This is generally used when playing automatic post-processing batch scripts

ECHO_PREFERENCE

If this variable is set to "1" then any command line arguments used to start T/HIS, PRIMER or D3PLOT will be echoed to the screen along with any settings read from preference files.

DISPLAY_HEIGHT / DISPLAY_WIDTH

The software uses system functions to obtain screen dimensions which are used to calculate font sizes. Oasys Ltd Support have noticed that on some systems, the screen dimensions are not reported correctly (on identical systems Windows XP returned the correct dimensions while Windows Vista returned sizes approximately 20% larger).

If fonts used by the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment software appear to be the wrong size these 2 variables can be used to override the system calls to define the correct screen dimensions:

set DISPLAY_HEIGHT = (screen physical height in mm)
set DISPLAY_WIDTH = (screen physical width in mm)

Setting Environment Variables

In the "System Properties" window that is displayed select the Advanced Tab and then the Environment Variables button

To set up a new Environment Variable select New...

Enter the variable's name in the Variable box followed by the variable's Value in the Value Box and then select OK .

Finally, after setting up all the new variables, select Apply followed by OK to dismiss the System Properties menu.

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