Standalone License

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Standalone License

Download and Install MechDesigner.

Before you start: we recommend you close all other applications.

Why? Because you may need to respond to a message or pop-up form that is behind an application, and the message may lock you out.

PSMotion.com website - after a customer logs in.

PSMotion.com website - after a customer logs in.

1.Log in at https://www.PSMotion.com/user/

When you buy a MechDesigner License, you should see this button:

2.Click the button

If you see this button ...

... contact PSMotion. We must change your settings on our website.

Executable to Install MechDesigner

Executable to Install MechDesigner

3.Download then extract the executable file from the ZIP file.

4.Double-click the extracted MechDesigner.EXE file.

You see the Welcome to MechDesigner17 Setup

5.Please click the button.


Notes:

You need an Internet connection to install MechDesigner.

If there is a Windows© WARNING to inform you that changes are about to be made to your computer:

Click the More Information, OK, or the Run-Anyway button.


 

 

 

Welcome to MechDesigner, Install button

Welcome to MechDesigner, Install button

Installation Completed / Launch MechDesigner button

Installation Completed / Launch MechDesigner button

After a number of pop-ups, you will see the Installation Completed form.

Is this a NETWORK installation?

If YES, do NOT launch!

If you are doing a Network/Floating License installation, then do the CMServer installation on your server BEFORE you launch MechDesigner. the first time.

See Floating-Network License Installation

Firs-Run of MechDesigner

Before you start: we recommend you close all other applications.

Why? Because you may need to respond to a message or pop-up form that is behind an application, and the message may lock you out.

Enter your Product Key

Enter your Product Key

When you run MechDesigner the first time:

1.Select the Activation-Type:

Standalone

Enter your License Key*.  

If you are installing an upgrade, we should find your License Key* automatically.

Network

Enter the IP address : Port for your server on which you have installed CMServer.

2.Click the button.

 

Allow internet access to check you Product-Key is valid

Allow internet access to check you Product-Key is valid

To check if your License Key is valid, we connect to the internet.

If it is “OK” to connect to the internet:

3.Click the button


If you cannot or do not want to connect to the internet:

3.Click the button, and ...

... see Manual Installation method.

RUN-1-THEME-SPLASH

After we find your License-Key is valid, we start MechDesigner.

WAIT until we check your License Key.

If this is the first time you have installed MechDesigner:

3.Please select a Window Theme


Note:

This help documentation, and the tutorials, use the Charcoal Dark Slate theme.


 

 

WAIT for MechDesigner to Start ... ~ 1 minute!

GST-Install-Splash-A