Installing the Connector for Altium Designer Server

You can install the Connector for Altium Designer server software and schema from a command window.

1. Copy the contents of the Connector Server installer folder (ConnectorforAltiumDesigner-Server-xxxxx) to the apps folder of the 3DEXPERIENCE server installation directory.

   For example:

   C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\Apps\<ConnectorforAltiumDesignerServer-R2018x>

2. To start MQL, execute this command in a command window:

   C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\win_b64\code\bin\mql.exe

3. To set the path to the Connector for Altium Designer server installer folder, execute these commands:

   tcl; 
   % cd C:/DassaultSystemes/R2018x/3DSpace/Apps/ConnectorforAltiumDesignerServer-R2018x; 
   % exit

4. To install the server software, execute these commands:

   set context user creator password <PASSWORD> vault "eService Administration";
   run ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl;

The tcl file installs the software with all required schema.

You can install the Connector for Altium Designer server software and schema unattended (silently).

You can install silently from a command window or a shell by passing the commands to MQL.

1. Copy the contents of the Connector Server installer folder (ConnectorforAltiumDesigner-Server-xxxxx) to the apps folder of the 3DEXPERIENCE server installation directory.

   For example:

   C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\Apps\<ConnectorforAltiumDesignerServer-R2018x>

2. To start MQL, execute this command in a command window:

   C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\win_b64\code\bin\mql.exe

3. Log into MQL and set the context:

   set context user creator password <PASSWORD> vault "eService Administration";

4. Set the following environment variables:

   set env silent_mode YES;
   set env base_directory C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\Apps\ 
   ConnectorforAltiumDesignerServer-R2018x;

5. To install the server software, execute this command:

   run ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl;

You can use this text as an example:

C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\win_b64\code\bin\mql.exe -c "set context person creator password 'password' vault 'eService Administration';
set env silent_mode YES;
set env base_directory C:\DassaultSystemes\R2018x\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforAltiumDesignerServer-R2018x;
run C:\DassaultSystemes\V6R2018x\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforAltiumDesignerServer-R2018x\ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl"