Installation Overview

This section describes all of the steps required to successfully install Connector for Inventor.

Before you begin:
  • The TEMP variable (for Windows) or TMP (for UNIX) must be set to a valid directory.
  • The drive where the TEMP variable points should have sufficient free space. The installer executable size is approximately 4 MB.
  • The Security Alert message is granted permission to proceed.
  • Ensure that the compatible version of JVM is installed. The JVM is available for download from Sun's Java web site.
For installing on UNIX platforms,
  • Log in as a user with administration rights.
  • Log in as root.

In addition, you must have the following permissions:

  • Permission to run the installer.
  • Permission to run MQL.
  • Write permission on the Matrix RMI staging directory.
  • Write permission to the user installation directory.
  • Java must be in the system PATH environment variable of the logged-in user.

  1. Install the Connector for Inventor server in UI or console mode.

    For more information, see Installing Connector for Inventor Server.

  2. Configure the Connector for Inventor server component.
    For more information, see Settings and Configuration.
  3. Install the Connector for Inventor client in UI or console mode.
    For more information, see Installing Connector for Inventor Client.

In the InventorSettings.ini file, located at:<installation_directory>/B418xcadconnectors/win_b64/code/bin , modify the value of the attribute, helpfilepath, to <server_url>/docv6/DShomepage_English.htm , where <server_url> is the URL you use to connect to the 3DEXPERIENCE server.

This lets you access the application help.