Installing the Connector for Cadence OrCAD Server

You can follow these instructions to install Connector for Cadence OrCAD, or to install it silently.

This task shows you how to:

Install the Connector for Cadence OrCAD Server

You can install the Connector for Cadence OrCAD server software and schema from a command window.

  1. Copy the contents of the Connector Server installer folder (ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer-<VERSION) to the Apps folder of the 3DEXPERIENCE server installation directory.

    For example:

    C:\DassaultSystemes\R2019x\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer-R2019x>

  2. Open the MQL.exe window and execute the following command:

    C:\DassaultSystemes\R2019x\3DSpace\win_b64\code\bin\mql.exe

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

    MQL<1>tcl; 
    % cd C:/DassaultSystemes/<VERSION>/3DSpace/Apps/ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer; 
    % exit

  4. Run the ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl under C:\DassaultSystemes\R2019x\3DSPace\Apps\ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer to install the schema. Set the context user and vault before installing.

    MQL<2>set context user creator password <PASSWORD> vault <eService Administration>;
    MQL<3>run ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl;

The tcl file installs the software with all required schema.

Install the Connector for Cadence OrCAD Server Silently

You can install the Connector for Cadence OrCAD 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 (ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer-<VERISON>) to the Apps folder of the 3DEXPERIENCE server installation directory.

    For example:

    C:\DassaultSystemes\R2019x\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer

  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\<VERSION>\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer;

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

    run ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl;

You can use this text as an example:

C:\DassaultSystemes\R2019x\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\R2019x\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer;
run C:\DassaultSystemes\R2019x\3DSpace\Apps\ConnectorforCadenceOrCADServer\ECADIntegInstallSchemaMain.tcl"