Manually Starting a Public (Regular) Station

A regular 3DOrchestrate station is a publically available network resource that can be used by any end user to execute a simulation process.

You might need to install and configure an updated version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to use 3DOrchestrate Stations in a production environment. For more information, see Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Requirements.

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Automated Private Station for End Users

Public stations are different from private stations, which are available to end users on their local computers only.

There are two ways to start a public station:

  • From the command line, run the following Windows batch file or Linux shell script:

    <station_install_dir>/<os>/code/command/SMAExeStation.[bat|sh]

    To see a quick list of the available command-line options, type:

    SMAExeStation.[bat|sh] -help|-h

    For complete details about these options, see Station Properties File and Startup Command-Line Options.

  • In a 3DEXPERIENCE native apps installation (which includes an embedded station), execute the following command: 

    <3dx_native_client_install_dir>\win_b64\code\bin\CATSTART.exe -run "SMAExeStation.exe" -env Env
                                                              -direnv "<3dx_native_client_install_dir>\CATEnv" –nowindow

    This method is recommended when 1) the public station executes the 3DEXPERIENCE Utility Adapter from Process Composer, or 2) users run the CATUTIL batch monitor on this computer. For information about the batch monitor, see the following topic: 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Installation Guide: What Is a Batch?.

    Notes:

    • Starting the station in this way sources a text file used to set runtime environment variables. For more informaiton, see 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps Installation Guide: What Is an Environment?.

    • When using 3DEXPERIENCE large file management on this type of station, move the file LargeFile.CATSettings from

      %APPDATA%\DassaultSystemes\CATSettings\

      to

      <3dx_native_client_install_dir>\win_b64\startup\Settings\

      (which is the value of CATReferenceSettingPath)

      %APPDATA% for the user who starts the station is often set to: 

      C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\