ST6 TO ST7 UPDATE PROCEDURE ST7 INSTALL NOTES BACK UP ALL YOUR DATA TEST YOUR ST7 LICENCE WORKS WITH ST6 UNINSTALL OLD VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE INSTALL THE LICENSE MANAGER INSTALL ST7 TEST ST7 WELCOME TO ST7!

1. ST6 TO ST7
UPDATE
PROCEDURE
By Tony Mazonowicz
EDGE plm, Australia

2. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

3. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
• Make sure you have the latest graphics
card driver installed
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

4. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
• Make sure you have the latest graphics
card driver installed
• Make sure your Windows software is up
to date
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

5. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
• Make sure you have the latest graphics
card driver installed
• Make sure your Windows software is up
to date
• Give yourself 30-60 minutes to complete
this process
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

6. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
• Make sure you have the latest graphics
card driver installed
• Make sure your Windows software is up
to date
• Give yourself 30-60 minutes to complete
this process
• If in doubt test the install procedure on
an out of use machine with a temporary
licence file
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

7. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
• Make sure you have the latest graphics
card driver installed
• Make sure your Windows software is up to
date
• Give yourself 30-60 minutes to complete
this process
• If in doubt test the install procedure on an
out of use machine with a temporary
licence file
• For network licences (floating) make sure
you have administrative access to the
network licence server machine
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

8. • ST7 will not install on 32-bit Windows
machines
• Make sure you have the latest graphics
card driver installed
• Make sure your Windows software is up to
date
• Give yourself 30-60 minutes to complete
this process
• If in doubt test the install procedure on an
out of use machine with a temporary
licence file
• For network licences (floating) make sure
you have administrative access to the
network licence server machine
• If in doubt give us a call 1300 883 653
ST7 INSTALL
NOTES

9. • Use a folder compression software to make
a copy of the ST6 install folder (this will
make sure you have copies of any
customization you may have done)
BACK UP ALL
YOUR DATA

10. • Use a folder compression software to make
a copy of the ST6 install folder (this will
make sure you have copies of any
customization you may have done)
• We always recommend you backup your
data (parts, assemblies, drawings),
especially during major updates. It is
unlikely you’ll ever need it, but it pays to be
safe.
BACK UP ALL
YOUR DATA

11. TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(NODE LOCKED)
• Start the licence utility

12. TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(NODE LOCKED)
• Start the licence utility
• Browse to your ST7 licence
file, it can be
SELicense.dat or
SELicense.txt

13. TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(NODE LOCKED)
• Start the licence utility
• Browse to your ST7 licence
file, it can be
SELicense.dat or
SELicense.txt
• Test the license
by running ST6

14. • Save a copy of the SELicense.dat file
from the License Manager Directory,
(default is C:SEFlexProgram)
TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(FLOATING) PT.1

15. • Save a copy of the SELicense.dat file
from the License Manager Directory,
(default is C:SEFlexProgram)
• Using Notepad or similar, edit your
SELicense file provided and replace
this_host with the server name that
hosts the License Manager. Save this
file as SELicense.dat in the License
Manager Directory
TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(FLOATING) PT.1
SERVER this_host SE_HWKEY_ID=12345 2700

16. • Save a copy of the SELicense.dat file
from the License Manager Directory,
(default is C:SEFlexProgram)
• Using Notepad or similar, edit your
SELicense file provided and replace
this_host with the server name that
hosts the License Manager. Save this
file as SELicense.dat in the License
Manager Directory
• Start the licence manager on the
server from the Lic. Mgr. Dir., go to
the Start/Stop/Reread tab and if the
server is already running, click Reread
License File, if not click Start Server
TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(FLOATING) PT.1
SERVER this_host SE_HWKEY_ID=12345 2700

17. TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(FLOATING) PT.2
• On the client, open the Licensing
Utility, select I have a license file
and select the license file from
the Lic. Mgr. Dir.

18. TEST YOUR ST7
LICENCE WORKS
WITH ST6
(FLOATING) PT.2
• On the client, open the Licensing
Utility, select I have a license file
and select the license file from
the Lic. Mgr. Dir.
• Test the license
by running ST6

19. • Uninstall the following
programs from the Client
machines (Using Control
Panel, Add Remove
Programs or something like
CCleaner – which you can get
from www.piriform.com)
– ST6
– Engineering reference
UNINSTALL OLD
VERSIONS OF
THE SOFTWARE
(ST7 CAN BE INSTALLED
ALONGSIDE PRIOR
VERSIONS USING A SILENT
INSTALL FOR TESTING, BUT
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED
FOR PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENTS)

20. • Uninstall the following
programs from the Client
machines (Using Control
Panel, Add Remove
Programs or something like
CCleaner – which you can get
from www.piriform.com)
– ST6
– Engineering reference
• and if you have a floating
license, uninstall the
following from the license
server
– License manager (from
the server)
– Sentinel (license
dongle) driver
(from the server)
UNINSTALL OLD
VERSIONS OF
THE SOFTWARE
(ST7 CAN BE INSTALLED
ALONGSIDE PRIOR
VERSIONS USING A SILENT
INSTALL FOR TESTING, BUT
THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED
FOR PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENTS)

21. Instructions for CCleaner (which
we have used with no issues -
others will have similar
commands, but be careful as
some are too aggressive and
can cause system damage)
• Click on Scan for Issues
• Fix selected issues
• Save a backup if you wish
• Fix all issues
• Re-run until no more issues
are found
(OPTIONAL STEP)
USE A REGISTRY
CLEANER TO
CLEAN THE
REGISTRY
(EG CCLEANER)

22. • Ensure Anti-Virus programs are
temporarily disabled and the user has
full administrator privileges
INSTALL THE
LICENSE
MANAGER

23. • Ensure Anti-Virus programs are
temporarily disabled and the user has
full administrator privileges
• Insert the ST7 install disc into the licence
server machine (can actually be the CAD
machine)
INSTALL THE
LICENSE
MANAGER

24. • Ensure Anti-Virus programs are
temporarily disabled and the user has
full administrator privileges
• Insert the ST7 install disc into the licence
server machine (can actually be the CAD
machine)
• Install the License Manager program
– Browse to the licence file during
the install (saves bother later on)
INSTALL THE
LICENSE
MANAGER

25. • Ensure Anti-Virus programs are
temporarily disabled and the user has
full administrator privileges
INSTALL ST7

26. • Ensure Anti-Virus programs are
temporarily disabled and the user has
full administrator privileges
• Insert the ST7 install disc into the CAD
machine
INSTALL ST7

27. • Ensure Anti-Virus programs are
temporarily disabled and the user has
full administrator privileges
• Insert the ST7 install disc into the CAD
machine
• Install ST7
– Set your preferred modelling
standard
– Remove ‘Program Files’ from the
install location. This helps get
around security issues on some
machines.
– Browse to the licence file during
the install (saves bother later on)
INSTALL ST7

28. • Double click the ST7 desktop
shortcut
• If you have previously created a
customized menu bar (aka
theme) this will be merged with
the existing themes. You can
choose it or an option on the
next page.
• Test ST7 is able to create a part,
assembly or draft using the
default templates.
TEST ST7

29. WELCOME TO ST7!

30. WELCOME TO ST7!
For answers on many, many other topics please
see our YouTube.com/edgeplmchannel or
contact the office on 1300 883 653