Installation V5-6 2018 Windows 10 (64 bits)

Version v5-6 2018, mandatory from August 20, 2019

Prerequisite

Before using an EPFL software, it is mandatory to check if its use is compliant, here is the regulation.
The tool to verify and validate the use of an EPFL software is here.
And send back to us by email the confirmation you find here.

The installation V5-6 2018 requires the following

  1. Windows 10 64-bit Pro, Education, Business
    • Swiss-French OR
    • Swiss-German OR
    • US

    Windows Home Editions does not work!

  2. For Students, a network access by VPN on a yellow network socket
  3. A minimum of free disk space of at least 8 GB
  4. Preferably a Video Graphic Card without shared memory
  5. Firefox as default browser

Which version of the windows operating system am I running ?
Find out 32 or 64 bits ?
Why Windows 10 to run Catia ?
Why Windows 10 Certified Computer ?

Preparation

First of all, you must log in with the local COMPUTER\Administrator account.
Thank you for checking your configuration here

In case of an update, make sure that they are installed and that the computer has restarted.

You must uninstall your old versions of CATIA from your computer before proceeding with the new installation!

The automatic installation has been customized to install CATIA on the root disk C.
You must verify that you have at least 6GB of free disk space on drive C.
We strongly recommend that you are connected to the wired network (yellow network sockets, cables and VPN for students)

Mounting the network share as disk « I »

  1. Double click on Computer to open explorer
  2. Click on Tools and choose Map network drive. The following window opens to connect a network path as a local drive.

Below are the steps to follow:

  1. Drive → Choose the local drive to mount the network share → I:
  2. Folder → the UNC of the server → \\stisrv.epfl.ch\app
  3. Uncheck the option “Reconnect at sign-in”
  4. Check the option “Connect using different credentials”
  5. Click on finish and authenticate in the next window. For students and personnel:
    INTRANET\username (with your Gaspar password)
  6. Click on OK and then on finish to complete the process

Mounting the second network share as disk « R »

Proceed the same way as for disk « I » but with the following parameters:

  1. Drive → Choose the local drive to mount the network share → R:
  2. Folder → the UNC of the server → \\stisrv.epfl.ch\CATIA
  3. Check the option “Reconnect at sign-in”
  4. Check the option “Connect using different credentials”
  5. Click on finish and authenticate in the next window
  6. Click on OK and then on finish to complete the process

After these steps, you should have the two disks mounted on the machine as follows:

Find the installation file on drive « I »

Open disk I: and follow the path I:\cad\ibm-dassault\

Installation of CATIA

Note that you should have both drives I: and R: mounted on your PC to properly install CATIA
Open the folder v5r6, then the folder 2018 and double click on “catiaV56R2018sp3” following each prompts and instructions of the installation wizard carefully.
We recommend that you use explorer to find the path of the installation files

You can also start the installation directly from the search programs and files prompt (Click on Start –> search programs and files) and enter the following
I:\cad\ibm-dassault\v5r6\2018\catiaV56R2018sp3.cmd
When the installation is completed, do not forget to reboot your PC.

In detail:

With the installation process you must obtain:

Start of the installation

Entering the network password:

For students and personnel:
INTRANET\username (with your Gaspar password)

End of the installation

Using CATIA

Note that the disk R: should always be mounted when you are using CATIA.
Students and mobile users should have the VPN connected.
The personnel is authorized to use CATIA in their laboratory.

To use the english version of Catia, you need:

  1. Set the region Format in English
  2. Use the environement shortcut CATIA V5-6R2018_ENV

Help

To use Catia’s online help, you must have Firefox as your default browser.

Support

Installation and request for access to the network shares: contact us

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