Install Apex GageMap

Linux Installation

Download the main GageMap (.tgz file). Packages are installed by extracting them with the ‘tar’ utility into the root (/) directory. If the package contains an installer script, it will be located under /install/doinst.sh. It should be executed with the current directory being root (/).

NOTE: The packages are built using the Slackware Linux distribution’s package format. The reason for this is that this format is the easiest to install into other Linux distributions. Under native Slackware systems there are package management utilities: installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg, etc.. Check their man pages for usage details. For non Slackware systems we recommend downloading and installing the Slackware package management tools. (It is the “pkgtools” package found in the “a” package series. Check the main Slackware site, www.slackware.com, for download mirrors.) The Slackware installer system is implemented in the form of shell scripts only, and it will work fine on other Linux systems. Using it will allow not just the installation of the Apex packages but also their proper removal or upgrade.

Windows Installation

Download the main GageMap package (.exe or .zip file). Generally, the “.exe” installers should be used as these set up the proper Start Menu items, system files, etc.. However, in corporate environments users may not have the necessary administrator permissions to run a proper installer. For such users we also provide a ZIP archive that contains all the files needed to run the product.

Other Installations

Other packages may be available independent of the main GageMap package. These may include:

• ansys2sdr Ansys converter
• aba2sdr Abaqus converter

The same procedures described above should be used for installation on the desired operating system.