Installation Instructions
for the IronCAD Design Collaboration
Suite 2019 Release
Windows Vista\7\8\10 for 64-bit OS
The following are installation instructions
for the IronCAD Design Collaboration
Suite 2019 Release using the full installation package. Please read these instructions
prior to installing.
**** WARNING ****
IronCAD DCS 2019 saved files can not be opened
with any earlier
versions of IRONCAD/INOVATE/IRONCAD
DRAFT/IRONCAD COMPOSE.
Previous version files can be opened and saved
in this version.
Once saved in 2019, files can
no longer open in the earlier versions.
If you have IRONCAD/INOVATE
2018 or any prior
versions Installed:
Note: The
IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite 2019 products support Side-by-Side application (SxS) support which
allows it to install and run alongside an existing version
of IRONCAD/INOVATE/IRONCAD DRAFT/IRONCAD
COMPOSE. Therefore it is not
necessary for you to uninstall existing
products prior to installing
2019. If you plan to uninstall
previous versions, please refer to the following
instructions:
- Uninstall the
IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite and any
related Product Updates, Hotfixes, or
Add-ons (For Example: Native translators,
IronPro, CAXA Common Components, etc) manually through the
Add\Remove Programs or by running the Uninstall program under the Start-IronCAD 2018 folder in Windows.
- Run the downloaded installation.
- When Prompted,
follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the installation.
- Note: You will need to Register/Activate
the purchased Product unless it is a
trial version or new purchased
Product using a USB Dongle (USB
Dongle Licenses are
pre-activated and only require the hardware
key to
be plugged into the local machine).
For Network Licenses, please refer
to
http://www.ironcad.com/licensing-and-activation/server-installations/ for details.
- For
Named User Licenses - Run the
License Management Tool under
Start-Programs-IronCAD-2019 and follow the
on-screen instructions or
click on Activation a
Software License
to being the activation
process (Serial Number and
Codeword will be required
which can be downloaded from http://www.ironcad.com/index.php/support/license-request) or
is included in your
packaging.
- For Existing Dongle User Licenses -
Login to http://services.ironcad.com/activation/.
Follow the
on-screen instructions to access your
2019 Dongle License for your
Products. After downloading
your 2019 Dongle License,
run the Dongle License
Management Tool under
Start-Programs-IronCAD-2019 (make sure your dongle
is connected to the computer
when running this
application). Import the
downloaded license to
activate your dongle for
2019.
- Run IRONCAD/INOVATE/IRONCAD
DRAFT/IRONCAD COMPOSE 2019.
IRONCAD DRAFT Disclaimer
IRONCAD DRAFT is built on the combination of IRONCAD 3D and CAXA 2D technologies (CAXA DRAFT).
IRONCAD API
Development Support
Please note that with our 2018 release, our development environment
is Microsoft Visual Studio 2015. We recommend that you plan to use Visual Studio 2015 for any Add-in or Localization work with our 2019 release products.
If you have API related questions or
need help getting started, email apisupport@ironcad.com.
Running IronCAD
Design Collaboration Suite on Windows XP
IronCAD Design
Collaboration Suite Products will
not run or support Windows XP
based on the Microsoft End of Support
Status (April 2014 was the final support for XP).
Instructions for silent install of IronCAD
Design Collaboration Suite
Users are able to install the latest IronCAD
Design Collaboration Suite 2019 setup without a user interface. For instructions, review the Silent Install PDF located at: http://www.ironcad.com/support/readme/2019/SilentInstall_IC2019.pdf.
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