Thank you Mia Fuji, Chris Penny and Siemens Corporation for granting software to UCI Engineering. Basic Information
Instructions for installing Siemens software for Engineering Conference: Siemens NX Bundle (NX)
IMPORTANT: For NX, use “Licensing Tool” for “Bundle Settings” and select the bundle you want to use. StarCCM+
FEMAP
HEEDS
Learning Advantage Membership Access to Siemens Learning Advantage:
What is Learning Advantage? Learning Advantage is a convenient, easy to use e-Learning portal that enables users to gain skills and knowledge in Siemens PLM Software products. Learning Advantage contains a library of self-paced courses and assessments that are updated whenever new PLM software versions are released so that users may remain current with the latest information. For more information, visit the Learning Advantage homepage: http://www.siemens.com/plm/LearningAdvantage Introduction All active Siemens PLM academic customers and partners are entitled to free access to Learning Advantage, a convenient, easy to use e-Learning portal with over 4000 learning assets including self-paced courses, full-course curriculum packs, video tutorials, assessments, technical documents and projects. This is the same learning portal that industry customers pay to access - free to our academic customers. In addition to the same content available for a fee to our industry customers, the Academic Membership includes access to our Academic Resource Center which contains fullcourse curriculum packs, curated links to outside resources, tutorials and projects and video introductions to the latest topics in Digital Manufacturing, PLM/PDM, Additive Manufacturing and Model-Based Systems Engineering Student Webinars NX Certification**CONTACT LISA PREBLE lpreble@uci.edu for discount code** NX Certification Study Guide
Siemens NX InstallationThe following instructions are specific to Windows1) Download software and unzip or unpack it
2) If you are off campus or using UCI Wi-Fi then connect to Campus VPN
a. If you are using Ethernet on campus, then you don’t need VPN 3) Click on Launch.exe inside the installation folder. 4) Select Install NX 5) After installation use the “Licensing Tool” to enter the license server. This is usually under Windows Start Menu - Siemens NX - Licensing Tool Check the "Environment Settings" License server: 28000@license-siemens.eng.uci.edu  6) Check the Bundle settings - you can select two bundles at a time but all are included with our license.  6) IMPORTANT: Open NX and select bundles. Go to File - Utilities - Bundle Settings  Siemens StarCCM+ InstallationThe following instructions are specific to Windows1) Download software and unzip or unpack it
2) If you are off campus or using UCI Wi-Fi then connect to Campus VPN
a. If you are using Ethernet on campus, then you don’t need VPN
3) Before installation, create a System Environment variable.
a. Right Click on “My Computer” or “This PC” select Properties.
b. Select Advanced System Settings
c. Click the Advanced Tab, then Environment Variables.
d. Under System Variables, Click New and type the following for Variable Name & Value
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Double click on the the following installer located in the unzipped StarCCM+ folder: a. STAR-CCM+_CadClients13.06.012_01_win64_intel16.3-r8.bat 8) Choose Advanced Installation 9) Next 10) For Components use this;  11) Additional components to install, start with this 
12) Choose Configure this machine to access a network license server  13) Input license server: 
14) Choose additional tasks to install here:  15) Complete Installation 16) Run a process to test connection to license server:
FEMAP installation
 5) Select the language 6) Select Network Client-FLEXlm for the setup type a.  7) Click install 8) Choose Scratch directory a.  9) IMPORTANT!!! Do this in order to connect to the license server: add a System Variable. Go to System Properties (Right click on This PC and select Properties),
click on the Advanced tab, then Environment Variables. Click on System
Variables, New. Add
the following information:
 10) FEMAP is installed. You should be able to start the software. NX E-Learning Instructions Please register to use NX E-Learning resources: How to self-register for a Learning Advantage Membership
Review this image to locate the NX training modules you should complete before the Student Engineering Conference.  Prerequisites for Student TrainingPlease
complete the following steps BEFORE attending NX training at the
Engineering Student Conference. The trainers will be unable to assist
with installation issues at the conference. STEP 1: Please go to the links above to obtain the installation files for STAR-CCM+
and NX. STEP 2: We require that you
install and test the software by opening a new file before the session since
Siemens will not have time to troubleshoot licensing issues during the
session. STEP 3: Please self-register for NX E-Learning using instructions (How to self-register for a Learning Advantage Membership) STEP 4: We
also require that if you plan to
attend the NX session that you have a basic understanding of the software. Please complete the first e-learning sections up through the sections showing
how to build parts before the class. updated 10/29/2019 Lisa Preble
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