Installation of the program (GUI):

• Drag the installation file to the desktop and execute it
• Follow the installation instructions
• Enter C:\AMendate as the target directory.
• In the component selection, choose
  
  •  Runtime and
    
  •  visualizer
• Open the 3d-Visualizer.exe.

Enter the product key:

• To start an optimization, the product key must be entered as the last step.
• Navigate to the program folder C:\AMendate\3D-Visualizer_Data\StreamingAssets\AMendate\bin.
• Open the program AMOpti.exe and accept the general terms and conditions with a "y".
• In the next step, enter the license key you received from AMendate.
• Open 3D-Visualizer.exe. Now you can build and start your optimizations.
• In some cases the program has to be run as administrator, we are still working on that

Storage location of optimization results

• The optimization data is stored in the working folder, which can be specified in the start menu.

Installation Server

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AMOpti.exe on Windows: (currently still to be seen as a collection of notes!)

Start optimization:

• Open working folder
• //shift + right mouse button → open powershell

start powershell as admin
cd C:\ARBEITSORDNER
C:\AMendate\bin\AMOpti.exe

To make it work:

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Install CUDA Driver

The GPU Solver requires a Nvidia Quadro Graphics Card and the instalation of CUDA Driver. Further information here.

No other installation is necessary!

Start CUDA for all GPU's

# mscgd2019_CUDASolver [port]
mscgd2019_CUDASolver 1234

Start CUDA on a specific device

# mscgd2019_CUDASolver [port] [device]
mscgd2019_CUDASolver 1234 1

Start MSC Apex Generative Design: navigate into the project folder and start the optimization

/mscgd2019

# example optimization
/mscgd2019 -e

Use the Help for more Options

mscdg2019 --help

[OPTION]
        -h      --help                                                  list this
        -a      --activate                                              activate the licenese
        -d      --deactivate                                            deactivate the licenese
        -de     --deactivateAndEraseKey                                 erase the key and deactivate the licenese
        -e      --example                                               simple example without config file
        -p      --performance                                           start a performance check
        -nk     --newKey                                                enter new key
        -gt     --geometryTools                                         start geometry tools
        -io     --inputAndOutputDirectory [inDirectory] [outDirectory]  set specific directory for input and output
        -wd [inDirectory]       --workDirectory [inDirectory]           set specific directory for input 
        -s [port]       --server [port]                                 starting server for GUI
        [Path to config File]                                           use this file for configuration
        [nothing]                                                       look for endings "iAMOpti", "AMOpti" or "amd" in working directory

License activation

Please have a look at the MSC Support Website for the information.