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Capabilities and updates for v3.2011 |
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Windows 7 and Vista compatibility Mechanica now offers full support for Windows 7, Vista and XP. Mechanica has been successfully installed on the Mac OS using Parallels 6 and Boot Camp VMs. Differences with previous versions of Mechanica (new file locations) With previous versions of Mechanica all executable and support files were located by default in: C:\Program Files\Mechanica
As of v3.2011 Executable files will be located in: XP - upgrade C:\Program Files\Mechanica new install (All) C:\Program Files\Mechanica 2011
Support files will be located in: W7 - new install C:\Users\<User>\My Documents\Mechanica 2011 XP - new install C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents\Mechanica 2011 XP - upgrade C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents\Mechanica
Pinnacle data files W7 - new install C:\Users\<User>\My Documents\Data\Clcdata XP - upgrade and new XP install C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\My Documents\Data\Clcdata
Further information on file placement, upgrades and new installs http://www.mechanicasoftware.com/3_2011 notes/Mechanica 3_2011 release notes.pdf
Check your executables folder for a small application named MechanicaPaths.exe. Run it to see the exact path where the support files for that installation are located .
The GBL file format has changed. You will need to recreate your GBL files in order for them to work with v3.2011. Also note that .GBL files and their .001 indexes are now placed in sub folder Mechanica\GBL The RT file format, previously RT2, is no longer supported. The new format uses file extension RT3. You will need to recompile any older RT? format files in order for them to work with v3.2011. View If you include the word "view" in the name of your SIG file and then run from batch.sig the grid will populate. In normal batch operations the grid does not populate in order to save processing time. Adding 'view' to your SIG file name simplifies debug operations during system development by allowing access to the grid during batch runs. |