Installing Electrical System Functional Definition

Electrical System Functional Definition (EFD) is a Java application integrated into the ENOVIA 3d com Navigator that resides on a network comprising the CATIA V5 server with a CORBA object distributed architecture.

An Orbix server implements communication protocols for this architecture. It awaits incoming requests for server activations and connects clients to server processes.

Although EFD has a WebTop look, it is branded a CATIA product and the license must be acquired directly in CATIA as follows:

  1. Launch CATIA

  2. Select Tools > Options > General > Licensing tab, then select EFD and/or EF2

  3. Restart CATIA and make sure that the option is selected.
    This step is necessary because restarting CATIA with the appropriate license selected actually acquires the license.

  4. Start EFD.
This task explains how to install Electrical System Functional Definition. You will:
  • Install CATIA V5 (includes install of  EFD and Orbix)
    Note: All products are installed on the same machine.

Hard- and software requirements are specified in the CATIA - Infrastructure User's Guide.

In addition, the Java virtual machine and standard Java libraries (J.D.K.) must meet the following requirement: J.D.K. 1.1.6 or 1.1.7.
With newer Java version, you may have some problems (CPU loop) during usage of EFD.
  • On Windows, the Java virtual machine provided with JDK 1.1.6 or 1.1.7 from IBM is recommended.
  • On UNIX, the Java virtual machine provided with JDK 1.1.6 or 1.1.7 from Sun Microsystems is recommended.

Before Installing CATIA V5 with EFD configuration, please make sure that no Orbix process is running, by launching the following command:

ps -ef | grep orbixd

 

  1. Install CATIA V5 on a UNIX workstation or on Windows.

    For information on how to do so, see the Getting Started section in the CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide.

    If on UNIX, do not forget to activate the option: restarting the Orbix daemon after a reboot.

    Default installation location
    On UNIX, the CATIA V5 software is installed (if you used the default location) in the directory /usr/DassaultSystemes/B17/OS_a

    where OS_a is:

    • aix_a
    • hpux_a
    • irix_a
    • solaris_a.

    On Windows, the CATIA V5 software is installed (if you used the default location) in the folder C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\ B17\intel_a.

    Electrical System Functional Definition software is installed in the install directory or folder under /docs at the same time as the CATIA V5 software. You can however, install the Java application and virtual machine on a different machine.

  2. Run CATIA Version 5 and activate the EF2 product license.

    On UNIX, this must be done by the superuser (root) and all EFD users. On Windows, it must be done by the administrator and all EFD users.

  3. On UNIX, enable connections to the server by running the command xhost+.

    Note:
    If your are using a virtual frame buffer solution, you may need to edit the file runServerElecEnv
    (It is located in the command folder; example: /usr/DassaultSystemes/B17/os_a/code/command)
    and replace the line:
    export DISPLAY=$SERVER_HOST:0.0
    with
    export DISPLAY=$SERVER_HOST:1

  4. To install Electrical System Functional Definition software on a different machine, copy all the files from installation_location/docs into a Windows folder or UNIX directory.

About Java Environment

Restarting the Orbix Daemon

On UNIX: you may have to restart the Orbix daemon after a server shutdown.

  • Login as root
  • Run the catstart command with options as follows:
    ./catstart -run runOrbix
    This command is located in the command directory, for example /home/data/CATIAV5/os_a/code/command.

On Windows:

  • Login as a user with the following Windows rights:
    act as part of the OS, create a token object, increase quotas, replace a process level token and take ownership of files and other objects.
    For more information, see the User Manager application in Windows Administrative Tools.
    Note: To see these rights in the User Manager, select Show advanced user rights option in the Policies, User Rights... menu.
  • Run the following commands in a command prompt window:

set IT_CONFIG_PATH=c:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\ B17\intel_a\startup\orbix\

c:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\ B17\intel_a\code\bin\orbixd -u

This daemon has to be restarted every time the server is restarted.

Launching Electrical System Functional Definition

The EFD startup shell named:

  • run_EFD.sh (UNIX) is located in directory installation_location/docs
  • run_EFD.bat (Windows) is located in folder installation_location\docs.

This startup shell invokes the Java virtual machine. The path of this machine and appropriate libraries (J.D.K.) is defined by environment variable $JAVA_HOME, for example:

export JAVA_HOME = /usr/jdk117 (UNIX)
set JAVA_HOME = c:\jdk117 (Windows)