Install & License
Update a Standalone USB dongle
To update your standalone USB dongle: 1. Start IronCAD License Management Tool. 2. Select Manage Dongle Licenses, Next. 3. Click Update.
Work-around if 2023 installer crashes:
If your 2023 installer starts and immediately crashes: Go to: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\IC2023\Support Rename the "Video" folder to "Video2" Go to: C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\IC2023 Double-click IronCADDCSSetup.exe"
Download Manager Fails to Download Resource (Firewall Issue)
When downloading our trial products, we use a Download manager to handle the process of downloading. This manages network failures especially for large file size downloads and handles performance of the download using Content Delivery Networks (CDN - ...
Virtual Machine support
IronCAD Named User License – Not Supported on Virtual Machines. IronCAD Client Running on Virtual Machine and using Concurrent License where the Network License Server is on a Non-Virtual Machine Accessible to the Client – IronCAD should work based ...
SprutCAM Add-in Setup
After installing SprutCAM: 1. Go to the SprutCAM Addin manager 2. Select IRONCAD and click the Enable toggle. 3. Open IronCAD, Go to Add-ins, Click Add-in Applications. 4. Toggle on Sprut Technology, OK. You'll see a SprutCAM entry in the Add-ins ...
KeyShot versions and their supported IronCAD versions
IronCAD 2015 – KeyShot 5 IronCAD 2016 – KeyShot 6 IronCAD 2017 – KeyShot 6 IronCAD 2017 PU1 – KeyShot 7 IronCAD 2018 – KeyShot 7 IronCAD 2018PU1SP2 – KeyShot 8.1 and 7.3 IronCAD 2019 – KeyShot 8.1 and 7.3 IronCAD 2020 – KeyShot 9 IronCAD 2021 - ...
Differences between Dongle and Software Network licenses
Both Network license types are offer to users and both do have certain advantages and disadvantages. Here are some of the main differences: Dongle License Easy to program and use. Once programmed, simply plugin to the server and point clients to the ...
Student and Educational License Requests
For all Student License Request – Users should be directed to www.ironcad.com/student to fill out the form that will require a valid student ID to get a free 1-year free student license. They will need to repeat this for new versions or after the 1 ...
How to install a network license
For V11 or lower: Contact support@ironcad.com For V2009 or higher: You can access the instructions at http://download.ironcad.com/download/License/Network_Lock_License_Process.pdf
Where are the Installation Instructions for IronCAD
You can access the installation instructions for IronCAD on the www.ironcad.com website under Support. Below is the direct link. https://www.ironcad.com/installation-instructions/
IronCAD Drawing will not place drawing views after installations of newer versions
During the installation of newer versions, there is a case where drawing views will not be placed in the ICD drawing environment. The process is a user will go to the ICD, click standard views, clicks to place the views and nothing appears. The cause ...
User cannot save files
Make sure the Windows TEMP and/or TMP variables are set to a drive that has sufficient free space. IronCAD needs at least as much free space available as twice size of the IronCAD file to be saved.
Licensing activation issues
Verify that S/N and the installed IronCAD version match? If Internet activation fails, try Email activation.
I have a 2018 license, but i cant open my ironcad 2020. Why is that?
Ironcad 2020 will only work with a 2020 license, no other license will work.
How to get KeyShot to run standalone
This is for when you have KeyShot 6 and only IronCAD 2017 installed. Currently with this setup KeyShot won't startup standalone but will startup if launched from within IronCAD. To fix this: Go to the Windows Control Panel, System, Advanced system ...
Remedy for slow saving to a Network
For times when you find saving to a network is slow, you can set the following Windows Registry setting that typically solves the problem: 1. Run regedit.exe and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IronCAD\IRONCAD 19.0\General 2. In the blank space next ...
How to turn MPIC back on after an IronCAD reinstall
If you reinstall IronCAD you may notice MultiPhysics is then missing from the IronCAD UI. To restore it, close IronCAD, go to the Windows Registry (regedit.exe), go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IronCAD\IRONCAD XX.0(20.0 for IronCAD ...
Opening ports in a firewall for network licensing
IronCAD has two types of network licensing, CAXA (dongle-based) and Sentinel (non dongle-based). For CAXA you will need the following ports open for the license traffic to get through the firewall: TCP 8000 and UDP 7900. For Sentinel you will need ...
Transferring keyboard shortcuts from one version to the next
1. Copy the XML file(s) from C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\IronCAD\IRONCAD\20.0\Customization to C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\IronCAD\IRONCAD\21.0\Customization 2. Edit the XML file. 3. Search and replace IRONCAD20 with IRONCAD21 (should be ...
IRONCAD Licensing Troubleshooting Guide
Unable to activate the license or import a license file: The number one cause of these problems is the user not having Full Control permission over the following file and folder: XG License file locations: Windows Vista/7/8/10: ...
IronCAD Manual Uninstall
This is to be performed only when you are unable to uninstall from the Windows Control Panel. DISCLAIMER: Editing the Windows Registry can be dangerous. If the wrong registry key is deleted it can cause Windows to stop functioning in a variety of ...