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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.External Link Management with Multiple Users Accessing Files
Using External Links, the behavior of user collaboration on the file and external files is as follows (without a Data Management System): Example Case: Main.ics is the main scene with an Assembly and two parts under the assembly. Part1.ics and ...Custom Properties by XML files
Problem description Provide a customizable way for users to auto-populate text fields in the drawing such as to support auto-fill of titleblock and the like. The process should be customizable without the need to write code. Also, it needs to support ...Running WinDebugger for Logging Random Crashes for R&D
If you or a customer are experiencing random crashes, please install WinDebugger on the machine and log IronCAD during the normal usage and send the reports to support (or ticket) when an issue is captured along with any other related information ...Export Model to Parasolid (or other formats) Fail - Check Model Space Location
If a customer experiences random Export to Parasolid or other format issues where some scenes it works and other it fails, please check the model location in the scene. Parasolid has a model space limitation of 500 m in any direction from the origin. ...
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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 ...PIN-SLOT Constraint limitation notes
The new Pin/Slot Constraint does have a limitation that is often asked about. The current constraint supports closed regions. It currently does not support open ended slots as shown below. Supported slots: Unsupported Slots: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: ...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 ...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 ...