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1. Right-click on the installation file2. The installation file unpacks3. Start the installation4. Accept the license agreement5. Select add-ons6 (A). Standard installation6 (B). Custom installation7. Installation process8. Complete the installation9. Activate10. Run as administrator
Installation of IronCAD DCS 2023 incl PU1 (2023.01.00.0)

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1. Right-click on the installation file

Right-click on the installation file and select Run as administrator.

It will then take a few minutes for the installation to start as the files are unpacked in the background.

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2. The installation file is unpacked

The installation file should now be unpacked. Start the process by clicking Install.


3. Start the installation

On some computers, this information may appear after double-clicking the installation file. Then click More Information.

Then click Run anyway.

Now choose to start the installation by clicking Install.

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4. Accept the licence agreement

Choose to accept the license agreement by clicking I Accept, then click Next.

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5. Select add-on

Here you choose which extensions will be installed with IronCAD DCS. Scroll down the list to see all extensions. Remove an extension if you wish by clicking on the checkbox to the left of the extension.

Then click Next.

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6 (A). Standard installation

A) Select Standard installation, ISO, metric units to run a standard installation. You can by selecting "Custom installation..." you can change the installation path. Click on Install to start the installation without customising it.

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6 (B). Custom installation

When selecting "Custom installation", you can, among other things, change the installation path. Click Install to begin the installation.

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7. Installation process

The installation of IronCAD DCS has now started. In this mode you do not need to make any selection.

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8. Complete the installation

Now IronCAD DCS and its extensions are installed. Now press Finish.

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9. Activate

Have you installed IronCAD DCS to try it for free for 30 days?

Click here to view a guide on how to do this.

Are you an existing customer?

Click here to go to our license activation guides.

10. Run as administrator

Once the installation is complete, it is important that you also right-click on the desktop icon of IRONCAD and select Run as administrator(it is sufficient to do this only once and not every time you start):

Then create a new empty 3D scene followed by a new empty 2D drawing. Once this is done, you then need to shut down IRONCAD again.

Then you can start in the usual way by double-clicking the desktop icon (as a normal user).