Update of IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1 SP1 HF1 (2022.01.01.1)

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1. Start the installation

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

OBS! Before you start the installation of this update - make sure that IronCAD DCS 2022 PU1 (2022.01.00.0) is installed. However, you can install this hotfix with or without SP1 for PU1 (2022.01.01.0).

2. Proceed to install

Now choose to start the installation by clicking Install.

Click here if you get an error message during the process

If you get an error message after the installation process is complete, it may be because you have a space in your Windows username. Try unpacking the installation file manually by following the steps below. We have written how to do this in both Windows 11 and Windows 10.

This is for Windows 11
If the path to the folder that handles "My Documents" and "Downloaded Files" etc. contains a space in your username (\Firstname_space_Password\) you need to manually unpack the installation file, otherwise an error message will appear during installation. To unzip, you can for example use WinRAR/WinZIP or preferably the easy to use and compact 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/
Then you can right-click on the file you downloaded and choose Show more options

Then select 7-zip followed by Unzip to "IronCAD_DCS2023SP1_SWE\

Then run the installation file itself in the new folder by right-clicking on the *.exe file and selecting Run as administrator:

This applies to Windows 10
If the path to the folder that handles "My Documents" and "Retrieved Files" etc. contains a space in your username (\Firstname_Space_Password\) you need to manually unzip the installation file, otherwise an error message will appear during installation. To unzip, you can use WinRAR/WinZIP or the easy to use and compact 7-zip: https://www.7-zip.org/

Then you can right-click on the file you downloaded and choose to unzip it into a new folder which will be created automatically.

Then run the installation file itself in the new folder by right-clicking on the *.exe file and selecting Run as administrator:

3. Click on the Install button

4. Complete the installation

Now IronCAD DCS 2022 is updated. Press Finish.

5. Run as administrator

Once the installation is complete, it is important that you also right-click on the desktop icon for IRONCAD and select Run as administrator:

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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.