Installation

FluidFlow is supplied as a single compressed installation file - FF3SETUP.EXE. This file is available via a download from our website fluidflowinfo.com (preferred method).

This is a common installation file for all possible modules. Simply run the file FF3SETUP.EXE and the installer will start and take you through the setup process. You can also use the setup program to install updates into your installation folder (only executable, help files etc are updated, databases and your project files are not overwritten).

It is possible to install remotely if you are a network administrator. The installation does not require any registry entries and for users not wishing to use an installer (for example in locked environments) there is a zipped version of the application and associated folders.

This product has been fully tested and can also be installed to run under Citrix or Terminal Services.

If you intend to run many concurrent users across remote locations outside of a LAN, (i.e., a WAN across country borders) you need to purchase a global licence.

Once installed the software reverts to demo mode until it is activated. So the first thing you need to do after installation is to Activate the software. There is a simple activation process for both installed and unzipped installations.

In order to activate and run the software you MUST have read/write access to the folder where FluidFlow is installed. You cannot activate over a LAN or WAN without using terminal services, remote desktop, citrix, etc., as for activation the application MUST be running in the server process workspace. For more information about the activation process see the activation chapter or download our Network Installation Instructions PDF.

Activation

When you first start FluidFlow it will be automatically activated for you for a 14 day (trial) period. After that, you will need to activate FluidFlow. Here are the various ways to activate the software (post trial period):

License Manager Activation

Once you have installed FluidFlow, the software must be activated to unlock the full functionality.

Activation is the process of configuring access to the available FluidFlow modules. After a new

installation, there are no active modules.

When you purchase the software or obtain a demo licence you will be provided with a Username and Password. Use the information provided in the Licence Manager as shown.

All of the alternative activation methods that were available prior to V3.3 are still available and these are described below.

You can use the 'Help | Activate FluidFlow...' menu option, which will display the dialog below.

Click on the "How to Register" tab and select one of the available registration methods.

The software generates a Product Id (7A37-3DFB in the example above) directly from your

computer. Simply email this Product Id together with the calculation modules you need, or have

purchased, to support@fluidflowinfo.com and an activation code and registration name will be

provided (usually by return).

On receipt of your activation code and registration name (you can specify the registration name if

you wish in the email you send to us), click on the "Activate" tab and enter the information you have received as shown below.

Assuming we have received the following activation data:

Registration Name: Flite Software NI Ltd

Activation Code:

0A0306A5365AAF07A3F28D3FA20BFB5C7BE5682AB8571C880EBF57FD384AB966A91D7A987EE0338F7EDFBF57FD384AB966A922ADEA59EF25E4187DBF57FD384AB966A9A3BFF345B0BA0CEACBAF6A2F9111094829563E472CE22F9180EFAF6A2F911109482940AF7E349247A69F8BF57FD384AB966A932CCEDCABF38D8FF4AF6A2F9111094829DBAEB3D1623F8B8BFAF6A2F9111094829256BDC8D142CD1ED6AF6A2F911109482918FF732900F4D7F42AF6A2F91110948291

Copy and paste this information from your email.

Press the 'Activate FluidFlow' button and the Registration Id will now contain a code instead of Evaluation Version and the modules that you have purchased will become available.

If you are activating a network version then you should also read the network installation instructions for additional information.

Email Activation

If you choose to activate the software by email, please follow the steps outlined below.
Start FluidFlow and select the 'Help | Activate FluidFlow...' menu item:

Email the Product ID to sales@fluidflowinfo.com. In this case, the Product ID is 7A37-3DFB. The FluidFlow team will then reply with a Registration Name and Activation Code which you can use to activate the software.

Copy and paste the Registration Name and Activation Code into the relevant sections of the "Activate FluidFlow" dialog, taking care to ensure there are no spaces between characters of the activation code. Now you can select the "Activate FluidFlow" button and then close the dialog.

Note, you will need to exit and restart FluidFlow to complete the activation process.

At this stage, we recommend when you restart FluidFlow that you select the 'Help | Activate FluidFlow...' menu item to check that the activation process has been completed successfully and the correct number of licenses is noted against each calculation module. If the process has been completed successfully, the value of "-1" as shown above will change to display the number of activate licenses. The 'Modules List' will show a value of "1" adjacent to each module which means we have activated one Liquid, Gas, Slurry, Two-Phase, and Scripting license. You are now ready to commence modelling

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