Simul8 Tutorial: How to Install Simul8¶

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hi my name is simona and i am 3d hi my name is simona and i am 3d supervisor at microbes motion control supervisor at microbes motion control supervisor at microbes motion control in this similar tutorial i will show you in this similar tutorial i will show you in this similar tutorial i will show you how to install simulate how to install simulate how to install simulate once the installer is downloaded double once the installer is downloaded double once the installer is downloaded double click on it an installation wizard will click on it an installation wizard will click on it an installation wizard will appear appear appear so accept the agreement and push next so accept the agreement and push next so accept the agreement and push next the default installation folder is the the default installation folder is the the default installation folder is the user user user folder documents and maya and the folder documents and maya and the folder documents and maya and the version version version of maya that this plugin has been of maya that this plugin has been of maya that this plugin has been scripted for and tested scripted for and tested scripted for and tested so click next once the installation is completed you once the installation is completed you will be shown will be shown will be shown windows with the version release notes windows with the version release notes windows with the version release notes click finish and run maya i'm running my hotfix 0.6 i'm running my hotfix 0.6 and i suggest to update your and i suggest to update your and i suggest to update your maya to the latest up fix if you can maya to the latest up fix if you can maya to the latest up fix if you can and you can do that for free from the and you can do that for free from the and you can do that for free from the autodesk autodesk autodesk marketplace right i want to focus on the script right i want to focus on the script editor so just clear this the first thing you will just clear this the first thing you will do you will want to do you will want to do you will want to it's to load the plugin from setting it's to load the plugin from setting it's to load the plugin from setting preferences plugin manager preferences plugin manager preferences plugin manager and as you will notice the subfolder for and as you will notice the subfolder for and as you will notice the subfolder for the simulate plugin is already focused the simulate plugin is already focused the simulate plugin is already focused so so so load it and autoload what you will load it and autoload what you will load it and autoload what you will notice is that notice is that notice is that simulate started but you will have a simulate started but you will have a simulate started but you will have a message as well message as well message as well saying that log is not found saying that log is not found saying that log is not found the dot plan cannot be found or is the dot plan cannot be found or is the dot plan cannot be found or is corrupted the log file corrupted the log file corrupted the log file along with the license file along with the license file along with the license file has two key components in order for the has two key components in order for the has two key components in order for the plugin to work plugin to work plugin to work um so the next step um so the next step um so the next step is to load simulate shelf is to load simulate shelf is to load simulate shelf and in order to find it it's in the and in order to find it it's in the and in order to find it it's in the installation folder so it's where you're installation folder so it's where you're installation folder so it's where you're installed the plugin installed the plugin installed the plugin and in my case is and in my case is and in my case is maya 2018 shelf simulate it's in the simulate shelf simulate it's in the simulate folder once the shelf is loaded click on the once the shelf is loaded click on the license info button which is the first license info button which is the first license info button which is the first one one one left this will open a window left this will open a window left this will open a window with the license request with the license request with the license request form so just fill in in the fields and request license the fields and request license the fields and request license send the email send the email send the email all right once a month has been sent you all right once a month has been sent you all right once a month has been sent you should briefly should briefly should briefly like after a while you should receive um like after a while you should receive um like after a while you should receive um an email from our customer service to an email from our customer service to an email from our customer service to um with the deliver with the license um with the deliver with the license um with the deliver with the license file and file and file and the log file so the log file so the log file so let me clean this let's pretend let's pretend that we've received the email that we've received the email that we've received the email and these two are the two files and that and these two are the two files and that and these two are the two files and that you know you know you know from i will then have to go to i will then have to go to the simulate folder and paste log and license file and paste log and license file into the scripts subfolder into the scripts subfolder into the scripts subfolder license and the log file are human license and the log file are human license and the log file are human readable and they will tell you this is readable and they will tell you this is readable and they will tell you this is gibberish and then they will tell you gibberish and then they will tell you gibberish and then they will tell you the full license expiration expiration the full license expiration expiration the full license expiration expiration date date date and the log file will tell you what and the log file will tell you what and the log file will tell you what when when when you're lost to use the when when when you're lost to use the when when when you're lost to use the plugin plugin plugin they're necessary for the plugin to run if you go back a couple of folders you if you go back a couple of folders you will notice that will notice that will notice that the installation wizard has created two the installation wizard has created two the installation wizard has created two folders the first one is the plugins folders the first one is the plugins folders the first one is the plugins we've been through already with the we've been through already with the we've been through already with the simulate plugin folder simulate plugin folder simulate plugin folder and the second one is the modules and the second one is the modules and the second one is the modules folder inside modus fold installation folder inside modus fold installation folder inside modus fold installation wizard left this file wizard left this file wizard left this file which is called simulate.mod and that is which is called simulate.mod and that is which is called simulate.mod and that is a file that helps the system to update a file that helps the system to update a file that helps the system to update the environment variables in order the environment variables in order the environment variables in order for maya to be able to find for maya to be able to find for maya to be able to find all the scripts files that are needed all the scripts files that are needed all the scripts files that are needed for the plugin to work so for the plugin to work so for the plugin to work so if you decide to install the plugin a if you decide to install the plugin a if you decide to install the plugin a different different different folder than the one suggested by the folder than the one suggested by the folder than the one suggested by the installation wizard installation wizard installation wizard please be sure that maya through please be sure that maya through please be sure that maya through the the environment file is the the environment file is the the environment file is a war where a war where a war where you can find the modules folder because you can find the modules folder because you can find the modules folder because the modus folders is basically telling the modus folders is basically telling the modus folders is basically telling maya where to find maya where to find maya where to find subsequently the plugins file needed for subsequently the plugins file needed for subsequently the plugins file needed for simulate to run simulate to run simulate to run right so let's go back to maya right so let's go back to maya right so let's go back to maya and now and now and now there's no warning messages and there's no warning messages and there's no warning messages and the licensing for licensing for windows the licensing for licensing for windows the licensing for licensing for windows is telling me that the license is of is telling me that the license is of is telling me that the license is of type 1 type 1 type 1 and it will expire the 13th of july and it will expire the 13th of july and it will expire the 13th of july 2020. 2020. 2020. so now we are so now we are so now we are ready to test if the plugin works ready to test if the plugin works ready to test if the plugin works and we're just going to try and pour and we're just going to try and pour and we're just going to try and pour milo remover oh milo remover oh milo remover oh it's an error yeah something is it's an error yeah something is it's an error yeah something is not working so let me go back not working so let me go back not working so let me go back and maybe refresh the license maybe it and maybe refresh the license maybe it and maybe refresh the license maybe it didn't really pick it up didn't really pick it up didn't really pick it up and let me try again well that's it that's more okay so press well that's it that's more okay so press six to see the textures six to see the textures six to see the textures and if i move that and if i move that and if i move that yep everything is working properly right yep everything is working properly right yep everything is working properly right if you have any questions suggestions or if you have any questions suggestions or if you have any questions suggestions or comments comments comments please write us an email at please write us an email at please write us an email at support mcroberts.com for support mcroberts.com for support mcroberts.com for this tutorial is all this tutorial is all this tutorial is all have fun