Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition FAQ

What Pro/ENGINEER capabilities are provided with the Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition?

The Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition includes the following Pro/ENGINEER Modules:

Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition
  • Pro/ENGINEER Foundation
  • Behavioral Modeling Extension
  • Mechanism Design Extension
  • Design Animation Option
  • Advanced Surface Extension
  • Advanced Assembly Extension
  • Interactive Surface Design Extension

Note: The Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition does not include the following modules that are part of the commercial Pro/ENGINEER Foundation product bundle:

Pro/INTERFACE for CADDS, Pro/INTERFACE for CATIA, Pro/PDGS

What are the minimum system requirements for the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition?

The Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition is based on the commercial version of Pro/ENGINEER 2001. With the exception of processor and operating system support, the Student Edition has the same system requirements as the commercial version of Pro/ENGINEER. Commercial hardware requirements are located at:

http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/2001/support.htm

A summary of the minimum system requirements is provided below. Please note that the Student Edition is not supported on UNIX platforms.

Category 2001 Student Edition
Processors Intel Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Pentium IV
Operating Systems Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/NT 4.0
Main Memory 64MB
Minimum Disk Space 400MB
Swap Space 128MB
Graphics Hardware S3 Compatible Graphics card or Microsoft-approved Win32 GDI
Network Microsoft TCP/IP + (Ethernet network adapter required)
Media CD-ROM

What languages are supported by Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition?

The Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition supports Italian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese languages. The desired language(s) is selected at the time of installation.

Note: Japanese is not supported on Windows 98/ME

I am trying to install Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition in a language other than English. What do I do?

If you would like to install Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition in a language other than English follow these instructions:

Windows 98/ME:

  1. Add the following line to your autoexec.bat file:

    set LANG = language

    Where language is either "german", "french", "spanish", "italian", or "japanese".

  2. Reboot your computer.
  3. Launch PTC.Setup by inserting the Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition CD or by double clicking on the setup.exe file located in your CD-ROM directory.
  4. During installation, you will have the choice of what language(s) to install. If you install more than one language, you will have to toggle the value of LANG in autoexec.bat to switch from one language to another. The value of LANG for English is either "C" or simply remove the LANG variable altogether. Autoexec.bat changes only become effective after a reboot.

Windows NT 4.0:

  1. Right-click on My Computer and select Properties. Select the Environment tab.
  2. In the Variable field, type "LANG".
  3. In the Value field, type "language", where language is either "german", "french", "spanish", "italian", or "japanese".
  4. Select Apply to effect the changes.

Windows 2000:

  1. Right-click on My Computer and select Properties.
  2. In the Advanced tab, select the Environment Variables button.
  3. Under the "User" section, select New.
  4. In the Variable Name field, type "LANG".
  5. In the Variable Value field, type "language", where language is either "german", "french", "spanish", "italian", or "japanese".

NOTE: For all Operating Systems, you will need to have a Japanese version of the OS in order to run in Japanese. For European languages, this is not required.

I have installed Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition and when I run it, I get an error message that says the CD isn't in the drive?

In order to start Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition, the CD must be in the first CD-ROM drive in your system before you start the software.

Some DVD drives may not be recognized as CD-ROM drives, therefore, the program can't detect the CD in the drive and will not start.

What does the error "Out of Environment Space" mean?

On all Windows 98/ME platforms, the "Initial Environment Space" must be set to "4096" before starting Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition. Normally, this should happen automatically, however, right clicking on the Student Edition shortcut and selecting Properties can set this. Within the Memory tab, increase the Initial Environment Space to 4096. Select Apply.

I launch Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition and get the splash screen, then it goes away but the program does not start. What do I do?

First, you will need to right-click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop. From the resulting menu, select Properties. This will display a dialog box with 4 tabs on it. Select the Performance tab. On the Performance tab, there will be three large buttons near the bottom. Select the Graphics button. This brings up the Hardware Acceleration dialog box, which is a slider that can be set from none to full. The default setting in Windows is full. Move this slider all the way to none. Select OK at the bottom, which will close the window and the exit the System Properties dialog box. This will then give a prompt to restart your machine. Click yes to restart it, now Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition should start.

If Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition still doesn't run after setting your acceleration to none, right-click on your desktop and select Properties from the menu. This will display the Display Settings Dialog box. Select the Settings tab and locate the Color Palette or Color Depth setting. Set this value to be 256 colors. Apply it and exit the Display Properties box. You should now be able to run the program.

When I go to the lab at my school with the files I created in the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition, I cannot read the files with the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition found in the lab. What is the problem?

To read files created by the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition, the lab must be using educational licenses of Pro/ENGINEER. Also, Pro/ENGINEER files are only upward compatible between major releases.

I received a free copy of the Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition and CADTRAIN Pro/ENGINEER Primer at one of PTC's Innovation Day events. When I try to use the Primer with the Student Edition, I get an error stating that the Pro/ENGINEER Models are not compatible with the Student Edition. What should I do?

Download the 9 MB COACH_E_PARTS_EDUCATION ZIP file from the CADTrain web site:

http://www.cadtrain.com/ftp/2001_primer_parts_education.zip

This file contains Pro/ENGINEER models that are compatible with the Student Edition. Use these models instead of the models provided on the Primer CD.

Where can I get more information about purchasing Pro/ENGINEER or Pro/MECHANICA Student Edition?

To purchase the Pro/ENGINEER or Pro/MECHANICA Student Edition visit www.proestudent.com or www.journeyed.com.

What are the differences between the Commercial version and the Student Edition of Pro/ENGINEER?

The Student Edition includes features that make it uniquely suited for personal, educational use. These restrictions do not inhibit personal, educational use of the software.

The differences from the commercial software are:

What kinds of help tools (online tutorials/printed manuals/general help) are provided with the Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition?

PTC's Online Help is shipped with Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition and is installed by default. The Online Help can be started from within Pro/ENGINEER by selecting #Help, #Pro/E Help System. Printed documentation is not provided. A Pro/ENGINEER multi-media primer CD is also provided. Customers that purchase the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition from Journey Education Marketing also receive tutorials by Roger Toogood, University of Alberta (PDF files on CD) and are eligible to receive installation support.

How are the Student Editions licensed?

The Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition is licensed for educational use only. For more details, refer to PTC's Student Edition license agreement. All Student Edition customers must sign this license agreement before receiving the Student Edition.

How much does the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition cost?

For Student Edition pricing visit www.proestudent.com or www.journeyed.com.

Can additional modules/functionality be purchased to expand Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition?

No, Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition cannot be expanded to provide additional capabilities.

Are Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition files compatible with Commercial Licenses of Pro/ENGINEER?

No, the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition is not intended for commercial use. Files created within the Student Edition cannot be opened with commercially licensed Pro/ENGINEER. In addition, files created with commercially licensed Pro/ENGINEER cannot be opened with the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition.

Is Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition compatible with a Commercial version of Pro/MECHANICA?

No, Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition and Pro/MECHANICA Student Edition are only compatible with each another. They are not compatible with Commercial versions of PTC Software.

What Graphics Accelerators and Plotters are supported for Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition?

The list of certified Graphics Accelerators and Plotters can be found at:

http://www.ptc.com/partners/hardware/2001/support.htm

Is there a limitation on the number of machines the Student Edition Pro/ENGINEER package can be installed and started on?

There are no license codes limiting which machines the software can be installed and started on. However, the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition CD must be in the CD-ROM at all times when running the software.

What will happen if the CD is removed from the CD-ROM while working within Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition?

A warning message "CAN'T RUN WITHOUT CD IN CDROM DRIVE! Replace CD and Save work. Session may exit". Continuing to work without the Pro/ENGINEER Student Edition CD in the drive will cause the application to exit.

Does the Student Edition have a "time bomb" that disables its use after a period of time?

No. Student Edition software can be used indefinitely.

What does the error "error in plpfhost" refer to?

This error may occur for one of two reasons.

What does the error "could not detect network adapter" refer to?

An ethernet network adapter is required to start Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition. Refer to your hardware vendor for information on installing and configuring the network adapter.

On Windows ME Systems it is highly recommended that ME's System Restore capability be disabled.

Refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge base article for instructions:

Q264887 - How to Enable and Disable System Restore
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q264/8/87.asp

On Windows 98/ME, why am I unable to map textures on my models?

This is a known issue with Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Student Edition on Windows 98/ME systems. The issue does not occur on Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000.

 

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