Installing CAD Integrator on your PC

  • To implement the Auto CAD Integrator software, each user assigned a Auto CAD Integrator license must install the Cad Intagrator software, which is an overlay on your existing Auto CAD application.
  • A user must be logged into his or her account when installing, or the system administrator must log in as that user, as Auto CAD Integrator installs settings to the current user in the registry.
  • The user must have Administrator permissions on their PC. If you do not have those permissions, contact your PC support person for access.

How do I install the Auto CAD Integrator software?

Before you begin the installation process, ensure that:

  • Your system has a supported version of Auto CAD installed.
  • You back up the <Installation Directory>\apps folder before you upgrade your Auto CAD Integrator software. The default installation directory is <Program Files>\IBMTririga\ci. The apps folder contains user-defined data for Fill, Label, Queries, Themes, etc. Backing it up before an upgrade ensures the custom settings are not lost during upgrade.
  • You are an admin user. You can install for admin or non-admin users. In Windows 7, non-admin users cannot write to an installation directory in the <Program Files> directory. If Auto CAD Integrator is installed in the <Program Files> directory, non-admin users cannot access the full functionality of the program.
  • For Windows 7 64-bit client machines, you do not install the Auto CAD Integrator for Auto CAD on the same machine with Auto CAD Integrator for MicroStation.

Use the following procedure to install CAD Integrator. The first step for an installation is to insert IBM TRIRIGA Installation Disk into the CD or CD/DVD drive or from a location on your network drive.

To Install the CAD Integrator Software

Step 1. Open the installation folder on your network drive.

Step 2. Double-click the InstallCI.exe file. Select I accept both the IBM and the non-IBM terms and click Next.

Step 3. In the Welcome dialog box, click Next.

Step 4. Choose the option with which to install CAD Integrator.

Choose Install for all users only if you are installing on behalf of one or more non-admin users. Each user must manually load the IBM TRIRIGA CAD Integrator menu.

Step 5. Select the default destination folder location or click Browse to select a different location.

If you intend to have non-admin users run Auto CAD Integrator on a Windows 7 client, browse and select a folder outside of the default Program Files folder as the Destination Folder in the CAD Integrator install screens.

Step 6.  Click Next.

Step 7.  From the list of Auto CAD applications, select the installed version of AutoCAD that you want the Auto CAD Integrator to work with, and click Next:

 For a 64-bit operating system, the installer creates a list of all supported AutoCAD versions.

 For a 32-bit operating system, the installer lists only the locally installed AutoCAD versions.

Step 8.  Review the settings and click Next. If you need to adjust the settings, click Back.

Step 9.  Click Next. The installation begins.

Step 10. When the installation completes, click Finish.

If the IBM TRIRIGA CAD Integrator menu is not displayed when you start Auto CAD, see the next article How do I troubleshoot the CAD Integrator configuration?

If you are upgrading Auto CAD Integrator, you may need to unload and reload the triAcad.cuix file to reflect the most recent menu changes.

Step 11. If you installed for a non-admin user, use Windows Explorer to change the security of the Destination Folder (the folder where CAD Integrator is installed). Provide Read/Write permission for the folder to Auto CAD Integrator users logged in to the Windows 7 client.