2005r3 through 2007r2, MD R1, and MD R2 InterOP Catia v5r18 patch

This patch applies the latest R18 Interop libraries to Patran versions 2005r3 to the latest.

• In order to install this patch, Make sure user has write/ownership access to P3_HOME area
• Example: find /msc/patran2006 | xargs chmod 777
• Change directory to P3_HOME and unzip/un-tar files. $P3_HOME is the Patran installation directory.

• To Install On Unix:
• cd /msc/patran2006
• gunzip < /devl/rtest/intr18sp3/hp700patch_interopr18.tar.gz | tar xvf –

• To Install On Windows:
• Run "WinZip" or an equivalent program that is capable of uncompressing "ZIP" files. Uncompress the ZIP file from the "$P3_HOME" location, unloading the files into the appropriate subdirectories.

Notes:

• This patch requires OS level to be at 2008r1 level. Please see Hardware/Software requirements for Patran 2008r1
• It is recommended that if using older session files to make sure the call to any xplus binary is preceded by P3_HOME/bin to avoid any mix-ups with older xplus binaries.
  • For example:
    • Old: utl_process_spawn( "xplus_vdap.exe laengs.vda laengs", TRUE )
    • New: utl_process_spawn( P3_HOME//"/bin/xplus_vdap.exe laengs.vda laengs", TRUE )
  • Another way to avoid mixups is to move all xplus* binaries from P3_HOME/bin/exe to some temporary folder.
• While the patch was not officially certified for Patran 2005, 2005r1; or 2005r2, it is believed that it will work