Installation

System Requirements

This software product runs on Windows and Macintosh computers that satisfy the following requirements.

Macintosh Recommended Requirements

Macintosh® OS 10.10 through 10.14 or higher¹

x64 Intel® Mac®

3 GB of hard disk space

8 GB RAM or greater

Mouse Pointing Device (wheel button recommended)

256 MB VRAM

Installation

The application consists of a collection of files and folders extracted from the installer. The installer will decompress the following files and folders:

ViaCAD (Mac)

Application bundle used to launch the program.

BackUp

Folder where files are placed when using the Backup options for the application. This folder is located under your user directory.

BOM

ASCII files that serve as templates for Bill of Materials.

DXF

This folder contains a data file used in support of DWG and DXF translations.

Environ

The Environ folder contains a collection of preference files that are used to customize the look and feel of the application. This contains user settings for colors, line fonts, cross hatching, and keyboard short cuts.

Templates

This folder contains a collection of templates that are used to support the Model To Sheet tool.

Strings

The strings folder contains information needed to localize the application for different languages.

Symbols

The Symbols folder contains a collection of files displayed under the Symbol tab of Concept Explorer.

Launching Punch! ViaCAD

After installing the software onto your hard disk start the application by:

1. Double-•clicking the ViaCAD folder to open it.
2. Double-•clicking the ViaCAD application icon.

ViaCAD will launch and be ready to create your first model.