Windows Installation using self extracting .exe file

Click on the Windows button to download the CadEnhance tools. Download the selected file.

The page shown below can be found on the Downloads page at https://www.cadenhance.com/downloads 

Execute the self extracting install file

Click open or show in folder (we will show the show in folder steps)

Double click to execute the downloaded file

In Case of Security Warning:

If a Security Warning pops up, you will need to take steps to override the warning and continue the installation process 

Click the More info Link 

Then Click Run Anyway and goto the next step

Start the Installation process

Click on "OK" button in "CadEnhance EDA Tools"

Extract the archive

The default installation directory is C:\

The user may wish to use the Browse... button to pick a different directory to install the tools to.

our C:\ Drive is an small internal SSD,  So we actually install the tools on our D:\ Drive where we have much more room.

Multi Version Installation

It can be very useful to install each version of the tools in its own directory so that users can revert to an older version of the tool if necessary.

At CadEnhance we use this technique so that we can easily switch to a customers current tool version to try and reproduce an issue they might be having.

We like to use a base directory named D:\CE_INSTALLS

and then we create a directory for each version named vxx.xx.xx underneath the CE_INSTALLS directory.

The Ready to Install Version message can be used to determine the version directory

In this case we would use D:\CE_INSTALLS\v21.8.2

we can use the browse button and create the directory structure we need

or we can just type the resulting path in the Unzip to folder entry

Then we press the unzip Button

Then add the CE_ROOT_DIR environment Variable to point to the CE_INSTALLS\vxx.xx.xx\cadEnhance directory you want to use

In this case, the latest installed version is v21.8.2 so our CE_ROOT_DIR would be set to D:\CE_INSTALLS\v21.8.2\cadEnhance

In windows you can create generic shortcuts to the tools you want to use and insert the %CE_ROOT_DIR%\tools\toolName 

Click on "Unzip" button to unzip to selected directory.

Acknowledge the operation

Click on "OK" button

Close the Self Extractor 

Click on "Close" button

Resulting extracted File Directories

Your unzipped files will be located in the C:\. Click on "CE_installs" to locate your license version.

Click on "V21.5.1" so you will be able to find the individual tool executable files.

Located in the license folder is the "License_Request" text document. 

Email the "License_Request" text document back to boleary@cadenhance.com. 

The resulting cadEnhance Directory structure will look like this.

The individual tool executable files will be located in the following locations