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What are the limitations of CIRCLY 7.0 Evaluation Mode?

There is only one version of CIRCLY 7.0 – and it can be used in Evaluation Mode. Are you doing a CPEE Unit? We have made CIRCLY 7.0 available to CPEE students to facilitate completion of relevant design assignments. You can use CIRCLY 7.0 in Evaluation Mode to analyse your assignments.…

CIRCLY Error Number 6101 – Traffic Load Distribution (TLD) – .csv file error

  The .csv file that you import must look like the table on the right hand side:   The .csv file that you import must conform with these requirements: The first row must be: Load,SAST,SADT,TAST,TADT,TRDT,QADT   All the proportions (from all axle groups combined) must add up to 1.0 (or very close!) Click here for more information on Importing your TLDs.…

Using APSDS 5.0 over a network

APSDS 5.0 can be run over a network, in the sense that the data files can stored and shared on a remote server or workstation. For APSDS 5.0 to be able to access data over a network, you must Map the Network drive to a drive letter, for example M: For the following procedure to work, it is assumed that the APSDS 5.0 data files are already installed on the server – (the core data files are *.sds and *.mdb). To set up a client/workstation, follow these steps on the client: 1. Open Windows Explorer. (To open Windows Explorer, click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.) 2. In Windows Explorer, open “My Network Places”…

Using CIRCLY 6.0 over a network

CIRCLY 6.0 can be run over a network, in the sense that the data files can stored and shared on a remote server or workstation. For the following procedure to work, it is assumed that the CIRCLY 6.0 data files are already installed on the server – (the core data files are *.cls and *.cmdb). To set up a client/workstation, follow these steps on the client: 1. Open Windows Explorer. 2. In Windows Explorer, open “My Network Places” and navigate to the server, then to the drive where the CIRCLY data is stored. 3. Now start CIRCLY on the client. Click . If for example the CIRCLY data files are installed in the folder “C:Users\Public\Documents\Mincad Systems\CIRCLY6\data” on the server, type in…

What APSDS 5.0 files do I need to backup?

To find out what data folder is currently being used: Click . The data folder will be shown in the “Data Path” field. By default this will be “C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mincad Systems\APSDS5\data”. To backup your data: At the very minimum you only need to back-up all the *.sds files and the database files LAYERS.MDB and LOADS.MDB. There is only one possible catch. APSDS is designed to use the latest (and only the latest) versions of the relevant data from the databases when you run an analysis. If you change ANY of the data that was used by previously run jobs, if you run those jobs again they will use the latest data, not the historical data. This is by design. To ensure…

What CIRCLY 6.0 files do I need to backup?

To find out what data folder is currently being used: Click . The data folder will be shown in the “Data Path” field. By default this will be “C:\Users\Public\Documents\Mincad Systems\CIRCLY6\data”. To backup your data: At the very minimum you only need to back-up all the *.cls files and the database files LAYERS6.CMDB and LOADS6.CMDB. There is only one possible catch. CIRCLY is designed to use the latest (and only the latest) versions of the relevant data from the databases when you run an analysis. If you change ANY of the data that was used by previously run jobs, if you run those jobs again they will use the latest data, not the historical data. This is by design. To ensure that you can check the actual data…

CIRCLY 6.0 Fatal Error Number 9608 – Analysis by numerical engine terminated with fatal error

When you click the “Run Analysis” button, CIRCLY 6.0 uses CIRCLY32.exe to perform the numerical analysis. You are welcome to send your data files so that we can diagnose the problem. Click . The data folder will be shown in the “Data Path” field. By default this will be “C:Users\Public\Documents\Mincad Systems\CIRCLY6\data”. Email the .cls and .sto files for the job that is giving the error and the database files LAYERS6.CMDB and LOADS6.CMDB.…

Error Number: 9201 – Hardware Lock has not been activated to run this CIRCLY Version

A. If you have purchased a new licence for CIRCLY 5.0 or later: Please contact Mincad Systems or your local agent to arrange a replacement for your Hardware Lock. B. If you have purchased an upgrade from an earlier version of CIRCLY: You must key in a special activation code to set the Hardware Lock to run this CIRCLY Version. Make sure you have your activation code handy before proceeding. Before doing this you must have installed the Sentinel System Driver (click here for instructions) AND CIRCLY the first time. The Licence Activation Key provided by Mincad Systems will be of the form: V1-HIP1-26719-REN-70611-COMI-7146 Copy the key to the Windows clipboard (by highlighting it and then Control+C). Make sure your CIRCLY/APSDS Hardware Lock…