Custom Standalone Installation
These instructions cover the one user installation of Vertex CAD 2025 (31.0) application to a workstation, when the protection method is one of the following:
Protection method | What you need |
|---|---|
License server | During installation you will need the name of the computer working as the license server and the number of the port using the license service. |
HASP protection module | When you start the application, you will need the license file LICENSE.TXT. |
Time limited license file tied to the computer's identification code | When you start the application, you will need the license file LICENSE.TXT. |
Installation package
Follow the instructions you have received to download the installation package and the possible license file.
Installation
Close all applications before the installation.
Start the installation by double-clicking the .exe file you downloaded.
Select Custom Installation.
Select Install locally on this computer.
If you have previously installed this Vertex CAD application on your workstation, you can choose to upgrade the existing installation or perform a new installation. Select Install new instance. If you want to upgrade an existing installation, see Upgrade a standalone installation for instructions. If no previous installation is found, you do not need to make this selection.
Read the license agreement and accept it.
Accept the data collection agreement.
Select the installation folder.
The default folder is C:\vx[..].
[..] = label of Vertex application, for example g4, g4plant, g4pi, bd, ed, ind.If you want to change to another installation folder, click Browse.
Note
Allowed characters in the folder names of the installation path are alphabets (a-z, A-Z), numbers 0-9 and underscore (_).
Use a backslash (\) as a folder separator in the installation path.
Select or clear additional tasks:
Create a desktop shortcut. The installation program will add a shortcut icon to your desktop.
Associate file types .vxm, .vxp, .vxr, .vxz with the application. If you are installing a new version of the same application, associate the file types with the new version. If you have different Vertex applications (for example, BD and G4), select the association based on the application you are primarily using.
Use local Vertex license server. Select only if it has been installed in your local network. The license server is only used when it has been separately agreed upon and when several Vertex licenses are in use. In the next step, enter the name of the computer working as a license server and the port number.
Name - The name of the server where the license service is installed.
Port - The port number used by the license service.
Install HASP driver. Select only if you have a USB HASP license dongle and need a driver for it.
If a Vertex CAD application has been previously installed on the computer, the driver has already been installed earlier, and you do not have to reinstall it.
If this is the first time Vertex is installed on this computer, select to install the driver.
Click Install or go back if you want to change the settings.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
If you did not select the Launch application option, launch the application from the desktop shortcut.
If you are using a USB HASP license dongle or a time limited license file tied to the computer's identification code, point to the license file by clicking Activate New License File.
Upgrade a standalone installation
If you have previously installed this Vertex CAD application on your workstation, you can choose to upgrade the existing installation. The installation program retrieves information about the previous installation folder from the Windows registry. In general, the upgrade routine replaces only the system folder. It does not affect the user’s data storage (models, libraries, and databases) in shared folder, nor the user’s environment files in custom folder. However, we recommend that you make a full backup of your system before upgrading. This can be done by copying the main Vertex CAD folder and its subfolders to a disk or elsewhere on the network.
Vertex’s main folder, for example:
C:\vxg4
D:\vertex\vxbd
Note
If the previous installation folder name used a version number, for example C:\Vx[..]300, perform a new installation following the instructions above to avoid confusion.
Close all applications before the installation.
Start the installation by double-clicking the .exe file you downloaded.
Select Custom Installation.
Select Install locally on this computer.
Select Upgrade. The installation folder to be upgraded is displayed in the text field.
Read the license agreement and accept it.
Accept the data collection agreement.
Select or clear additional tasks:
Create a desktop shortcut. The installation program will add a shortcut icon to your desktop. The installation program will remove the old shortcut, so a new one will need to be added.
Associate file types .vxm, .vxp, .vxr, .vxz with the application. If you are upgrading the same application to a new version, associate the file types with the new version. If you have different Vertex applications (for example, BD and G4), select the association based on the application you are primarily using.
Click Install or go back if you want to change the settings.
Click Finish to complete the installation.
If you did not select the Launch application option, launch the application from the desktop shortcut.
If you are using a USB HASP license dongle or a time limited license file tied to the computer's identification code, point to the license file by clicking Activate New License File.