How can I setup the Thermal/Flow solver on a Linux system without installing
NX?
Solution
The process for setting up the Thermal/Flow solver on a Linux system is not
complicated. The solver can be downloaded by going to the following link:
https://download.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/
Select NX in the left hand column.
Select The latest series in the right column.
Select Add-ons
Select Thermal and flow.
Select the version of NX you are using.
Select the Linux version of the solver (look for lnx_64 at the end of the
filename).
Once the file is downloaded, transfer it to the Linux system and extract the
files. The extracted zip file will create a tmg directory. There are two
environment variables that need to be defined. The first is UGII_TMG_DIR and
needs to be defined as the full path for the tmg folder.
export UGII_TMG_DIR=/siemens/nx11/tmg
Next a variable needs to be defined to define the license server. The variable
SPLM_LICENSE_SERVER is defined as the port@host for your license server.
export SPLM_LICENSE_SERVER=28000@server1
The solver can now be launched using the following command:
$UGII_TMG_DIR/com/tmgnx.com
Notes