In order to install, just click on the MSIX file, which installs in just a couple of seconds, install FrameworX as a Windows App.
When the application is running, you can right-click on its icon at Windows TaskBar, and select Pin To Taskbar, so you have a shortcut to access it. Otherwise when you want to execute, type FrameworX in the Windows Search box. |
The first time you Open and Run solutions after a new installation, Windows Firewall may request you authorize its use. Just press OK if the that prompt is show. |
Using Setup.exe for Server Installations When installing for production, either on factory-floor server or in data centers, it's preferable to avoid to authorize the file ports manually, as it happens when you do in your local computer. Further, this less than 10 seconds, install on pre-defined Windows Folder. The tradition Setup.Exe installation tool is also available to those scenarios for licensed users. .NET and Multi-Platform Applications In order to be able to run in other operating platforms, like Linux, it's necessary to have .NET 8. When you install, you may receive the warning that .NET 8 is not available in your computer, that will not prevent you to do configuration targeting Windows only, but prevents to to multi-platform solutions, To install the .NET 8, follow the link in the installer message, or you can find the .NET 8 Desktop Runtime installer from Microsoft here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0. Be sure to pick the version that matches your CPU architecture, which is likely x64. (And don't pick the "SDK" or ".NET Runtime" or other versions - just the ".NET 8 Desktop Runtime") |
When you open the software, the first User Interface is the Solutions Manager tool, which will list the Solutions in your computer and allow to create, edit or run the solutions.
The list will show some product demos in your Documents folder, installed with the product.
You can go ahead and use the New button to create your solution or first explore the installed demos.
To open a Demo Solution, just select from the list and click "Run" to simply start executing it or "Edit" to take a look at how we created it. You can also double click the solution to load it. In order to know what each demo is featuring , check the page Demo Solutions. When you open a Solution, you'll find the following Welcome Window. Navigate to Runtime, and press START button to execute the Solution.
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If you want to create your own solution, simply click "New" in the Solution Manager, and following the Wizard steps.
Our platform doesn't require a license for you to explore the Engineering space! With the evalution version, you'll be able to run the solution for only 2 hours, but has no limitation on the engineering time. |
The first step is to select the Product the solution is intended to use. In order to facility multiple scenarios in a cost-effective way, FrameworX has its product line organize in Family and Models, more information about it on Platform Overview > Product Series. Then, you'll move , you must choose what kind of solution you'll build, Windows or Multi-Platform. Finally, you can put a description and choose a template for your solution here as well, for this example, you can select HeaderLayout. When you're ready, simply click "Create New Solution". |
Once loading is complete, you'll see the Designer home page, the software used to edit the solutions
→: Go to Solution Configuration, to a step by step to add contents to your first solution. |
To deploy into production and run without time limitations, you'll need a License. The information about your license and the links to activate it can be found in the Solutions Manager page, there you may choose between online and offline activation. See more about Licensing and Activation.
If you don't have a license yet, feel free to reach out at sales@tatsoft.com.
With these steps, you've learned the basic on working with FrameworX and you're ready to continue your journey.
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