Piping Stress Analysis
Software
Quick Start
Installation
1. Unpack zip archive
with START-PROF installation package.
2. Run setup.exe
3. Select Next, Next,
Next
4. Answer YES to install sentinel
drivers
5. Click Install
6. After installator will ask you to modify windows firewall settings.
Click "Yes"!
7. Click Finish
If you receive the message "DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED"
is means that local dongle is not installed on your machine or network
dongle didn't configured.
Local Dongle Configuration
USB dongle update procedure is described here.
Network Dongle Configuration
- Start the Dongle Setup program from the Start Menu: Start Button
> Programs > START-PROF > Network Dongle Setup.
- Select Net protocol TCP/IP.
- Enter server IP address value into the 'name of the server' input
field.
First Steps
You have several options to familiarize with START-PROF software quickly:
- Subscribe and read about START-PROF at our Facebook,
LinkedIn,
and Youtube pages.
Usually we post a lot of useful stuff for piping stress engineers
- Open and see example models that is included into START-PROF installation
package. Application Guide models are described in Application
Guide. Example models allows you to quickly see the START-PROF
in action. Or open Menu Help > Example Models
- Watch Training Videos on PASS/START-PROF
Youtube Channel and try to repeat it
- If you are already CAESAR II user, you can open you CII models
using neutral format file. See details how to do it here.
You can open it or drag-and-drop. But note, that such imported models
sometimes require manual revision. So it is not recommended if you
are using START-PROF for the first time. The main differences between
CAESAR II and START-PROF described here.
- To open Autopipe files, just save it into Caesar II neutral format
- Open PCF files. See details how to do it here.
But note, that such imported models almost always require some manual
revision. So it is not recommended if you are using START-PROF for
the first time
