LANTEK  

Lantek Investigación y Desarrollo SL 
 

 
CAD‐CAM 
User Installation Guide
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Lantek Sheet Metal Solutions, SL

Parque Tecnológico de Álava
Albert Einstein 36, Ed. Lantek
01510 Miñano - Álava (ESPAÑA)
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Table of Contents  

1  Installation Pre-Requisites .................................................................................................................... 9 

1.1  Hardware ....................................................................................................................................... 9 

1.1.1  Minimum requirements .......................................................................................................... 9 

1.1.2  Recommended requirements .............................................................................................. 10 

1.2  Software ...................................................................................................................................... 11 

1.2.1  Client and server supported operating systems.................................................................. 11 

1.2.2  Server recommended operating systems ........................................................................... 11 

1.2.3  Other requirements ............................................................................................................. 12 

2  Installation ........................................................................................................................................... 13 

2.1  StandAlone & Server Installations............................................................................................... 13 

2.2  Client Installation ......................................................................................................................... 27 
2.3  Add/Remove Programs ............................................................................................................... 28 
2.4  Command Line parameters......................................................................................................... 29 

3  Database creation ............................................................................................................................... 30 

4  Appendices.......................................................................................................................................... 33 

4.1  Appendix A. Server Installation ................................................................................................... 33 

4.2  Appendix B. SQL Server 2005 Express Edition Features, limitations and installation tips......... 35 

4.2.1  Features and limitations ...................................................................................................... 35 

4.3  Appendix C. Windows Vista Limitations ...................................................................................... 35 

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List of Figures  
Figure 1: Choose Setup Language ............................................................................................................. 13 
Figure 2: Enter registration information ....................................................................................................... 14 
Figure 3: Start installation ........................................................................................................................... 15 
Figure 4: License agreement ...................................................................................................................... 16 
Figure 5: Update options ............................................................................................................................. 17 
Figure 5: Updating previous versions ......................................................................................................... 18 
Figure 6: Destination directory selection ..................................................................................................... 19 
Figure 7: Program folder selection .............................................................................................................. 20 
Figure 8: Setup selection ............................................................................................................................ 20 
Figure 9: Unit selection ............................................................................................................................... 21 
Figure 10: Choose features......................................................................................................................... 22 
Figure 11: Machine installation ................................................................................................................... 23 
Figure 11: Ready to install .......................................................................................................................... 24 
Figure 12: Selection of a directory for key files ........................................................................................... 25 
Figure 13: Complete installation ................................................................................................................. 26 
Figure 15: Modify, Repair and Remove program ........................................................................................ 28 
Figure 16: Creation of a database .............................................................................................................. 30 
Figure 17: Name the database ................................................................................................................... 31 
Figure 18: Creation of database ................................................................................................................. 32 
Figure 19: Database is created ................................................................................................................... 32 

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List of Tables  
TABLE 1: Documentation Conventions ........................................................................................................ 7

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Introduction  
Lantek develops easy to use and affordable CAD / CAM nesting software called Expert for cutting and
punching and ERP software called Integra designed for use in the Sheet metal and Fabrication industry.

These softwares make it possible to design, manufacture and fabricate sheet metal products and
simultaneously manage the entire enterprise process involving purchases, sales, warehouses finance
and so on.

Documentation Conventions 
The documentation conventions used throughout the manual are as follows:

CONVENTION DESCRIPTION

Indicates a module name, table name in a path,

Data
tab or button

Indicates table name in sentences, window and

Data
dialog box name

‘Data’ Indicates section name, field name

‘Data’ Indicates the entry of a field

(Data) Indicates cross references

-> Indicates the path to access a table

Indicates the notes

Indicates the warnings

Indicates the prerequisites

TABLE 1: Documentation Conventions

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CHAPTER

1
1 Installation Pre­Requisites 

1.1 HARDWARE 

1.1.1 Minimum requirements 

a. Client

 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon®, 2.2 GHz or greater or Intel® or AMD Dual
Core® processor, 1.6 GHz or greater.

 1 GB RAM.

 1 GB of hard disk space.

b. Server

 Screen resolution of 1280x1024 px.

 2 GB RAM.

 4 GB of hard disk space.

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1.1.2 Recommended requirements 

c. Client

 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon®, 3.0 GHz or greater

or
Intel or AMD Dual Core® processor, 2.0 GHz or greater.

 2 GB RAM

 Screen resolution of 1280x1024 px.

 For Flex3D and Flex3D 5X it recommended a 256+ MB DirectX or OpenGL Capable

graphic card.

d. Server

 Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon®, 3.0 GHz or greater

or
Intel or AMD Dual Core® processor, 2.0 GHz or greater.

 4 GB RAM.

 4 GB of hard disk space

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1.2 SOFTWARE 

1.2.1 Client and server supported operating systems 

 Windows® XP Professional SP2

 Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition

 Windows® XP Home SP2

 Windows® Vista Ultimate Edition

 Windows® Vista Home Edition

 Windows® Vista Business Edition

 Windows® Vista Ultimate Edition x64

 Windows® 7 Ultimate Edition

 Windows® 7 Home Edition

 Windows® 7 Professional Edition

 Windows® 7 Ultimate Edition x64

 Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1

 Windows® Server 2008

1.2.2 Server recommended operating systems  
 Windows® Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1

 Windows® Server 2008

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1.2.3 Other requirements 
 You need administration rights to install.

 You need TCP/IP configured to run a Client installation

 You need Internet Explorer 7.x or higher.

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CHAPTER

2
2 Installation  
2.1 STANDALONE & SERVER INSTALLATIONS 
The only difference between StandAlone and Server installations is explained in step g.

Language Selection:

Figure 1: Choose Setup Language

Select the desired language and click “OK”

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a. Serial Number Selection:

Figure 2: Enter registration information

Introduce the name of the company and Serial number of the dongle in uppercase. Click “Next”
to continue.

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b. Start Installation:

Figure 3: Start installation

Welcome window…”Next” to continue, “Cancel” to exit installation program.

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c. License Agreement:

Figure 4: License agreement

Click “Yes” to accept the license agreement

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d. Update options

Figure 5: Update options

In this step we can choose to make a clean installation without searching previous versions, we
can also search the entire computer to find previous versions or search only in the specified
folder.

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e. Update Installation

Figure 6: Updating previous versions

When the installation finds a previous version of a program in your computer it will allow you to
update it. If you select any version update, the installation will jump to step j, if you do not select
any update it will continue to the next step allowing you to perform a new installation.

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f. Destination Directory Selection:

Figure 7: Destination directory selection

Select the main directory of the installation. The programs will be installed in their own directories
under this main directory.

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g. Select Program Manager Group:

Figure 8: Program folder selection

Select the Program Group of the programs.

h. Type of Installation:

Figure 9: Setup selection

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StandAlone installation is recommended for computers that are not connected to a network. Server
installation is recommended for computers connected to a network (Read appendix A if you want
to learn more about Server Installation).

Install database server is a check to define if you want to install the database server or not.

i. Unit Selection:

Figure 10: Unit selection

Select the unit system you´re going to work with.

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j. Program Install Selections:

k

Figure 11: Choose features

Select only the programs you want to install in your computer.

When a program is selected, you can change its default directory (Browse).

Click Continue when you are satisfied with your program selection.

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l. Machine installation:

Figure 12: Machine installation

Select only the manufacturers whose machines you want to install.

You can also install other manufacturers once the installation has finished.

If you want to install all the manufacturers select then in the list or check the “Install all the
manufacturers” option.

Click Continue when you are satisfied with your manufacturer selection.

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m. Ready to install

Figure 13: Ready to install

If you click “Next” all the necessary files for the selected programs will be copied to the computer.
It is possible to revise the settings and change them if you click “Back”.

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o. Key files

Figure 14: Selection of a directory for key files

At this point the installer will ask you if you want to install the key files in that moment. If you click
yes you´ll have to select the directory from which the installer will take the key files and copy to the
installation directory.

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p. Finish Installation

Figure 15: Complete installation

When the installation is finished you will get the following window.

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2.2 CLIENT INSTALLATION 
To perform a Client installation a Server installation must previously exist.

Follow the same steps of the StandAlone & Server installation except step g:

q. Type of Installation:

Select Client option and then click “Browse” Button to select the computer where the Database
Server is located. Click “Next”.

From this point to the end of the installation the steps are the same as the StandAlone and Server
installation.

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2.3 ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS 
This dialogue will appear when you run setup after any Lantek program is installed:

Figure 16: Modify, Repair and Remove program 

If you click on “Modify” the Program Selection window will appear and will allow you to add new
programs that are not installed or remove currently installed programs.

All the installed programs will appear checked and if you uncheck any of them it will be uninstalled.
If you check any program that was not previously checked, it will install that program in the
computer.

If you do not uncheck a previously checked program, it will do nothing with that program.

If you click “Repair” button, the installation program will repeat the last installation that was
performed in the computer.

If you click “Remove” All button, all the programs of the current installation will be removed:

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2.4 COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS 
The following syntax is used to install modify Lantek installation:

Setup.exe /z“novers“

novers: Performs a new installation.

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3
3 Database creation  
Please select “create new database”

Figure 17: Creation of a database

You can also do this step at any other time, to create a second database, or to import/ move a
database

You can do this by selecting:

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“Start -> all programs -> Lantek -> Configuration tool”

Figure 18: Name the database

Select an appropriate name for your database and press “create”

 For the database name, please do not use special signs

(like @ ? ~ etc….) (Use Characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, ‘-‘)

Keep the name simple, for instance company name.

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The system will now create your database. This can take several minutes to complete.

Figure 19: Creation of database

If everything is ok, following message will popup.

Figure 20: Database is created

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4 Appendices 
4.1 APPENDIX A. SERVER INSTALLATION 
If the computer where Lantek programs are installed, is connected to a network, the database
folder (usually C:\Lantek\Database) will be shared in the network with the following name:
DATABASE$.

This can be checked just typing in \\ServerName\DATABASE$ in the run command of your O.S,
where ServerName is the name of the computer where the standalone installation has been
performed. If the command is successful, an explorer window will appear showing the contents of
the database files folder.

In that folder a file called Database.ini can be found. Following the contents of the file:

[Database]

DATABASE= C:\LANTEK\DATABASE; Database Files directory

DATABASE2= \\ServerName\DATABASE$ ; Shared Server Directory

These parameters are only necessary for the installer when performing a client installation.

All database connection parameters are stored in a file called lfocus.cfg in Expert main folder.

Following, the description of the most important connection parameters:

….

[Work database]; Specifies the current working database

LSystem

[Server Name]; Specifies the server where MSDE or Sql Server is installed.

ServerName

[Database files directory]; Specifies the local folder where the database is created.

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C:\LANTEK\DATABASE

[Shared server directory]; Specifies the network shared folder where the database has been
created.

DATABASE$

….

If the computer is not connected to a network, the [Shared Server directory] parameter will be
blank or the same as the [Database files Directory] parameter. Both parameters are used only
when creating a new database.

Example:

We have two computers which are connected to network; one will be the server (COMPUTER1)
and the other the client (COMPUTER2).

COMPUTER1: We make a server installation of Expert in C:\LANTEK\EXPERT and create a

Database called Test. As this computer is connected to a network, it will become the server
computer.

COMPUTER2: We make a client installation in C:\LANTEK\EXPERT and select that the server
computer will be COMPUTER1. (See step h of client installation).

Following the connection parameters in lfocus.cfg for both computers:

…..

[Work database]

Test

[Server Name]

COMPUTER1

[Database files directory]

C:\LANTEK\DATABASE

[Shared server directory]

DATABASE$

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4.2 APPENDIX  B.  SQL  SERVER  2005  EXPRESS  EDITION  FEATURES, LIMITATIONS AND 

INSTALLATION TIPS. 

4.2.1 Features and limitations 
 Integrated common language runtime (CLR) support. Stored procedures and functions can
be written using your favorite programming language.

 Native XML support.

 XCopy support for moving databases from one location to another.

 Robust and reliable installation using either graphical user interface (GUI) or silent modes.

 Automated servicing and patching.

 Deep integration with Visual Studio to provide access to rich data controls like the
DataGridView, DataNavigator, and DataConnector.

 Support for databases up to 4GB.

 Support for disconnected systems with SQL Server Service Broker and Replication.

 SQL Server Express Manager, a new, easy-to-use database management and query
analysis tool.

 Easier deployment via Visual Studio ClickOnce.

4.3 APPENDIX C. WINDOWS VISTA LIMITATIONS 
If you install this software on Windows Vista you must change the appearance of the windows for a
proper visualization. To achieve that go to Control Panel->Appearance and Themes->Display, then
select Windows Classic and press OK.

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Glossary  
D 
Dongle: Portable hardware provided along with the software that has to be connected to the
relevant port of your computer to execute Lantek software.

Deployment: Software deployment means all the activities that make a software system available
for use.

M 
MSDE: MSDE (Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine) is a relational database management
system. It is a scaled-down version of SQL Server 2000.
X
Xcopy: Xcopy is a DOS command used for copying files or directories across directories or
networks.

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INDEX  

A
N
Automated servicing......................................... 31
novers .............................................................. 24
D
R
Database Server .............................................. 22
Remove ............................................................ 23
I Repair .............................................................. 23

Integrated common language runtime ............. 31 S

L Server .............................................................. 13
ServerName ..................................................... 29
Language Selection ......................................... 13 StandAlone ..........................................................

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