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## I-DEAS Version 10 or Higher Direct CAD Interface

I-DEAS 10 and higher use a new version of Orbix, OrbixE2A, to communicate between client programs and I-DEAS.

OrbixE2A no longer allows PC-DMIS to start a new session of I-DEAS when connecting. PC-DMIS can only connect to a manually started session of I-DEAS. In this latest version of Orbix, Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), the company that sells I-DEAS, did not consider that client programs would connect to I-DEAS 10 outside of the I-DEAS environment. They only assumed that programs would be started only from within I-DEAS.

Since EDS most likely will not address this problem, you will need to perform the following one-time setup procedures in order to use I-DEAS 10 and higher with PC-DMIS.

Note: In these steps, the phrases PC-DMIS PC refers to the computer on which PC-DMIS exists and I-DEAS computer refers to the computer on which I-DEAS 10 exists. The I-DEAS program may or may not be on the same computer as PC-DMIS.

Before continuing, verify that I-DEAS 10 already exists on a computer.

More:

Remote I-DEAS Setup

Common Setup for all I-DEAS Configurations