Orbit Publisher CONNECT Installation
This page describes the installation of the Orbit 3DM Publisher CONNECT Edition product.
Server Requirements
Review the hardware and operating system specifications and requirements :
Installation Orbit 3DM Publisher & Bentley CONNECTION Client
Download
Install
Double click the downloaded executable and use the advised following installation path:
Server Mode Configuration of Bentley CONNECTION Client
Bentley CONNECTION Client operates in Desktop OR Server Mode. It is not possible to run both desktop and server licensed products simultaneously on one and the same machine.
Full documentation
For offline (no internet available) Bentley Connection Client:
For online (internet available) Bentley Connection Client:
Summarized guidance on how to get Bentley CONNECTION Client to server mode
Open Command Prompt as Administrator
Go to
cd \Program Files\Common Files\Bentley Shared\CONNECTION Client\LicService
Run twice
Bentley.Licensing.ActivationWizard.exe /serversetup
1)
Wait 1 minute
Log in to Bentley Login Client
Close dialog
Wait 1 minute
Proceed Bentley Activation Wizard
Choose 'Register Server'
Review Machine Name
Select Country
Do not add product!
Verify status “Server Mode On” & “Server Registered Successfully”
Close dialog
Service Installation of Orbit 3DM Publisher
Stop and Remove Old Serivce
Required if an older Orbit 3DM Publisher installation (Orbit-Licensed or Bentley CONNECT Edition) is running.
Review custom configurations
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..\server\program\bin64\ServiceInstall.bat (Edit e.g. with Notepad)
Stop Orbit Enterprise Service
../server/program/bin64 > ServiceStop.bat (Run as administrator)
Remove Orbit Enterprise Service
../server/program/bin64 > ServiceRemove.bat (Run as administrator)
Install and Start New Service
Install the Bentley Orbit 3DM Publisher Service, read more :
Orbit Enterprise Service
../server/program/bin64 > ServiceInstall.bat (Run as administrator)
Set User Account “Bentley Orbit 3DM Publisher Service” to Local System Account or a designated user.
Start the Bentley Orbit 3DM Publisher Service
../server/program/bin64 > ServiceStart.bat (Run as administrator)
Verify started “Bentley Orbit 3DM Publisher Service”
Operating System Services > Status of “Bentley Orbit 3DM Publisher Service” should be “Running”
Get Configurations of Previous Installation
From Orbit-Licensed 3DM Publisher version 21.x or 22.x
Special attention required
From CONNECT Edition 3DM Publisher version 22.x
The data path of Orbit 3DM Publisher Service Data is shared with the previous installation, and service configurations for previous installations are available for the newly installed service.
Some special attention is required for custom configurations like HTTP/HTTPS configuration and files manually copied into the Publisher's wwwroot folder.