Etabs is one of the most popular and reliable structural engineering software that is available in the market. Using it you can easily and quickly design amazing designs for your engineering projects or perform structural analysis of a building. Overall, it is a great structural engineering software and can provide lots of advantages and benefits to an engineer. So, today we are going to teach you how you can install this amazing structural engineering software on your system. However, if you are a beginner then we suggest that you should join the Etabs Training in Gurgaon to learn the basics of the software.
Here’s how you can install Etabs on your Windows System without any difficulty or problem.
How to Install Etabs on Windows?
Following are the steps that you can follow to install Etabs software on Windows:
- Go to the official of Computers and Structures, Inc. and log in to your user account.
- Now navigate to the download page and download the CSI installer on your computer.
- After that, double-click on the installer file to launch it.
- Now select the first option in the “CSI installation wizard “and click “OK” to start the installation process.
- The installer will scan your computer to verify that your system meets the minimum system requirements or not.
- Next, select the version of the Etabs that you wish to install on your system by clicking on the drop-down menu near the “Select CSI Product” option.
- Now tap on the “Install for use with network license key” option which is present under the “Select Licensing Model” field. Once you do that you have to tap on the “Next” button to continue the installation process.
- Next, select your license type from the drop-down menu which is near the “Please Select License Type” option.
- Now tap on the “Manually enter server name or IP address” option which is present under the “Select your license manager” field.
- Next, click or tap on the “Next” button to confirm your choice.
- Now you have to submit your server details to install the software.
- After that, tap on the large “Download Etabs” button to download the software.
- Next, choose the location or folder in which you want to save the downloaded file.
- Now the CSI installation wizard will start downloading the software on your computer.
- Once the download is complete hit “Install” to install the software on your computer.
- Now you have to install the Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable packages on your system. To do this tap on the “Install” button which is present in the “InstallShield Wizard.” Note: you may see an error on your computer screen if the redistributables are already present on your system.
- If you see the error message on your screen, then tap on the “Yes” option to continue the installation process.
- Now the installation wizard will start the installation process.
- Tap on the “Next” button to start installing the software on your system.
- Now tap on the “I accept the terms in the agreement” and hit the “Next” button to confirm your choice.
- Next, enter your username and the name of your organization in the “User Name” and “Organization” fields.
- After that, hit or click on the “Next” button to submit your details.
- Now tap or hit on the “Next” button again.
- Next, hit or click on the “Install” button to continue.
- Now installation wizard will start installing the software on your computer system and you will see the status of your installation on your screen.
- Once the installation is complete hit the “Finish” button to exit the installation wizard.
- Now tap or click on the “Next” button to continue.
- Finally, hit the “Finish” button to complete the installation process.
Conclusion
Installing Etabs is not that difficult as it appears to be. By following proper instructions, you can easily install this amazing building analysis and designing software on your system. So, make sure you follow all the instructions of this installation guide if you are struggling to install Etabs on your Windows system. However, if you want to learn about this phenomenal structural engineering software in detail feel free to join the Etabs Training Institute in Noida.
