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			BOA Overview Boa Platforms Installation Instructions Download BOA Version 5.1 and User Manual BOA Overview This download contains the latest version of the Beam Optics Analyzer program (BOA). BOA is designed to import geometrical data from 3D CAD programs producing ACIS or ParaSolid output files. This includes almost all commercially available CAD programs. Users should consult the BOA User Manual for proper setup of the geometry files and operation of BOA. BOA Platforms BOA is built to run on these versions of Microsoft Windows: Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Vista. BOA comes in two versions, one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit computers. Please make sure you select the correct version of BOA to install on your machine. If you don't know which version to install, go the Start Menu, choose "Run...", type "cmd" in the edit box and hit OK. A command prompt window will appear. Type the word "set" and hit enter. The command prompt window will display a long list of entries. If this list includes "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86", you have a 32-bit computer and should download the x86 version of BOA. If the list says "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=AMD64", you have a 64-bit computer and should download the x64 version of BOA. Installation Instructions 1. Download BOA Version 5.1. To download the file for the x86 platform, click on Download BOA Version 5.1 x86 Platform. To download for the x64 platform, click on Download BOA Version 5.1 x64 Platform. You will have the option to Open or Save the installer. If you choose Open, the installer will directly install BOA to any location on your computer that you specify. If you choose Save, you will be able to download the BOA installer to any location on your computer and install BOA later at your convenience. Once you have downloaded the installer, simply double-click the file to proceed with the installation. 2. The BOA user manual can be found in the doc directory of BOA install. However, the user manual is under constant revision. You can come back later to this web site and click on Download User Manual to obtain the revised version. 3. The BOA mesher and solver require a license file. To obtain a 30-day demo license, please contact Thuc Bui at bui@calcreek.com with your name and address. When the license file CCRLicenses.lic is received, place it in a temp directory, re-run the installer or click on License Installer under the Tools menu of BoaGui and follow the onscreen instruction. 4. To run BOA, double-click the file "BoaGui.exe" in the location you installed BOA (the default location is in the directory: C:\Program Files\CCR\Beam Optics Analysis\bin but you may have changed the location when you installed BOA) or go to the Start Menu, find "Beam Optics Analysis" and select BoaGui. You can also run BOA from its Desktop shortcut if you selected to create it during the installation. 5. To install the latest patch, if one is available, click on the download link provided below to either Open or Save the patch. If you have chosen the default directory for BOA installation, the patch will self-extract to the proper location. If not, during the extraction you can browse to the bin folder under your BOA installation directory to unzip the patch. To install BOA Version 5.1, click on Download BOA Version 5.1 x86 Platform for the 32bit version or Download BOA Version 5.1 x64 Platform for the 64bit version, and follow the same steps 2 to 5 above. Download BOA Latest Version and User Manual Download BOA Version 5.1 x86 Platform Download BOA Version 5.1 x64 Platform Download BOA Patch: No New Patch! Download User Manual About CCR | Research Programs | Products | Services | Contact CCR | Home Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. Voice: (650) 312-9575 Fax: (650) 312-9536 RLIves@calcreek.com ______________________________________________ Copyright © 2001-2003 Calabazas Creek Research, Inc. All rights reserved Site design by RodeoGirl Designs.