Starting logi.CAD 3

Condition for an extended version of logi.CAD 3: You have already installed the required license.

1. Go to the folder where you installedlogi.CAD 3.

2. Locate the file logiCAD3.exe to start logi.CAD 3 and double-click it.

3. If you have installed one version of logi.CAD 3 only on your system, select the default workspace and click OK in the dialog.
   Mind the following guidelines/recommendations for a workspace and for the projects that you are going to create in logi.CAD 3.

   • Do store your workspaces outside the installation directory of logi.CAD 3. This makes it easier to upgrade to a newer version.

   • Create your workspaces on a local drive. A workspace on a network drive might impair the performance of logi.CAD 3.

   • Do not copy or move a workspace directory because it may contain metadata with absolute file system paths. Those will be invalid if the workspace is copied/moved. It is better to switch the workspace inside logi.CAD 3 (transferring the current setting).

   • Do not pass a workspace on (e.g. to team members). If the workspace is re-used on different workstations, problems might occur when projects are created or edited there. See "Block or library is not available in projects" for details.

   • Make sure that the workspace does not contain any special characters (such as umlauts, e.g. ä, ö, ü). If anyway, logi.CAD 3 will not be able to load the application onto the PLC.
     For the workspace, letters A – Z or a – z, numbers 0 – 9, dots (character .), underlines (character _), dashes (character -) and blanks are allowed.

   If you have installed different versions of logi.CAD 3 and you want to use them at the same time or you want to start the same version of logi.CAD 3 repeatedly, enter a new workspace per started version of logi.CAD 3. If you are using the same workspace for versions that are opened at the same time, unforeseen problems might occur when operating logi.CAD 3.See "Are my projects upwards and downwards compatible?" for a procedure how to use the workspace in following versions anyhow.

   Do not create projects in the workspace

   Do not create the project in the workspace of logi.CAD 3 (in folder workspace of the installation folder of logi.CAD 3). Uncheck Use default location and enter another location.
   This ensures that projects will not be deleted by mistake – if you have to delete the workspace e.g. due to troubleshooting instructions.

   No blanks or special characters in project name and location

   Make sure that there are no blanks or special characters (such as umlauts, e.g. ä, ö, ü) in a project name and in the installation path. If anyway, logi.CAD 3 will not be able to load the application onto the PLC.
   For the paths and project names, letters A – Z or a – z, numbers 0 – 9, dots (character .), underlines (character _) and dashes (character -) are allowed. Examples for allowed project names: my.project, my-project, my_Project_01

4. Only required at the first start of logi.CAD 3:

   • Accept the conditions of the license agreement.

   • If Windows security alerts The Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program appear, click Allow access. Alternative: Contact your system administrator and ask him to define rules for the Windows firewall.

If you want to start logi.CAD 3 in another language, see "How do I change the language for the user interface?"

Starting the runtime system

The start procedure for the →runtime system depends on the used →PLC .