SmartWeld ReadMe

May 2011

The SmartWeld App files are the result of a Sandia National Laboratories collaborative project (1993-
2011) with principal investigators Phillip Fuerschbach (philmar@q.com) and Richard Eisler
(roenrick@msn.com). For further information about SmartWeld visit: http://smartweld.sourceforge.net/

For Windows Users Who Don’t Have MATLAB

The Standalone App download zip folder at SourceForge contains all the files needed to run the
SmartWeld.exe application. The download folder includes this ReadMe file, the SmartWeld.exe app,
three logos, an Output Files folder, and the MATLAB MCRinstaller32.exe. The 32 bit installer works fine
on most Windows computers including the newer 64 bit models. MATLAB Compiler Runtime (MCR) is a
standalone set of shared libraries that enables the execution of MATLAB runtime apps on computers
without an installed version of MATLAB. (If you have MATLAB installed on your machine - see below)
You have to install the MCR only once. You must run SmartWeld with the MCR version associated with
the MATLAB Compiler version with which it was created. The MCR installer is version-specific and the
correct version is bundled in the Standalone App folder. The SmartWeld Version 3.0 exe-file was
generated with MATLAB 2010a, and therefore it requires MCR 7.13.

License
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version. SmartWeld is Open Source Software released under GNU
Lesser General Public License with copyright as follows: Copyright 2003 Sandia Corporation. Under the
terms of Contract DE-AC04-94AL85000 with Sandia Corporation, the U.S. Government retains certain
rights in this software. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. SmartWeld and its documentation are released under the GNU Lesser General Public License
(LGPL) . See the GNU General Public License for more details. This license and copyright applies to all
files in the SmartWeld directory structure, even those files that do not explicitly contain the above text.

The MATLAB license that was used to create SmartWeld limits some rights of deployment but permits
the distribution of the SmartWeld exe file and the MCR installer to unlicensed third parties: “Licensee
may use and distribute the MCR Libraries for the sole purpose of running Licensed User's Application
generated by the MATLAB Compiler. Licensee may deploy, at no cost, copies of such Applications that
incorporate the MCR Libraries and compiled versions of MATLAB code files from the licensed Programs
required for the Application. No further fees shall be due to MathWorks for such deployment within such
Applications, regardless of whether the Application is distributed solely for Licensee's Internal Operations
or to Third Parties” MATLAB. (c) 1984 – 2010 The MathWorks, Inc."

System Requirements
SmartWeld Standalone App and M files were both generated with MATLAB release 2010A. System
requirements include Windows 7, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows XP x64 Edition Service Pack 2,
Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or 2, and Windows Server 2008
Service Pack 2 or R2. The 64 bit MATLAB MCRinstaller is not operable with the current version of
SmartWeld. Most applications run very quickly on a regular PC. However, a PC with a fast processor is
best since some of the weld procedure applications can take a few minutes to complete.

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 Quick Installation Steps
1. Store the SmartWeld.exe application wherever you want on your computer but keep the three
logos, and the OutputFiles folder together with it.
2. Since installing the MCR requires write access to the system registry, ensure you have
administrator privileges to run the MCR Installer.
3. Click to run the installer. When the MCR Installer wizard appears, click Next to begin the
installation. Click Next to continue.
4. Enter your name and organization.
5. In the Select Installation Folder dialog box, specify where you want to install the MCR. Click Next
to continue. Confirm your selections by clicking Next. The installation begins. The process takes
some time due to the large quantity of files that are installed.
6. When the installation completes, click Close on the “Installation Completed” dialog box to exit.
7. Installation is then complete, the System paths are set automatically in Windows.
8. Don’t discard the installer, it is unique to this version of SmartWeld, and you will need it to run
SmartWeld on other computers.
9. To run subsequent versions of SmartWeld, you can download the latest SmartWeld.exe file
separately from the SmartWeld files page at SourceForge.

Run SmartWeld
a) The standalone executable is called SmartWeld.exe. Double click this file and wait 15 seconds
for the application to start.
b) After the SmartWeld logo is flashed a Copyright notice will be displayed, click the accept button
to launch the application menu.
c) A blue menu bar will next be displayed which contains the individual buttons to start each of the
welding applications.
d) The black command window will remain in the background, you can minimize it, but don’t close
it or SmartWeld will close.
e) Hold the cursor over each button to read a brief description of each application.
f) A single mouse click on the button will start the application.
g) Notice that each application has its own Help file specific to that app with details about the
layout, input specification, and results.
h) To close one application and enter another you must use the "EXIT' button.
i) In the course of running SmartWeld, the Output Files folder will accumulate output files from
the various applications. This folder can be cleaned out, but should not be deleted, nor should
its name be changed.

For Windows Users Who Already Have MATLAB

You do not need the installer or any of the Standalone App files if you have MATLAB already installed on
your computer.
1. Download the MfilesSourceCode zip file from the SmartWeld files page at SourceForge.
2. Save the Mfiles to a folder or the MATLAB directory on your computer.
3. Open the Mfiles folder and double click Main.M
4. Wait for MATLAB to open, then click the run button.
5. The SmartWeld logo and copyright notice will then launch, follow the Run instructions as
given in (b) above.