Installation¶

pyintact can be installed on either Linux or Windows (x86-64 only), when Python 3.11 is installed. First download the Python wheel, then use pip to install:

python3 -m pip install ./pyintact-1.1.11-cp311-cp311-linux_x86_64.whl

python3 -m pip install ./pyintact-1.1.11-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl

Next, you must have a valid license key to be able to use pyintact. The license key must be stored in a file named license_key.lic and placed in the local configuration directory.

~/.config/intact_simulation

%appdata%\intact_simulation

which is typically:

C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Roaming\intact_simulation

Finally, test your installation by running the following command that tries to import and use pyintact:

python3 -c "from pyintact import MeshModel"

If this command finishes without any other output, then pyintact is ready to use.

Activate license with Intact License Manager¶

You can also install the license key using Intact License Manager, a graphical user interface to manage licensing Intact.Simulation.

Detailed instructions are available.