Installation
Requirements
Operating System: 64-bit only
Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 11
Windows PowerShell: PowerShell 4.0 or higher
powerFLC Processor
As powerFLC Processor contains a Vault Client Extension the Vault system requirements defined by Autodesk leads.
Autodesk Vault Client: 2024 / 2023 / 2022 / 2021
Vault Professional
coolOrange powerJobs Processor: powerJobs Processor 21.0 or higher (optional)
Needed in order to use the powerJobs Processor workflow Transfer Item BOMs or to use custom workflows using the Vault JobProcessor.
Setups
The powerPLM (powerFLC) setups are delivered as executables and accept the standard windows installer arguments documented here.
To accept the products EULA when starting the setup in silent mode pass the ACCEPT_EULA=1 argument.
Two different setups are provided:
powerFLC Client: Installs only the PowerShell commandlets.
powerFLC Processor: Installs the PowerShell commandlets, Workflows and Configuration Manager.
Install Locations
powerPLM (powerFLC) is installed in the following locations on your system:
The Vault client extensions are placed in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\[Vault Version]\Extensions\powerFLC Processor
All PowerShell libraries are placed in C:\Program Files\coolOrange\Modules\powerFLC
Following shared libraries are installed in GAC:
coolOrange.Logging.dll
coolOrange.VaultServices\_[Vault Version].dll
Following shortcuts are added to the start menu:
powerFLC Console - Opens the PowerShell Console and loads the powerFLC module
powerFLC Information - Opens the About dialog with product related information
powerFLC License Information - Opens the License Information dialog to activate the product
powerFLC Logs - Opens the log file location
Updates
To install a newer version of powerPLM (powerFLC) just execute the setup file of the new version. This will automatically update the files in the existing installation.
Uninstall
In case you want to remove powerPLM (powerFLC) from your computer you can:
Execute the setup file again. This will give you the option to repair or remove powerPLM (powerFLC). Click on “Remove” to uninstall the program.
Go to “Control Panel - Programs and Features”, find “coolOrange powerFLC” and run “Uninstall”.