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3.4 Installation
3.4.1 Adding libraries and demos to the File menu
A new category “persistent” in the built-in function LibraryInfoMenuCommand makes it
possible to automatically load a package containing user-defined menus and toolbars using a
libraryinfo.mos file. Such menus and toolbars will not be removed by the File > Clear
All command. For an example, see section “Defining content of menus and toolbars” on
page 8.
3.4.2 Borrowing 32/64 bit Dymola
When borrowing only the Dymola version you run will be borrowed: and 64-bit and 32-bit
Dymola are seen as different versions. For the few cases where you want to
• Borrow a license, AND
• run Dymosim.exe outside of Dymola, AND
• do not have export option;
we advice that you in 64-bit Dymola generate a 64-bit Dymosim.exe using the flag
Advanced.CompileWith64=2. See section “Selection of 32-bit or 64-bit executable” on
page 32 for more information.
3.4.3 System requirements
Hardware requirements
• At least 1 GB RAM
• At least 400 MB disc space
Hardware recommendations
At present, it is recommended to have a system with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better,
with at least 2 MB of L2 cache. Memory speed and cache size are key parameters to achieve
maximum simulation performance.
A dual processor will be enough; the simulation itself uses only one execution thread so
there is no need for a “quad” processor.
Memory size may be significant for translating big models and plotting large result files, but
the simulation itself does not require so much memory. Recommended memory size is 2-4
GB of RAM for 32-bit architecture and 3-6 GB of RAM for 64-bit architecture.
Software requirements
Microsoft Windows
On Windows, Dymola 2013 FD01 is supported, as 32 or 64 bit application, on Microsoft
Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Since Dymola does not use any features