Downloading the Entire Software Package From Support Center

If you do not install your Mentor software and documentation videos from a DVD or CD, you must download the software and videos (approximately 4 GB) from Support Center before you can begin the installation process.

As an alternative, you can download the mini installer to only download and install the products you want. For more information, see “Downloading the Mini Online Installer”.

Tip

Check the system requirements for installing and running the software. Refer to the Release Highlights document for the release.

Procedure

  1. Create an installation source directory on your computer.
  2. Using a web browser, log in to Support Center (https://support.mentor.com).
  3. On the MY PRODUCTS page, click your product.
  4. Click Downloads. The Downloads page shows the most recent release.
  5. (Optional) From the “Restrict content to Version” dropdown list, choose a different release to download. The product version appears on the Downloads page.
  6. From the Files tab, click the product release.
  7. Read the Software Terms and Conditions and click I Agree.
  8. Choose whether you want to download individual files or multiple files.

    If you want to...

    Do the following:

    Download individual files

    1. On the Support Center Release Information and Downloads page, and click to download the relevant software file.

    2. In Windows Explorer, open your Downloads folder and right-click the .zip file you just downloaded.

      Note:

      If you are not using Windows Explorer to extract the .zip file, be sure to make the appropriate selections to preserve the directory structure of the Mentor software.

    3. From the popup menu, choose Extract All.

    4. Browse to the directory you created in Step 1 at the beginning of this topic. This is the folder to which you will extract the .zip file.

    5. Click the Extract button to extract the data to the directory.

    6. Repeat to download additional files.

    Download multiple files

    1. On the Support Center Release Information and Downloads page, click Download Preferences at the top left of the window.

    2. In the Download Preferences dialog box, choose Mass Download and click Save.

    3. Close the Download Preferences dialog box.

    4. Refresh the window and click the check box next to the software and documentation files you want to download.

    5. Click Download Selected Files. Type or browse to the directory you created at the beginning of this topic and click OK. You may need to install or update Java for Windows to use this feature.

    6. In the directory where you downloaded the files, right-click one of the .zip files and extract the files.

      Note:

      If you are not using Windows Explorer to extract the .zip file, be sure to make the appropriate selections to preserve the directory structure of the Mentor software.

    7. Repeat for each .zip file.

  9. Proceed with installing the software.