BPpack Manager
BPpack Manager is a base component of Next Gen BPs. This article describes generic installation and configuration steps. Available settings depend on the installed Next Gen Build Processor. To receive more information on properties of your Next Gen BP, please review the manual specific to your Next Gen BP.
Administrator rights required
Installing Build Processor System (BPS), BPpack Manager, and Build Processors, as well as adding machines in Build Processor Manager, requires local administrator rights. Permissions granted through Privileged Access Management (PAM) software may not provide the access required.
Before proceeding, ensure that you have the required rights, or ask your IT department to perform the installation and add the machine for you.
If you encounter an administrator permissions error
During installation or when adding a machine, you may see the following error:
This security ID may not be assigned as the owner of this object
This error indicates that the installation process may not have the required permissions.
In this case, please follow the steps below:
- Contact your IT department.
- Ask IT to perform the installation or add the machine with local administrator rights enabled.
- If the same error persists, ask IT to whitelist the following executable:
%ProgramFiles%\Materialise\BPpackManager\OutOfProcessTool.Elevated.exe
Installation via installer
- Run the installer for your Next Gen Build Processor. This installs both the Build Processor and BPpack Manager.
- Open Build Processor Manager from within Magics: go to the Home tab and click Build Processor Manager in the Machine section.
- In Build Processor Manager, click Add Machine.
- Select the machine that matches your installed Build Processor and intended machine configuration.
Installation via .bppack
If Build Processor Manager is already installed on your computer, Next Gen BP can also be installed from a .bppack file.
To install .bppack, simply double-click on the package file and BPpack Manager window will automatically open and show the status of the package installation.
BPpack Manager window
In BPpack Manager window user can:
- manage avaliable packages;
- add a new BP;
- check the status of licenses;
- update BPpack Manager UI theme.
License Activation
Activate the license using one of the following methods:
- Via Magics: Use the Magics license dialog.
- Via Build Processor Manager:
- Click the ? button in the upper-right corner.
- Select the relevant Next Gen Build Processor from the list.
- Click BPpack Manager.
- In the BPpack Manager window, click Licenses in the lower-left corner to activate your license.