Once you log in to Production Assist via the start page - www.production-assist.com - you will find the link to "downloads" at the bottom of the page.
Here you can download the installation file for your operating system. Windows , macOS and Linux are supported. You can also download Production Assist as a desktop app or as a Vectorworks plugin .
Download the exe file. This is automatically stored in the download folder. Double-click on it to start the installation.
After installation, you can find the program in the directory path: /Users/"yourusername"/AppData/Local/Programs and start it.
Download the DMG file. This is automatically stored in your download folder. Double-click it to run the set-up file. A window opens in which the file is unpacked. Drag and drop the program icon onto the Applications folder. Now you can open Production Assist.
ATTENTION NOTE: Another window will open and inform you that the program "Production Assist" is an app downloaded from the Internet and will ask you whether the app should be opened. Click on "Open" here. The program will then start.
We offer an Appimage package for installing Production Assist on your preferred Linux distribution. We test our version on the latest Ubuntu LTS version and on Manjaro. The appimage can be installed in two ways:
(See also the relevant documentation )
The AppImage Launcher integrates Production Assist directly into the programs at the first start.
To install on Ubuntu:
sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:appimagelauncher-team/stable
sudo apt update
sudo apt install appimagelauncher
Oder unter Arch:
sudo pacman -S appimagelauncher
Or under Manjaro:
sudo pamac install appimagelauncher
After that, the downloaded Production Assist file can be easily opened and installed.
Alternatively, Production Assist can also only be executed. To do this, the file must first have the appropriate authorization. Right click on Production Assist -> Properties -> Permissions and check the Run box:
On KDE (Manjaro) this corresponds to Properties -> Permissions -> Executable
Installation of the plugin always requires the installation of Production Assist and a first run of the Software.
There are two ways to install the plugin: Using the Production Assist app or manually.
For both variants it is necessary to find the Vectorworks installation:
If you do not know your storage location under Windows:
- click on the Windows icon
- Search for Vectorworks
- Right click on your Vectorworks version, then open file location
- Right-click on the opened shortcut, then open file path
Download the ZIP file for Windows. This will be automatically stored in your download folder. Unzip this file.
Copy the ProductionAssistWeb folder and the contents of the desired Vectorworks version to the Plug-Ins folder. This is located in the same folder as Vectorworks itself
Now you can start Vectorworks.
Download the ZIP file for MacOS. This is automatically stored in your download folder.
ATTENTION: Apple flags downloads that do not come from its App Store with a quarantine flag. This must be temporarily removed manually. To do this, please open the terminal program on your Mac and enter the following: "xattr -d com.apple.quarantine" and then a space. Then drag and drop the downloaded zip file into the terminal and then click Enter.
Now click on the ZIP file in the download folder by double-clicking to unzip the file. Now select the folder with your installed Vectorworks program files and copy the file ProductionAssist.vwlibrary.
Go to your Vectorworks home folder, which is located in the directory path /Library/Application Support/Vectorworks. Select your Vectorworks version and paste the ProductionAssist.vwlibrary file into the Plug-Ins folder.
Now you can start Vectorworks.
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Delete the ProductionAssist.vwlibrary file from the Library/Application Support/Vectorworks folder.
Locate your Vectorworks version as described above and delete the following files from the Plugins folder