how to install SimMechanics in Mac?

im trying to install simMechanics in Mac.

i have installed MatLab in Mac OS X Mountain lion but Solid works is installed in a virtual machine on my Mac... so i want to install the addon for SolidWorks but i dont know how...

i have downloaded 'smlink.r2013a.maci64.zip' and i've tryed to install but matlab return this message

"Undefined function 'install_addon' for input arguments of type 'char'." (image attached)

So i need help How can i install SimMechanics Addon in SolidWorks?

Thanks

[Alain McGregor]

Hi, Im trying to link in inventor with Matlab. Have installed the packages necessary as far as I can tell.

go to finish up and by typing the following command and the proceeding error messages occur:

">> smlink_linkinv

Error using smlink_linkinv (line 13)

This add-in is available for Windows only"

Why would they have a mac download if this was the case ? any ideas how to resolve so i can export from Inventor?

resolution would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Walter Roberson]

https://www.mathworks.com/products/simmechanics/download_smlink.html

"Supported operating systems for your CAD platform are win32 and win64 except where noted below.

PTC Wildfire 4.0 on win64 is not supported for MATLAB Release R2012b and higher"

https://www.mathworks.com/help/physmod/smlink/ug/installing-and-linking-simmechanics-link-software.html

"Step 3: Register MATLAB as an Automation Server

Each time you export a CAD assembly model, the Simscape Multibody Link plug-in attempts to connect to MATLAB. For the connection to occur, you must register MATLAB as an automation server. You can do this in two ways:

• In a MATLAB session running in administrator mode — At the command prompt, enter regmatlabserver.
• In an MS-DOS window running in administrator mode — At the command prompt, enter matlab -regserver."

Notice no mention of Mac or Linux. Registering as an automation server is something that is only possible on MS Windows.

I agree that the documentation does not make it obvious that only MS Windows is supported, but the information is distributed around.

[Alain McGregor]

Okay, thanks.

I will try to run it all on a virtual machine then.

[Rachid Ramadan]

I have the same problem.

Did you solve it?

Answer 1

[Nguyen Hua Quang Huy]

You have to move the downloaded to the MATLAB folder in Document! But then, literally the code smlink_linksw or smlink_linkinv does not work in mac os though. Cheers!

[Deepak Bharadwaj]

do you have any idea

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/233381-from-where-can-i-download-install_addon-m-file

[Deepak Bharadwaj]

Installation of smlink complete. But when enabling the command smlink_linksw,it is saying that this is for windows.

[Allen Bailey]

Was this problem resolved. since 2021...

I get the error:

Error using smlink_linksw

This add-in is available for Windows only

[Walter Roberson]

@Allen Bailey

No, https://www.mathworks.com/campaigns/offerings/download_smlink.html still says Windows 32 and Windows 64 only.