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LDDT Installation and Licensing


Follow these steps to install the LDDT:
  1. Download the Loadable Defaults Definition Tool (LDDT) and Configuration Files.
  2. Unzip the "LDDT_With_Config.zip" folder
  3. Open the "LDDT_With_Config" folder
  4. Double click on "LDDT_setup.exe" to run the installation tool.
  5. Follow the prompts of the setup wizard.
    1. Read and accept the End User Software License Agreement. Click “Next>”.
    2. Select the Destination Location for the LDDT by clicking the “Browse…” button or accept the default location which is C:\Program Files (x86)\GE Aviation Systems LLC\Loadable Defaults Tools\Loadable Defaults Definition Tool. Click “Next>”
    3. Confirm “Create a desktop shortcut” is checked if you want to create a desktop shortcut. Click “Next>”.
    4. Click “Install”.
    5. Click “Finish”.
  6. When the installation completes you will be notified that a license file was not found. Click “Request License…”.
  7. Complete the form by typing your Company Name and Company Country
  8. Click “Copy to Clipboard”
  9. Submit your license file request using the contact us form. Navigate to our Contact Us form and then paste the information into the description field on the Contact Us form.
  10. When you receive your license file via email from GE, save it to your desktop or a location of your choice.
  11. Go to the location you chose in step 6.2 and double-click on “LDDT.exe”
  12. Click “Import New License…”
  13. Browse to and select the saved license file from step 12 and then click “Open”.
  14. Agree to the terms and conditions and click “Continue”.
  15. Click “OK” to close the License Accepted message.
  16. Click on “Close” to close the License Information window.
  17. The “No Configuration File Models Found” error message will be displayed. Click “OK”.
  18. Open the “LDDT_With_Config” folder from step 4.
  19. Copy all the files from the "LDDT Configuration Files" folder into the Loadable Defaults Definition Tool\Configuration\Configuration Files folder of the LDTT install location selected in step 6.2
  20. The LDDT is now ready to use. Double click “LDDT.exe” from the location you chose in step 6.2 or the desktop shortcut.
  21. The Help file contains a User Manual which provides instructions for using the tool.

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