All cosin software distribution packages contain

• FTire/tools including FTire/editor and cosin/roadtools 
  
• FTire/fit
  
• FTire/calc
• FTire/sim
• FTire/link
• cosin Tire Interface (CTI)
• FTire library updates for 3rd-party software
• cosin/mbs including cosin/ride and cosin/k&c

FTire/tools is free of charge for all FTire licensees. You may need an extra license file to unlock FTire/tools, if FTire/tools cannot access the license manager of your MBS package directly.

Click here to request an FTire/tools license file.

Other cosin products included in the download package are subject to license fees. For some components, a demo license is included with the software.

Windows installer

Download the software installer executable and run it by double-clicking it when the download has finished. The installer will create Desktop icons and start menu shortcuts for the cosin launchpad, license manager and product documentation.

To remove the software from your computer, run the uninstaller from the start menu or the Windows system settings.

Windows zip archive

If you can't download executable files through the internet, there is an alternative zip compressed archive available. Move the uncompressed folder to an arbitrary location on your computer. Run the binary cosin.exe to open the cosin launchpad, or cosinls.exe to open cosin’s license server, by selecting the files in e.g. the Windows Explorer.

To remove the software from your computer, delete the complete installation folder manually.

Linux tarball

Download the distribution tarball and move the uncompressed folder to an arbitrary location on your computer. Run the binary "cosin" to open the cosin launchpad, or "cosinls" to open cosin’s license serverfrom the command line.

To remove the software from your computer, delete the complete installation folder manually.

Linux rpm

If you have root privileges on your computer, it's recommended to maintain the software using the system's package manager.

Install the rpm package by issuing

rpm --install --relocate /usr=/opt cosin.<ARCH>.rpm

at the command line.

Use rpm to update or remove the software from your system.

OS X tarball

Download the distribution tarball and move the uncompressed folder to an arbitrary location on your computer. Run the binary "cosin" to open the cosin launchpad, or "cosinls" to open cosin’s license serverfrom the command line.

To remove the software from your computer, delete the complete installation folder manually.

Vendor shipped library versions can be updated simply by replacing the outdated file with the update version contained in the cosin installer package.

It is worth considering not to overwrite the vendor shipped version, but to use a side-by-side installation. The target cti library to be used can be specified in the tire input data file. However, if the calling application makes modifications to the system's library search path, replacing the file may be necessary.

FTire outputs a version information when the solver is initialized. Always make sure that you are actually using the updated version and not having another library accessed from somwhere else in your search path.

FTire Update for ADAMS

Install the cosin software as described above and copy all files from subfolder "adams" to your Adams working directory.

The cosin-licensed FTire version will be used, if FTire’s data file is prepared respectively. Open the data file in FTire/editor, click version & numerics, and check ‘if called by ADAMS, use cosin version’.

A cosin license file will have to be available on your computer.

FTire Update for SIMPACK

Install the cosin software as described above and replace the outdated cti library in $SIMPACK/simpack/interfaces/ftire/<ARCH>/ with the library from the "cti" folder.

A cosin license file will be evaluated optionally when no SIMPACK license key for FTire was found.

FTire Update for MotionSolve

After installation of cosin software, copy all files from subfolder cti of cosin's installation folder into your MotionSolve working directory.

FTire Installation/Update for Matlab/Simulink

After installation of cosin software, copy all files from subfolder matlab of cosin's installation folder into your Matlab working directory.

To check the installation, run one of the Simulink models included in the folder. In the block-set ftire_lib.mdl, you find all different types of FTire/link blocks for use in your Simulink model.

A cosin license file will have to be available on your computer.

FTire Installation/Update for User-Written Simulation Software, using the cosin tire interface (CTI)

After installation of cosin software, replace the outdated cti library with the library from the "cti" folder.

In folder cti, you will find header files and sample main programs that are calling FTire, in addition to all necessary import libraries and dynamic link libraries.