Starting Simplify 3d in ubuntu

[edefault]

Just bought a license ... now I wonder: How to make a shortcut to a dash icon (or put the icon into dash)?
Just curious: Why does no *.deb file exist for a clean installation in Ubuntu? Tired of repositories?

[robinduckett]

Just bought a license ... now I wonder: How to make a shortcut to a dash icon (or put the icon into dash)?
Just curious: Why does no *.deb file exist for a clean installation in Ubuntu? Tired of repositories?

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$ cd ~/Desktop
$ cp Simplify3D.desktop ~/.local/usr/share/applications

[edefault]

Simplify3D.desktop ... thre is no such file.

[unstable_s3d]

Putting the below content into a file in ~/.local/share/applications/Simplify3D.desktop sorted this for me on Ubuntu.

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=0.9.4
Name=Simplify3D
Comment=Simplify3D
Icon=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2/icon.png
Exec=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2/LaunchScript.sh
Terminal=false
Path=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2

[S3D-Jake]

Putting the below content into a file in ~/.local/share/applications/Simplify3D.desktop sorted this for me on Ubuntu.

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=0.9.4
Name=Simplify3D
Comment=Simplify3D
Icon=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2/icon.png
Exec=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2/LaunchScript.sh
Terminal=false
Path=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2

Great tip for Ubuntu users! Thanks for sharing!

[akelmj]

Putting the below content into a file in ~/.local/share/applications/Simplify3D.desktop sorted this for me on Ubuntu.

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=0.9.4
Name=Simplify3D
Comment=Simplify3D
Icon=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2/icon.png
Exec=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2/LaunchScript.sh
Terminal=false
Path=/opt/Simplify3D-4.1.2

GREAT TIP , thank you.