HOWTO Install Eclipse Capella

Executive Summary

This document explains how to install Eclipse Capella™ - an Open Source solution for Model-Based Systems Engineering.

Introduction to Eclipse Capella™

Eclipse Capella™ is a comprehensive, extensible, and field-proven MBSE tool and method to design systems architecture successfully.

References

• https://www.eclipse.org/capella/

Install Capella (on MS Windows)

1. From your browser open https://www.eclipse.org/capella/download.html

2. Click “GET CAPELLA 6.1 FOR WINDOWS 64-BIT”.

   

   You may select another mirror if you like. Otherwise, click “Download”.

   

   You may also support the Eclipse Community by donating some money.

   • Result: file capella-6.1.0.202303291413-win32-win32-x86_64.zip will be downloaded

3. Extract the file from the ZIP archive.

   mkdir /c/opt/capella
   cd /c/opt/capella
   unzip $HOME/Downloads/capella-*.zip
   ls -la
   

   Result:

   gianpaolo.macario@HW2457 MINGW64 /c/opt/capella
   $ ls -la *
   capella:
   total 2226
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:20 ./
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:21 ../
   -rw-r--r-- 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089     61 Jun 11  2021 .eclipseproduct
   -rw-r--r-- 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089 446509 Mar 29  2023 artifacts.xml
   -rwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089 426152 Mar 29  2023 capella.exe*
   -rw-r--r-- 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089    304 Mar 29  2023 capella.ini
   -rwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089 131240 Mar 29  2023 capellac.exe*
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:20 configuration/
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:20 dropins/
   -rw-r--r-- 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089  16536 Jun 29  2022 epl-v10.html
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:20 features/
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:20 jre/
   -rw-r--r-- 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089   9230 Jun 29  2022 notice.html
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:20 p2/
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:21 plugins/
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089      0 Oct  9 13:21 readme/
   
   samples:
   total 3008
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089       0 Oct  9 13:21 ./
   drwxr-xr-x 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089       0 Oct  9 13:21 ../
   -rw-r--r-- 1 gianpaolo.macario 1049089 3077889 Mar 29  2023 IFE_samplemodel.zip
   
   gianpaolo.macario@HW2457 MINGW64 /c/opt/capella
   $
   

You can now launch Capella with the following command-line:

/c/opt/capella/capella/capella.exe

The Capella splash screen should be displayed.

Once you confirm the workspace directory, after a few seconds Capella main windows should eventually be displayed:

Install Capella (on Ubuntu 64-bit)

1. Go to Capella - Downloads

   • Look at the section “Other Platforms” > “Linux”.

   • If you have an Intel CPU, choose “64-bit”; for ARM 64-bit, choose “aarch64”.

   • Result: file capella-6.1.0.202303291413-linux-gtk-x86_64.tar.gz will be downloaded

2. Extract the file from the tar archive:

   sudo mkdir -p /opt/capella
   sudo tar -C /opt/capella -xvzf capella-*.tar.gz
   

3. You can launch Capella with the following command-line

   /opt/capella/capella/capella
   

Install Capella (on macOS)

1. Go to Capella - Downloads and choose the file right for your operating system:

   • If you have an Intel Mac, choose “64-bit”; otherwise, choose “aarch64”.

2. Extract the file from the tar archive.

3. Drag the application into the Applications folder.

4. Launch terminal.

5. Copy and paste the following command:

   xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Capella.app
   

Then, the program is ready to be used.