Appendix B. Quickstart Guide

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Getting Started with VE-Suite
Loading Data and Connecting

Getting Started with VE-Suite

To install VE-Suite:

  1. Run the dependencies installer (vesuite_deps1.1.7.exe) and make a note of the folder

  2. Run the VE-Suite installer (vesuite1.1.7_11671.exe) and make a note of the folder location

Note: You will need to know the folder locations later, so be sure to remember them or write them down.

To start VE-Launcher:

  1. Double-click on the VE-Suite shortcut, which will be located on the desktop after VE-Suite is installed

  2. Point VE-Launcher to its dependencies. This directory should be named VE_Suite.#.#_Dependencies

  3. Once you have set the dependencies directory, click OK to open the VE-Suite Launcher window

  4. Click the Launch VE-Suite ubtton to start VE-Suite

Note: You can find more information about VE-Launcher's settings in Chapter 12 of the VE-Suite documentation.

To view sample data in VE-Suite:

  1. Click on the File menu, then click Open ...

  2. Navigate to the VE-Suite install location, then to the share/vesuite/examples/simple directory

  3. Click on simple.ves to select it, then click Open to load it in VE-Suite. If the scene is not initially visible, hold down the right mouse button and drag up in the VE-Xplorer window to pull the camera back.