Contents Contents Chapter 1 System Prerequisites Release 7.0 1.1 Supported Platforms 1-vi 1.2 Windows Platform Prerequisites 1-vii 1.3 Mac OS X/ Darwin Platform Prerequisites 1-viii 1.4 Linux Prerequisites 1-x 1.5 Sun Platforms Prerequisites 1-xii 1.6 SGI Platforms Prerequisites 1-xiii Compilers and Language Libraries 1-xiii C/C++ 1-xiii FORTRAN 1-xiii 1.7 HP Platforms Prerequisites 1-xvi Compilers and Language Libraries Required 1-xvi C++ 1-xvi FORTRAN 1-xvi 1.8 IBM RISC System/6000 Prerequisites 1-xxi 1.9 Compaq Tru64 UNIX Prerequisites 1-xxvii 1.10 Database Kit Requirements 1-xxxi Supported Platforms 1-xxxi Requirements 1-xxxi Chapter 2 Installing and Licensing AVS/Express 2.1 Installing AVS/Express 2-2 Mounting the Media 2-2 Running the Installation Script 2-4 UNIX Platforms 2-4 Relinking Errors on some UNIX Platforms 2-4 Installing on Linux 2-5 Windows Platforms 2-5 2.2 Licensing AVS/Express 2-7 Licensing models 2-7 Quick start Licensing AVS/Express 7.0 for all platforms with a local license 2-8 Running AVS/Express Visualization Edition 2-8 Requesting and Installing a New License File 2-9 Instructions to install the license 2-10 Upgrading an Existing AVS/Express License 2-14 2.3 Linking AVS/Express to the Database Kit 2-15 Linking the Database Libraries 2-15 On UNIX Platforms 2-16 On Windows Platforms 2-16 Linking a Non-supported Database 2-16 2.4 Starting AVS/Express 2-17 UNIX Platforms 2-17 Windows Platforms 2-18 Troubleshooting Errors while Starting AVS/Express 2-18 Chapter 3 Additional Configuration Procedures 3.1 Removing Fortran Dependencies 3-2 Removing Dependencies from the AVS/Express Executable 3-2 Removing Dependencies from an AVS/Express Project 3-3 3.2 Managing Swap Space 3-4 Increasing System Swap Space on Solaris 2.x Platforms 3-4 Increasing System Swap Space on IBM RISC System/6000 Platforms 3-5 Increasing System Swap Space on HP Platforms 3-5 Adjusting other System Parameters 3-5 3.3 Managing Shared Memory 3-7 Determining if Shared Memory is Enabled on Sun Platforms 3-7 Adjusting Shared Memory Parameters on SunOS 5.x Platforms 3-7 3.4 Re-Linking AVS/Express 3-9 Updating LD_LIBRARY_PATH and SHLIB_PATH 3-9 Relinking AVS/Express Statically 3-10 3.5 Post-Installation System Information 3-11 Rendering Considerations 3-11 Enabling Double Buffering on Built-In Graphics Adapters 3-11 CRX and Built-In Graphics Adapter Problems 3-11 SX Video System 3-12 UltraSPARC Creator 3D (FFB) 3-12 Hardware Renderer Failure 3-13 Setting X Resources with Edit Resources on HP Platforms 3-13 Changing User Interface Kit Colors 3-14 3.6 Expanded Windows Installation Information 3-15 AVS/Express Runtime Directory 3-15 Windows NT / 2000 / XP 3-15 Uninstalling AVS/Express 3-16 3.7 Expanded UNIX Installation Information 3-17 Copying AVS/Express to its Permanent Home (UNIX) 3-17 Remote Installations 3-17 Expanded Instructions for Mounting the Media (UNIX) 3-18 Mounting the CD-ROM Device 3-19 A Detailed Licensing Information License Server as a Windows Service A-1 Format of the license file A-2 B Hardware and Software Renderers B.1 Support for Hardware and Software Rendering B-2 B.2 Rendering Features Across Platforms B-3 View Editor B-3 Light Editor B-3 Camera Editor B-4 Properties Editor B-4 Modes Editor B-6 Texture Editor B-7 Miscellaneous B-7 B.3 Disabling the Renderers B-8 Disabling the Renderers when AVS/Express is Running B-8 Disabling the Renderers when AVS/Express is not Running B-8 Disabling All Renderers B-8 Disabling Specific Renderers B-8 B.4 Common Features for OpenGL Renderers B-10 OpenGL Renderer Information B-10 OpenGL Extensions B-12 Volume Rendering B-13 Additional Render Modes B-13 Points Modes B-14 Lines Modes B-15 Point and Line Properties B-16 OpenGL Errors B-17 Initialization Errors on Systems Running X Windows (GLX) B-17 Initialization Errors on Windows Systems (WinGL) B-17 General Errors B-17 B.5 Common Features for Other Renderers B-19 XIL Renderer B-19 B-19
