This document describes how to install Open Inventor .NET on the supported platforms. The current version of Open Inventor .NET is available for the following platforms:
Use the installer provided with the product to automatically install it. Be sure to install the version of Open Inventor .NET that is appropriate for your platform (32-bit or 64-bit).
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 with C# compiler
- .NET Framework 2.0, which you can get here (32-bits) or here (64-bits).
Open Inventor .NET is provided on Windows with an InstallShield™ installer.
This installer performs the following tasks:
- Install, if necessary, the native Open Inventor Runtime.
- Copy the assemblies into the installation folder.
- Copy the demonstration programs into the installation folder.
- Copy the documentation into the installation folder.
- Add some entries to the System Registry to provide direct access to assemblies in the demonstration projects.
Note : Open Inventor .NET for 32-bit cannot be installed on a Windows 64-bit system.