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Installation

Setup programs

Each Full version of a product of the Shadow Analyzer Collection is delivered as a self-extracting installation program with the corresponding name delimited by underscores like "Product_Name_Setup.exe":

• "3D_Message_Setup.exe" for 3D Message
• "3D_Draw_Shadows_Setup.exe" for 3D Draw Shadows
• "Shadow_Visualizer_Setup.exe" for Shadow Visualizer
• "Shadow_Analyzer_Setup.exe" for Shadow Analyzer

Each Trial version of a product of the Shadow Analyzer Collection is delivered as a self-extracting installation program with the corresponding name and the suffix TW (trial ware) delimited by underscores like "Product_Name_TW_Setup.exe":

• "3D_Message_TW_Setup.exe" for 3D Message Trial 
• "3D_Draw_Shadows_TW_Setup.exe" for 3D Draw Shadows Trial 
• "Shadow_Visualizer_TW_Setup.exe" for Shadow Visualizer Trial 
• "Shadow_Analyzer_TW_Setup.exe" for Shadow Analyzer Trial 

The free software "3D Message Free" is delivered as a self-extracting installation program "3D_Message_Free_Setup.exe".

Before the installation

Usually, you do not need more than one product of the Shadow Analyzer Collection. However, you can try several Trial versions of different products. Note that each new installation overwrites the association between the (.sa1) file extension and the corresponding executable program inside the file manager settings.

Before each new installation, it is better (but not necessary) to uninstall the previous Trial version using its uninstallation program to save your hard disc space, remove the redundant icons from your Programs menu and the Desktop screen, and remove the obsolete registry settings. 

Installation

Run the corresponding installation program.

The quickest way to install the product (or its Trial version) is to click the "No-Questions-Asked Installation" button. You will be asked to accept the license agreement, and then the product will be installed immediately. No technical questions will be asked.

By default, the setup program will install everything. If you want to exclude certain items, such as the examples of the scene files, click on the "Select Components" button.

If you want to change the default installation folder as well as select which components should be installed, click on the "Advanced Options Installation" button.

After the installation

After the installation, the installation folder will contain the sub folder "Docs" with the Help file "SA_Collection_Help.chm" (just the file that you are reading now) and the  "Examples" with some examples of the scene (.sa1) files. To find the location of the installed folders, run the installed product and use the menu item "File / Folder Architecture...".

Note that the "SA_Collection_Help.chm" file is common for all products of the Shadow Analyzer Collection (3D Message, 3D Draw Shadows, Shadow Visualizer, Shadow Analyzer).