Installation

To install and use particleIllusion 3.0 for Windows, your computer must meet the following minimum requirements:

• Windows 98 / ME / NT 4 / 2000 / XP
  
• Intel-compatible processor at 500 MHz or faster
  
• 128 MB RAM
  
• Video card with OpenGL support; 1024x768 min. resolution; 24/32 bit color depth
  

To install the CD version of particleIllusion 3.0:

1. Insert the particleIllusion 3.0 CD into your CDROM drive.
   
   
2. The installation program should start automatically. If it does not, on the Start menu click “Run…”, then click the “Browse” button and find the file “Setup.exe” (or just “Setup”) on the particleIllusion CD.
   
   
3. The installation program will ask you to accept the license agreement. Read the agreement (it is included in this booklet as well) and agree to continue.
   
   
4. Select the location where particleIllusion will be installed.
   
   
5. particleIllusion will be installed, showing the installation progress as files are copied. When the files are finished copying, installation will be complete.
   

To install the electronic version of particleIllusion 3.0:

1. Unzip the files to a temporary folder.
2. Double-click the file “Setup.exe” (or just “Setup”) in this temporary folder.
   
   
3. The installation program will ask you to accept the license agreement. Read the agreement (it is included in this booklet as well) and agree to continue.
   
   
4. Select the location where particleIllusion will be installed.
   
   
5. particleIllusion will be installed, showing the installation progress as files are copied. When the files are finished copying, installation will be complete.
   
   
6. You can now delete the files you unzipped into the temporary folder as they are no longer needed.
   

After installing you can run particleIllusion 3.0 from the Start – Programs menu or from the shortcut placed on your desktop.

Note that version 3.0 installs separately from earlier versions of particleIllusion, so they can both be installed on the same computer.




Start – Programs menu

During installation the following options are created on the Start – Programs menu:

particleIllusion 3.0 manual:	view the particleIllusion documentation
particleIllusion 3.0:	run particleIllusion
pIllusionRender:	run pIllusionRender, the standalone renderer for particleIllusion project files
pIRenderBatch:	run pIRenderBatch, a utility for rendering multiple projects with pIllusionRender
reset default settings:	use this if particleIllusion will no longer run
uninstall particleIllusion 3.0:	uninstalls particleIllusion
run with software rendering:	use when a video compatibility problem is suspected

Uninstalling particleIllusion 3.0

To uninstall particleIllusion 3.0, use the uninstall particleIllusion 3.0 option from the Start – Programs menu as listed above.

You can also use the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Windows Control Panel. From the Start menu click Settings, then Control Panel. Select Add/Remove Programs then select particleIllusion 3.0 and click the Add/Remove button.




Authorization

After installation, particleIllusion 3.0 must be authorized within 14 days. The preferred method of authorization is via the Internet, but you can also authorize via email or fax.

When the program is run unauthorized, the following dialog is shown:



It contains two codes (MID and Site code) that will be used when you authorize, and shows the number of days left before authorization is required. To run particleIllusion without authorizing, make sure Enter Application is selected and press the Continue button.

To authorize the software, you’ll need your serial number, MID, and Site code. You will receive an “Init code” in return. There are three ways to authorize:

Internet authorization: Click the green banner at the bottom of the authorization dialog, or enter http://authorize.wondertouch.com and follow the instructions listed there. Note that you will immediately receive your authorization code using this method, while email or fax authorization may take up to 48 hours.

Email or fax authorization: If the computer you have installed particleIllusion on does not have access to the Internet, you can compose a text document that can be emailed from another computer or faxed. This document must contain the following information:

• first and last name
  
• company name (if the software should be registered to a company)
  
• full mailing address
  
• phone number
  
• email address
  
• serial number
• MID
• Site code

(Note that a blank authorization form is located in the particleIllusion folder. You can fill this form out and email or fax.)

Email the completed form to: authorize@wondertouch.com
        or
Fax the completed form to: 1-630-477-0349

Note that the easiest and safest way to copy the codes is to double-click on the code to select all of the digits of the code. Then r-click and select Copy. This value can then be Pasted where needed (into the Internet authorization page, or into a text document to be emailed from another computer or faxed).


After you've received your Init code, copy and paste the Init code into the “Init code” box, select the Unlock application option, and press the Continue button.

Note that regardless of the authorization method used, each serial number will be initially valid for three (3) authorizations (in case of hard drive failure for example).
When more authorizations are needed, contact wondertouch support.

Once particleIllusion has been authorized, the authorization dialog will no longer be auomatically displayed when particleIllusion starts. You can force the dialog to display by having the Scroll Lock on when you start particleIllusion. Why would you want to display the authorization dialog after you've already authorized?



License Transfer

If you will be getting a new computer, or just want to transfer your particleIllusion license to another computer, you would use the License Transfer function. To transfer the license from one computer (we'll call it computer A) to a different computer (computer B):

1. Install particleIllusion on computer B and run it. The authorization dialog will be displayed.
   
   
2. Turn on Scroll Lock on computer A and run particleIllusion.
   
   
3. Select Transfer License from the dialog on computer A, enter your original Init Code, enter the site code from computer B in the New Site code box, and press Continue
   
   
4. A dialog showing a new Init Code will be displayed. Enter this code in the Site code field on computer B and press Continue on computer B.

After transferring the license, computer B will now be able to run particleIllusion, and computer A will not. Note that particleIllusion is still installed on computer A, but it is no longer authorized so will no loner run.







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