**************************************** Welcome to the Mastering VIZ Render - a Resource for Autodesk Architectural Desktop Users CD ROM **************************************** The CD contains a WinZip Self-extracting Archives. MasterVIZr.exe -- This file contains the complete dataset for all chapters plus addiitonal resources. >>Install Procedure: 1. Click the "Install MasterVIZr Dataset" button to install the dataset files. 2. Click the "Install Appendix C Files" button to install the digital version of Appendix C Notes on Appendix C **************************************** Appedix C is provided in digital form as a hyperlinked series of web pages. Click the "Install Appendix C Files" button on the CD interface to install these files. You will be prompted for the installed location of your copy of VIZ Render. Browse to this location and the installer will write links to the help files for the items referenced in Appendix C. ***Important*** Be sure to install the datasets before installing Appendix C files. The installer will fail otherwise. Installation Location **************************************** Files must be installed on the C Drive in the MasterVIZr folder. The default installation automatically uses this folder. If you simply double click the archive, it will install correctly. If you change the location, the first time you load any of the ADT projects, you will be prompted to repath the project. You MUST choose "Repath" when prompted by ADT. If you don't none of the datasets will function properly. Also, if you do change the location, the Tool Catalogs provided will cease to function properly. Finally, the Maps used in the book also rely on the path C:\MasterVIZr\Maps. For these reasons, you are highly encouraged to accept the default C:\MasterVIZr location for installation. The following Folder Structure will be created C:\ MasterVIZr\ Appendix A (Empty) Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D (Empty) Catalog Chapter01 Chapter02 Chapter03 Chapter04 Chapter05 Chapter06 Chapter07 Chapter08 Chapter09 Maps ModifierTutorial Plugins Props Render Presets Renderings Signage Complete Projects Please Note: Appendix A and Appendix D do not contain any files. Some of these folders contain sub-folders but not all. Installing Individual Chapters **************************************** There is no mechanism provided to install a single Chapter. If you do not intend to complete the tutorials for a particular Chapter, simply delete that folder from your C Drive after installation.