HVRC CREATE Release 4.2.1
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This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to supplement the HVRC CREATE 4.2.1 release.

WELCOME TO HVRC CREATE!
Welcome to HVRC CREATE. We hope that you will enjoy using HVRC CREATE and that it will benefit you in your work.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
HVRC CREATE can be installed and run on 64-bit Windows 10 or newer and macOS 11 or newer.
The minimum requirements for the HVRC CREATE Tools are:
	•	Intel Core i5 (8th gen) x64 processor or similar (or Apple Silicon for macOS)
	•	8GB RAM
	•	64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 or Apple macOS 11 Big Sur
	•	Discrete 3D graphics accelerator with at least 512MB memory and OpenGL 3.3 support
	•	For Microsoft Windows: 250MB free disk space for the complete tool suite. For macOS: 1.2GB.
	•	A three-button mouse (or a two-button mouse with scroll-wheel "button")
In general, we recommend a computer with multi-core CPU (Intel Core i7 or equivalent), 16GB RAM, and an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card with at least 4GB memory from 2017 or newer).
The CREATE Server is based on Apache web server technology. Windows and macOS operating systems are supported as server platforms. Installing the server on a laptop is only recommended for single-user CREATE Server licenses. Contact CREATE Support (see below) for more information. Machines that will host the server for multiple users and will not be used as workstations do not need graphics acceleration but should have at least 1GB of free storage space. The server can be hosted on a virtual machine. The server data should be regularly backed up.
Machines used to host multi-user servers must have a static IP address. If you are unsure if your server has a static IP address, please confer with your local network system administrator to ensure that your computer has the necessary credentials to function as a server.
INSTALLATION (CLIENT TOOLS)
Important: See System Requirements above before installing.
For Windows: The installer called "CREATE_Tools_Installer" installs the full set of tools on Windows. Double-click on the installer and follow the instructions.
For macOS: Open the disk image "CREATE_Tools_macOS” or Tools_Installer/macOS folder on the ISO image and copy the CREATE Tools to your Applications folder.

INSTALLATION (SERVER)
Important: See System Requirements above before installing.
The installer called "CREATE Server Installer" installs and configures the server.
Double-click on the installer and follow the instructions provided by the installer. The HVRC CREATE software is ready for use when a license key file has been installed on the server.

UPGRADING
To upgrade the client tools, uninstall the tools from your system (no data will be lost), and then install a fresh copy of the software as described above.
To upgrade the server, download and run the "CREATE Server Updater”. Note that It does not upgrade any data on the server.
To upgrade Model Bank data on your server, to incorporate the latest models added to the standard database since the 4.0 release, either download and double-click on the model bank updater package to open it in the Model Bank Tool or do the following:
	1)	Start the Model Bank Tool
	2)	Log on to your HVRC CREATE Server (if auto-login is not turned on)
	3)	Select File > Install Package...
	4)	Select the model update package (in the models directory in the Data directory on the HVRC CREATE ISO disk image, or available as a separate download).
	5)	Click on the Install button that appears in the dialog that appears.

USER DOCUMENTATION
The user documentation for HVRC CREATE can be found on the ISO disk image (or as a separate download) in PDF format. 
Furthermore, each tool has online documentation easily accessible via the tool's Help menu.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Our online news and support web pages are located at the following address:
https://www.ife.no/create
The latest version of the software, user documentation, and optional downloads (model data and guideline sets) can be found here::
http://create.ife.no/vr/create4/
If you experience a problem with the HVRC CREATE software, please check the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document as common problems and solutions are documented there. The latest version of the FAQ can be viewed online here:
http://create.ife.no/vr/create4/Documentation/FAQ.pdf
Please send bug reports, requests, questions, or comments about HVRC CREATE to create-support@ife.no.

CREDITS
HVRC CREATE 4 has been designed and developed by Michael Louka, Morten Gustavsen, Joachim Bratteli, Tom-Robert Bryntesen, Svein Tore Edvardsen, Edward Langstrand, and Thomas Winger.
Thanks to Alf-Ove Braseth, Jean-Luc Doutre, Asgeir Drøivoldsmo, Stein Helgar, Lars Hurlen, Terje Johnsen, Franck Kolb, Wolfgang Krause, Hans Øyvind Kvilesjø, Link Hauge Lindskog, Linda Sofie Lunde-Hanssen, Niels-Kristian Mark, Alan Mecham, Geir Meyer, Jannicke Neeb, Espen Nystad, Hans Olav Randem, Grete Rindahl, Mikael Rosenqvist, Angelia Sebok, Laszlo Seregi, Morten Stigum, Stig Øwre, the beta testers at IFE, and everyone else that has contributed with ideas, input, and assistance in various ways.
Thanks also to Annie Drouin, Bernard Nouailhas, Eric Robert, and their colleagues at  EDF R&D for valuable discussion and input to the requirements specification and user interface design, and for organising and evaluating usability tests for the original CREATE and CREATE 2 versions of this software back in 2000 and 2001.
Finally, thanks to everyone that has purchased a license to use this software, and has thus contributed to funding development of the HVRC CREATE system.

HVRC CREATE <http://www.ife.no/create>
Halden Virtual Reality Centre <http://www.ife.no/vr/>
IFE, Halden, Norway