Get ready to Visualize a New Approach using EVS or MVS. We are confident that you will find EVS is an easy to use, yet extremely powerful software tool. C Tech is continually developing new modules that dramatically enhance the utility of EVS. Customer suggestions and a creative development team have made, and will continue to make EVS the premier geologic, environmental, and mining analysis and visualization software system.
C Tech Software is available for download or is provided on DVD.
The installation process is slightly different for DVD and download. For DVD, the C Tech Installer and Animation Viewer will start automatically if autorun is enabled on your system or can be started by running the program setup.exe.
Alternatively, the most current released version of our software may be downloaded from http://www.ctech.com if you first register and login. After downloading, run the program Install_EVS_MVS.exe and respond to the prompts.:
Detailed Installation Instructions are here.
EVS & MVS are compatible with Windows Vistas, XP and 2000. There are some service pack and option requirements for each operating system that are described below.
All Windows:
Please download and install all critical updates from: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Internet Explorer (Version 4.01 or higher) - Download from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.htm
All Windows Versions:
EVS-PRO and MVS customers who want the latest versions of the Microsoft ODBC drivers to utilize the database access features in PRO and MVS should go to http://www.microsoft.com/data and download and install the latest MDAC release.
Floating License Users:
TCP/IP Protocol must be installed on both Server and Client computers.
EVS & MVS have very few specific hardware requirements, and have been designed to run on a wide range of PC hardware. The following table gives recommendations for system configurations. Of these requirements, memory and CPU speed have the greatest impact on calculation time, while graphics resolution and number of displayable colors affects the appearance on-screen. All system hardware must meet Windows 7, Vistas or XP hardware requirements.
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Hardware Item |
Demo Minimum |
Installation Minimum |
Ideal Configuration |
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CPU |
Any |
Over 2.5 Ghz CPU |
I7, QuadCore or dual QuadCore CPUs |
|
RAM |
512 Mb |
2 Gb |
6+ Gb with 64 bit OS 3Gb if only 32 bit OS |
|
Hard Disk |
120 Mb swap 250 Mb installation 300 Mb free |
200 Mb swap 250 Mb installation 500 Mb free |
400-800 Mb swap 250 Mb installation 50 Gb free |
|
Graphics Card |
Any (may require running with our Software Renderer) |
Any (may require running with our Software Renderer) |
High end gaming or professional graphics card |
|
Graphics Resolution |
1024x768 64k colors Small fonts |
1024x768 64k colors Small fonts |
1920 x 1080 or higher 16 million colors Small Fonts |
|
Monitor |
15 inch color |
17 inch color |
Dual monitors of 24 inch or larger |
|
DVD Drive |
Required unless downloaded |
Required unless downloaded |
DVD or Blu-Ray disc Recorder |
|
e-mail, web & ftp access |
Recommended |
Required |
Required |
EVS is distributed as a demonstration version, which is converted to a working system by a software (hardware) key that plugs into the parallel port or by connecting to a computer running our Floating License Server Software. The demonstration version is limited to allow reading of only the specially encrypted data files that are supplied with the program. No changes or additions can be made to these data files or they will no longer operate with the program. The hardware key is activated using a key driver program that is installed using the "Install Key Driver" icon in the Tools sub-folder in the C Tech program group. The software protection is transparent to the user when properly installed. When the software starts, a splash screen will declare the mode that the software is running under (Demo, Full Version or Floating Version).
EVS is installed using the following procedure:
Installation of EVS for Windows Vistas and XP involves the following steps:
i. Insert the EVS DVD.
ii. If it does not autostart. Execute setup.exe on the EVS DVD(by clicking on Start > Run > drive:setup.exe > OK) and follow instructions.
iii. The install program will prompt you to specify the destination drive and directory where you wish to have EVS installed. The default is C:\CTECH.
Everything else is automatic.