MATLAB: Do I receive an error when installing the VR Viewer in Virtual Reality Toolbox

Simulink 3D Animation

When I try to install the VR Viewer, I first see:

 Do you want to use OpenGL or Direct3D acceleration? (o/d)

I choose "d" and click the "next" button in the "Welcome" window, and also on the "I agree" button in the license window.

Then I see a progress bar for the unpacking of the installation files, and when it reaches 99%, I see a popup window with the error message:

 Setup has detected that unInstallShield is in use. Please close unInstallShield and restart setup.

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This issue is due to InstallShield interference.

To work around this issue, try the steps given in the following URL:

http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q110613

If the above does not help, you can use our standalone viewer that is shipped together with Virtual Reality Toolbox called "Orbisnap." It is a standalone version of the Virtual Reality Toolbox internal viewer, and it can be found under:

$MATLABROOT \toolbox\vr\orbisnap\bin\orbisnap.bat

(where $MATLABROOT is the MATLAB root directory on your machine, as returned by typing:

matlabroot
 at the MATLAB command prompt.)

You can make a shortcut to this file or you can copy the "Orbisnap" directory where you need it. You can also distribute it to anyone, or let people download it separately from the following URL:

http://www.orbisnap.com/download.html

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MATLAB: Do I get a blank selection when I try to import libraries from the V-Realm Builder in Simulink 3D Animation (formerly: Virtual Reality Toolbox)

================ NOTE: V-Realm Builder is only available for Windows ================

This error can occur if the vrbuild2.ini file is corrupted. The vrbuild2.ini file can get corrupted due to operations like system updates or running V-Realm independently of MATLAB.

The workaround is to replace the corrupted or empty .ini file (which is a configuration settings file) by executing the following line from MATLAB command window:

>> vrinstall -install

as per the latest installation instructions:

https://www.mathworks.com/help/sl3d/install-v-realm-editor.html

You can check your installation status at the MATLAB command window:

>> vrinstall -check

Further troubleshooting steps can be found in the V-Realm manual (execute from the MATLAB command window):

>> web(fullfile(matlabroot, 'toolbox', 'sl3d', 'vrealm', 'manual', 'vrealm_man.html'))

If you have custom libraries and wish to upgrade MATLAB release, you will want to save the contents of the following folder outside the MATLAB path before upgrading releases:

<matlabroot>\toolbox\sl3d\vrealm

These contents can then be copied over to the new "vrealm" folder at the same directory in the newer version of MATLAB.

MATLAB: Where can I get more information on Orbisnap

Virtual Reality Toolbox distribution contains Orbisnap, a standalone VRML viewer that allows you to visualize virtual worlds or prerecorded animation files without running MATLAB or the Virtual Reality Toolbox. Further information can be found on the Orbisnap Web site:

http://www.orbisnap.com/

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MATLAB: Do I get a blank selection when I try to import libraries from the V-Realm Builder in Simulink 3D Animation (formerly: Virtual Reality Toolbox)

MATLAB: Where can I get more information on Orbisnap

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