HST3D

PC Windows Platform

Obtaining the Software

The Windows distribution package containing the executable for the HST3D simulator and the BCFLOW program with the example data files with selected output files can be obtained from the HST3D Download: list.

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Installing the Software

The installation of the HST3D software normally only involves uncompressing and unpacking the distribution. The minimum disc space required to install HST3D and BCFLOW is 11 MB. Note that the distribution package will unpack into a top level directory named hst3d-v.r. Several subdirectories will be created. This download package is in .zip file format. You must be running Microsoft Windows XP or later. Right click on the filename and select the Extract All item. Follow the instructions in the pop-up dialog box.Several subdirectories will be created, three of which will be under the top-level installation directory.

After the installation process has finished, the HST3D simulator can be tested using the examples located in the hst3d-v.r/hst/examples subdirectory. Each example with input data and selected output files is located in its own subdirectory. The BCFLOW program can be tested using the example located in the bcflow/examples/Ex.huyakorn subdirectory. Note that the executable program files are located two directory levels above the example file locations.

To test the HST3D simulator:

1. Open a window to use as a command line interface.
2. Change to one of the hst/examples/Ex. directories.
3. Run the example by invoking HST3D, ../../hst3d.exe, and entering the name of the data file and a suffix for the output files (different from the sample files provided) when prompted.
4. Compare the results to the sample output files provided.

To test the BCFLOW program:

1. Change to the bcflow/examples/Ex.huyakorn directory.
2. Run the example by invoking BCFLOW, ../../bcflow, and entering the name of the data file, a suffix for the Bcnfr file, and a suffix for the output files (different from the sample files provided) when prompted.
3. Compare the results to the sample output files provided.

Uninstalling the Software

Remove the entire software installation with the following steps:

1. As a user with administrator privileges run: Start->Control Panel->Add or Modify Program.
2. Select hst3d in the window that appears.
3. Click on the Remove button.

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