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BW 4.8 Installation Notes
BW 4.8 Installation Notes
8 Installation Notes
Table of Contents
V-Stitcher, V-Styler or V-viewer 4.8 prerequisites .................................................................... 3
Dot Net .................................................................................................................................. 3
Hardware requirements ........................................................................................................ 3
Supported operating systems ................................................................................................... 3
License Key ................................................................................................................................ 4
Installing HASP drivers ....................................................................................................... 4
Browzwear Database................................................................................................................. 4
Browzwear Database Administration.................................................................................... 4
SQL server information.......................................................................................................... 5
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V-Stitcher, V-Styler or V-viewer 4.8 prerequisites
Browzwear application family version 4.8 requires that DirectX 9 be installed on the
computer beforehand. In case it is not already installed, it can be found on the installation
CD.
Note:
• Even If you have DirectX 10 or 11, these components are still usually missing by
default
• This installation is a new release that solves DirectX 9 display problems which
existed previously for some graphic cards including Intel onboard ones
Dot Net
The installation verifies the existence of Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1, if
needed it will install it right away. In such case, the machine must be restarted to continue
with the Browzwear installation.
Hardware requirements
3 Minimum hardware requirements to run the V-Stitcher, V-Styler or V-
Viewer smoothly:
• Pentium 4
• 512 MB of RAM
• Graphic card, min 64 Mb INTEGRATED with support for pixel / vertex shader 2.0
Recommended hardware requirements for optimal performance:
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor or higher
• 1 GB of RAM or More
• 4 GB of available hard disk space
• Graphic card, DirectX 9.0C compatible or later
Windows Vista or 7 specific
• Minimum RAM 1GB
• Recommended RAM 2 GB or more
If the red light of the license plug is off, download and install the HASP drivers:
Note: Do not allow windows to update the drivers automatically. In some cases this
may stop their Browzwear functionality
Browzwear Database
The Browzwear applications database is based on Microsoft SQL server
• Database installers, administrators and users are subject to the SQL server &
operating system user rights hierarchy
• The supported SQL versions are 2005 & 2008
• Please practice regular backups
4 • Browzwear applications version 4.8 database tasks should be carried out by
Browzwear Database Administration application version 2.5 and use database
version 100 (Released with Browzwear Version 4.7)
Local server
• For local server, the express edition must be used
• The named instance must be the default : SQLExpress
• For the 2005 express edition, please use the Service Pack 3 release
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Schema
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Browzwear Standard & Professional editions
The standard & professional editions use local or shared garment storage. The database may
be central or local.
• 3D notes
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Note: No need to install it on each machine
Important: The installer must have appropriate permissions to the SQL server!
Note: For first time installations, a database connection error will pop up when
launching the application. This is normal. The next step will be to connect to the
database prepared previously
See also:
• Whereas:
/i = Install
/L*v = Generate a log file (optional, remove this section to install without logging)
• For example:
A database may be used for practice, for separating specific data, or for any other need.
Creating a database
"Create Database..." to make a new, empty database
2. On the File menu select Create Database... The Create Database dialog opens
a. If using a network server, In the Server Name field, type the server name:
i. For a Full edition server, type the server name (clean, without any other
characters) e.g. server1
Note:
• If no database is configured, when opening the Database Administration application,
the Database connection dialog opens. use it to connect to an existing database or
create a new one
• A new database is initially empty, connect (see below) to it and then import data
Data migration
Populate new empty databases. Import default data or databases of older versions.
Migration has to be executed following a new installation, at least once on the DB server or
on standalone machines.
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Importing data
Import default data or databases of older versions
Migrating data
3. Select Import > Default data (or older versions data by version #)
4. The import process takes place with information displayed in the migration window
• Connect to a database
1. Using V-Stitcher V-Styler or the database application, on the main menu select Tools
> Database connection... The Database connection... dialog opens
i. For a Full edition server (recommended) type the server name (clean,
without any other characters) e.g. server1
3. On the Database: drop down list select the desired database. The connection takes
place
Database versions
If connecting to a database created by a version older than 4.7, it is advised to upgrade it for
a much better performance.
The database version appears on the bottom status bar, in brackets next to the
database name:
The original database version (which came with Browzwear versions 4.5 and 4.6) is
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The new database version has significantly faster data loading which can be noticed
when opening the database administration application as well as the garment map in
Browzwear applications.
I. If a named instance other than the default was applied, enter Server
Name\Named instance, e.g. server1\Charlie
Note: If upgrading the current database, its version on the status bar will be
refreshed after closing & opening the database
Example
The old size chart “Numeric (F-30-62) (M-32-70)” was split in to two separate size charts:
1. Numeric (F-30-62) (M-32-70)_Female
2. Numeric (F-30-62) (M-32-70)_Male
Consequences
When opening a garment that used to use an old unisex size chart, it may load the chart of
the wrong gender now.
1. In the Gmap, load the appropriate size chart for this garment, gender wise
2. After this action, make sure that the Gender field in the matches the appropriate
size chart
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e. On the menu Import > Import BW Data
f. The import process takes place with information displayed in the migration
window
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Help
1. In the application: Browzwear online help: On the help menu > Help Center…
2. On the CD: Copy the documents directory to hard drive from installation CD.
a. From the HTML folder, run VStitcher_Online_Help.chm
Known issues
• Crash when opening the DB connection manager
• The 3D window turns black after the screen saver is activated
In all cases where this problem exists, please use the provided solution:
Using the database connection function independently
“Database Connection” to set the DB connection with VStitcher (or VStyler or VViewer)
closed
The solution is to manually resize the 3D widow slightly. This reloads the DirectX driver and
the 3D window turns back to normal.
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