The following steps are necessary to install Coin 2.5.0 on your computer.
Notice that this applies exclusively to Windows machines running Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 (Version 8.0). For all other systems and IDEs, you have to find out on your own.
In any case, you can use the machines in our lab.


1. Download Coin-2.5.0 from
http://ftp.coin3d.org/coin/src/all/Coin-2.5.0.zip


2. Download SoWin-1.4.0 from
http://ftp.coin3d.org/coin/src/all/SoWin-1.4.0.zip


3. Download the file WS07_Simulation_CoinBinaries.zip from our webpage
http://cg.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/teaching/Simulation_CoinBinaries.zip


4. Unzip these two files to a specific folder FOLDER


5. Launch Microsoft Visual Studio 2005


6. Go to menu Tools --> Options --> Projects and Solutions --> VC++ Directories


7. Choose "Show directories for" --> "Include files" and add the paths
FOLDER\Coin-2.5.0\include
FOLDER\SoWin-1.4.0\build\msvc8\src\


8. Choose "Show directories for" --> "Library files" and add the paths
FOLDER\Coin3d_VS8.0


9. Copy ALL .DLL files from the folder FOLDER\Coin3d_VS8.0 into the ParticleViewer folder


10. Now you should be able to compile and run ParticleViewer