Installing Esri CityEngine

The Esri CityEngine 2014 installation requires the user to be a system administrator or have elevated privileges in a deployment environment.

Esri CityEngine 2014 is provided as a setup program and is executed through a utility named Setup.exe. You can install Esri CityEngine 2014 using the steps below, or you can install silently using Windows Installer command-line parameters.

Before installing Esri CityEngine 2014

1. Verify that your system meets all system requirements.
2. Log in as a user with administrative privileges.
3. Close all applications.
4. Browse to the folder containing the Esri CityEngine setup.

You are now ready to proceed with the Esri CityEngine 2014 installation.

How to install Esri CityEngine 2014

1. Start the Esri CityEngine 2014 installation program Setup.exe.
2. If NVIDIA and AMD/ATI graphics hardware is not found, a dialog box appears warning the user that the current configuration is not supported. Esri CityEngine is optimized for NVIDIA and AMD/ATI graphics hardware.
3. Read the welcome screen and terms of use. Click Next when you are ready to proceed.
4. Review the license agreement and accept if you agree. Click Next to continue with the installation.
5. Click Change to specify the installation folder or Next to accept the default location.
6. Click Install to begin the installation.
7. Click Finish to close the wizard.
8. When the setup is complete the CityEngine Administrator wizard is displayed, allowing you to configure a Concurrent or Single Use authorization. Refer to The CityEngine Administrator for details.