Install VTK

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Install VTK

    If you don't have VTK download it here

    Unzip VTK-4.2-LastestRelease.zip in $LibDir, this will create a new directory $LibDir/VTK otherwise rename it to VTK

    Run CMake and select the $LibDir/VTK directory as 'Where is the source code'
    Put the same path + "-VC++" (like Visual C++) as 'Where to build the binaries'
    Be sure that 'Visual Studio 6' is selected.
    Check 'Show Advanced Values'.

   Click on Configure, CMake will ask you to create the VTK-VC++ folder


    Put setup parameters exactly like that:
- BUILD_TESTING = OFF
- VTK_USE_ANSI_STDLIB = ON

- VTK_USE_HYBRID = ON
- VTK_USE_PATENDED = ON

    Click twice again on 'Configure' and then click on 'OK'. This will generate a Visual C++ project (*.dsw) in $LibDir/VTK-VC++.

    Launch $LibDir/VTK-VC++/VTK.dsw and compile in RelWithDebInfo mode.
To do that, right click on the menu and check 'Build
', you can also uncheck 'Build MiniBar'.

    Then select 'RelWithDebInfo'.

    Start Compilation with ALL_BUILD

 

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