Download and Installation
- Marc Lievin
Vortex Studio can be installed either on Windows or Linux.
On Windows, the user only needs to download the VortexSetup.exe.
On Linux, the tar.gz file is required.
About coexistence
Co-existence of Vortex Toolkit versions is supported (e.g., 2023.5 and 2023.6 on the same workstation).
Vortex Studio Download
Installation files for the Vortex® Studio family of products are available from the CM Labs' Asset Store.
Head to the Web Asset Store - CM Labs.
To download and install Vortex Studio, click on the green button saying Download for Windows.
VortexSetup application will downloaded.
Start VortexSetup to initiate further packages download and installation.
In the case of issues with VortexSetup, e.g. firewall issues or connection unreliable, previous versions with individual packages are available.
To download a specific package of a Vortex Studio version, click on the little eye in the card of the version you want.
A detailed page containing the different packages of that version will be made available for individual download.
Once the desired packages downloaded in the same directory, start VortexSetup in the directory to initiate an installation.
Activating my installation
About License servers
The Vortex Studio installation from the Vortex Setup contains the license manager for client users.
The Vortex Studio Licensing Tool package is only necessary if you need to configure a License Server.
See the Licensing chapter for information on how to activate your installation.
Installation on Windows
It is a recommended best practice to install Vortex Studio software under the same Windows user account that you will use when running the Vortex Studio application.
Vortex Studio Setup (VortexSetup.exe) is an executable that simplifies the installation of Vortex Studio. It can download the necessary components and install them without interruption.
VortexSetup will download the selected products before actually installing them.
VortexSetup can install Vortex Studio either on a desktop computer or on a distributed simulator (computers in the same network participating to the same simulation).
Installation on a desktop computer
Launch the Vortex Studio Setup file (
VortexSetup.exe) to start the setup application.In the next window, click Install on Desktop.
After reading the license terms and conditions, select the agreement box and click Next.
In the next window, you will see a list of components available to install. Select all the components you want to install and click Next. Vortex Studio is the basic component that needs to be installed.
You will also see a list of currently installed components that you can choose to uninstall.
On the following Summary window, double-check your selections, then click Confirm.
A status window appears, displaying global and partial progress.
At the end of the process, a summary is displayed.
Installation on a multiple-computers simulator
Simulator installation is used to set up a complete distributed simulator. Vortex Studio Setup will make certain that all computers in a distributed simulator have the same Vortex Studio components installed. This is usually done on the instructor station of a distributed simulation.
Launch the Vortex Studio Setup file (
VortexSetup.exe) to start the setup application.In the next window, click Install on Simulator.
After reading the license terms and conditions, select the agreement box and click Next.
In the next window, you will see a list of components available to install. Select all the components you want to install and click Next. Vortex Studio is the basic component that needs to be installed.
You will see a list of currently installed components that you can choose to uninstall.
Select the computers from the chosen network interface where you want to install Vortex Studio. On remote computers, a window indicates that the Vortex Studio Setup client is communicating with the Vortex Studio Setup server.
Click Select.
Confirm the choice of components
A status window appears, displaying global and partial progress.
After installation, a summary is displayed.
Installation of Windows runtime redistributables
Users who install Vortex Studio for the first time may need the Visual Studio Redistributables package for Visual Studio 2015.
The Vortex Setup application offers installation of the redistributables.
However, users without an internet connection might need to get the packages themselves from the internet.
This documentation will help users get those packages by themselves.
How to get the Visual Studio Redistributables from VortexSetup
When starting Vortex Setup, if the Visual Studio redistributables required packages are not installed on the system, the user will be prompted to do the following:
The Vortex Setup is capable of installing the packages. It will ask if you want to download and install them; an internet connection and administrative privileges are required.
How to get the Visual Studio Redistributables Manually
You can also get them from the Microsoft website and install them on your own.
Getting the redistributables from the Microsoft website
Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable for Visual Studio 2015
This package is required by Vortex Studio. The software cannot run without it and Vortex Setup will not let you continue if this package is not installed.
Go to the latest supported Visual C++ downloads webpage
Scroll down to Visual Studio 2015, 2017 and 2019
Select the x64 package
Clicking on the vc_redist.x64.exe link will trigger a download
Execute the downloaded file and follow the steps.
Installation on Linux
See Vortex Studio on Linux - Installation