---
title: "Installation"
description: "Installing CodeMeter Runtime, the LumiScan Key and LumiScan VGR Engineering, and starting the application."
product: "LumiScan VGR Engineering"
component: "lumiscan-vgr-engineering"
version: "1.0.0"
display_version: "1.0.0.3"
latest_version: true
language: "en"
url: "https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr-engineering/1.0.0/installation.html"
---

# Installation – LumiScan VGR Engineering

Install in this order:

1. CUDA Toolkit 11.8 and cuDNN 8.8.1 (installers provided by HD Vision Systems), see [System Requirements](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr-engineering/1.0.0/system-requirements.html).
2. CodeMeter Runtime and the LumiScan Key, see [Installing CodeMeter Runtime](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr-engineering/1.0.0/installation.html#installing-codemeter-runtime).
3. The LumiScanX camera, set up according to the [LumiScan X manual](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-x/2.0.0/index.html) - the camera is needed for the preview, not for the installation itself.
4. LumiScan VGR Engineering, see [Installing LumiScan VGR Engineering](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr-engineering/1.0.0/installation.html#installing-lumiscan-vgr-engineering).

## Installing CodeMeter Runtime {#installing-codemeter-runtime}

LumiScan VGR Engineering is licensed with the LumiScan Key and needs CodeMeter Runtime 9.00 or later. Install CodeMeter Runtime and connect the LumiScan Key as described in [Installing CodeMeter Runtime](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-licensing/1.0.4/installing-codemeter.html).

## Installing LumiScan VGR Engineering {#installing-lumiscan-vgr-engineering}

1. Close all open applications.
2. Navigate to the location of the LumiScan VGR Engineering installer and launch it.
3. Wait until the licence agreement window opens.
4. Accept the licence terms by clicking **Accept**.
5. To change the default installation location, click **Browse**, select the desired location and click **OK**.
6. Click **Next** to continue.
7. If desired, select a **Start Menu** folder for the program links. To avoid creating shortcuts, select **Do not create links**.
8. Click **Install**.
9. When the installation is complete, click **OK**.
10. Click **Finish**.

> [!NOTE]
> Depending on the installation package, the Start Menu selection may be omitted.

## Starting the application {#starting}

Start LumiScan VGR Engineering from the Start Menu or from the installation folder, with the LumiScan Key connected (see [Licence](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr-engineering/1.0.0/system-requirements.html#licence)). The first steps are described in [Getting Started](https://docs.hdvisionsystems.com/en/lumiscan-vgr-engineering/1.0.0/getting-started.html).