Download and Install CAVE


Linux x86_64	installCAVE.sh
macOS	awips2-cave-16.2.2.dmg
32-bit Windows	awips-cave.msi
64-bit Windows	awips-cave.amd64.msi

Linux

installCAVE.sh

For CentOS/Red Hat 6 and 7. Installs to /awips2/cave and writes files to ~/caveData.

Install as root:

chmod 755 ./installCAVE.sh
./installCAVE.sh

All package dependencies should be resolved by yum.

Run CAVE from the command line

cave

or find CAVE in the GNOME menu Applications > Internet > AWIPS CAVE

!!! note "System Requirements"

* x86_64 CentOS/RHEL 6 or 7
* OpenGL 2.0
* 4GB RAM
* [Latest NVIDIA driver](http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us) for your graphics card
* 2GB disk space for caching datasets in **~/caveData**

macOS

awips2-cave-16.2.2.dmg

Writes config files to ~/Library/CAVE

!!! warning "macOS 10.12 (Sierra) not fully supported, requires cave be run from the command line."

New to 10.12 is Gatekeeper Path Randomization, which prevents applications delivered outside of the Mac App Store from running by normal means (taskbar icon or finder). 

Until the next release, CAVE on Sierra should be run from the terminal with the command `/Applications/CAVE/cave.app/Contents/MacOS/cave`

Windows

Writes files to caveData in the user's home directory.

!!! warning "Beta status"

Client-side Python scripts (including Derived Parameters) do not work on Windows

AWIPS Data in the Cloud

Unidata and XSEDE Jetstream have partnered to offer a EDEX data server in the cloud, open to the Unidata university community. Select the server in the Connectivity Preferences dialog, or enter edex-cloud.unidata.ucar.edu (without http:// before, or :9581/services after).

Troubleshooting

Localization Preferences Error

You can reset CAVE by removing the ~/caveData directory (on macOS ~/Library/CAVE) and then run cave again to connect to an EDEX server. Your local files have been removed, but if you are re-connecting to an EDEX server you have used before, the remote files will sync again to your local ~/caveData (bundles, colormaps, etc.).

No Images Displayed

If you are able to load wire-frame contours but not images, update your video driver.

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