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Hardware and Platform
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This page summarizes the supported mainline workflow of ``Streamcenter+``.
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The current mainline is no longer the old Python package set. It is centered on a
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native CUDA FTLE solver together with a native Qt/VTK desktop GUI.
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The archived Python implementation is still preserved under ``legacy/`` in the code
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repository for reference and migration, but it is no longer the primary workflow
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described in this documentation.
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``Streamcenter+`` consists of a native CUDA FTLE solver together with a native
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Qt/VTK desktop GUI.
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The minimum practical requirements are listed as follows:
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* At least 4 GB of system memory and about 10 GB of free disk space.
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* A 64-bit Windows or Linux environment. The shipped install scripts currently target
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Windows and Debian/Ubuntu-style Linux systems with ``apt``.
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* An NVIDIA GPU together with a locally installed CUDA Toolkit for the mainline solver.
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* An NVIDIA GPU together with a locally installed CUDA Toolkit for the solver.
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The solver configures ``CMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=native`` by default, so the build
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machine is expected to have a visible local NVIDIA CUDA environment.
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Mainline Environment
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Environment
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The native solver and the native GUI do not require Python or ``pip`` for their
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standard build-and-run path.
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Instead, the repository provides platform-specific installation scripts that prepare
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the CMake/CUDA/Qt/VTK toolchain directly.
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The repository provides platform-specific installation scripts that prepare the
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CMake/CUDA/Qt/VTK toolchain directly.
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On Windows, ``install.cmd`` and ``install.ps1`` provision the following mainline
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dependencies:
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On Windows, ``install.cmd`` and ``install.ps1`` provision the following dependencies:
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* ``Git``
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* ``CMake``
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For migration convenience, the renamed build scripts still accept the legacy
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``PY3DFTLE_*`` environment variables as fallback inputs.
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Add-on Tools
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The steps below follow the current native mainline repository layout.
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The steps below follow the current repository layout.
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They use the top-level install and build entry points and then launch the GUI or solver
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Notes for Real Cases
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The mainline GUI always launches the native CUDA solver. There is no longer a
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Python/native backend selector in the supported workflow.
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The GUI launches the native CUDA solver.
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The parameter format remains ``.par``-based.
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When preparing your own cases, update entries such as ``vtk_folder`` and

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