Windows Installation

ResInsight Installation

  1. Download ZIP binary distribution from https://github.com/OPM/ResInsight/releases
  2. Extract content from ZIP file
  3. Start ResInsight.exe
Info

The binary distribution does not support ABAQUS odb files. For building ResInsight with ABAQUS support, see Build Instructions.

Octave Installation (optional)

  1. Download Octave-4.0.0 and install it. (Newer versions will not work)
  2. Launch ResInsight.exe, open Edit->Preferences.
  3. On the Octave tab, enter the path to the Octave command line interpreter executable.
    ( Usually C:\Your\Path\To\Octave-x.x.x\bin\octave-cli.exe )
Info

A binary package of ResInsight will normally not work with other Octave versions than the one it is compiled with.

Info

You have to point to the cli binary in the windows octave installation. The octave.exe will not work as it is launching the octave GUI.

FAQ

Windows Firewall notice

ResInsight can communicate with Python and other cloud services. A Windows Firewall message might appear when you launch the application. Choose Allow to ensure correct behavior for these features.

Smartscreen warnings

When launching ResInsight at the first time, a Smartscreen warning might be displayed. This is a security feature by Microsoft, and will warn the user when an unknown program is launched. This warning is displayed once for each installation.

Press the More info link in the upper left section.

Notice the information and digital signature by Ceetron Solutions AS.

Press Run anyway, and the application starts. This warning is only displayed once.