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Software Requirements and Helper Applications
All of the software requirements are automatically met when you install from one of these locations:
Product DVD
CreoIllustrate_64.exe executable file
If you install the application as an administrator directly from the MSI file, the software prerequisites are not automatically met. See Deploying Creo Illustrate and Customizing the Installation for more information.
Microsoft C++ Runtimes are required for installing and running Creo Illustrate. The required C++ runtimes are shipped with Creo Illustrate and installed automatically if needed. If you already have C++ Runtime, the installation is not modified.
Other helper applications are shipped and automatically installed with Creo Illustrate:
Creo Illustrate Files Tools—Used for transforming or optimizing Creo Illustrate data.