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Running the Mesh Viewer App on Windows

This guide provides step-by-step instructions to run the Mesh Viewer app on a Windows machine using the provided run_app_windows.bat script.

Windows OS
Internet connection (for downloading Miniconda and packages if not already installed)

Open Command Prompt
- Press Win + R, type cmd, and press Enter.
Navigate to the Project Directory
- Use the cd command to navigate to the directory where the project is located.
- Example:
```
cd path\to\mesh-viewer
```
Run the Batch Script
- Execute the batch file by typing:
```
run_app_windows.bat
```
- This script will:
  - Check if Conda is installed and available in your PATH.
  - If Conda is not found, it will prompt to download and install Miniconda silently.
  - After installation, it will initialize Conda in the current session.
  - Check if the Conda environment open3d-env exists; if not, it will create it and install required packages.
  - Activate the open3d-env environment.
  - Start the Flask app.
  - Open your default browser to the app URL: http://127.0.0.1:5001
  - Pause the terminal window so you can see any messages or errors.
Using the App
- Once the browser opens, you can interact with the Mesh Viewer app.
- The terminal window will remain open until you press any key, allowing you to see logs or errors.
Stopping the App
- To stop the Flask app, go to the terminal window and press Ctrl + C.
- Close the terminal window if desired.

If the batch script reports that Conda is not found even after installation, ensure that Miniconda is installed in the default location (%USERPROFILE%\Miniconda3).
If the terminal window closes immediately on errors, run the batch file from an already open Command Prompt window to see error messages.
Make sure you have a stable internet connection for downloading Miniconda and Python packages.

The batch script handles environment setup automatically, so you do not need to manually install Python or packages.
The Conda environment used is named open3d-env.
The Flask app runs on port 5001 by default.

This completes the setup and running instructions for the Mesh Viewer app on Windows.

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