Visual Components Connector Setup

In this article, you'll learn how to download, install, and set up the Visual Components connector on Resolver.

Download the Connector

Step 1: Log in to Resolver using your credentials.

Step 2: From the left-hand menu, select the Download tab.

Step 3: Look for the Visual Components section. This is where you'll find the available connector versions.

Connector download cards, with Default on the Visual Components card

Step 4: Click the Default button to start the download. The file will be downloaded as a ZIP archive to your default Downloads folder.

Installation

Step 1: Close Visual Components before proceeding with the installation.

Step 2: Extract the ZIP file and run the installer named RTR-VC-Connectors-Setup.exe.

For best results, right-click and run as an administrator.

Step 3: Choose whether to install for all users or just the current user based on your setup.

Installer asking whether to install for the current user or all users

Step 4: Review and accept the license agreement, and click Next.

Installer license agreement page

Step 5: Select Install to existing version or versions.

Installer setup type, with Install to existing version or versions selected

Step 6: Choose the installation folder — the default (C:\Program Files) is recommended — and select the Visual Components version(s) to install to.

Installer destination folder with the detected Visual Components version ticked

Step 7: Click Install, then click Finish once the installation is complete.

Step 8: Open Visual Components. The connector adds itself to the Program tab of the ribbon automatically.

If it's not there, add it manually: open the dropdown at the top-right corner of the UI and tick Realtime Robotics Connector.

Panel dropdown at the top right of Visual Components, with the Realtime Robotics entry ticked

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Prefer to install the DLLs manually instead? See Legacy Installation in the full Download & Install guide.

Verify the Installation

Step 1: Open Visual Components and check the Program tab of the ribbon for Realtime Robotics Connector.

Step 2: Open the connector, then select ☰ → About... and confirm the version matches the installer you ran.

Make a note of that version — Support will ask for it.

Now your RTR connector is ready for use.

Next: set up your collision rules before you export.

Thank you for following along.

Happy path planning with Resolver!