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FVS Software Complete Package

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This FVS Software Complete Package includes a graphical user interface, which includes the Stand Visualization, a spatial “Maps” feature that displays FVS simulation results aligned with stand polygon data, and powerful graphing and table-creation capabilities. It also includes the latest FVS Variant files and sample data. It covers all Regions of the National Forest System.

Additional Support Notes

  • We update the FVS Software Installation Package on a regular basis to keep up with the component updates.
  • You may update prior installations of the FVS Software Installation Package by simply re-installing it using the newer installation program..

Download

Download the FVS Software Complete Package installation file to your PC; then, follow the Installation Instructions below.

Region Description File Size
All The most recent versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash 1488101F6374261C39E1944429F682AB41009BE940F2DBB92ECAA90281D53DD4

FVS_Install_20240930.exe 324MB

The FVS Software Installation Package is a single executable that will install the standard suite of programs included with FVS. Installing all the components will require more than 310 MB of hard drive space and take about 10-15 minutes to install.

Install Notes

  • When you install new software using the FVS Software Installation Package file, any program files from previous installations in the “C:\FVS” and “C:\FVS\Project_1” folders will be overwritten. All other existing project folders in “C:\FVS\” created during previous runs will not be overwritten during installation.
  • Installing the new FVS Software Installation Package does not uninstall/overwrite the legacy FVS software installation. If the legacy FVS software is currently installed, users will have two desktop icons: FVS and Suppose, for the new FVS Software and Suppose, respectively
  • Depending on your security settings, you may need Administrative Privileges to Install / Uninstall FVS software.

Install the FVS Software Complete Package

To install the current FVS Software Complete Package software, perform the following steps.

  1. Click the link for the FVS Software Installation Package file in the table above to begin downloading it.
  2. When prompted, Save the file to a location on your local computer (remember where you save it).
  3. When the executable has finished downloading, choose to open the installation executable by clicking the "Open" button. If you do not have this option, navigate to the directory where you specified the file be saved and double-click on the executable. Either option will begin the installation process.
  4. Following a splash screen, click the "Next" button to install the FVS Software Installation Package.
  5. When installation is finished, click the "Finish" button. You have installed the FVS Software Installation Package programs and example data!

Remove FVS Software

To uninstall the software that was installed using the FVS Software Installation Package, perform the following steps.

  1. Navigate through the Control Panel to the utility that allows you to remove programs. This could be the Programs / Uninstall or Change a Program utility (Windows 10), or the Programs / Uninstall a Program utility (Windows Vista, 7, and 8).
  2. Select the file to remove: "Forest Vegetation Simulator version ********". Click the "Uninstall" button. You may have to do this more than once if multiple instances exist.
  3. Once you have removed previous versions you can continue to install the new software.

FVS Software Archive

Download previous versions of the FVS Software Complete Package installation file to your PC; then, follow the Installation Instructions.

Region Description File Size
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash E53DCEB610DEF3DCD74D70680DABFB601B7E4FC4267BDE9A07073B6053D2831C

FVS_Install_20240701.exe 324MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash 9E30882C77688340E0E64741ED6B2105606B24D371DD80ACA8D3D802C18DE014

FVS_Install_20240401.exe 309MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash 62987BFD2682384A1C1093C9FE3AACBFAB9D28B4C769D386186A17E5AFAB38CE

FVS_Install_20240101.exe 311MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash AD5F9B12969A486EE0CCF9121E6CB553CD9F6D2AE12FACEACD52844ADCBFFEC1

FVS_Install_20230929.exe 312MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash A2F7A9A2A5667FEEA75F543CE0433818A19C8D729D789892973F422E4B01FCFC

FVS_Install_20230728.exe 311MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash C1969EE6E22FCF38298B0A3E1BAA072C711AA3AEA2E9057039C29C207D7F13EA

FVS_Install_20230518.exe 300MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: SHA256 Hash 5F9015FFDC7B6F722B1F926D07FC58E9B4E6116B2AA2A12D3BF523C8A3631FC4

FVS_Install_20230106-1.exe 277MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: D2CCDC6A7614FF9505B1AECE1F8F97193685461AC9EDBF30B074DFC7C5AA842F

FVS_Install_20220930.exe 277MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 5238637B67D66239B180EF00DFD997475A3AA4F57D43852D72D1F23832C85FAA

FVS_Install_20220701.exe 269.04MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 53DDE4E27FF7E4DD2BF255D35ABB2EB8CC5261FC4DA3EC4EF727ECE9E350D3C4

FVS_Install_20220311.exe 270 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 7847D546934F5D773470B7A806C7CC0671890A82D4461BEFA3DC7C8AFC77F03E

FVS_Install_20220118.exe 270 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 2E1BC97807C97C66C470661ACF5A34CB63FBA8822212E1A7F260B6CFF09C9887

FVS_Install_20210930.exe 270 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 5CB67AA506551986DF0E0E5ADF8BCCF16F89555A27486796C1DF836CC9FCF366

FVS_Install_20210630.exe 236 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 8ACE15DE980EDB69189321DA8513FC87F8A45E5EC63D87B5081D06190CD436C8

FVS_Install_20201010.exe 298 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 1535980DCD3C2326BC3D60BB4BBBC066CFC17CA2EF002B55652B41AD19398017

FVS_Install_20200713.exe 303 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: 9DCC50E6F6833038AF62F1F46D1BF5BBE035C91907F7CCA5246EAB9F2455F285

FVS_Install_20200403.exe 322 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: AFAC0972E8429D0A1501757CC1AD6A5F59DAA14C7B4E719BDD7065C62392A207

FVS_Install_20200101.exe 270 MB
All Previous versions of the FVS variants, graphical user interface, and sample data.

SHA256 Hash to verify download integrity: AD439B6B07A59C683A0A4AEEFB748F2AFECE05F729AB6F64BE118CD94D5A012D

FVS_Install_20191101.exe 261 MB
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