Instructions to download and install Notepad++:

1. Download and install Notepad++.
2. Download the notepad++ plugin here.
3. Once the plugin has been downloaded, unzip the download and follow the INSTALL.txt instructions to save the userDefineLang.xml file in the correct location

A pipeline script (v3s file) can be opened in any text editor (Notepad, Notepad++), but Notepad++ allows the user to color code the file - making it much easier to read/modify a script.

In Visual3Dv6, the Pipeline workshop was color coded to make it easier to read commands:

With the release of v6, the color scheme in Notepad++ was updated to match that of the Visual3D Pipeline Workshop:

 ! ======================================================= 
 ! Indicate the signals being graphed using prompt 
 !  (1) kinematic (2) kinetic or (3) all 
 ! ======================================================= 
  
 Set_Pipeline_Parameter 
 ! List of signals that will be graphed 
 !  The SIDE parameter will specify whether the signal is L or R 
 /PARAMETER_NAME=KINEMATIC_SEGMENTS
 /PARAMETER_VALUE=AnkleAngle+KneeAngle+HipAngle
 ; 

 ! Indicates a comment line
 Pipeline_Command_Name 
 / Indicates a line that has set a parameter
 ! / Indicates that the default parameter value will be used
 ; End of Pipeline Command