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 # WebGL-Raycaster
 
-This raycaster is the result from my Bachelor's thesis.
+This simple raycaster is the result from my Bachelor's thesis. It uses the webgl API for viewing volume data inside your browser.
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-
+To use this raycaster just clone the project on your local machine. It contains all necessary files 
+for viewing the example data.
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
-No installation needed. Just a Browser which supports WebGL Version 2.0
+No installation needed. Just a browser which supports WebGL Version 2.0 
+
+## Running the raycaster
+
+Execute the [serve.bat](bin\serve.bat) file in your command line interface. This will start the HTTP-Server for delivering 
+the differen shaders and volume data. When the server is up and running, just browse to your localhost to start using the app.
+
+## Adding new files
+
+At the moment there is no interface for including own volume data. To add new files you have to adjust some of the files. 
 
+1. Copy the new volume data into the raycaster\raw folder.
+2. Add the new volume data to the store inside the [main.js](raycaster\main.js) with all the necessary values.
+3. Configure the dropdown menu inside the [index.html](raycaster\index.html) file with the new data.
+4. Depending on the type of volume data, you must alter the texture values inside the [raycaster.js](raycaster\src\webGL\raycaster.js) file.
 
+When done correctly you should be able to view the new dataset.
 
 ## License