######################################################################### ## Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Shinobu Yoshimura, University of Tokyo, ## the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) ## All Rights Reserved ######################################################################### ADVENTURE on Windows Ver.0.12β README 2005/03/10 ######################################################################### ----------------------------- What is ADVENTURE on Windows? ----------------------------- ADVENTURE on Windows(call it AdvOnWin later) is a product in which several ADVENTURE modules including ADVENTURE_Solid is ported to Microsoft Windows. It is for a CPU and all operations are possible through graphical user interface. ---------------- Modules included ---------------- ADVENTURE on Windows V0.12b includes the following modules. ・ADVENTURE_TriPatch (V1.8) ・ADVENTURE_TetMesh (V0.9b) ・ADVENTURE_BCtool (V1.02) ・ADVENTURE_Metis (V1.0) ・ADVENTURE_Solid (V1.1) Functionality in other modules cannot be executed. -------------- Files included -------------- AdvOnWin0_12\ | +-- README_jp.txt : README in Japanese +-- copyright.txt : Copyright and license agreement +-- AdvOnWin0_12.exe : AdvOnWin's executive file +-- AdvOnWin0_12.ico : AdvOnWin's icon file +-- AdvOnWin0_12.lax : AdvOnWin's launcher configuration file +-- AdvOnWin.jar : AdvOnWin's java class archive file +-- J3D.dll : A dynamic library for Java3D +-- J3DUtils.dll : A dynamic library for Java3D +-- iAgent.conf : AdvOnWin's configuration file +-- lax.jar : AdvOnWin's launcher's archive file +-- runBCtool.bat : A batch file for a separate use of BCtool +-- runResultViewer.bat : A batch file for a separate use of Visualtool | +-- bin\ | | | +-- ADVENTURE_TriPatch.js : A TriPatch script file | +-- maskMelon.exe : A TriPatch executive file | +-- ckpatch.exe : A TriPatch executive file | +-- mcpach.exe : A TriPatch executive file | +-- mrpach.exe : A TriPatch executive file | +-- advtmesh9p.exe : A TetMesh_P executive file | +-- advtmesh9m.exe : A TetMesh_M executive file | +-- advtmesh9s.exe : A TetMesh_S executive file | +-- msh2pch.js : A BCtool script file | +-- faceOfMesh.exe : A BCtool executive file | +-- makepch.exe : A BCtool executive file | +-- makefem.exe : A BCtool executive file | +-- adventure_metis.exe : A Metis executive file | +-- advsolid-s.exe : A Solid executive file | +-- hddmmrg_all.js : A Solid script file | +-- hddmmrg.exe : A Solid executive file | +-- doc\ | | | +-- manual-jp.pdf : User's manual in Japanese | +-- jre\ : A Java runtime environment folder | +-- samples\ : Sample files folder | +-- Uninstall_AdvOnWin0_12\ : A uninstaller folder ------------ Installation ------------ DoubleClick the installer file and follow the installer's instruction. -------------------------- How to use English version -------------------------- First find a file "AdvOnWin0_12.lax" in the folder where you installed 'ADVENTURE on Windows'. Then open it by an editor and find the following 22nd line. lax.command.line.args=$CMD_LINE_ARGUMENTS$ Then change it to lax.command.line.args=-e Save and close the "AdvOnWin0_12.lax". Start the ADVENTURE on Windows. A sample "Analysis Case" named elShape.iag is avaiable in "samples" folder in the folder where you installed 'ADVENTURE on Windows'. Open this case by selecting "File" > "Open Analysis Case". Since this analysis case elShape.iag already contains results of all actions in the process of stress analysis, you can choose to execute whatever step in the "Operation flow" once you open this analysis case. ---------- Known bugs ---------- (1)The location of a dialog for choosing an IGES file is not at center. Also, it is too slow to appear. Cause, How to cope with: setLocation(x, y) does not work. It may be effective to add a JFileChooser instance to JDialog. Status(2005/01/17): No repeatability for slowness. The location of a JFileChooserDialog instance seems to agree with that of the parent container. No parent is allowable because the icon image is lost. (2)In some cases, BCTool windows does not appear on Windows XP Service Pack 2. Cause, How to cope with: It may be because there is no path to Java3D related dll's. But it cannot accout for the phenomenon. Little repeatability. Updates to Service Pack 2 to Windows XP might solve the problem. Why don't you get the latest VGA driver. Status(2005/01/17): Some sovled the problem by changing Java3D dll's from OpenGL version to DirextX version. It occurrs only on laptop PCs. (3)Mehs pattern is not shown when Projection is set to Orthographic Cause, How to cope with: Unknown. Status(2005/01/17): Changing PolygonAttributes#setPolygonOffset(10.f) to 50.f did not work. Changing LineAttributes to thicker width did not work. (4)BC's contained in an analysis case is cannot be confirmed when it is opened. Cause, How to cope with: Unknown. Status(2005/02/28): This bug was fixed before, but was enbugged again. --------------- To report a bug ---------------- When an error occurs, 'error.log' saved under a folder 'advOnWin' in 'My Documents' should be sent to adventure@garlic.q.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp with explanation. Other log files in the same folder may be userful too. If this is not enough to identify a cause, modify 'AdvOnWin0_11.lax' in the installation folder and obtain a more detailed log. Here is an example to change the file. at line # 109, from lax.stderr.redirect to lax.stderr.redirect=C:\\DOCUME~1\\userName\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\advOnWin\\temp\\advOnWin.log at line # 125, from lax.stdout.redirect to lax.stdout.redirect=C:\\DOCUME~1\\miyoshi\\LOCALS~1\\Temp\\advOnWin\\temp\\advOnWin.log Send (a part of )detailed log file to the same email address with explanation. ** End of README **