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33 lines
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Tabletop computer terms - move over means to use the touch pad to move
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the arrow on the display to the described position click on means to
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move the arrow to the described position & then press either click
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button type means to type what is described type: means to type the
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characters that follow the space after : enter means to type what is
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described (if anything) & then press the Enter key (at right) enter:
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means to type the characters that follow the space after : & then press
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Enter insCADImp How to use ImplicitCAD on one of the tabletop
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computers - Dec. 26, 2019 version I.1 Turn on the computer & log in (see
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Documentation-Tabletop_computers for detailed instructions) I.2 Click on
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Applications (top left) I.3 Move over System Tools I.4 Click on MATE
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Terminal in window that just appeared I.5 To connect (ssh) thru the
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HacDC network & perform the following on the renderadmin computer
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instead of the tabletop computer type: ssh renderadmin@jobs.hacdc.org
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I.6 At renderadmin@jobs.hacdc.org's password: enter standard password
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I.7 Enter cd directorybeingused/ (i.e., ImplicitCAD/radioshack_box/) I.8
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Enter emacs -nw file.escad (i.e., testcube.escad - editor (one of many
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that can be used) for creating or modifying file (in this case object
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description)) I.9 Create or modify object description I.10 Type Ctrl X
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Ctrl S (saves file) Ctrl X Ctrl C (exits from editor) I.11 Enter make
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file.stl (i.e., testcube.stl - convert from object description (.escad)
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to surface description (.stl)) I.12 Wait - complex objects can take a
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very long time I.13 If there is an error then repeat I.8-I.12 as many
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times as necessary I.14 To disconnect from the renderadmin computer
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enter: exit I.15 Enter scp
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renderadmin@jobs.hacdc.org:/home/renderadmin/directorybeingused/file.stl
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./ (i.e.,
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renderadmin@jobs.hacdc.org:/home/renderadmin/ImplicitCAD/radioshack_box/testcube.stl
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./ - copy source, item, to; copy file back to tabletop computer) I.16 At
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Password: enter standard password I.17 Enter meshlab file.stl (i.e.,
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meshlab testcube.stl - display object) I.18 At Post-Open Processing:
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click on OK I.19 After examining object type Ctrl Q (exits from meshlab)
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I.20 Repeat I.5-I.19 as many times as needed
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