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- toolbox/src/exampleCode/inventor/ivcalc README
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- ivcalc - a 3D calculator built with the Inventor graphics toolkit
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- ivcalc is a full function infix calculator. In the default operation
- ivcalc comes up as a simple four function calculator. Pressing the
- SGI button expands ivcalc into a full function scientific calculator.
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- NOTE: ivcalcDeluxe.sh
- The application uses an Inventor provided viewer. This viewer has many
- useful features built-in for manipulating the object, changing certain
- rendering parameters, etc. Basically a subset of the SceneViewer
- functinality. In order to spin and view the calculator in different
- orientations press the the rightmost mousebutton (MB3) and select Viewing.
- The cursor now changes into a hand and by using MB1/MB2 you
- can rotate/translate the calculator. In order to use the calculator again
- you need to turn off viewing by selecting it in the MB3 popup menu. You
- can toggle between these two modes by using the ESC key as well.
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- There are several command line options available for enhancing the
- appearance and functionality of the calculator.
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- % ivcalc -help
- usage: [-options ...]
- where options include:
- -niceBtns rounded buttons
- -niceBase rounded base
- -textures apply textures to buttons and base
- -outputFile write out Inventor scenegraph to calc.iv
- -thickText 3D text with exagerated depth
- -audio button sounds, etc
- -kbdAnimate buttons are animated when kbd input used
- -maxWhizzy turn on all extra enhancements (except kbdAnimate)
- this option is only intended to be used on machines
- with hi-end graphics with texture hardware in place.
- -help print this usage message
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- The default locations for the filenames for the option features like
- audio, texture mapping and modeled components are set as fallback
- resources to point to the current directory. If you want to have ivcalc
- executable from anywhere you should modify the IVcalc resource file
- entries to point to where you intend to install them. There are commented
- out entries with default system locations for those files as a suggestion.
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- Also included in this directory is an icon for the calculator, ivcalc.icon.
- Copy this file into /usr/lib/images if you want ivcalc to use this icon
- when the application is iconified.
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