Scherk-Collins Sculpture Generator ********************************** To start the sculpture generator program, go to the directory "Sculpture Generator\bin\" and double-click on "generator.exe". The "bin\images" directory contains all the image files used by the program for texture and background selection. The "bin\demo" directory contains demo files that will be loaded by the program during idle period to show off different sculptures. In the "Demos" directory, there is also a text file called "demo.param" for specifying the number of demo files in the directory and the length of idle period in second before a new demo file would be loaded. All the demo files in "Demos" directory must be named as "demo*.txt", where * is a number between 1 and the number of demo files specified in "demo.param"; all consecutive numbers from 1 to the number of demo files in "demo.param" have to be present, since a random generator will pick from that collection. (Currently there are 20 demo files, and the time between changes is set to 300 seconds.) Interactive Mouse Operation of the Sculpture View ------------------------------------------------- (Mouse cursor must be in display window) Left mouse button: rotation Middle mouse button: translation Right mouse button: scaling Sliders for Parameter Adjustment -------------------------------- Use the left mouse button. Keyboard Commands ----------------- s: save a specification file (e.g. "demo17.txt") l: load a specification file e: export .STL file