Download MBSim demos


Manufacturing workcell demo

This demo shows some of the features of MBSim . In particular, multiple moving objects are shown here.

For SGI IRIX 5.3

The program was created in C++ and uses GL (SGI). The demo was created on a Silicon Graphics Indigo2 XZ running IRIX 5.3 and should run on similar machines.

To run the demo:

  • Download the file - MBSim-mfg-demo-irix53.tar.gz (94 KB)
  • Decompress with gzip
  • Extract the files with tar
  • Read the readme.txt file
  • Run the simulation by typing "mfg"

    • For Windows NT

    The program was created in C++ and was originally developed using GL on a Silicon Graphics workstation. The code was then ported to Windows NT using OpenGL graphics. The demo was created on a PC running Windows NT 3.51 or higher and should run on any Windows NT Intel machine.

    To run the demo:

  • Download the file - MBSim-mfg-demo-NTIntel.zip (140 KB)
  • Unzip with a zip program that allows long file names (Winzip for NT will work, pkzip 2.04g will NOT work)
  • Read the readme.txt file
  • Run the simulation by typing "mfg"

    • For Windows 95

    The program was created in C++ and was originally developed using GL on a Silicon Graphics workstation. The code was then ported to Windows NT using OpenGL graphics. The demo was created on a PC running Windows NT 3.51 or higher. The demo should run on any Windows 95 Intel machine that has OpenGL installed on it (see below).

    Microsoft has recently added OpenGL to Windows 95. The OpenGL dynamic libraries need to be installed before running this demo. There are two ways of obtaining these libraries. One way, to my understanding, is to install one of the service packs which includes the libraries. The other way to do the following:

    To install the OpenGL libraries in Windows 95:

  • Download the file from Microsoft or here - opengl95.exe (484 KB)
  • Put in an empty directory and run "opengl95.exe" to extract the files
  • Put the two dll files (glu32.dll and opengl32.dll) in the Windows/System directory or in the directory with the demo application
  • That's it, you are ready to run OpenGL applications, you do NOT need to restart Windows

    To run the demo:

  • Download the file - MBSim-mfg-demo-NTIntel.zip (140 KB)
  • Unzip with a zip program that allows long file names (Winzip for NT will work, pkzip 2.04g will NOT work)
  • Read the readme.txt file
  • Run the simulation by typing "mfg"

    • MBSim User's Manual

    If you are interested in knowing what all the files are in the demo and how to modify them, look at our slightly out of date user's manual for MBSim. Collision detection has been added since then and is not included in the manual currently. The manual should give a more complete description of the capabilities and flexibility of MBSim. The manual will also help users modify the demo by changing almost any aspect of the simulation without needing to recompile (which isn't possible with the files included in the demo).

    To view the User's Manual:

  • Download the four files (it's a long story why there are four files):

    MBSimUsersManualPart1.ps.gz (94 KB)
    MBSimUsersManualPart2.ps.gz (11 KB)
    MBSimUsersManualPart3.ps.gz (168 KB)
    MBSimUsersManualPart4.ps.gz (14 KB)

  • Decompress with gzip
  • View with xpsview, Ghostscript viewer, or other postscript viewers, or print them out to a postscript printer

    Note: I've had some problems with postscript errors when viewing some pages with Ghostscript. It could cause problems when printing too. I'll try to fix them. If you get Ghostscript to view all the pages or a printer to print them all, please let me know.

    • An MBSim Reactive Path Shaping Demo by Paul Schmitt

    A demo of Paul's Reactive Path Shaping can be found on one of his pages at http://davinci.marc.gatech.edu/schmitt/reactive/RPS.html.

    Any questions or comments, please contact me.

    John Hogan

    john@davinci.marc.gatech.edu
    http://davinci.marc.gatech.edu/john

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    Last updated: November 14, 1996