Editing Hex

[[category:commands]]
==Supported items==
* Hex head metric bolts: M1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64
* Allen head metric bolts: M3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12
* Cheese head metric bolts: M1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6 and an extrapoliation
* Metric nuts: M1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64
* Metric washers M2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80

==Requirements==
* ANSI C compiler (cc, gcc)
* Symbolic links supported on the system
* Root access on the system

==Installation==
First download [http://ronja.twibright.com/3d/lib/hex.c hex.c], then run the following commands at the command line:
 cc -o hex -lm hex.c
 su
 cp hex /usr/bin
 ln -s /usr/bin/hex /usr/bin/hexbolt
 ln -s /usr/bin/hex /usr/bin/allenbolt  
 ln -s /usr/bin/hex /usr/bin/nut
 ln -s /usr/bin/hex /usr/bin/washer
 ln -s /usr/bin/hex /usr/bin/cheesebolt

==Usage==
[[Image:Hexbolt.png|thumb|right|512px|Example screenshot of a hex bolt generated by this tool.]]

Run one of the commands hexbolt, allenbolt, nut, washer, cheesebolt, without parameters. The syntax of the item specification will be printed.

A .asc file will be produced in the current directory named according to the
item requested. Example: cheesebolt_M3x10.asc. The name of the object inside the database is filename without the .asc, for example cheesebolt_M3x10.