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[[category:commands| BRL-CAD Commands]]
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This is a list of the Unix commands provided by BRL-CAD. In the spirit of Unix there are over 400 commands that each do a single thing well and can be used together as you see fit.
  
This is a list of the unix commands provided by BRL-CAD. In the spirit of unix there are over 400 commands that each do a single thing well and can be used together as you see fit.
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== Modelling ==
  
[[ Commands ]]
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<code>fence</code>&mdash;make a model of a fence
  
mged -- multi-device geometry editor. Start here.
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<code>mged</code>&mdash;multi-device geometry editor. Start here.
  
fence -- make a model of a fence
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[[burst]]&mdash;PDAM input generator
  
tire -- make a model of a tire
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<code>tire</code>&mdash;make a model of a tire
  
vegetation -- make a model of a tree.
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<code>vegetation</code>&mdash;make a model of a tree.
  
rtshot -- pass a ray through a model to see what it hits.
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== Model Interrogation ==
  
[[ Translators from BRL-CAD]]
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<code>rtshot</code>&mdash;pass a ray through a model to see what it hits.
  
g-vrml -- convert a .g file to vrml 2.0
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== Translators to BRL-CAD ==
  
g-stl -- convert a .g file to a .stl file
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* 3dm-g
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* dxf-g
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* iges-g
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* off-g
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* raw-g
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* tankill-g
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* comgeom-g
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* enf-g
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* jack-g
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* patch-g
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* shp-g 
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* tgf-g
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* cy-g
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* euclid-g
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* nastran-g
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* ply-g
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* step-g 
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* viewpoint-g
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* dem-g  
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* fast4-g
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* obj-g
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* proe-g 
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* stl-g
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== Translators from BRL-CAD ==
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<code>g-stl</code>&mdash;convert a .g file to a .stl file
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<code>g-vrml</code>&mdash;convert a .g file to vrml 2.0
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== Rendering ==
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<code>rtwizard</code>&mdash;Tcl/tk-based front end to the raytracer.
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<code>rtedge</code>&mdash;Creates line-art renders of models.

Latest revision as of 22:21, 4 May 2016


This is a list of the Unix commands provided by BRL-CAD. In the spirit of Unix there are over 400 commands that each do a single thing well and can be used together as you see fit.

Modelling[edit]

fence—make a model of a fence

mged—multi-device geometry editor. Start here.

burst—PDAM input generator

tire—make a model of a tire

vegetation—make a model of a tree.

Model Interrogation[edit]

rtshot—pass a ray through a model to see what it hits.

Translators to BRL-CAD[edit]

  • 3dm-g
  • dxf-g
  • iges-g
  • off-g
  • raw-g
  • tankill-g
  • comgeom-g
  • enf-g
  • jack-g
  • patch-g
  • shp-g
  • tgf-g
  • cy-g
  • euclid-g
  • nastran-g
  • ply-g
  • step-g
  • viewpoint-g
  • dem-g
  • fast4-g
  • obj-g
  • proe-g
  • stl-g

Translators from BRL-CAD[edit]

g-stl—convert a .g file to a .stl file

g-vrml—convert a .g file to vrml 2.0

Rendering[edit]

rtwizard—Tcl/tk-based front end to the raytracer.

rtedge—Creates line-art renders of models.