Step-by-step instructions to use KAPSEL †
STEP 0: Linux or Windows? †
- If you want to use KAPSEL on Linux (recommended), goto STEP 1.
- If you want to use KAPSEL on Windows, install "Cygwin" first, then goto STEP 1. Be sure to install "gcc" and "make" packages.
- KAPSEL can be used on Mac OS X, but it is not supported.
STEP 1: Download and install "Gourmet" †
- "Gourmet" is a graphic platform developed by OCTA project. The entire OCTA package is not necessarily. Only Gourmet is required to use KAPSEL.
- Goto OCTA-BBS and register to get your ID.
- Follow "DOWNLOAD" -> "OCTA2007" -> "Platform GOURMET2007 in OCTA2007 (for Windows)" or "GOURMET 4.1.0 (on OCTA2007) for Windows and Linux" to download "Gourmet" package.
- Follow the instruction there to install "Gourmet".
STEP 2: Build "libplatform" †
- "libplatform" is an I/O library developed by OCTA project. One needs this to access to UDF-formatted files.
> su
> cd /usr/local/OCTA2007/GOURMET_2007
> tar xvfpz gourmet*_src.tar.gz
> cd src
> make
> make install
- Instruction for Windows: (Logon Windows with an administrator authorization and open Cygwin window.)
$ ln -s /cygdrive/c/OCTA2007/ /usr/local/.
$ cd /usr/local/OCTA2007/GOURMET_2007
$ unzip GOURMET2007_SRC.zip
$ cd src
$ make
$ make install
STEP 3: Download "KAPSEL" †
- Follow "DOWNLOAD" -> "KAPSEL-2" -> "KAPSEL-2" to download "kapsel.tar.gz".
- Download "Makefile" and overwrite an existing file included in the "kapsel.tar.gz"
STEP 4: Build "KAPSEL" †
> echo $PF_FILES (Set "PF_FILES" properly, if it has not done yet.)
> tar xvfpz kapsel.tar.gz
> cd kapsel
> make
STEP 5: Test "KAPSEL" †
- Download "&ref(): File not found: "define.udf" at page "Install";" and "&ref(): File not found: "sample1.udf" at page "Install";", and type the following.
> ./kapsel/kapsel -Isample1.udf -Ooutput.udf -Ddefine.udf -Rrestart.udf
STEP 6: Use "KAPSEL" †
- Download an appropriate sample "****.udf" file from the examples.
- Modify the sample "****.udf" file using "Gourmet" for your own purpose, and save it as "new_name.udf".
> ./kapsel/kapsel -Inew_name.udf -Ooutput.udf -Ddefine.udf -Rrestart.udf
- Start "Gourmet" and then read "output.udf". Use "show_field.py" or "plot.py" to animate or to plot velocity data.