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Index: documentation.html
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Index: todo.txt
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  For Version 0.3.0
  =================
! * manual
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  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'>This is
  a short, simple overview of <span class=SpellE>OPALs</span> components.<span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>It is meant to give you a general
  understanding of how the different objects work together.<span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>It will first cover the most important OPAL
  objects, <span class=GramE>then</span> describe a few others that arent as
  critical to understanding how the system works.<span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>More specific instructions for creating and
  managing these objects can be found in the tutorials.<span
  style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Additionally, the API reference contains
  more details about every OPAL class, <span class=SpellE>struct</span>,
  function, variable, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
  style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'>Main Objects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Simulators</span></b><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: Simulators are factories that
       create, maintain, and destroy most other objects.<span
       style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>They encapsulate all collision
       detection and physics simulation.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Solids</span></b><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: A Solid is analogous to a physical
       object in the real world.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>It can
       be static (just a shape, not physically simulated) or dynamic (has a shape,
       mass, and is physically simulated).<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
       </span>It contains no moving parts.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
       </span>Complex objects with moving parts can be built from multiple
       Solids with Joints.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Joints</span></b><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: Joints connect two Solids,
       constraining their relative motion.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
       </span>There are several types of Joints, each constraining motion in
       different ways.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Motors</span></b><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: A Motor applies forces/torques to
       Solids or Joints to achieve some desired effect.<span
       style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>There are several types of
       Motors.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Sensors</span></b><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: Sensors acquire data from a
       simulation.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>There are several types
       of Sensors.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Some can be attached
       to Solids, some can be set to a static position in the environment, and
       some can work either way.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:
  Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:
  Arial;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
  style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'>Other Objects<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Shapes</span></b><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: Shapes are used for collision
       detection.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>They are added to
       Solids; if a Solid doesnt contain any Shapes, it cannot collide with
       anything.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>There are several types
       of Shapes.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Each Shape can use a
       different Material<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:
       Arial'>Materials</span></b><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";
       mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>: Materials define what happens when two
       Solids (or, more specifically, two Shapes) collide.<span
       style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Materials consist of several
       properties, including friction, bounciness, density, etc.</span><span
       style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
  <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
   <li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo10;tab-stops:
       list .5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
       style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>Data objects and
       Blueprints</span></b><span style='font-family:"Book Antiqua"'>: Each of
       the main OPAL objects stores an internal data structure describing the
       object in detail.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>These data
       structures can be built from scratch and used to generate several
       identical objects.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>They can be
       retrieved from an existing object and used to make clones.<span
       style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>They can also be used to construct
       OPAL Blueprints.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Blueprints are
       collections of complex systems involving Solids, Joints, Motors, and/or
       Sensors.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>They can be constructed
       from a set of manually-designed data structures or from data structures
       pulled out of a set of existing objects.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> 
       </span>They can be saved to and loaded from <span class=SpellE>OPALs</span>
       XML-based file format.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
  </ul>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:#333333'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
color:black'>OPAL is Copyright © 2004-2005 Alan Fischer, Andres Reinot, and
Tyler Streeter<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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