varkon1

A cad-system with parametric modelling

Usage

varkon [--rc <file>] [--env] [--exp] [--config] [{-h | --help | -?}]

Overview

VARKON is a high level development tool for applications in the area of Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Product Modelling.

VARKON can be used as a traditional CAD-system with drafting, modelling and visualisation if you want to but the real power of VARKON is in parametric modelling and CAD applications development. VARKON includes interactive parametric modelling in 2D or 3D but also the unique MBS programming language integrated in the graphical environment.

Options

--rc <file>: overrides the default user configuration

--env: print the environment special for VARKON

--exp: copy the example to the user directory

--config: some very basic configuration and exit

-h, --help, -?: print short help and exit

Files and environment

/etc/varkon/varkonrc: The system wide configuration file.

$HOME/.varkon/varkonrc: The user's configuration file.

Following are the variables used by VARKON and their Debian locations:

VARKON_LANG = english

VARKON_MDF = /etc/varkon/mdf/$VARKON_LANG: Standard menufiles (*.MDF, *.INC)

VARKON_FNT = /etc/varkon/cnf/fnt: Fonts for graphical text

VARKON_PLT = /etc/varkon/cnf/plt: Plotter configuration

VARKON_ICO = /etc/varkon/cnf/icons: Icon bitmaps for buttons

VARKON_TOL = /etc/varkon/cnf/tol: Tolerances

VARKON_INI = /etc/varkon/cnf/ini/$VARKON_LANG: Standard resources for X-Windows

VARKON_ERM = /usr/share/varkon/erm: Errormessages (*.ERM)

VARKON_LIB = /usr/share/varkon/lib: System module library (*.MBO)

VARKON_DOC = /usr/share/varkon/man: The varkon documentation (*.htm)

VARKON_TMP = /tmp: Temporary files

LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH: Path to shared OpenGL library

VARKON_PID = $HOME/varkon/pid: Project files (*.PID)

VARKON_PRD = $HOME/varkon/app: Default root for VARKON applications

PATH = /usr/lib/varkon:$PATH: Path to VARKON executables (xvarkon, mbsc, plotterdrivers)

More information

The VARKON documentation is available as HTML documents. Please install the appropriate packages and point your Web browser at:

: file:///usr/share/doc/varkon/help/man.htm

The homepage of VARKON is:

: http://www.tech.oru.se/cad/varkon

There exists a Varkon-discuss mailing list at:

: [email protected]

You can subscribe to it at:

: http://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/varkon-discuss

or view the archives at:

: http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/varkon-discuss/