1. Required packages
2. Required Fable modules
- FabIO (FABle Input Output library) - OBS You have to use the numpy version of FabIO - found presently only on subversion. Do the checkout shown below and go to the directory fabio/branch/numpy and run python setyp.py install.
- xfab (Xtallographic library for FABle) - Presently only available on SVN
- PolyXSim
- ImageD11
3. Graphical User Interface
You can manage your files in a fable project. If you have already created a project and you don't see it in the project navigator, please refer to section 3.2.
If you have already a project, or don' t want to use the project navigator, you can go to section 4.
3.1 Create a new project
Menu File->other
To create a new project, you can use the project wizard. To open the project generation wizard, select File->Other... or right click in the project navigator to open the pop-up menu, and select new -->project.
A Dialog box opens. Select item General/Project:
Then follows the instructions.
When you have your new project created, you can import files. Don' t forget to refresh the project navigator to dislay the new files generated by the program.
3.2 Import an existing project File->Import
If you have already created a Fable project and the navigator doesn' t show it, you can import your project again.
In the menu File, select item import and follow the instructions.
4. Edit/open a fitallb/fitglobal/fitgloballgrain input file input.fit
From Menu FitallB/Open FitallB input file
In the fable menu, select FitallB/Open FitallB input file and select an input file.
From project navigator
Select an input file .fit in the project navigator and choose, open with FitallB editor.
FitallB editor
Once the input file has been selected and opened, key words recognized by fitallb are colorized in red.
Comments are colorized in grey and text containing string fields in green.
5. Create a new input file
5.1 With the FitallB wizard?
In the menu FitallB, select 'New Input File Wizard' or in the project navigator, select a folder, right click and choose new Input Wizard item (or New....new Input Wizard).
This pop-up menu is also available from the main Fable menu: Select 'File/New...Other/FitallB/Input Wizard'
5.2 Create a new empty file?
Menu File/New...Other
In the menu File, select item New, and then Other.
A Dialog box opens with items General and FitallB.
Select General, File and follow the instructions.
Pop-up menu in the Project Navigator
In the project navigator, right click to open a popup menu. Then select New, and then Other.
A Dialog box opens with items General and FitallB.
Select General, File and follow the instructions.
5. Launch Fitallb
You have several ways of launching the program with a input file :
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You can either select a '.fit' file in the navigator, right click and choose Menu FitAllB --> Run FitAllB/ or FitGlobalGrain/ or FitGloball.
- Or on the active input file .fab (or .inp opened with a fitallb editor), right click to open the menu, and select Run FitAllB/ or FitGlobalGrain/ or FitGloball.. A message appears to ask you either to save the file if it has been edited or to confirm your action on the selected input file.
- Or in the main Fitallb menu, select Run FitAllB/ or FitGlobalGrain/ or FitGloball., with an input file (.fab) opened and ACTIVE (otherwise the menu Run items are disabled)