[Gate-users] How to Run Simulation in VGate

[Amy Meldrum]

Thank you for the quick response, Nicola.

I am still unsure about the materials directory. I tried typing in the
commands into the terminal for an example much like that presented in the
Gate User's Manual (starting on page 3 of the 'Getting Started' section).
Everything seemed to be okay up until the command for
/gate/geometry/setMaterialDatabase/GateMaterials.db .  Is this just because
a path needs to be specified between /setMaterialDatabase and
/GateMaterials.db?  I'm sorry, I am just very new with this, and am trying
to learn as I go.

Thank you again,

-Amy


On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 9:38 AM, Nicola Poles <nicola.poles at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Amy,
>
> VGate runs just the same as Gate. You can run your macro file from
> anywhere as long as you provide accurate paths for other macros you might
> call inside the "main" macro and for GateMaterials.db. Examples below:
>
> /control/execute                    Verbose.mac
>
> In this case you are executing a macro which is in the directory from
> which you have launched Gate.
>
> /gate/geometry/setMaterialDatabase    ../GateMaterials.db
>
> Here you are telling Gate that the GateMaterials.db is in the parent
> directory.
>
> I hope this clears it up for you.
>
> Nicola Poles
> nicola.poles at gmail.com
>
>
>
> On Jun 4, 2013, at 3:12 PM, Amy Meldrum <ameldru at g.clemson.edu> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am new to VGate, as it seemed like an easier way to use Geant4 for
> simulations. However, I am confused about a few things. If I were to create
> my own macro file for a simulation, and bring it into VGate, how would I go
> about running it? Do I need to create my own folder or directory in VGate?
> And do I need to copy the GateMaterials.db file into it? I understand the
> commands to run a macro, I am just not sure if I need to be in a specific
> directory, and what files need to be in the directory so that the
> simulation will work.
> >
> > Thank you for any help. I hope to be able to start creating simulations
> shortly.
> >
> > -Amy
> > _______________________________________________
> > Gate-users mailing list
> > Gate-users at lists.opengatecollaboration.org
> > http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/listinfo/gate-users
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.opengatecollaboration.org/mailman/private/gate-users/attachments/20130604/c9759b84/attachment.html>