Introduction to GuiRecess v 1.0 - The RANT3D Input Java Graphical User Interface
RANT3D is a physics code that is used to model RF antennas used in fusion tokamaks. The input for the RANT3D code primarily consists of two files, recess_input and current_element_input. The function of these files is to provide the geometry of a series of recesses and current elements or straps and their corresponding parameters that model an antenna. The code is quite complex, and the inputs can be quite tedious to write out for large, complex antennas such as the RF antenna in NSTX. In order to make the code easier to use, and therefore more accessible, the GuiRecess program was written.
It is a Graphical User Interface (GUI) written in Java. It allows a RANT3D user to draw an antenna setup on any computer using only a mouse and a few keystrokes. The drawing and inputs are then formatted by the program into files that RANT3D can use. By being able to visualize the antenna on a screen, the likelihood of errors, time to create inputs, and frustration are all greatly reduced. GuiRecess is a relatively simple program to use and can be used on any computer. Although it cannot run RANT3D itself, the program makes it much easier for a user to set up a RANT3D test run. Keep in mind that, like all good programs, GuiRecess is always being upgraded and added to. Every effort will be made to make this guide as up-to-date as possible, but sometimes items in this guide may not be correct or may not apply to the current version of GuiRecess.
The guide should be correct for GuiRecess version 1.0, Build 08.19.2002. The notation used in this guide is intended to assist readers in learning how to use the program. While most of the text will appear in the font being used now, there will be two cases when it will not. When a filename is mentioned it will be in italics. For example, the GuiRecess program file is GuiRecess.jar. If a command to be typed in is being used, it will be in bold, 10-point Courier New. For example, the command to run GuiRecess when typed at the command prompt is java -jar GuiRecess.jar
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