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=In the beginning=
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[[In the beginning|Introducing the Graphical User Interface]]
[[In the beginning|Introducing the Graphical User Interface]]
We start with a number of very large screenshots (don't be daunted they are just here to orient you). They show the ''GFtbox'' graphical interface.
 
==First view==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"
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|width="300px"|The ''GFtbox'' user interface. Focus on the ''Select Tool'' Panel. Here the ''Mesh Editor'' has been selected and the ''Mesh Editor'' panel is visible. <br>
[[File:gftboxGUIB_1detailB.jpg|300px]]<br>
<small>Idea: change all ''GFtbox'' font sizes using ''Menu Misc:Gui Format''</small>
|width="500px"|[[File:gftboxGUIB_1.jpg|500px|GFtbox interface]]
|}
==Add a mesh (canvas that represents tissue)==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"
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|width="300px"|Create a canvas by clicking on ''Panel Mesh Editor:new''. A variety of preset shapes are available, here we choose a Circle with 4 concentric rings of nodes that is 2 mm in diameter.<small>Idea: Special shapes can be imported as ''OBJ'' files. ''</small>
|width="500px"|[[File:gftboxGUIB_2.jpg|500px|GFtbox interface]]
|}
==Add a pattern of growth factor==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"
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|width="300px"|''Select Tool:Factors'' makes the ''Morphogen'' Panel visible. Currently we are controlling the ''KAPAR'' factor. It has been selected from a drop down list top right (''Plot current factor''). We add a radially increasing gradient of ''KAPAR''. Make sure that the ''Panel Plot Options:Monochrome'' is ticked and the gradient of ''KAPAR'' will be as shown. <br>
[[File:gftboxGUIB_3detailB.jpg|300px]]
|width="500px"|[[File:gftboxGUIB_3.jpg|500px|GFtbox interface]]
|}
==And grow==
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"
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|width="300px"|Now save the project using the ''Save As'' button. A dialogue box will open - here we keyed in ''in_the_beginning'' and the prefix ''GPT_'' and the suffix ''_date'' was added automatically.<br>A directory is created with the project name which contains a the files needed for the project.<br>
''Select Tool:Simulation'' makes the ''Simulation'' Panel visible. <br>
Change the ''Panel Run:Run until'' box to 2 and click the ''Panel Run:Run until'' button. The canvas will grow in steps set by the ''Panel Simulation:Timescale'' box.<br>
<small>Warning: saving is essential if you want to ''Restart'' the simulation.<br>
Idea: to create an uncompressed movie of your simulation, before running click the ''Record movie'' and when it is finished click ''Stop movie''. The movie will be in the Project directory. We normally compress the movies using Microsoft Live Movie Maker or Quicktime.</small>
|width="500px"|[[File:gftboxGUIB_4.jpg|500px|GFtbox interface]]
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Revision as of 17:16, 5 May 2011

In the beginning

Introducing the Graphical User Interface


Wavy disc

Interaction functions - programmatic modelling

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