IRC log for #brlcad on 20070617

00:02.58 jimmyz anyone around
01:21.04 brlcad ahh drat, missed daytona
01:21.52 jimmyz hi brlcad
01:21.58 jimmyz you there?
01:47.12 brlcad hello
01:47.58 jimmyz hi
01:48.48 jimmyz <PROTECTED>
01:49.25 brlcad eh, doesn't sound like it
01:51.32 brlcad the message sounds a bit bogus
01:51.50 brlcad presumably related to the "Program Files" directory
01:52.01 jimmyz the file doesn't have a type - no suffix
01:52.08 jimmyz i'm thinking virus
01:52.20 brlcad could be
01:52.36 brlcad the joys of working with Windows
01:53.24 jimmyz scan came clean tho
01:53.43 jimmyz maybe i created a directory in brlcad
01:56.59 jimmyz can you uninstall brlcad?
01:57.41 brlcad sure I can
01:58.25 brlcad if something is complaining about a file called program, just look at that file -- delete it or rename it or whatever
01:59.07 jimmyz S � � � fsolid
01:59.31 jimmyz is first line of the file contents. looks brlcad related wouldn't you say?
02:00.35 brlcad sure
02:01.06 brlcad looks like something you created
02:01.13 brlcad maybe a geometry file
02:01.37 jimmyz hmm
02:01.59 brlcad still, it's back to the same issue .. something is complaining about that file - presumably your OS?
02:02.26 jimmyz yeah
02:02.42 jimmyz i think you;re right
02:02.48 brlcad and presumably you created it through some action .. not a big mystery -- just delete the file? :)
02:02.53 jimmyz how do i uninstall it and reinstall it
02:02.57 jimmyz there's another problem too
02:03.10 jimmyz is says various files are not where they should be
02:03.10 brlcad an uninstall won't remove any file you created
02:03.18 jimmyz yeah, separate problem
02:03.25 jimmyz i'll delete that
02:03.36 brlcad it should be in your uninstall apps thing
02:03.53 brlcad usual windows shield junk
02:04.35 jimmyz thanks
02:16.32 jimmyz nn all
02:25.10 brlcad cya
02:40.29 jimmyz reinstalled it. same problem
02:40.38 jimmyz now it won't start up properly
02:40.54 jimmyz says html/manuals.. are not where they should bw
02:41.04 jimmyz *be
02:41.32 brlcad does it actually start up, or are you just reading the message in console
02:41.48 brlcad there are some messages mged writes into the console about not finding resources, those are normal on windows
02:42.04 brlcad if you get the gui, though, it's fine
02:42.05 jimmyz ahh i see
02:42.21 jimmyz hmm, but the gui doesn't have menus at top now
02:42.34 brlcad there should be two windows
02:42.35 jimmyz and menus in command window are unresponsive
02:42.57 brlcad eh
02:43.10 brlcad i'm not sure what you've done
02:43.40 brlcad i've never heard someone have so much trouble with just installing it on windows, you're .. special :)
02:43.59 jimmyz gonna reboot comp
02:44.06 jimmyz g'night again
02:44.12 jimmyz thanks for your help
02:44.15 brlcad best of luck
02:44.32 brlcad the install is pretty much isolated to one location, easy to clean up and start over fresh
02:44.54 jimmyz cool
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09:11.57 thing0 hey yall
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09:13.27 thing0 hey elite01
09:13.39 elite01 hi thing0
09:13.52 thing0 how you doing?
09:14.12 elite01 quite ok
09:14.28 elite01 you're fine as well?
09:14.29 thing0 good
09:14.35 thing0 nah, i'm sick
09:14.41 thing0 it sucks
09:14.57 elite01 i was sick the day before yesterday
09:15.02 thing0 ahh
09:15.06 thing0 it is not good
09:15.10 thing0 hard to sleep
09:15.10 elite01 no
09:15.21 thing0 cannot take time off work either
09:15.28 elite01 i actually slept well, but the day was quite ugly
09:15.35 thing0 hehe
09:15.58 thing0 i have fallen asleep two consectutive nights with my laptop on my bed
09:16.14 elite01 haha
09:16.37 thing0 yeah
09:16.49 thing0 I actually also fell asleep on the couch with the laptop in my lap
09:16.57 thing0 my little brother woke me
09:16.58 thing0 up
09:17.07 thing0 so that I wouldn't drop it
09:17.23 elite01 i always manage to put my laptop on some shelf before i sleep
09:17.39 thing0 sometimes i read articles
09:17.42 thing0 before sleep
09:17.45 thing0 and doze off
09:18.03 thing0 i actually fell asleep at work during my lunch break
09:18.07 elite01 i tend to watch star trek, reading soo late in a dark room makes my eyes hurt
09:18.11 thing0 almost got an orange in the back of the head
09:18.26 thing0 i read on purpose to make my eyes sore
09:18.31 thing0 so that I close them and sleep :P
09:18.39 elite01 hehe
09:18.50 thing0 it works well
09:19.50 elite01 do you care for your laptop battery?
09:20.05 thing0 yeah
09:20.15 thing0 I usually plug it in when I am sitting down
09:20.34 elite01 i remove it while in bed because the laptop gets a bit hot with no real ventilation
09:21.05 thing0 yeah
09:21.19 thing0 I was thinking of adding extra rubber feet across the base of the laptop
09:21.33 thing0 to allow it to sit higher on softer surfaces
09:22.04 elite01 hmm mine has a fan on the back side, which i like
09:23.32 thing0 my fan is underneath
09:23.34 thing0 which I hate
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09:24.51 thing0 but yeah
09:26.32 elite01 what are you using brlcad for?
09:28.02 thing0 nothing at the moment
09:28.10 thing0 I am looking to join as a developer
09:28.40 thing0 I am currently a user of Autodesk Inventor
09:28.49 thing0 didn't apply to join there dev team
09:29.02 thing0 cause I wanted to work here in mining first
09:29.29 thing0 as it is the best industry at the moment to become a project manager
09:29.33 thing0 as there is a lot of work on
09:29.48 thing0 so I want to join BRLCAD as a hobby
09:29.53 elite01 ah
09:29.58 thing0 yeah
09:30.23 thing0 i made enough noise at the autodesk forums
09:30.46 thing0 was contacted by one of the lead software engineers for the modules
09:30.48 thing0 hehe
09:31.15 thing0 but yeah
09:31.35 thing0 I was outraged when a component from there software was removed when they got bought out by autodesk
09:31.56 thing0 apparently it didn't fit with the way the program was going
09:32.04 thing0 so it got canned
09:32.08 thing0 but yeah
09:32.23 elite01 just removed is nasty
09:32.28 thing0 yeah
09:32.40 thing0 I couldn't get a copy of there old software either
09:32.50 thing0 contacted all the old reseller which didn't have copies
09:33.07 elite01 hmm
09:33.13 thing0 it allowed for closed loop control of models
09:33.22 thing0 which I thought was awesome
09:33.33 thing0 but they removed the scripting engine
09:33.56 elite01 they removed a whole scripting engine?
09:34.11 thing0 the control part
09:34.18 thing0 the physic based stuff is still there
09:34.29 elite01 hm
09:34.35 thing0 but you can only do limited open loop simulations
09:34.44 thing0 so yeah
09:35.04 thing0 no Middle level CAD company at the moment offers it
09:35.07 thing0 which is kind of sad
09:35.18 thing0 Solidworks sorta do it
09:35.32 thing0 but it was an absolute nightmare trying to get anywhere with it
09:35.43 thing0 and when I did, it still didn't meet my requirements
09:35.52 thing0 a lot of time spent with SW support
09:35.53 thing0 ;)
09:35.54 elite01 that's a real problem
09:35.58 thing0 yeah
09:36.07 thing0 the only way you can do it easily
09:36.11 thing0 is to use MSC.Adams
09:36.18 thing0 which costs an arm and a leg
09:36.30 thing0 and also requires translation from your CAD
09:36.39 thing0 there is a free open source program now too
09:36.43 thing0 for robot simulation
09:36.55 thing0 but there CAD translator leaves a lot to be desired
09:37.06 thing0 maybe we should have some cross link with them
09:37.17 thing0 as in BRLCAD
09:37.22 thing0 cannot think of the name at the moment
09:45.47 thing0 nah
09:45.50 thing0 it wasn't open source
09:45.54 thing0 it was commercial
09:45.56 thing0 webots
09:53.23 elite01 scary :)
09:56.13 thing0 hmm
09:56.15 thing0 http://www.ode.org
09:56.18 thing0 this looks good
09:57.06 elite01 if you're in for a bit of c++ programming, sure :)
10:00.07 thing0 yeah
10:00.12 thing0 I ain't scared
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10:41.25 thing0 back
10:48.47 elite01 thing0, no need to be scared
10:49.39 thing0 I never fear
10:49.52 thing0 cause thing0 (pronounced THING O) is here
10:49.53 thing0 hehe
10:50.25 elite01 so i needn't even be scared because my excellent c skills fscked up vlc really badly
10:50.45 elite01 they're lucky i don't have write access to their vcs :)
10:51.02 thing0 hehe
10:51.12 thing0 my coding skills need a bit more practise
10:51.15 thing0 it has been awhile
10:51.53 elite01 i think it's worth it
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11:38.30 thing0 bbs
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13:47.47 thing0 cya ppl
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