NAME¶

mcgui - The mcstas graphical user interface

SYNOPSIS¶

mcgui [INSTR]

DESCRIPTION¶

The front-end mcgui provides a graphical user interface that interfaces the various parts of the mcstas package. It is started from a shell/command prompt using simply the command mcgui The mcgui program may optionally be given the name INSTR of an instrument file. When the front-end is started, a main window is opened. This window displays the output from compiling and running simulations, and also contains a few menus and buttons. The main purpose of the front-end is to edit and compile instrument definitions, run the simulations, and visualize the results.

OPTIONS¶

INSTR

optional name of the instrument to open.

FILES¶

/usr/share/mcstas/resources /usr/share/mcstas/tools/Python/mccodelib/mccode_config.json ~/.mcstas/mccode_config.json http://www.mcstas.org

EXAMPLES¶

Open the Test_SX example (Single crystal diffraction)

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mcgui Test_SX.instr

AUTHORS¶

mcstas Team (mcstas.org)

SEE ALSO¶

mcstas(1), mcdoc(1), mcplot(1), mcrun(1), mcgui(1), mcdisplay(1)

AUTHORS¶

MCSTAS neutron Ray Tracing Team.