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| | This is an FAQ for the SLIC simulator package and related content. See also the [org.lcsim Frequently Asked Questions] |
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| | h2. SLIC FAQ |
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| | *{+}General{+}* |
| | * [What is SLIC] |
| | * [Who is the primary maintainer of SLIC] |
| | * [Where is the SLIC homepage] |
| | * [Is there a forum for issues related to SLIC] |
| | * [Is there a wiki about SLIC] |
| | * [Is there a mailing list for announcements about SLIC] |
| | * [Where is the online code documentation for SLIC] |
| | * [Where is the SLIC manual] |
| | * [Where are the SLIC release notes] |
| | * [Are there any papers or writeups about SLIC] |
| | * [Where can I find analysis results that were based on SLIC] |
| | * [Where are Powerpoint presentations about SLIC] |
| | * [Where can I report bugs in SLIC] |
| | |
| | *{+}Obtaining and Building{+}* |
| | * [What operating systems and compilers are supported by SLIC] |
| | * [Where can I download SLIC binaries] |
| | * [How do I checkout SLIC from CVS] |
| | * [Is there an online CVS for SLIC] |
| | * [What are SLIC's external dependencies] |
| | * [What tools will I need to build SLIC] |
| | * [How do I build SLIC from scratch] |
| | * [How do I build CLHEP] |
| | * [How do I build Geant4] |
| | * [How do I rebuild the Geant4 visualization libraries] |
| | * [How do I build LCIO] |
| | * [How do I build GDML] |
| | * [How do I build LCPhys] |
| | * [How do I build LCDD] |
| | * [How do I build Xerces] |
| | * [What is SimDist and why should I use it] |
| | * [How do I build a SLIC binary using SimDist] |
| | * [At what sites is SLIC installed] |
| | * [How can I run SLIC at SLAC] |
| | * [How can I run SLIC at FNAL] |
| | * [How can I run SLIC at NICADD] |
| | | * [How do I run a SLIC Linux binary on SL5] |
| | |
| | *{+}Commands{+}* |
| | * [How do I run SLIC from the command line] |
| | * [What command line options does SLIC support] |
| | * [How can I get help on the command line interface] |
| | * [How do I run in batch mode] |
| | * [How do I run in interactive mode] |
| | * [How do I run a file with Geant4 macro commands] |
| | * [Where can I get example macro files] |
| | * [How can I get help on the macro commands] |
| | * [How do I find out what version of SLIC I am running] |
| | * [How do I find out what version of Geant4 I am running] |
| | * [How do I submit a batch job using LSF] |
| | * [How do I set the number of events to run] |
| | * [What GUIs are available for SLIC] |
| | * [How do I print some information about various Geant4 and SLIC data objects at runtime] |
| | * [How do I print the table of defined materials] |
| | |
| | *{+}LCIO{+}* |
| | * [What is LCIO] |
| | * [How do I set the output path for LCIO files] |
| | * [How do I set the name of the LCIO file] |
| | * [How do I automatically name an LCIO file] |
| | * [How do I automatically delete an existing LCIO file] |
| | * [How do I append to an existing LCIO file] |
| | * [How do I cause slic to fail if it finds an existing LCIO file] |
| | * [How do I set the CHBIT_LONG flag to store explicit hit positions] |
| | * [How do I set the CHBIT_PDG flag to store each individual MCParticle contribution in a hit] |
| | * [How do I set the run number] |
| | * [How can I dump information about my LCIO file from the command line] |
| | |
| | *{+}Physics{+}* |
| | * [What is the default physics list] |
| | * [What is LCPhys] |
| | * [What other simulators use LCPhys] |
| | * [How can I change the physics list] |
| | * [What other Geant4 physics lists does SLIC support] |
| | * [What should I do when I get an error message about missing Geant4 data files] |
| | * [How do I set the minimum tracking distance using Geant4 commands] |
| | * [How do I activate or deactivate certain Geant4 processes] |
| | |
| | *{+}Magnetic Field{+}* |
| | * [How do I create a simple solenoid using the compact description] |
| | * [How do I create a solenoidal field map using the compact description] |
| | * [How do I create a dipole using the compact description] |
| | * [How do I change the magnetic field stepper used by Geant4] |
| | * [How do I change the delta of one step for the field stepper] |
| | * [How do I change the delta of intersection with the chord for the field stepper] |
| | |
| | *{+}Geometry{+}* |
| | * [What is GDML] |
| | * [What is LCDD] |
| | * [Where can I get some example LCDD files] |
| | * [What is GeomConverter] |
| | * [What is the compact description] |
| | * [What is LCDetectors] |
| | * [Where can I find full detector geometry files in the compact description] |
| | * [How do I create full detector geometry files from the compact description] |
| | * [How do I dump a GDML file of the current geometry using SLIC] |
| | * [How can I make SLIC look for XML schemas in a local directory] |
| | * [How do I install the XML schemas to a local directory] |
| | * [How do I check the LCDD geometry for errors] |
| | |
| | *{+}Visualization{+}* |
| | * [How do I visualize with OpenGL] |
| | * [How do I visualize with DAWN] |
| | * [How do I visualize with OpenInventor] |
| | * [How do I visualize with VRML] |
| | * [How do I visualize with HepRep and WIRED] |
| | * [How do I visualize with ROOT] |
| | |
| | *{+}Event Generation{+}* |
| | * [What event generators are available from within SLIC] |
| | * [How do I use a StdHep file as my event source] |
| | * [How do I use an LCIO file as my event source] |
| | * [How do I use the General Particle Source (GPS) as my event source] |
| | * [How do I create an event with two or more different particles using the GPS] |
| | * [How do I create events sampled from multiple sources using the GPS] |
| | * [How do I use the particle gun as my event source] |
| | * [How can I print information about the current event generator] |
| | * [How do I skip events in a StdHep file] |
| | * [How do I reset an event source to the first record] |
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| | *{+}Random Engine{+}* |
| | * [How do I set the random seed] |
| | * [How do I dump the state of the CLHEP random engine] |
| | * [How can I set the directory for the random dumps] |
| | * [How do I load back the state of the random engine that I dumped previously] |
| | |
| | *{+}Grid{+}* |
| | * [How do I setup the public and private keys from a Grid certificate] |
| | * [How do I use the OSG Grid|How do I use the OSG Grid] |
| | * [How do I use the LCG grid] |
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