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
*{+}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]
*{+}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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h2. SLIC FAQ
*{+}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]
*{+}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]