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~ ~ All interactions with the system can be performed with the
mouse. Choosing an option requires that you simply click the left mouse button
once. The right mouse buttons allow you to cancel the placement of
supports, connectors, and bracing during Detailed Design.
The available options are summarized below. Some of these options
have not been implemented.
- Menu Bar options
File menu options
~ New - Starts a new design session.
~ Old - Reads in a previously saved design session. (Not implemented.)
~ Save - Saves a design session. (Not implemented.)
~ Save As - Saves a design session to a user named file. (Not
~ ~ ~implemented.)
~ Quit - Ends the design session.
Edit menu options
~ Undo - Removes the last user action and wipes out all consequences
~ ~ ~of that action. (Note: Available only during Detailed Design.)
~ Change Requirements - Changes the initial requirements for a
~ ~ ~tower after the start of a design session. (Not implemented.)
Help - Gives context-sensitive help.
- Abstract Design options - Choose the abstract tower type to follow in the rest of the design.
A style tower
I style tower
X style tower
- Intermediate Design options - Select desired values for the size of the tower.
Desired Height
Desired Base Size
Desired Platform Size
Accept Prototype - Moves design to Detailed Design phase.
- Detailed Design options
Place Support - You then pick a position in the Drawing Area. Valid
~ positions are at the bottom of abstract support guides and on connectors.
~ Finally you must select the length and material of the support.
Place Connector - You then pick a position which is at the top of a
~ support. Finally you must select the type of connector.
Place Bracing - You then pick two connectors from the Drawing Area
~ to which to attach the bracing. (Note: Available only after all supports
~ and connectors are placed.)
Place Platform - This also completes the design, and ends the session.
~ (Note: Available only after all supports and connectors are placed.)
- Other options - These are the other possible user actions.
Agent Display Area options
~ Choose an aspect - Looks at a particular aspect.
~ Choose an agent type - Shows messages from that agent in the chosen
~ ~ ~aspect. (Note: Available only after an aspect is chosen.)
~ Return - Moves from looking at an agent to looking at an aspect,
~ ~ ~and from looking at an aspect to looking at all aspects.
Drawing Area options
~ Move the slider - Rotates the tower.
Message Area options
~ Move the slider - Scrolls the messages list.
When finished with the design, choose Quit. The window will
close and a final report is generated in the file sneakers.rpt.
I hope you enjoy SNEAKERS.
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