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| ====== Command line parameters ====== | ====== Command Line Parameters ====== |
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| You can start shapeXT with options most likely to change the program's behavior. You normally do this from a command prompt (Windows) or a shell (Linux). An option is a combination of the option name and sometimes one parameter. | You can start shapeXT with options most likely to change the program's behavior. You normally do this from a command prompt (Windows) or a shell (Linux). An option is a combination of the option name and sometimes one parameter. |
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| ===== Supported parameters ===== | ===== Supported Parameters ===== |
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| ^ Short ^ Long ^ Description ^ | ^ Short ^ Long ^ Description ^ |
| | ''-h'' | ''%%--%%help'' | Shows short list and explanation of the command line options and exits the program | | | | ''%%--%%dedicated-GPU'' | selects the dedicated GPU for rendering | |
| | ''-v'' | ''%%--%%version'' | Shows shapeXT version information and exits the program | | | ''-h'' | ''%%--%%help'' | shows short list and explanation of the command line options and exits the program | |
| | ''-s'' | ''%%--%%software'' | Forces shapeXT to use OpenGL software rendering. Software rendering is slow and very CPU intense. This option should only be used as a fallback method to solve problems with the graphics card and/or driver. | | | | ''%%--%%import-COD 1234567'' | imports a structure with the given identifier (''1000000--9999999'') from the [[https://www.crystallography.net/cod|COD]] | |
| | | ''%%--%%gl33'' | Forces shapeXT to use legacy OpenGL 3,3 rendering. This option should only be used as a fallback method to solve problems with the graphics card and/or driver. | | | | ''%%--%%integrated-GPU'' | selects the integrated GPU for rendering | |
| | | | ''%%--%%reset'' | resets all shapeXT settings | |
| | | | ''%%--%%software-GPU'' | selects a virtual GPU (software rendering) | |
| | | | ''%%--%%log-to-stdout'' | writes additional messages to stdout (terminal) | |
| | | ''-v'' | ''%%--%%version'' | shows shapeXT version information and exits the program | |
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| ===== Examples ===== | |
| | ===== Example Usage ===== |
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| Please note that the shapeXT installation directory might be different on your system. On Microsoft Windows the default installation path is ''C:\Program Files\shapeXT\''. On Linux, the default installation of shapeXT can be found at ''/opt/shapeXT/''. In case your installation path is different, the examples given here need to be adjusted accordingly. | Please note that the shapeXT installation directory might be different on your system. On Microsoft Windows the default installation path is ''C:\Program Files\shapeXT\''. On Linux, the default installation of shapeXT can be found at ''/opt/shapeXT/''. In case your installation path is different, the examples given here need to be adjusted accordingly. |