DacWizard is a GUI application to generate a Minie ragdoll for a specific 3-D model.

Complete source code (in Java) is provided under a 3-clause BSD license.

DacWizard was designed for a desktop environment with:

• a wheel mouse and
• a display at least 640 pixels wide and 480 pixels tall.

Contents of this document

• How to build and run DacWizard from source
• Using DacWizard
• Conventions
• External links
• History
• Acknowledgments

How to build and run DacWizard from source

1. Install a 64-bit Java Development Kit (JDK), if you don't already have one.
2. Point the JAVA_HOME environment variable to your JDK installation: (In other words, set it to the path of a directory/folder containing a "bin" that contains a Java executable. That path might look something like "C:\Program Files\Eclipse Adoptium\jdk-17.0.3.7-hotspot" or "/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64/" or "/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu-17.jdk/Contents/Home" .)

• using Bash or Zsh: export JAVA_HOME=" path to installation "
• using Fish: set -g JAVA_HOME " path to installation "
• using Windows Command Prompt: set JAVA_HOME=" path to installation "
• using PowerShell: $env:JAVA_HOME = ' path to installation '

3. Download and extract the More Advanced Vehicles source code from GitHub:

• using Git:
  • git clone https://github.com/stephengold/DacWizard.git
  • cd DacWizard

4. Run the Gradle wrapper:

• using Bash or Fish or PowerShell or Zsh: ./gradlew run
• using Windows Command Prompt: .\gradlew run

You can restore the project to a pristine state:

• using Bash or Fish or PowerShell or Zsh: ./gradlew clean
• using Windows Command Prompt: .\gradlew clean

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Using DacWizard

(Documentation not yet written.)

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Conventions

The source code and pre-built executables are compatible with JDK 8.

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External links

YouTube videos about DacWizard:

• April 2019 walkthru of the DacWizard application watch (8:12) source code

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History

From April 2019 to June 2024, DacWizard was a subproject of the Minie Project.

Since June 2024, DacWizard has been a separate project, hosted at GitHub.

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Acknowledgments

Like most projects, the DacWizard Project builds on the work of many who have gone before. I therefore acknowledge the creators of (and contributors to) the following software:

• the Checkstyle tool
• the Firefox web browser
• the Git revision-control system and GitK commit viewer
• the GitKraken client
• the Gradle build tool
• the IntelliJ IDEA and NetBeans integrated development environments
• the Java compiler, standard doclet, and runtime environment
• jMonkeyEngine and the jME3 Software Development Kit
• the Linux Mint operating system
• LWJGL, the Lightweight Java Game Library
• the Markdown document-conversion tool
• the Meld visual merge tool
• Microsoft Windows
• the Nifty graphical user-interface library
• Open Broadcaster Software Studio

I am grateful to GitHub, Sonatype, MacStadium, and Imgur for providing free hosting for this project and many other open-source projects.

I'm also grateful to my dear Holly, for keeping me sane.

If I've misattributed anything or left anyone out, please let me know, so I can correct the situation: sgold@sonic.net

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