Modeler in SOFA

[Alex]

Hi, I’m currently a student at Stanford University and believe that the SOFA framework would be a useful tool for the medical research project I’m currently involved with. Specifically, my lab and I need a simulator that will allow us to create and customize our own scenes/simulations. I’ve attempted to use the runSOFA application that has been made available on your website and GitHub, but have been running into some problems. Namely, the modeler application does not appear to run. From my understanding, the modeler should allow me to create my own scenes and run them through the simulator on runSOFA. However, I can’t launch the Modeler in the first place. Could you please provide more detailed instruction about how to do this? Thank you for your assistance!

[Hugo]

Hi Alex,

We noticed both messages (forum and contact form).
Thank you very much for your interest in SOFA!
SOFA is a good solution for medical simulation, even if the start can be a bit tough, but we are here to help anytime!

In the binaries available on the download page, runSofa is available. With this binary, you should be able to run all examples (located in examples/Components and examples/Tutorials).

Otherwise, you can checkout the sources via GitHub and compile SOFA as detailed in the online documentation. You will then be able to run the Modeler. However, this Modeler is now deprecated and not supported anymore. Again, the examples stored in examples/Components and examples/Tutorials should really help starting with SOFA.

As you might have noticed, a Get Involved page summarize all existing media and resources around SOFA. Do not hesitate to have a look.

Could you also share with us what kind of application you are aiming at?
We would be pleased to assist you in your developments and help you promoting your results. Therefore, do not hesitate to keep us updated.

For any further issue, please do not hesitate to post the forum for technical issue or contact us for more general questions.
Best,

Hugo

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