Running the program

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Windows

To run the program on Windows, download run-abop.zip. Launching run.bat will show all predefined examples. To try out some custom code, create a file with your favorite text editor (for example notepad). Put all geometry and texture files in the same folder as the code file. Now just drag and drop the code file onto run.bat. Here are some sample files demo.lisp, leaf.obj, blossom.obj, blossom.png.

Linux

To run the program on Linux, download run-abop.tgz. Install SBCL on your system. Libraries libpng, libSDL and libGL are also required, but those are already installed on most machines. Launching run.sh will show all predefined examples. To try out some custom code, create a file with your favorite text editor (for example emacs). Put all geometry and texture files in the same folder as the code file. Now just lauch run.sh with the source code filename as argument.

Navigation

Hold down any mouse button and move the mouse to rotate the object. Hold down SHIFT and drag the mouse to pan the view. Hold down CTRL and drag the mouse to zoom in and out. To quit press Q or ESC.

File formats

Plants can be exported to various file formats:

Language

Program is written in common lisp. Consult "Common Lisp the Language, 2nd Edition" for information.

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