NAME
varkon - a CAD-system with parametric modelling
SYNOPSIS
varkon [--rc <file>]
[--env]
[--exp]
[--config]
[-h|--help|-?]
DESCRIPTION
VARKON is a high level development tool for applications in the area of
Engineering, Computer Aided Design and Product Modelling.
VARKON can be used as a traditional CAD-system with drafting, modelling
and visualisation if you want to but the real power of VARKON is in
parametric modelling and CAD applications development. VARKON includes
interactive parametric modelling in 2D or 3D but also the unique MBS
programming language integrated in the graphical environment.
OPTIONS
--rc <file>
overrides the default user configuration
--env print the environment special for VARKON
--exp copy the example to the user directory
--config
some very basic configuration and exit
-h, --help, -?
print short help and exit
FILES AND ENVIRONMENT
/etc/varkon/varkonrc
The system wide configuration file.
$HOME/.varkon/varkonrc
The user’s configuration file.
Following are the variables used by VARKON and their Debian locations:
VARKON_LANG = english
VARKON_MDF = /etc/varkon/mdf/$VARKON_LANG
Standard menufiles (*.MDF, *.INC)
VARKON_FNT = /etc/varkon/cnf/fnt
Fonts for graphical text
VARKON_PLT = /etc/varkon/cnf/plt
Plotter configuration
VARKON_ICO = /etc/varkon/cnf/icons
Icon bitmaps for buttons
VARKON_TOL = /etc/varkon/cnf/tol
Tolerances
VARKON_INI = /etc/varkon/cnf/ini/$VARKON_LANG
Standard resources for X-Windows
VARKON_ERM = /usr/share/varkon/erm
Errormessages (*.ERM)
VARKON_LIB = /usr/share/varkon/lib
System module library (*.MBO)
VARKON_DOC = /usr/share/varkon/man
The varkon documentation (*.htm)
VARKON_TMP = /tmp
Temporary files
LD_LIBRARY_PATH = /usr/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Path to shared OpenGL library
VARKON_PID = $HOME/varkon/pid
Project files (*.PID)
VARKON_PRD = $HOME/varkon/app
Default root for VARKON applications
PATH = /usr/lib/varkon:$PATH
Path to VARKON executables (xvarkon, mbsc, plotterdrivers)
AUTHORS
The VARKON system was originally developed by a group at the University
of Linkoping in Sweden during 1984-86 under the leadership of Dr. Johan
Kjellander now the president of Microform AB. Since then the system has
been owned, marketed and further developed by Microform AB.
Subsequently the license was changed to GNU General Public License and
VARKON was taken over by the CAD research group of the Örebro
University in Sweden.
Stephan Helma wrote this man page Debian from the appropriate html
page.
MORE INFORMATION
The VARKON documentation is available as HTML documents. Please install
the appropriate packages and point your Web browser at:
file:///usr/share/doc/varkon/help/man.htm
The homepage of VARKON is:
http://www.tech.oru.se/cad/varkon
There exists a Varkon-discuss mailing list at:
varkon-discuss@lists.berlios.de
You can subscribe to it at:
http://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/varkon-discuss
or view the archives at:
http://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/varkon-discuss/