Geometry Display Tool

Thanks to Riccardo Giannitrapani of the Údine group we have a new tool for checking the geometry and diagnosing problems. It is a viewer somewhat analogous to SolidView Lite, but it runs off our xml geometry description. Of primary interest here are the features which allow you to

See this directory for a sampling of screen shots.

Ribbons

The image below shows all ribbons as described by the xml geometry. Segments of fixed X are red. Each acutal X-ribbon is artificially divided into 3 pieces: one for the top and one for each of two sides. Segments of fixed Y are magenta. Each actual Y-ribbon is simulated as 7 segments.

ribbons only