MotionGenesis: Basis input/output

Basic input/output

MotionGenesis welcome screen

To invoke the program (after the program has been installed):

For Windows or Macintosh users, double-click on MotionGenesisStartHere (or the MotionGenesis executable)
From the operating system prompt (Windows, Unix, Linux, OSX), type MotionGenesis

On line (1), type

   sum = 2 + 2

Press Enter, and observe the response.
Next, enter the following symbolic expression.

   someName = 3*sin(t)^2 + 2*cos(t)^2

Note: The program is case-insensitive and you may use upper case or lower case letters (or a mixture).
Note: The program automatic simplifies this expression to 2 + sin(t)^2.

Saving input

To save input to the text file FirstDemo.txt, type

   SAVE  FirstDemo.txt

Exit the program by typing

   QUIT

Running files
Modify the file FirstDemo.txt with a text-editor (e.g,, NotePad, SimpleText, TextEdit, Emacs).
Put the following comment line at the top of the file (and save the file)

   %File: FirstDemo.txt

To run the input file FirstDemo.txt, re-start the program, and type run FirstDemo.txt
Alternatively, drag FirstDemo.txt on top the MotionGenesisStartHere icon.
Alternatively, re-run this file from the operating system prompt by typing MotionGenesis FirstDemo.txt

Saving input and output
To save input commands together with output responses to the file FirstDemo.all, enter

   SAVE  FirstDemo.all

Online help
For general help and/or a list of commands, type HELP .
For help with a command (e.g., Solve), type Help SOLVE .