condynsate 0.3.11

Simulates and visualizes articulated systems in real time

condynsate

Description

condynsate is a dynamic system simulation and visualization tool built with PyBullet and MeshCat. It automatically simulates multiple objects and their interactions as described by .urdf, .stl, and .obj files and can render real time visualizations in a web browser.

Windows Installation

1. Install Git for Windows

If you do not have git already installed, download the most recent git installer for windows 64 from the git-scm website or just click here to download it automatically. Once the .exe is downloaded, run it. The .exe file has the format Git-VERSION-64-bit and will be in your default downloads folder C:\Users\USER NAME\Downloads. Once the wizard is running, click next.

Click next.

Click next.

Click next.

Select Let Git decide then click next.

Select Use Git from Git Bash only then click next.

Select Use bundled OpenSSH then click next.

Select Use the OpenSSL library then click next.

Select Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings then click next.

Select Use Windows' default console window then click next.

Select Fast-forward or merge then click next.

Select Git Credential Manager then click next.

Check only Enable file system caching then click next.

Make sure nothing is checked then click install.

Once installation is finished, click finish.

Navigate to C:\Program Files\Git in your file explorer.

To create a desktop shortcut to git-cmd (the application that will be used to pull and push git repositories), right click on git-cmd, navigate to Send to, then click Desktop (create shortcut).

To verify that git is installed properly, open git-cmd and type

Git --version

You should get a response that lists the version of Git you just installed.

Git is now installed on your machine.

2. Install Miniconda for Windows

If you do not have miniconda already installed, download the most recent miniconda installer for windows 64 from the miniconda website or just click here to download it automatically. Once the .exe is downloaded, run it. The .exe file has the format Miniconda3-latest-Windows-x86_64 and will be in your default downloads folder C:\Users\USER NAME\Downloads. Once the wizard is running, click next.

Click I Agree.

Ensure Just Me (recommended) is selected and click Next.

Click Next.

Ensure Create start menu shortcuts (supported packages only) is checked and Register Miniconda3 as my default Python 3.11 is NOT CHECKED.

Once installation is complete, click next.

You may deselected Getting started with Conda and Welcome to Anaconda then click Finish.

Navigate to the Windows Start Menu folder located at C:\Users\USER NAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Miniconda3 (64-bit).

To create a desktop shortcut to Anaconda Prompt (the application that will be used interact with Miniconda), right click on Anaconda Prompt (Miniconda3), navigate to Send to, then click Desktop (create shortcut).

To verify that git is installed properly, open Anaconda Prompt (Miniconda3) and type

conda --version

You should get a response that lists the version of Miniconda you just installed.

Miniconda is now installed on your machine.

Usage

For examples of usage, see examples.