Cutter - Installation

Cutter
Installation

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To run Cutter a resource called the "Java Runtime Environment" (JRE) must be installed on your computer. Obtain a free download of the Java runtime environment from,

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

Find the item on the download web page named,

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 3

Download - Java SE Runtime Environment 6u17
The update number may be different. Make sure you download the JRE not the JDK (Java Development Kit).

A script is required to "launch" Cutter. Download the one appropriate for your computer system. The "run" file must be saved in the same directory as Cutter.
run.bat (Windows)
run (Linux & MacOSX)

Step 1

Windows - download and install the JRE.
MacOSX & Linux - skip this step - the JRE is pre-installed.

Step 2

Windows, Linux & MacOSX - download and install your preferred RenderMan complient renderer.

Step 3

Windows - ensure your PATH environment variable includes a path to the bin directory of your renderer.

Step 4

Windows, Linux & MacOSX - download and save cutter.jar. Save this file in a location that is convenient to you - it is not necessary to save it in "Program Files" (Windows) or Applications (MacOSX).

Step 5 - launching Cutter via the "run" file

Windows - to launch Cutter double click on the run.bat. This file must be in the same directory as cutter.jar.

Linux and Mac OSX - open a terminal window and "cd" to the directory containing cutter.jar and the run script file. To add "execute" permission to the run script enter the following command - this only needs to be done once,

chmod 777 run

To launch Cutter using the run script enter the following command into the terminal window,

./run

Step 6 - launching Cutter from the command prompt

Windows - to launch Cutter open a command shell and "cd" to the directory in which the cutter.jar is located, then type the following command,

java -classpath .;cutter.jar Cutter

Linux & MacOSX - open a terminal and "cd" to the directory in which the cutter.jar is located, then type the following command,

java -classpath .:cutter.jar Cutter

The only difference between these two commands is in their use of ; and :.

Step 7 - (Windows) adding paths to the bat file

If you do not have system admin privileges for the computer on which you are working or you are not sure how to edit the paths environment variable here is a work-around. Suppose you wish to add a path to a Tcl/bin. Open the run.bat and add the following text (shown in red),

path %PATH%;C:\tcl\bin
java -classpath .:cutter.jar Cutter

Additional paths can be added to the one shown above. Just remember to put a ; (semi-colon) between each path. For example,

path %PATH%;C:\tcl\bin;C:\3delight\bin