Some Helpful Steps

Getting started. Here are some helpful instructions on how to get into I-DEAS.

If your computer is in the Windows operating system do the three finger salute (Ctrl –Alt – Delete), and then select the X /Linux as your operating system.
Select a server to log into. Your first choise should be Carnot, then Mohr (if no one is using Mohr), then Turbu.
Once you are in the Carnot environment you need to login. Your login name normally consist of your three initials. Hit enter, and type in your password. If you have not changed your password it should be "exxxxx"; where xxxxx are the first 5 digits of your SS#.
Now that you are logged-in, activate your terminal window. If no terminal window is open, you need to open one by right clicking on the background. Go to programs > terminal. Type "ideas9" at the command line. If "programs" is not an option, go to hosts > terminal.
You will find the logout command by right clicking the background.
To get back into windows, hit cntr-alt-backspace, then cntr-alt-delete.

The following instructions will help you to save an image, edit it, and bring it into your windows environment.
To select and save your image: You can either use "display" or "xv"

Using "display"

Right click on the background
Go down to "hosts"
Go to "terminal"
At the prompt type: "display"
Left click on the "grab-button"
Specify a wait time 1 second
Click on the window you want to make a picture of
Click on the image
Go to file > save
Click on "format" and select the file format

Using "xv"

Right click on the background
Go down to "programs"
Go to the "XV image viewer"
Right click on the XV window
Left click on the "grab-button"
Mark the hide XV windows option
Left click the "grab-button"
Left click on the image you want to save

If "programs" is not an option, replace point 2 and 3 above by the following:

Go to hosts – terminal
Type "xv" at the command line.

Left click the "save" button
Select the format at the top (for example tiff)

At the bottom, type the image name followed by ".format" (for example box.tif) Enter.

To edit the image you selected: (helpful in removing a black background)

Using "display"

Image edit >color
Go to Pixel color > Select the color you want to use.
Go to method > Select replace and click on the image.

Using "xv"

Left click on the "windows button", and move down to "color editor"
Adjust the background color by first selecting the proper color and then by moving the color gages from 0 to 255.
Close the color editor window

Bringing your saved image into the windows environment:
Right click on the icon "my computer"
Go down to "map network drive"
On the path line type: \\carnot\xxx - where xxx are your login initials – enter
Fill in your login and password at the next window. Hit enter.

Your carnot directory should now be accessible from the Windows environment.

NOTE: Don’t forget to disconnect your carnot directory when you are done. One way of doing it is to right click on your carnot directory in windows explorer, and choosing disconnect.

3. The following instructions will help you to print an image with a full header.

In I-DEAS, go to options – preference – display and select "full header". Hit enter.
Go to File – picture files – Create single and type in the name of your picture file (for example "box"). Hit enter.
Refresh your screen using the icon in the lower left of your tools.
Go to File – plotting – options – plot – margins and set the margins so that the plot will fit nicely on your paper. You may want to use 0.25 inches for all four sides.
Hit OK twice.

Your file should be printing. If you need additional information, Steven Dick has prepared help information on the net. The address is:

If all else fails read the Master Series on-line help. You get into it by typing "smartview" at the command line of the terminal window.