Session 2 – 2015

Geometry, User Documents, User Interface

Presentations

  • Material Definition ( slides )
    • System of Units, Defining elements, materials and mixtures, NIST Material database
  • Geometry ( slides )
    • Detector geometry modeling (G4VUserDetectorConstruction), Volume hierarchy, Solids, Regions
  • Geant4 User Interface (Qt Driver) ( slides )
    • Introduction to Geant4 user interfaces, First steps with Qt driver
  • User Documents ( slides )
    • Geant4 Web site, Users Guides, Examples, HyperNews, Reporting Bugs
  • User Interface
    • Geant4 User Interfaces overview, Syntax of UI command, Interactive mode / batch mode, Macro file, G4UIExecutive  class ( slides )
    • Defining UI and visualization in main()( slides )
  • XCode Tutorial ( slides )
    • Introduction to Xcode environment (MAC OS specific)

Exercise

  • Implement geometry from given parameters
  • Inspect geometry
  • Set visualization attributes in a visualization macro