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Preparing for the Tutorial 

Enrolled participants should bring (or be prepared to share with a colleague) a laptop running the Windows operating system with OpenSim and Notepad++ installed.   Bring a computer mouse, too.

Before the tutorial:

(1) Please test your installation of OpenSim by completing the test exercise posted below.

(2) Download the GCMAS tutorial files.

How to Download OpenSim

OpenSim is hosted on SimTK, a cloud storage service for biomedical tools and research.  There are 32- and 64- bit versions available to correspond with your system requirements.  If you are unsure which version you need, click here.

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Download OpenSim 3.2.  

How to Download Notepad++

OpenSim model files and setup files are written in xml.   Notepad++ is a free text editor that makes it easier to view and edit xml files.  During the tutorial we will use Notepad++ to examine OpenSim files.

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Download Notepad++


How to Test Your Installation of OpenSim

Introduction to the

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Opensim GUI

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(GUI section of tutorial 1 – table with all the GUI components + messages window and/or topology view?)

Loading and viewing a model

(Load gait2392; rotate/translate/zoom in view window; move coordinate sliders around)

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How to Download the GCMAS Tutorial Files (add zip tutorial folder)

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Workshop Staff and Contact Information 

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Allison Arnold (aarnold@oeb.harvard.edu)

Concord Field Station, Harvard University

Apoorva Rajagopal (apoorvar@stanford.edu)

Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory, Stanford University

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Chris Carty (c.carty@griffith.edu.au)

 School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University

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Kat Steele (kmsteele@uw.edu)

Ability & Innovation Lab, University of Washington

James Dunne (james.dunne@stanford.edu)

Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory, Stanford University

 

 

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Tutorial Slides

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Background Reading 

Here are some useful resources for learning more about OpenSim:

National Center for Simulation Research (NCSRR) 

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