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Preparing for the Tutorial
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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 installations by completing the test exercise quick exercises posted below.
(2) Download the GCMAS tutorial files(coming soon).
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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. |
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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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How to Test Your Installation of OpenSim
Introduction to the Opensim GUI (PDF) gui_intro_draft.pdf
How to Download the GCMAS Tutorial Files (add zip tutorial folder)
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Download the Pre-Tutorial Test Exercises
Please download and complete the following exercises PRIOR to the tutorial. We've compiled these exercises to:
- Confirm that you've installed OpenSim correctly
- Introduce you to some useful features of OpenSim's GUI
- Help you configure Notepad++ to recognize OSIMM files as XML files
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Download the GCMAS Tutorial Files
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Download Tutorial Files. |
Download Guided Tutorial Exercise (pdf)
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Download Tutorial Slides (pdf)
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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
| 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
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Useful Links and Literature
National Center for Simulation Research (NCSRR)
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OpenSim: Open-Source Software to Create and Analyze Dynamic Simulations of Movement
Scott L. Delp, Frank C. Anderson, Allison S. Arnold, Peter Loan, Ayman Habib, Chand T. John, Eran Guendelman, and Darryl G. Thelen
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, VOL. 54, NO. 11, NOVEMBER 2007
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