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Main.RepRapMacSoftwarer1.10 - 25 Feb 2009 - 15:33 - MariusKinteltopic end
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---+ Installing the RepRap software on OS X

---++ Java 5 vs. Java 6

Note! The RepRap host software was, for a short time, dependent on Java 6. This was reverted and it should now work under Java 5 as well. This invalidates the section under about Java 6.
YMMV; to my knowledge, nobody is actively using the host software on Mac OS X. Most, or all, Mac users are at the moment using [[Skeinforge]] and [[http://replicat.org][ReplicatorG]].

---++ Java 6

RepRap's controlling software is written in Java 6, and also the Art of Illusion design package for three dimensional objects uses it, so next we need a Java environment.
You may have to upgrade to Java 6 ([[http://developer.apple.com/java]]).

Note! For Mac OS X 10.5, Java 6 is 64-bit only, which means that the jni libraries below must be installed also in 64-bit version (see more info below).

---+++ !RxTx

!RxTx is the serial communications library that we use to communicate with the RepRap machine.  You will need to install it in order to run the host software.

   * 32-bit version:
      * [[ftp://ftp.qbang.org/pub/rxtx/rxtx-2.1-7-bins-r2.zip][Download RxTx]] from their website.
      * Follow the installation instructions provided. 
   * 64-bit version (Java 6 on Mac OS X 10.5)
      * At the moment, needs to be built from source.
      * Download source: [[ftp://ftp.qbang.org/pub/rxtx/rxtx-2.1-7r2.zip]]
      * Patch instructions: [[http://mailman.qbang.org/pipermail/rxtx/2008-May/2510291.html]]

---+++ Java3D

Java3D is the software that we use to do 3D rendering and such.  You will need to install the latest version (1.5.1)

   * [[https://java3d.dev.java.net/binary-builds.html][Download the Java3D API]] from Sun.
   * Unzip the download.
   * Unzip the j3d-jre.zip file in the download.
   * Copy everything from the lib/ext folder to /Library/Java/Extensions

---+++ J3D Extensions

J3D is a set of libraries to make various things easier with the Java3D API.  We use their STL Loader.

   * [[http://code.j3d.org/download.html][Download the Java3D extensions]] from j3d.org (latest version: 0.9).
   * Unzip the download. 
   * Copy j3d-org-java3d-all.jar to /Library/Java/Extensions

---+++ Java !OpenGL ([[https://jogl.dev.java.net JOGL]])

These are the OpenGL bindings for Java that should make the program run faster.

   * [[http://download.java.net/media/jogl/builds/archive/jsr-231-1.1.1/jogl-1.1.1-macosx-universal.zip][Download JOGL 1.1.1]] from Sun.
   * Unzip the downloaded file.
   * Copy everything in lib/ to /Library/Java/Extensions

---++ The RepRap Java programs

The host software program is the program that controls the RepRap machine itself.  You simply download it and run it.

   * [[http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=159590&package_id=179179][Download the host software]] from SourceForge.
   * Unzip the host software.
   * Copy the RepRap folder to your Applications directory.
   * Double click the Reprap.jar file, or run the reprap-host.sh from the command line.

---++ Art of Illusion

   * [[http://artofillusion.org/downloads][Download Art of Illusion]] from their site.
   * Copy the Art of Illusion folder to your Applications directory.
   * Double click the Art of Illusion program to run it.
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