Overview

All external programs are located in the /bin/exe area of your Vulcan directory. Since this is usually not in your path, you must include the full path in order to run these programs.

The selection options (switches) that can be used with the programs depend on the program that you want to run. Available options can be shown by entering the program name through the command line of a shell window. Programs that do not allow selection options, show usage only.

Block models are locked while being accessed by Vulcan or an external program. It is not possible to remove these locks, nor is it possible to expand the block model if it wasn't expanded and collapsed prior to being locked. This is because the Vulcan Explorer uses its last know list of variables and if the block model hasn't been expanded, then there is no list of variables.

A lock button indicates that the block model was not unlocked prior to exiting Vulcan (may have been due to a system failure). These locks can be removed by right-clicking on the block model name and selecting Unlock from the displayed context menu. A lock button indicates that the block model has been locked by someone else (i.e. another user is currently using the block model). These locks cannot be unlocked.