This Quick Start Guide is designed to introduce the key concepts and help you make a quick start with the JPSeditor.
Step 0. Before you start
What platforms can I run JPSeditor on?
JPSeditor is a cross-platform GUI programm that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux,
See the installation page to get the latest installation package of JPSeditor or source code.
What should I know about JPSeditor?
JPSeditor is a graphical user interface to create the geometry of a scenario simulated by JPScore, and creates project file for JPScore.
Before using JPSeditor, you should be familiar with geometry and project file in JPScore. See more information on JPScore website.
Step 1. Download the JPSeditor
Whatever OS you are using, we prepared corresponding installation packages.
- For macOS users, download the DMG file here. Double click it to open it and drag the JPSeditor icon in your Application folder in Finder.
- For windows users, download the rar file here. Extract the package with 7-zip(A open source compress program), and you will get a folder, run JPSeditor.exe in the folder.
Step 2. Start drawing in the JPSeditor
In JPSeditor there are three areas: Menu Bar (with red frame) and Tool Bar(with blue frame) and canvas.(grid area)
In the Menu Bar you can find any functions of JPSeditor, in the Tool Bar there are usual tools you need to draw. For example, walls, doors, and help lines.
If you are first time to use JPSeditor, there is a tutorial for basic drawing in JPSeditor.
Step 3. Draw a complex geometry in JPSeditor
In JPSeditor you can draw anything you need in JPScore, stairs, 3D rooms. There are three tutorials for a complex geometry:
Step 4. Know more about JPSeditor and JPScore
As drawing programme for JPScore, a Pedestrian simulation programme, you need know more definitions and usages in JPScore, when you want to draw something in JPSeditor. Thers is a user guide for JuPedSim project, with this guide you will get familiar with functions in JPSeditor.