RattleCAD User Manual/Install and Configure

install Tcl/Tk
recommended destination for tcl/Tk 8.5:

prepare install directory
prepare a directory for the current and future versions of rattlecad. rattleCAD does not provide an install procedure. Therefore you have to provide a directory and extract the downloaded zip-files here.

install rattleCAD
Download the current version from and extract directly in the prepared directory Your directory should look like this: In this case:
 * http://sourceforge.net/projects/rattlecad/
 * : runs the
 * : runs the

After installing updates your directory should look like this:

Mac OS
Mac OS X includes the context needed to run RattleCAD, but may be out of date depending on RattleCAD version dependencies. The reason is that the Python version included in OS X is also older.

Installation
RattleCAD installation is similar to other platforms. Create a folder and into it download  and. The  may auto-extract into a   folder. If not, unarchive it.

Running
Open a terminal, navigate to the folder containing  and type.

Updating Tcl/Tk
If you receive an error, check whether the Tcl/Tk version is 8.5 by typing  and selecting 'About Tcl & Tk' from the Wish menu. If it is version 8.5 RattleCAD may not run.

You may also download rattleCAD_checkEnv.tcl from the RattleCAD project at SourceForge to check the environment by running. The output will display the Tk version and identify any missing components.

If you choose to update Tcl/Tk you can get a complete installation package for ActiveTcl Community Edition version 8.6+ from ActiveState. It contains the modules needed to run RattleCAD.

Configuration
There are two configuration Files for rattleCAD. They are located in your Project-directory. e.g.: C:\Users\&lt;yourUserName&gt;\Documents\rattleCAD

.rattleCAD_&lt;yourPCName&gt;.init
rattleCAD brings a config-File to configure your environment for rattleCAD:

.rattleCAD_&lt;yourPCName&gt;.Xdefaults
rattleCAD brings a config-File to configure visual appearance of rattleCAD: