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==CometWiki==
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This wiki describes how to set up and use the `comet' program. 
 
You can read [http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/ an introduction to the comet project here](to return here, click on 'cometwiki' rather than using the browser back button).
 
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==Essential Information==
===How the Program Works===
*[[Description of the Model]]
*[[Program Flow|Overview of Program Flow]]


This site describes the set up and usage of `comet', an actin-based bead motility simulator.  
===Video Tutorials===
*[http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/comet-tutorial-1/  How to run the comet program on OS X]
*[http://www.dayel.com/research/comet/comet-tutorial-2/  How to make 3D isosurfaces].


===Installing the Program===


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actin Actin] is a polymer built by cells that allows them to move.  Actin-based bead motility is an ''in vitro'' model system used to study how our cells produce force and move, carried out by coating a bead with proteins that tell the cell to polymerize actin, and putting the bead a solution that mimics the material inside cells.  This causes an actin network to build around the bead.  Surprisingly even when the bead is spherically symmetric, rather than just buiding a symmetric shell that gets bigger and bigger, it moves off in 'comet tail' of actin.  This bead motility simulated aims to help us understand how this process works.
<code>comet</code> runs on any unix-like operating system, including OS X, Linux or Windows (under cygwin).


*[[Installing|Instructions for downloading and installing comet]]


Here are some examples of the simulator output:
===Running the Program===


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The program is called from the command line.  The command line parameters tell the program what to do (calculate a new run, re-process existing data, interactive 3D view etc.).   A <code>cometparams.ini</code> file in the working directory tells the program detailed information about the model parameters to use for calculation and display.
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*[[Running the program|Command line parameters for the <code>comet</code> program]]
*[[cometparams.ini parameter file|Model settings in the <code>cometparams.ini</code> file]]
*[[Display settings|Display settings in the <code>cometparams.ini</code> file]]
*[[Running comet on a cluster|Running <code>comet</code> on a cluster]]
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==Simulator Output==
===Example Results===


*[[Symmetry Breaking and Motility]]
*[[Forces during Symmetry Breaking]]
*[[Circumferential and Radial measurements]]
*[[Ellipsoid and Capsule symmetry breaking]]


You can find [[Examples|more examples here]].
===Model Robustness===
*[[Model Robustness|The effect of changing the main parameters]]


===In Vitro===
*[[3D Reconstructions of in vitro Constrained Shells]]
*[[3D Reconstructions of in vitro Unconstrained Shells]]


==Installing the program==
==In Depth Information==


Detailed instructions for downloading and installing comet on OS X, Linux or Windows can be found [[Installing|here]]
===Inner workings of the code===
*[[Detailed Program Flow]]
*[[Implementation in C++]]


==Running the program==
===Making Measurements===


Simple instructions for running the program from the command line can be found [[Running the program|here]]
*[[Node Tracks|Tracking network movement and making measurements]]
*[[Radial Force Movies]]


==Settings==
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The program reads its settings from a file called cometparams.ini. [[cometparams.ini parameter file|Here]] is an overview of the main parameters.


==In Depth==
==Code Status==


*[[Node Tracks]]
*[http://github.com/markdayel/comet Source Repository]
*[http://github.com/markdayel/comet/archives/master Latest Source]
*[http://www.dayel.com/comet/Paper/SupportingInformation/code/comet_osx_binary_v0.2.dmg Download OS X Binaries]


*[[Known Issues]]
*[[To Do]]


==Scripts==
*[[Using Git]]

Latest revision as of 01:35, 16 November 2009

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This wiki describes how to set up and use the `comet' program.

You can read an introduction to the comet project here(to return here, click on 'cometwiki' rather than using the browser back button).

Essential Information

How the Program Works

Video Tutorials

Installing the Program

comet runs on any unix-like operating system, including OS X, Linux or Windows (under cygwin).

Running the Program

The program is called from the command line. The command line parameters tell the program what to do (calculate a new run, re-process existing data, interactive 3D view etc.). A cometparams.ini file in the working directory tells the program detailed information about the model parameters to use for calculation and display.

Simulator Output

Example Results

Model Robustness

In Vitro

In Depth Information

Inner workings of the code

Making Measurements


Code Status