Tutorial required tools

The following tools are required to run through the tutorial.

1. A web browser (e.g. Firefox, Chrome)

2. The IMOD software package, a set of image processing and visualization tools for microscopic data.

A. For Windows:

1. Download the appropriate 'Cygwin Installer' from: http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/download.html#Cygwin

   Run the downloaded '.exe' file and follow installation directions that appear

   NOTE: "When running Cygwin setup you MUST change the selection from "Default" to "Install" in the Select Packages dialog. A note about this will be displayed during installation as well.

2. Download the appropriate IMOD 'clickable installer' from: http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/download.html#Latest-Windows

   NOTE: If you don't know your CUDA version just pick the installer for 'Windows 64-bit with CUDA 3.0'

   Run the downloaded '.exe' file and choose to install IMOD with the default options.

3. Verify that you can open the IMOD GUI, 3dmod. Open Cygwin by double-clicking the desktop icon and, at the Cygwin command line, type 3dmod and hit enter. You should see the following pop up:

   

B. For Mac:

1. Download the appropriate installer from:
   http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/download.html#Latest-Mac

2. Follow the installation instructions at:
   http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/doc/guide.html#InstallingMac

3. Verify that you can open the IMOD GUI, 3dmod.

   Open the Terminal app. THis can be done by pressing both the 'command' key (it is left of space bar with ⌘ on it) and the space bar to open the 'Spotlight Search'.

   

   In the 'Spotlight Search' type terminal and hit enter/return
   http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Terminal-Window-in-Mac

   Type 3dmod and hit enter. You should see a pop up similar to the figure below:

   

B. For Linux:

1. Download the appropriate installer from:
   http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/download.html#Latest-Linux

2. Follow the installation instructions at:
   http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/doc/guide.html#InstallingLinuxSGI

3. Verify that you can open the IMOD GUI, 3dmod. Open a terminal and at the command line type 3dmod and hit enter. You should see a pop up similar to the figure below.