Newbie Cube Save State

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Goal

Save the state of the cube while it is visible, then return to it.

| Save State | || | * Make cube visible (see previous section)

• Select File→Save State
• Save as → ${USERDATA}/states/cube.state | |

| Cube State File | || | * Note the xyz and pyr values. They should be saved to whatever you specified them as in (the last section). | cube.state

FORMAT "BASE FILE BLIPPER 1.1"

     NODE CUBE
          TYPE      MODEL
          FILE      cube.ac
          XYZ       -3.5   0      0
          PYR       -35    -11    -25
          ORDER     TPYR
          PARENT    CUBE_BASE |

| Load State | || | * Close Doug

• Start Doug Back Up (should have black screen)
• Select File→Load State
• Choose cube.state
• Cube should appear in configuration that you saved it above | |

| Automatic Loading | || | * Add Auto Loading To user.cfg

% cd $USERDATA
 % vi user.cfg ; # Add the following lines under DEFINES block
   BASE_STATE ${USERDATA}/states/cube.state

• Restart Edge the same way:

  ./run_graphics (-load CUBE)

• The cube should be visible and in the exact state in which you saved it in cube.state |

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