User Guide

• Getting Started
  • Introduction
  • Installing BurrTools
    • Downloading BurrTools
    • Installation of BurrTools
      • Microsoft Windows
      • Mac OS X
      • Linux / Unix
    • Files and Folders
  • Concepts and Definitions
    • Definitions
    • Concepts
      • Voxel States
      • Colour Constraints
  • Notes for PuzzleSolver3D Users
    • Importing PUZZLESOLVER3D files
  
  
• The BurrTools Interface
  • The BurrTools Menus
    • The File Menu
    • The Configuration Menu
  • The Status Bar
  • The Tools Section
    • The Puzzle People
    • Resizing the Elements
  • The 3-D Viewer
  
  
• Creating Shapes
  • Spacegrids
    • Sphere Grid Limitations
    • The rhombic grid
      • Structure of the rhombic grid
      • The basic building blocks
      • The shape dualism
  • Creating Shapes
  • Grid Functions
    • Adjusting the Grid Size
    • Advanced Grid and Scaling Functions
    • Adjusting All Shapes
  • Building and Editing Shapes
    • Navigating in 2-D and 3-D
    • Basic Drawing Tools
    • Drawing Styles
    • Compound Drawing Tools
    • Using the 3D-Viewer to Edit
  • Adding Colour
    • The Default Colour and Custom Colours
    • Creating and Editing Custom Colours
    • Applying Colours
  • Representations
  • Transformation Tools
  • Miscellaneous Editing Tools
    • Constraining Tools
  • Managing Shapes and Colours
  • Shape Information
  • Tips and Tricks
    • Voxel State and Size Tips
    • Colouring Tips
  • Simulating non-cubic spacegrids
    • Two-Sided Pieces
    • Diagonally Cut Cubes and Squares
    • Cairos
    • Squares with Cuts of Slope 0.5
    • Edge Matching
    • Other possibilities
  
  
• Defining Puzzles
  • Defining Simple Problems
    • Initialising Problems
    • Piece Assignment
  • Piece Ranges
  • Grouping Pieces
    • Concept
      • Complete Disassembly
      • Basic Piece Grouping
      • Grouping Multipieces
      • Example
  • Editing Problem Details
  • Setting Colour Constraints
  • Managing Problems
  • Tips and Tricks
    • Grouping Tips
    • Constraint Tips
  
  
• Solving Puzzles
  • Solver Settings
  • Solving Puzzles
    • Automatic Solving
      • Solver Progress Information
      • Solver State Information
    • Manually Solving
  • Browsing Placements
  • Inspecting Results
    • Selecting Solutions and Animating Disassemblies
    • Handling Solutions
    • Visibility of Pieces
  
  
• Reporting with BurrTools
  • Adding Comments
  • Exporting Images
  • Exporting to STL
  
  
• Future Plans
  • Burr Design Tools
    • Burr Constructing
    • Destruction
    • Burr Growing