Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
7
Time Required
00:30:00 - 00:45:00
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Introduction
How to get OpenPnP running on a Mac. Based on the slightly out of date Software Install instructions posted to FPD website.
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Launch GitHub client
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Launch Safari or your favorite browser
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Navigate to FPD OpenPnP repository
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Log into GitHub if you are not already
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Click "Clone in Desktop"
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Launch Eclipse
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Select your workspace
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Select File -> Import...
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Navigate to "Maven" and select "Existing Maven Projects" and select Next
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Browse to root location of OpenPnP
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Click finish
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On the left-hand side tree view, click the arrow to expand the ‘openpnp’ folder to show the source files
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In the menubar, click ‘Run’, and click ‘Run Configurations...’, Double-click ‘Java Application’
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Under the tab ‘Main’, in the section ‘Project’, hit ‘Browse’, select ‘openpnp’and hit ‘ok’.
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Under the tab ‘Main’, in the section ‘Main class’, hit ‘Search’, and select ‘Main - org.openpnp’
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Under the tab ‘Arguments’, in the section ‘Program Arguments’, leave this blank for now.
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Under the tab ‘Arguments’, in the section ‘VM Arguments’, type without the quotes: ‘-Xmx1024m’
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Add the following at the end of the VM arguments: ‘-Xdock:name=OpenPnP’
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Under the tab ‘JRE’, select Alternate JRE, and click ‘Java SE 7’
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Look for the green ‘Run’ button on the toolbar. Click it once to start running OpenPnP.
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