diff --git a/docs/source/concepts/McStas.rst b/docs/source/concepts/McStas.rst index 50ce95ec923033880714c033d297ca3762c15c32..b36e6db76ab00c6c13100a6866570850f37ae67e 100644 --- a/docs/source/concepts/McStas.rst +++ b/docs/source/concepts/McStas.rst @@ -63,18 +63,18 @@ and for Mac: `-DUSE_NEXUS -lNeXus -L/usr/local/lib -I/usr/local/include` +With the configurations above, running a regular simulation will now produce a NeXus file with the .h5 extension which can +be loaded into Mantid using :ref:`LoadMcStas <algm-LoadMcStas>`__. + Creating Instrument Definition Files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -If we now load up our .instr file in McStas and select Run then unders Simulation set Simulation/Trace to Trace. +If we now load up our .instr file in McStas, select Run then under Simulation set Simulation/Trace to Trace. When we start this simulation McStas should now automatically output an Instrument Definition File with a .xml extension containing the minimal information required by Mantid to lay out the instrument. If we want to include all components then we can run from the mcshell: * Windows: `mcdisplay-pl templateSANS_Mantid.instr --format=Mantid -n0 --complete` * Mac/Linux: `mccdisplay templateSANS_Mantid.instr --format=Mantid -n0 --complete` -With the configurations above, running a regular simulation will now produce a NeXus file with the .h5 extension which can -be loaded into Mantid using :ref:`LoadMcStas <algm-LoadMcStas>`__. - References ----------