BodyBuilder Main Menu

The Main Menu is found at the top of the BodyBuilder main window.

File Submenu

The Write MCNP Input File… and Write Sabrina Input File… items perform the same function as the Write MCNP Input … and Write Sabrina Input … buttons described below.

When Include Moritz Hints is checked, Moritz commands, in the form of comments in the MCNP input, are included in the MCNP input file written by BodyBuilder. They are always included in the file sent to Moritz for display (View in Moritz). These commands enhance Moritz’s 3D display of the model.

The Write BodyBuilder File… and Read BodyBuilder File… items operate on files containing the state of a BodyBuilder model-organ selections and details, sex, age, extra fat, etc. These files carry a suffix of '.bbr'. The file reflects the state of BodyBuilder when written, and restores that state when read in.

The Viewer menu items point BodyBuilder to the Sabrina and Moritz programs. Sabrina Executable… brings up a file selection box for setting the location of the Sabrina executable (sabrina.exe). BodyBuilder remembers this location in subsequent sessions. Sabrina will run in the same directory as the executable (thereby facilitating Sabrina’s access to her help files) unless the Sabrina working directory is changed with the Run Sabrina in... menu item that shows a file selection box in which to choose the directory in which Sabrina will run. Selecting any file in the chosen directory will set the directory. BodyBuilder remembers this directory for future sessions. Making this choice is usually unnecessary. The Moritz items are similar.

The Quit item terminates BodyBuilder.

Organs Submenu

Extra Torso Fat … shows a window for defining a layer of additional tissue surrounding the torso.

Separate Components for All and No Separate Components affect the separate components model for all organs with such a model.

Wall+Contents for All and No Wall+Contents affect the Wall + Contents model for all organs that have such a model.

When Legs Up is checked, the legs are positioned horizontally in front of the torso. When Sitting is checked, the legs are bent with the top half of the legs as in the Legs Up posture. These two items cannot be selected in the 6 and 9 month pregnant models.

New Neck Model, when checked, includes the neck modifications described in the 1996 report. When unchecked, the original head model, without a distinct neck, is used. This figure shows the new (left) and old (right) neck models.

Clear Tallies sets the tally flag for all organs to No Tally.

Units Submenu

The weight can be shown as Kilograms, Grams, or Pounds. Dimensions, including the height and extra fat thickness, can be given as Centimeters or Inches.

Imp shows a dialog in which to enter the MCNP importance command that will be included in each cell definition.

Viewer Submenu

When Use Sabrina or Use Moritz is checked, that program is used as the external viewer.

The other items in the Viewer menu affect the state of Sabrina when writing a Sabrina file or viewing the model. They are disabled when Use Moritz is checked.

Initial Action determines what Sabrina will do with the model when it first receives or reads it:

• Make a Color shaded image
• Make an Etch image showing edges and intersections
• Do Nothing

Sabrina’s initial ViewPoint can be towards the Front, Back, Right, or Left of the phantom, Down on the head, or Up from below. Regardless of the initial choice, all ViewPoints are defined and retrievable in Sabrina.

The Spatial Window is a bounding box that contains the portion of the model that will be imaged.

• The Fixed Size for All Ages window facilitates comparison of phantoms of different ages.
  
• With the This Model window, the scaling is adjusted so that the current phantom fills the image area.
  
• Only the head and torso are shown with the Above Legs window.

Define Colors: The colors listed in the BodyBuilder organ color menus are the 16 default colors in Sabrina when Sabrina is running on a True Color or High Color (> 8 color planes) display. When Sabrina is to be run on a pseudocolor (8 color planes) display or less, checking Define Colors inserts the definitions of the 16 colors into the Sabrina input.

Help Submenu

BodyBuilder uses the standard Windows help facility.

Contents shows the BodyBuilder help epitome.

Topics gives an index.

Using Help presents the Windows help on help package.

About BodyBuilder… shows a standard Windows About dialog.

Last modified: September, 2004