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 == Getting Started ==
-(editing now, 12/7/23)
+  - open a terminal:
+    - if you're on Windows: click "Start", then type "cmd" (+ Enter)
+    - on a Mac: press Command + Space, type "terminal" (+ Enter)
+    - on Linux: you'll know how to open a terminal 8-)
+  - change to the directory where you downloaded binvox (typically your ''Downloads'' folder)
+  - run ''binvox'' without parameters to see a usage summary
+    - on Mac/Linux you may first have to run ''chmod 755 binvox'' once, to make the file executable
+  - find and download a 3D model you want to voxelize (you could search "download 3d models" in Google)
+    - make sure it's in a format that binvox supports
+    - alternatively, use [[https://www.patrickmin.com/binvox/mug.ply|this small test model of a mug]]
+  - let's voxelize using the default methods (z-buffer based carving and parity voting), to a voxel grid of 128 x 128 x 128 voxels:
+    - type in the terminal: ''binvox -d 128 mug.ply'' (+ Enter)
+    - a 128 x 128 window should open showing the mug from 6 directions, first briefly in white, then slice by slice in yellow and orange
+  - a file ''mug.binvox'' has been created (or ''mug_1.binvox'', ''mug_2.binvox'', and so on, if this file already existed in the directory)
+  - you can view it using "viewvox": if you downloaded viewvox to the same directory, run it with ''viewvox mug.binvox''
+{{ :mug_viewvox.png?nolink&400 |}}

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