Launching the Software

Launching the Scenario Architect GUI

In order to launch the main graphical editor, launch the ScenarioGUI.py script, located in the root-folder:

python3 ScenarioGUI.py

(Optional) Open a scenario file via command line

In order to launch the main graphical editor with a certain scenario file pre-loaded, launch the ScenarioGUI.py script appended by the path to the Scenario Architect archive file (‘*.saa’):

python3 ScenarioGUI.py "c:\path\to\your\scenario-file.saa"

Hint

Replace the exemplary path by the absolute path to your Scenario Architect archive file.

(Optional) Associate scenario files with the Scenario Architect

On Windows machines, you can associate the Scenario Architect archive files (‘*.saa’) with the Scenario Architect GUI. That way, a double left-click with the pointing device on any stored scenario will open the scenario in the Scenario Architect.

In order to do so, create a new batch-file (‘*.bat’) at your desired location on your machine. The file should host the following content:

1
2
3
4
5
@ECHO OFF
SET "log_path=%*"
ECHO %log_path:\=/%
"C:\Python\Python37\python.exe" C:\scenario-architect\ScenarioGUI.py %log_path:\=/%
pause

Hint

  • Replace the first path in line 4 with the absolute path to your python installation.
  • Replace the second path in line 4 with the absolute path to the ‘ScenarioGUI.py’-file on your machine.

Afterwards, double left-click any scenario-file (‘*.saa’) with your mouse and select the created bash-file as default application to open this type of files.

Common problems

When launching directly from the PyCharm IDE make sure to disable ‘Python Scientific’. Otherwise, the GUI will be displayed in form of a static image, not allowing for interaction.