library: libGeom
#include "TGeoManager.h"

TGeoManager


class description - source file - inheritance tree (.pdf)

class TGeoManager : public TNamed

Inheritance Chart:
TObject
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TNamed
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TGeoManager
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void BuildCache(Bool_t dummy = kFALSE, Bool_t nodeid = kFALSE) void BuildIdArray() TGeoNode* FindInCluster(Int_t* cluster, Int_t nc) Int_t GetTouchedCluster(Int_t start, Double_t* point, Int_t* check_list, Int_t ncheck, Int_t* result) void Init() Bool_t IsLoopingVolumes() const void SafetyOverlaps() void SetLoopVolumes(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void Voxelize(Option_t* option = "0") public:
TGeoManager() TGeoManager(const char* name, const char* title) TGeoManager(const TGeoManager&) virtual ~TGeoManager() Int_t AddMaterial(const TGeoMaterial* material) Int_t AddOverlap(const TNamed* ovlp) Int_t AddShape(const TGeoShape* shape) Int_t AddTrack(Int_t id, Int_t pdgcode, TObject* particle = 0) Int_t AddTransformation(const TGeoMatrix* matrix) Int_t AddVolume(TGeoVolume* volume) void AnimateTracks(Double_t tmin = 0, Double_t tmax = 5E-8, Int_t nframes = 200, Option_t* option = "/*") void BombTranslation(const Double_t* tr, Double_t* bombtr) virtual void Browse(TBrowser* b) void BuildDefaultMaterials() virtual Bool_t cd(const char* path = "") void CdDown(Int_t index) void CdNode(Int_t nodeid) void CdTop() void CdUp() void CheckGeometry(Option_t* option = "") void CheckOverlaps(Double_t ovlp = 0.1, Option_t* option = "") void CheckPoint(Double_t x = 0, Double_t y = 0, Double_t z = 0, Option_t* option = "") static TClass* Class() void CleanGarbage() void ClearAttributes() void ClearOverlaps() void ClearPhysicalNodes(Bool_t mustdelete = kFALSE) void ClearShape(const TGeoShape* shape) void ClearTracks() void CloseGeometry(Option_t* option = "d") Int_t CountNodes(const TGeoVolume* vol = 0, Int_t nlevels = 10000, Int_t option = 0) void DefaultAngles() void DefaultColors() TGeoVolume* Division(const char* name, const char* mother, Int_t iaxis, Int_t ndiv, Double_t start, Double_t step, Int_t numed = 0, Option_t* option = "") void DrawCurrentPoint(Int_t color = 2) void DrawPath(const char* path) void DrawTracks(Option_t* option = "") virtual Int_t Export(const char* filename, const char* name = "", Option_t* option = "v") TGeoMaterial* FindDuplicateMaterial(const TGeoMaterial* mat) const TGeoNode* FindNextBoundary(Double_t stepmax = 1e30, const char* path = "") TGeoNode* FindNextDaughterBoundary(Double_t* point, Double_t* dir, Bool_t compmatrix = kFALSE) TGeoNode* FindNode(Bool_t safe_start = kTRUE) TGeoNode* FindNode(Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z) Double_t* FindNormal(Bool_t forward = kTRUE) Double_t* FindNormalFast() TGeoVolume* FindVolumeFast(const char* name, Bool_t multi = kFALSE) UChar_t* GetBits() void GetBombFactors(Double_t& bombx, Double_t& bomby, Double_t& bombz, Double_t& bombr) const Int_t GetBombMode() const void GetBranchNames(Int_t* names) const void GetBranchNumbers(Int_t* copyNumbers, Int_t* volumeNumbers) const void GetBranchOnlys(Int_t* isonly) const virtual Int_t GetByteCount(Option_t* option = "0") TGeoNodeCache* GetCache() const Double_t* GetCldir() const Double_t* GetCldirChecked() const TGeoShape* GetClippingShape() const Double_t* GetCurrentDirection() const TGeoHMatrix* GetCurrentMatrix() const TGeoNode* GetCurrentNode() const Int_t GetCurrentNodeId() const Double_t* GetCurrentPoint() const TVirtualGeoTrack* GetCurrentTrack() TGeoVolume* GetCurrentVolume() const Double_t* GetDblBuffer(Int_t length) TGeoElementTable* GetElementTable() const TVirtualGeoPainter* GetGeomPainter() TGeoHMatrix* GetGLMatrix() const TGeoHMatrix* GetHMatrix() Int_t* GetIntBuffer(Int_t length) const Double_t* GetLastPoint() const TVirtualGeoTrack* GetLastTrack() Int_t GetLevel() const TObjArray* GetListOfGVolumes() const TList* GetListOfMaterials() const TObjArray* GetListOfMatrices() const TList* GetListOfMedia() const TObjArray* GetListOfNodes() TObjArray* GetListOfOverlaps() TObjArray* GetListOfPhysicalNodes() TObjArray* GetListOfShapes() const TObjArray* GetListOfTracks() const TObjArray* GetListOfUVolumes() const TObjArray* GetListOfVolumes() const TGeoVolume* GetMasterVolume() const TGeoMaterial* GetMaterial(const char* matname) const TGeoMaterial* GetMaterial(Int_t id) const Int_t GetMaterialIndex(const char* matname) const Int_t GetMaxVisNodes() const TGeoMedium* GetMedium(const char* medium) const TGeoMedium* GetMedium(Int_t numed) const TGeoNode* GetMother(Int_t up = 1) const TGeoNode* GetNextNode() const Int_t GetNNodes() TGeoNode* GetNode(Int_t level) const Int_t GetNodeId() const const Double_t* GetNormal() const Int_t GetNsegments() const Int_t GetNtracks() const TVirtualGeoPainter* GetPainter() const TGeoVolume* GetPaintVolume() const TVirtualGeoTrack* GetParentTrackOfId(Int_t id) const const char* GetParticleName() const const char* GetPath() const const char* GetPdgName(Int_t pdg) const TGeoPhysicalNode* GetPhysicalNode(Int_t i) const Double_t GetSafeDistance() const Int_t GetSafeLevel() const Int_t GetStackLevel() const Double_t GetStep() const Double_t GetTmax() const Bool_t GetTminTmax(Double_t& tmin, Double_t& tmax) const TGeoNode* GetTopNode() const TGeoVolume* GetTopVolume() const TVirtualGeoTrack* GetTrack(Int_t index) Int_t GetTrackIndex(Int_t id) const TVirtualGeoTrack* GetTrackOfId(Int_t id) const Int_t GetUID(const char* volname) const Int_t GetVirtualLevel() Double_t GetVisDensity() const Int_t GetVisLevel() const Int_t GetVisOption() const TGeoVolume* GetVolume(const char* name) const TGeoVolume* GetVolume(Int_t uid) const Bool_t GotoSafeLevel() static TGeoManager* Import(const char* filename, const char* name = "", Option_t* option = "") TGeoNode* InitTrack(Double_t* point, Double_t* dir) TGeoNode* InitTrack(Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z, Double_t nx, Double_t ny, Double_t nz) virtual TClass* IsA() const Bool_t IsAnimatingTracks() const Bool_t IsCheckingOverlaps() const Bool_t IsClosed() const Bool_t IsCurrentOverlapping() const Bool_t IsDrawingExtra() const Bool_t IsEntering() const Bool_t IsExiting() const virtual Bool_t IsFolder() const Bool_t IsInPhiRange() const Bool_t IsMatrixReflection() const Bool_t IsMatrixTransform() const Bool_t IsNullStep() const Bool_t IsOnBoundary() const Bool_t IsOutside() const Bool_t IsSameLocation(Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z, Bool_t change = kFALSE) Bool_t IsSameLocation() const Bool_t IsSamePoint(Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z) const Bool_t IsStartSafe() const Bool_t IsStepEntering() const Bool_t IsStepExiting() const Bool_t IsStreamingVoxels() const Bool_t IsVisLeaves() const void LocalToMaster(const Double_t* local, Double_t* master) const void LocalToMasterBomb(const Double_t* local, Double_t* master) const void LocalToMasterVect(const Double_t* local, Double_t* master) const TGeoVolume* MakeArb8(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dz, Double_t* vertices = 0) TGeoVolume* MakeBox(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dx, Double_t dy, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakeCone(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dz, Double_t rmin1, Double_t rmax1, Double_t rmin2, Double_t rmax2) TGeoVolume* MakeCons(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dz, Double_t rmin1, Double_t rmax1, Double_t rmin2, Double_t rmax2, Double_t phi1, Double_t phi2) TGeoVolume* MakeCtub(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t rmin, Double_t rmax, Double_t dz, Double_t phi1, Double_t phi2, Double_t lx, Double_t ly, Double_t lz, Double_t tx, Double_t ty, Double_t tz) TGeoVolume* MakeEltu(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t a, Double_t b, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakeGtra(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dz, Double_t theta, Double_t phi, Double_t twist, Double_t h1, Double_t bl1, Double_t tl1, Double_t alpha1, Double_t h2, Double_t bl2, Double_t tl2, Double_t alpha2) TGeoVolume* MakeHype(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t rin, Double_t stin, Double_t rout, Double_t stout, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakePara(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dx, Double_t dy, Double_t dz, Double_t alpha, Double_t theta, Double_t phi) TGeoVolume* MakeParaboloid(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t rlo, Double_t rhi, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakePcon(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t phi, Double_t dphi, Int_t nz) TGeoVolume* MakePgon(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t phi, Double_t dphi, Int_t nedges, Int_t nz) TGeoPhysicalNode* MakePhysicalNode(const char* path = "0") TGeoVolume* MakeSphere(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t rmin, Double_t rmax, Double_t themin = 0, Double_t themax = 180, Double_t phimin = 0, Double_t phimax = 360) TGeoVolume* MakeTorus(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t r, Double_t rmin, Double_t rmax, Double_t phi1 = 0, Double_t dphi = 360) TVirtualGeoTrack* MakeTrack(Int_t id, Int_t pdgcode, TObject* particle) TGeoVolume* MakeTrap(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dz, Double_t theta, Double_t phi, Double_t h1, Double_t bl1, Double_t tl1, Double_t alpha1, Double_t h2, Double_t bl2, Double_t tl2, Double_t alpha2) TGeoVolume* MakeTrd1(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dx1, Double_t dx2, Double_t dy, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakeTrd2(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t dx1, Double_t dx2, Double_t dy1, Double_t dy2, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakeTube(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t rmin, Double_t rmax, Double_t dz) TGeoVolume* MakeTubs(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Double_t rmin, Double_t rmax, Double_t dz, Double_t phi1, Double_t phi2) TGeoVolumeAssembly* MakeVolumeAssembly(const char* name) TGeoVolumeMulti* MakeVolumeMulti(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium) TGeoVolume* MakeXtru(const char* name, const TGeoMedium* medium, Int_t nz) void MasterToLocal(const Double_t* master, Double_t* local) const void MasterToLocalBomb(const Double_t* master, Double_t* local) const void MasterToLocalVect(const Double_t* master, Double_t* local) const void MasterToTop(const Double_t* master, Double_t* top) const TGeoMaterial* Material(const char* name, Double_t a, Double_t z, Double_t dens, Int_t uid, Double_t radlen = 0, Double_t intlen = 0) void Matrix(Int_t index, Double_t theta1, Double_t phi1, Double_t theta2, Double_t phi2, Double_t theta3, Double_t phi3) TGeoMedium* Medium(const char* name, Int_t numed, Int_t nmat, Int_t isvol, Int_t ifield, Double_t fieldm, Double_t tmaxfd, Double_t stemax, Double_t deemax, Double_t epsil, Double_t stmin) TGeoMaterial* Mixture(const char* name, Float_t* a, Float_t* z, Double_t dens, Int_t nelem, Float_t* wmat, Int_t uid) TGeoMaterial* Mixture(const char* name, Double_t* a, Double_t* z, Double_t dens, Int_t nelem, Double_t* wmat, Int_t uid) void ModifiedPad() const void Node(const char* name, Int_t nr, const char* mother, Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z, Int_t irot, Bool_t isOnly, Float_t* upar, Int_t npar = 0) void Node(const char* name, Int_t nr, const char* mother, Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z, Int_t irot, Bool_t isOnly, Double_t* upar, Int_t npar = 0) TGeoManager& operator=(const TGeoManager&) void OptimizeVoxels(const char* filename = "tgeovox.C") static Int_t Parse(const char* expr, TString& expr1, TString& expr2, TString& expr3) void PopDummy(Int_t ipop = 9999) Bool_t PopPath() Bool_t PopPath(Int_t index) Bool_t PopPoint() Bool_t PopPoint(Int_t index) void PrintOverlaps() const Int_t PushPath(Int_t startlevel = 0) Int_t PushPoint(Int_t startlevel = 0) void RandomPoints(const TGeoVolume* vol, Int_t npoints = 10000, Option_t* option = "") void RandomRays(Int_t nrays = 1000, Double_t startx = 0, Double_t starty = 0, Double_t startz = 0) void RegisterMatrix(const TGeoMatrix* matrix) void RemoveMaterial(Int_t index) void ResetUserData() void RestoreMasterVolume() Double_t Safety(Bool_t inside = kFALSE) TGeoNode* SamplePoints(Int_t npoints, Double_t& dist, Double_t epsil = 1E-5, const char* g3path = "") void SaveAttributes(const char* filename = "tgeoatt.C") TGeoNode* SearchNode(Bool_t downwards = kFALSE, const TGeoNode* skipnode = 0) void SelectTrackingMedia() void SetAllIndex() void SetAnimateTracks(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void SetBombFactors(Double_t bombx = 1.3, Double_t bomby = 1.3, Double_t bombz = 1.3, Double_t bombr = 1.3) void SetCache(const TGeoNodeCache* cache) void SetCldirChecked(Double_t* dir) void SetClipping(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void SetClippingShape(TGeoShape* clip) void SetCurrentDirection(Double_t* dir) void SetCurrentDirection(Double_t nx, Double_t ny, Double_t nz) void SetCurrentPoint(Double_t* point) void SetCurrentPoint(Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z) void SetCurrentTrack(Int_t i) void SetCurrentTrack(TVirtualGeoTrack* track) void SetDrawExtraPaths(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void SetExplodedView(Int_t iopt = 0) void SetLastPoint(Double_t x, Double_t y, Double_t z) void SetMatrixReflection(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void SetMatrixTransform(Bool_t on = kTRUE) void SetMaxVisNodes(Int_t maxnodes = 10000) void SetNsegments(Int_t nseg) void SetOutside(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void SetPaintVolume(TGeoVolume* vol) void SetParticleName(const char* pname) void SetPdgName(Int_t pdg, const char* name) void SetPhiRange(Double_t phimin = 0., Double_t phimax = 360.) void SetStartSafe(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) void SetStep(Double_t step) void SetTminTmax(Double_t tmin = 0, Double_t tmax = 999) void SetTopVisible(Bool_t vis = kTRUE) void SetTopVolume(TGeoVolume* vol) void SetVisDensity(Double_t dens = 0.01) void SetVisLevel(Int_t level = 3) void SetVisOption(Int_t option = 0) void SetVolumeAttribute(const char* name, const char* att, Int_t val) virtual void ShowMembers(TMemberInspector& insp, char* parent) virtual ULong_t SizeOf(const TGeoNode* node, Option_t* option) void SortOverlaps() TGeoNode* Step(Bool_t is_geom = kTRUE, Bool_t cross = kTRUE) virtual void Streamer(TBuffer& b) void StreamerNVirtual(TBuffer& b) void Test(Int_t npoints = 1000000, Option_t* option = "") void TestOverlaps(const char* path = "") void TopToMaster(const Double_t* top, Double_t* master) const void UnbombTranslation(const Double_t* tr, Double_t* bombtr) void UpdateCurrentPosition(Double_t* nextpoint) void ViewLeaves(Bool_t flag = kTRUE) TGeoVolume* Volume(const char* name, const char* shape, Int_t nmed, Float_t* upar, Int_t npar = 0) TGeoVolume* Volume(const char* name, const char* shape, Int_t nmed, Double_t* upar, Int_t npar = 0) Double_t Weight(Double_t precision = 0.01, Option_t* option = "v")

Data Members

    private:
Double_t fStep ! step to be done from current point and direction Double_t fSafety ! safety radius from current point Double_t fLastSafety ! last computed safety radius Double_t fPhimin ! lowest range for phi cut Double_t fPhimax ! highest range for phi cut Double_t fTmin ! lower time limit for tracks drawing Double_t fTmax ! upper time limit for tracks drawing Int_t fLevel ! current geometry level; Int_t fNNodes total number of physical nodes TString fPath ! path to current node TString fParticleName ! particles to be drawn Double_t fNormal[3] ! cosine of incident angle on current checked surface Double_t* fCldir ! unit vector to current closest shape Double_t* fCldirChecked ! unit vector to current checked shape Double_t* fPoint ![3] current point Double_t* fDirection ![3] current direction Double_t fVisDensity transparency threshold by density Int_t fExplodedView exploded view mode Int_t fVisOption global visualization option Int_t fVisLevel maximum visualization depth Int_t fNsegments number of segments to approximate circles Int_t fNtracks number of tracks Int_t fMaxVisNodes maximum number of visible nodes TVirtualGeoTrack* fCurrentTrack ! current track Int_t fNpdg number of different pdg's stored Int_t fPdgId[256] pdg conversion table Bool_t fSearchOverlaps ! flag set when an overlapping cluster is searched Bool_t fCurrentOverlapping ! flags the type of the current node Bool_t fLoopVolumes ! flag volume lists loop Bool_t fStartSafe ! flag a safe start for point classification Bool_t fIsEntering ! flag if current step just got into a new node Bool_t fIsExiting ! flag that current track is about to leave current node Bool_t fIsStepEntering ! flag that next geometric step will enter new volume Bool_t fIsStepExiting ! flaag that next geometric step will exit current volume Bool_t fIsOutside ! flag that current point is outside geometry Bool_t fIsOnBoundary ! flag that current point is on some boundary Bool_t fIsSameLocation ! flag that a new point is in the same node as previous Bool_t fIsNullStep ! flag that last geometric step was null Bool_t fStreamVoxels flag to allow voxelization I/O Bool_t fIsGeomReading ! flag set when reading geometry Bool_t fPhiCut flag for phi cuts Bool_t fTimeCut time cut for tracks Bool_t fDrawExtra ! flag that the list of physical nodes has to be drawn Bool_t fMatrixTransform ! flag for using GL matrix Bool_t fMatrixReflection ! flag for GL reflections TGeoNodeCache* fCache ! cache for physical nodes TVirtualGeoPainter* fPainter ! current painter TObjArray* fMatrices -> list of local transformations TObjArray* fShapes -> list of shapes TObjArray* fVolumes -> list of volumes TObjArray* fPhysicalNodes -> list of physical nodes TObjArray* fGShapes ! list of runtime shapes TObjArray* fGVolumes ! list of runtime volumes TObjArray* fTracks -> list of tracks attached to geometry TObjArray* fPdgNames -> list of pdg names for tracks TList* fMaterials -> list of materials TList* fMedia -> list of tracking media TObjArray* fNodes -> current branch of nodes TObjArray* fOverlaps -> list of geometrical overlaps UChar_t* fBits ! bits used for voxelization TGeoVolume* fCurrentVolume ! current volume TGeoVolume* fTopVolume ! top level volume in geometry TGeoNode* fCurrentNode ! current node TGeoNode* fTopNode ! top physical node TGeoNode* fLastNode ! last searched node TGeoNode* fNextNode ! next node that will be crossed TGeoVolume* fMasterVolume master volume TGeoHMatrix* fCurrentMatrix ! current global matrix TGeoHMatrix* fGLMatrix matrix to be used for view transformations TObjArray* fUniqueVolumes -> list of unique volumes TGeoShape* fClippingShape ! clipping shape for raytracing TGeoElementTable* fElementTable ! table of elements Int_t* fNodeIdArray ! array of node id's Int_t fIntSize ! int buffer size Int_t fDblSize ! dbl buffer size Int_t fOverlapSize ! current size of fOverlapClusters Int_t fOverlapMark ! current recursive position in fOverlapClusters Int_t* fIntBuffer ! transient int buffer Int_t* fOverlapClusters ! internal array for overlaps Int_t fNLevel maximum accepted level in geometry Double_t* fDblBuffer ! transient dbl buffer Double_t fLastPoint[3] ! last point for which safety was computed TGeoVolume* fPaintVolume ! volume currently painted THashList* fHashVolumes ! hash list of volumes providing fast search THashList* fHashGVolumes ! hash list of group volumes providing fast search

Class Description

 General architecture
 --------------------

   The new ROOT geometry package is a tool designed for building, browsing,
 tracking and visualizing a detector geometry. The code is independent from
 other external MC for simulation, therefore it does not contain any
 constraints related to physics. However, the package defines a number of
 hooks for tracking, such as media, materials, magnetic field or track state flags,
 in order to allow interfacing to tracking MC's. The final goal is to be
 able to use the same geometry for several purposes, such as tracking,
 reconstruction or visualization, taking advantage of the ROOT features
 related to bookkeeping, I/O, histograming, browsing and GUI's.

   The geometrical modeler is the most important component of the package and
 it provides answers to the basic questions like "Where am I ?" or "How far
 from the next boundary ?", but also to more complex ones like "How far from
 the closest surface ?" or "Which is the next crossing along a helix ?".

   The architecture of the modeler is a combination between a GEANT-like
 containment scheme and a normal CSG binary tree at the level of shapes. An
 important common feature of all detector geometry descriptions is the
 mother-daughter concept. This is the most natural approach when tracking
 is concerned and imposes a set of constraints to the way geometry is defined.
 Constructive solid geometry composition is used only in order to create more
 complex shapes from an existing set of primitives through boolean operations.
 This feature is not implemented yet but in future full definition of boolean
 expressions will be supported.

   Practically every geometry defined in GEANT style can be mapped by the modeler.
 The basic components used for building the logical hierarchy of the geometry
 are called "volumes" and "nodes". Volumes (sometimes called "solids") are fully
 defined geometrical objects having a given shape and medium and possibly
 containing a list of nodes. Nodes represent just positioned instances of volumes
 inside a container volume and they are not directly defined by user. They are
 automatically created as a result of adding one volume inside other or dividing
 a volume. The geometrical transformation hold by nodes is always defined with
 respect to their mother (relative positioning). Reflection matrices are allowed.
 All volumes have to be fully aware of their containees when the geometry is
 closed. They will build aditional structures (voxels) in order to fasten-up
 the search algorithms. Finally, nodes can be regarded as bidirectional links
 between containers and containees objects.

   The structure defined in this way is a graph structure since volumes are
 replicable (same volume can become daughter node of several other volumes),
 every volume becoming a branch in this graph. Any volume in the logical graph
 can become the actual top volume at run time (see TGeoManager::SetTopVolume()).
 All functionalities of the modeler will behave in this case as if only the
 corresponding branch starting from this volume is the registered geometry.

/* */

   A given volume can be positioned several times in the geometry. A volume
 can be divided according default or user-defined patterns, creating automatically
 the list of division nodes inside. The elementary volumes created during the
 dividing process follow the same scheme as usual volumes, therefore it is possible
 to position further geometrical structures inside or to divide them further more
 (see TGeoVolume::Divide()).

   The primitive shapes supported by the package are basically the GEANT3
 shapes (see class TGeoShape), arbitrary wedges with eight vertices on two parallel
 planes. All basic primitives inherits from class TGeoBBox since the bounding box
 of a solid is essential for the tracking algorithms. They also implement the
 virtual methods defined in the virtual class TGeoShape (point and segment
 classification). User-defined primitives can be direcly plugged into the modeler
 provided that they override these methods. Composite shapes will be soon supported
 by the modeler. In order to build a TGeoCompositeShape, one will have to define
 first the primitive components. The object that handle boolean
 operations among components is called TGeoBoolCombinator and it has to be
 constructed providing a string boolean expression between the components names.


 Example for building a simple geometry :
-----------------------------------------

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void rootgeom()
{
//--- Definition of a simple geometry
   gSystem->Load("libGeom");
   TGeoManager *geom = new TGeoManager("simple1", "Simple geometry");

   //--- define some materials
   TGeoMaterial *matVacuum = new TGeoMaterial("Vacuum", 0,0,0);
   TGeoMaterial *matAl = new TGeoMaterial("Al", 26.98,13,2.7);
   //--- define some media
   TGeoMedium *med;
   TGeoMedium *Vacuum = new TGeoMedium(1, matVacuum);
   TGeoMedium *Al = new TGeoMedium(2, matAl);

   //--- define the transformations
   TGeoTranslation *tr1 = new TGeoTranslation(20., 0, 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr2 = new TGeoTranslation(10., 0., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr3 = new TGeoTranslation(10., 20., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr4 = new TGeoTranslation(5., 10., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr5 = new TGeoTranslation(20., 0., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr6 = new TGeoTranslation(-5., 0., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr7 = new TGeoTranslation(7.5, 7.5, 0.);
   TGeoRotation   *rot1 = new TGeoRotation("rot1", 90., 0., 90., 270., 0., 0.);
   TGeoCombiTrans *combi1 = new TGeoCombiTrans(7.5, -7.5, 0., rot1);
   TGeoTranslation *tr8 = new TGeoTranslation(7.5, -5., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr9 = new TGeoTranslation(7.5, 20., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr10 = new TGeoTranslation(85., 0., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr11 = new TGeoTranslation(35., 0., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr12 = new TGeoTranslation(-15., 0., 0.);
   TGeoTranslation *tr13 = new TGeoTranslation(-65., 0., 0.);

   TGeoTranslation  *tr14 = new TGeoTranslation(0,0,-100);
   TGeoCombiTrans *combi2 = new TGeoCombiTrans(0,0,100,
                                   new TGeoRotation("rot2",90,180,90,90,180,0));
   TGeoCombiTrans *combi3 = new TGeoCombiTrans(100,0,0,
                                   new TGeoRotation("rot3",90,270,0,0,90,180));
   TGeoCombiTrans *combi4 = new TGeoCombiTrans(-100,0,0,
                                   new TGeoRotation("rot4",90,90,0,0,90,0));
   TGeoCombiTrans *combi5 = new TGeoCombiTrans(0,100,0,
                                   new TGeoRotation("rot5",0,0,90,180,90,270));
   TGeoCombiTrans *combi6 = new TGeoCombiTrans(0,-100,0,
                                   new TGeoRotation("rot6",180,0,90,180,90,90));

   //--- make the top container volume
   Double_t worldx = 110.;
   Double_t worldy = 50.;
   Double_t worldz = 5.;
   TGeoVolume *top = geom->MakeBox("TOP", Vacuum, 270., 270., 120.);
   geom->SetTopVolume(top); // mandatory !
   //--- build other container volumes
   TGeoVolume *replica = geom->MakeBox("REPLICA", Vacuum,120,120,120);
   replica->SetVisibility(kFALSE);
   TGeoVolume *rootbox = geom->MakeBox("ROOT", Vacuum, 110., 50., 5.);
   rootbox->SetVisibility(kFALSE); // this will hold word 'ROOT'

   //--- make letter 'R'
   TGeoVolume *R = geom->MakeBox("R", Vacuum, 25., 25., 5.);