The BOT3P suite of programs,

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BOT3P Desktop
Core Technologies XML - standard data format for
editing and storing BOT3P input. DTDs - used to
model and validate input data parsed. XSL is used
to translate from xml to input deck formats for
BOT3P. SWING - provides the standard Layout and
UI interaction. Java 2D integrated Postcript
viewer for visualisation.
BOT3P Desktop is a graphical user interface
designed to illustrate how using open
technologies, one may enhance, improve and
prolong the life and usability of legacy codes.
It drives the BOT3P suite of programs.
Background
Here is a screenshot of the beta version

• The BOT3P suite of programs,
• developed by Dr. Roberto Orsi
• at University of Bologna, Italy,
• provides pre post processing
• of input data for solution codes
• used in nuclear engineering.
• It is written in Fortran 77 and
• Is freely available through the
• NEA data bank. (www.nea.fr)
• The suite consists of 8 programs
• driven using input files.
• Disadvantages
• - Legacy code (Fortran 77)
• - Command line driven.
• - Steep learning curve.
• - No Portability only Unix/Linux

• BOT3P Environment
• The BOT3PDesktop provides a graphical user
  interface designed to
• interact and prepare the input for the BOT3P
  suite. It also integrates
• existing visualisation in BOT3P by capturing and
  displaying Postcript
• output for both 2D and 3D geometries.
• Making use of Java Technologies, BOT3P Desktop
  sits on top of the
• BOT3P suite providing the user with
• - Simple point and click interface.
• - Localized language capabilities.
• - Storage ,Retrieval and Visualisation of BOT3P
  projects.

BOT3P Desktop enables users to make full use of
the BOT3P suite. It runs on any platform and
allows for editing and visualisation of any
input/output from the suite. Under Linux/Unix it
can drive BOT3P in the background.
BOT3P Desktop was created as a third year project
by Adetunji Adejumo and Pedro de Oliveira For
more details please contact Ian Utting
(I.Utting_at_kent.ac.uk)
HEAT was created as a third year project by Chris
Olive, Dean Ashton, John Travers and Louis
WhestFor more details please contact Olaf Chitil
(O.Chitil_at_kent.ac.uk)
HEAT was created as a third year project by Chris
Olive, Dean Ashton, John Travers and Louis
WhestFor more details please contact Olaf Chitil
(O.Chitil_at_kent.ac.uk)