This sub-section describes how to launch SciQt to connect with a third party database. Currently SciQt supports connectivity to OpenWorks/SeisWorks and GeoFrame.
Once SciQt application has been launched, the SciQt main window will be displayed as shown in the figure above (see sub-sections Launching SciQt from OpenWorks environment or Launching SciQt from GeoFrame environment for details). This window is the main interface to the application. The main window GUI consists of (from top to bottom): a menu area, an icon area, a chart area and a status area (see figure below). The chart area, which occupies the large scrollable central area of the main window, is used to display various charts of spectra and time data to provide feedback to the Interpretation Geoscientist in his/her quest to design a SciQt operator. Following launch, only the 
icon, the view icons 
and the 
will be sensitised.
There are various ways that SciQt can be launched (contact your on-site system administrator or help desk). ARK CLS recommends launching SciQt as follows:
Ensure that you have an OpenWorks/SeisWorks environment then start the OpenWorks launcher.
From the OpenWorks launcher menu select to pop up an OpenWorks xterm.
In this OpenWorks xterm type sci to launch SciQt. This assumes that the sci launch script has been placed in a location which can be seen from your environment. Normally your system administrator would have placed this script in such a location. Alternatively, if you know the location of your installation of SciQt then you can launch the software by typing: <path to SciQt installation>/bin/sci
With the SciQt main window displayed, the first task will be to select a project. This can be achieved by clicking the icon, select menu File->Project or Ctrl+P to pop up the "Select Project" dialog.
The image in the figure above shows the Select Project dialog for SeisWorks. For OpenWorks/SeisWorks this normally means either the OW_PMPATH (note that OW_CONF_DIR replaces OW_PMPATH in R5000) or OWHOME environment variable being set. Once you have selected a project, (for R5000 this can be either a master or interpretation project) the push button will be sensitised allowing you to complete the project selection.
This will create a new SciQt session without the need to click the 
icon or selecting the menu item .
There are various ways that SciQt can be launched (contact your on-site system administrator or help desk). ARK CLS recommends launching SciQt as follows:
Ensure that you have a GeoFrame environment then start a GeoFrame xterm.
In this GeoFrame xterm type sci to launch SciQt. This assumes that the sci launch script has been placed in a location which can be seen from your environment. Normally your system administrator would have placed this script in such a location. Alternatively, if you know the location of your installation of SciQt then you can launch the software by typing: <path to SciQt installation>/bin/sci
With the SciQt main window displayed, the first task will be to select a project. This can be achieved by clicking the icon, select menu File->Project or Ctrl+P to pop up the "Select Project" dialog.
The image in the figure above shows the Select Project dialog for GeoFrame. Notice the extra field for the GeoFrame project password. For GeoFrame you will normally have GF_PATH set. Once you have selected a project, and entered a password the push button will be sensitised allowing you to complete the project selection.
This will create a new SciQt session without the need to click the icon or selecting the menu item .