HOW TO: Use Physics Illustrator on non-tablet PC
Published Sunday, February 5th, 2006 at 1:24 am
Thanks to Scott Pritchard the executible, help file, and examples are located here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip.html
If you have trouble running the application try installing this file here (thanks to Vik)
http://www.msgshit.com/download/445
I recently discovered Microsoft Physics Illustrator for Tablet PC by Microsoft Research which seemed very interesting. On your tablet PC screen you draw things like balls and brick walls and join them with joints, ropes, and rods. Add some forces and see what happens. Unfortunately it is for Tablet PC only. If you attempt to install the application on a regular PC it will stop with a message saying “Application can only be installed on a Tablet PC”. But as is my nature I didn’t just stop there. I found that you can download the source. The source comes will all the files you need to run the Tablet PC application on your PC… except for the actual Physics Illustrator executable. That is easily solved by opening the source with the free Visual C# Express. Visual Basic will automatically convert the C# 2003 source to C# 2005 with no problems. Compile the application and then in your bin directory you can double click the PhysicsIllustrator.exe and start illustrating physics on your standard desktop.
This works great for getting the feel of the application. Running the tablet PC application on your desktop can be a little quirky. Sometimes the UI just stops responding. You just need to close the application and start again. Probably not much we can do about that.
Another problem is that all the help files and many of the example files are not included in the source. Without the help files this application is extremely difficult to figure out. Well we can fix this but it takes a little more work. Go back and get the physics illustrator installation file (the one that won’t finish installing). Start the installation. When you get to the “Application can only be installed on a Tablet PC” go to your temp directory (usually c:\temp\). You should see a directory named _is2E or something similar containing a file called Microsoft Physics Illustrator for Tablet PC.msi. Copy this file to a new directory. Press OK and Finish to cancel the installation. You now need to extract all the files from the msi file. You may have your own method but I use Less MSI’rables. Download Less MSI’rables, extract the files from the zip file, and run lessmsi.exe. Open Microsoft Physics Illustrator for Tablet PC.msi and extract all the .chm file and all the .physi files. Do not extract the exe or dll files. They are not the same as what you compiled with C#. Place these files in the same directory as the Physics Illustrator executable and your good to go. Enjoy.
April 9th, 2006 at 11:35 pm
Hi.
I was hoping this was possible but I’m having problems following your instructions. I’ve never used VB before and am wondering how exactly to do this.
I’ve downloaded all the nessasary files and installed VB express but don’t know what to do now… can you help me out and give more detailed instructions on how to open and convert it properly, and compile it as an application? Thanks.
May 20th, 2006 at 5:50 pm
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October 5th, 2006 at 6:44 am
Actually, you need C# Express, NOT VB Expres…
October 5th, 2006 at 3:24 pm
2 hours later… I got it working.
Your tutorial left out a couple of steps, like the fact that you have to have visual c# express, not vb express (thanks algeron). Also, you can’t download the source code directly by the download link you provided. You have to browse through the downloads available by name. When I last checked, it was on page 7.
Another thing is that you can’t convert the source files without changing their permissions. Right click on the folder you have the source files in and turn off read-only, recursively.
Also, have to open both of the .csharp files and convert them before you can open the main vls file in the root.
October 5th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Here’s a link to download the end result (should work on most systems, but hey, if it doesn’t, don’t bug me)
http://www.filefactory.com/file/48d08c/
October 5th, 2006 at 3:27 pm
Oh yeah, and filefactory only hosts the file for seven days, so get it while you can.
October 5th, 2006 at 7:03 pm
Algernon and Elderon,
You are correct it is C# not VB. I don’t know how I could make such a stupid mistake.
The source files are supposed to be here but teh download link seams broken at the moment. Also, Elderon, be aware that by releasing modified source files you have violated the license agreement you agreed to when you download the source…. otherwise I would have done the same.
October 7th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
Yea i can’t get this to work. Whenever I try to run it after compiling in C# it gives me the error…
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0×80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {65D00646-CDE3-4A88-9163-6769F0F1A97D} failed due to the following error: 80040154.
October 8th, 2006 at 9:32 am
to solve
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0×80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {65D00646-CDE3-4A88-9163-6769F0F1A97D} failed due to the following error: 80040154.
just install http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=fad44098-8b73-4e06-96d4-d1eb70eacb44
October 8th, 2006 at 1:02 pm
thanks the journal viewer seemed to work
October 8th, 2006 at 6:50 pm
I never installed the journal viewer on my machine. I must have has something else that installed the required COM object.
October 10th, 2006 at 6:28 am
Now, have you get it working? i really wanna try this out! (sry for bad english, im german)
October 10th, 2006 at 5:54 pm
Hi there. Elderon, if you wouldnt upload the modified source, could you plz give a liitle tut how to do it?
October 14th, 2006 at 1:51 pm
It is easy to extract all the files from the .msi file using the command line
version of the ms installer. Using the /a option causes the installer to
uncompress all the files and put them in a directory so that they can be
installed locally.
the installer program name is msiexec.exe
Here is and example of how to do it.
c:\msiexec.exe /a C:\downloads\PhysicsIllustratorSetup.msi
October 15th, 2006 at 11:33 am
Even after installing Journal Viewer, I still get the COM exception. Any Other ideas?
October 15th, 2006 at 9:52 pm
Man this is so cool :D Im finding this program a little hard to use. Anyone know of a site that shows simple tutorials on how to do simple things ?
The help file is a little confusing for me. I love the little 4wd example.
October 16th, 2006 at 1:29 pm
Elderon,
Are you using XP Sp2? Hah, Im not bugging you, just wondering why it wont work on my machine. I try to open the .exe and it comes up with an error.
Also, is it legal for someone who has the source code to upload it for me, since the download link from Microsoft is not working?
Thanks in advance.
R
October 18th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
This guy doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
He can’t run the program either. Everybody gets the COM error.
You suck man!
October 18th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Hello Sebs,
Thanks for the “kind” words. I do have it running on my XP machine (the image above was taken on my desktop XP machine). I don’t know why others are getting a COM error. One of the points of the MS .NET initiative is that it should eliminate this DLL hell. I plan on booting up a clean XP virtual machine to see if I can get it to work again but haven’t had the time.
October 18th, 2006 at 3:55 pm
Oh, sorry about that… I tried on somebody else’s machine and it works just fine. The problem is Windows and its Service Pack. If you don’t have SP2 you can’t install the journal viewer to not get the COM error.
It seems that Journal Viewer has some dlls and stuff. What would a SP0 alternative to that be?
Thanks, and sorry again :)
October 19th, 2006 at 11:23 am
can anyone post a working link again (ex. http://www.filefactory.com/file/48d08c/), you can use TurboUpload.com
October 19th, 2006 at 11:32 am
Well…i managed to get SplashScreen up-and-running, but that’s about it :( …
exception:
System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type PhysicsIllustrator.SmartTag.SmartTag from assembly PhysicsIllustrator, Version=3.0.2483.36936, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
at MainForm..ctor()
at Global.MainImplImpl(String[] args) in d:\PhysicsIllustratorSource\PhysicsIllustrator\Global.cs:line 105
at Global.MainImpl(String[] args, Form splash) in d:\PhysicsIllustratorSource\PhysicsIllustrator\Global.cs:line 94
aka. SmartTag problem…
October 19th, 2006 at 7:02 pm
PhysicsIllustrator.SmartTag should be one of projects in the PhysicsIllustrator solution. Try compiling that project first.
October 19th, 2006 at 7:21 pm
The physics illustrator source code has moved here. Also, the new license expressly allows the release of derivative works as long as it is for non-commercial purposes and release under the same license. IANAL but I think that means we are free to post the compiled code.
October 19th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
I know…but it’s not working, i’ll try to figure out where’s the problem…
October 19th, 2006 at 11:06 pm
I got it…it’s working just fine…but i don’t know how to fix things for background :)…
problem was in wrong SmartTag namespace, and reading stream from assembly…
October 22nd, 2006 at 1:30 am
Hello! Can anyone upload the working files (in zipped or rar) to somewhere? rapidshare.de or something. it would be great. thanks!
October 23rd, 2006 at 3:22 am
ok i got it working yesterday :)
October 28th, 2006 at 5:45 am
can some1 post the finished product that will work w/ a windows xp?
October 30th, 2006 at 5:42 am
Use right-click and save target as, or visit the rapidshare link:
http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip.html
November 18th, 2006 at 5:15 am
I am a teacher but not a programer, so it is difficult for me to follow your instructions to use Phisics Illustrator in my portable computer (Not Tablet PC). I coud see this software using in a classroon with an Interactive Board and it was awersome, so I wish to use it in my class showing other theacher how to usit.
Do you know some link in which can I downloaded once compiled, so I sould use it in my portable PC.
I used the link: http://www.filefactory.com/dlf/f/48d08c/b/3/h/321330a6d82f2da7
but is limited.
I would appreciate very much your help
December 8th, 2006 at 1:55 am
Hi also got it compiled, but got one problem, i do not manage to “lock” objects, i think i missing a input, anyone got a work around?
December 10th, 2006 at 9:08 pm
What do you mean by “lock” objects?
December 13th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
I’m getting a nasty error:
”The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate the application”.
I can’t connect my PC to the Internet, so I’m using a USB thumb drive. No Internet means no compiler download, which means no compiling it myself.
January 12th, 2007 at 11:29 am
@Sjors Pals
Just draw circle around the dot in the middle of the object, that should work.
@Purple
You don’t have .NET framework installed, or … i don’t know :)
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:05 am
Hi! Why I can’t fill my info in profile? Can somebody help me?
My login is Kisakookoo!
February 2nd, 2007 at 9:20 am
I constantly get the error “Parameter is wrong” when I try to draw something, and the menu is missing(i’m using Windows 2000 BTW).
February 4th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
For all who have the bug “COM blabla” simply install ink redist, you can find it here:
http://www.msgshit.com/download/445
++ :)
March 1st, 2007 at 7:31 am
Hey, i would just like to know if someone here has manipulated the code a bit. Because, i’m trying to add new functionnalities in the program but i’m having a little problem with the strokes.
Here’s my problem. I’ve made new buttons which when clicked, automaticaly draw shapes (square, circle, etc.) using the EllipticalBody and PolygonalBody objects. The shapes appear on the document and they can be animated but, i can’t select them nor erase them. I think the problem is mainly because most of the functions use the stroke element, which i don’t use. How could I possibly make it work ?
Hope i was clear and to get an answer..
thanx
March 4th, 2007 at 10:56 am
SO CONFUSED…….i cant even figure out how to use the c# thing. PLEASE HELP
March 4th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I’m getting the same nasty error as Purple does:
”The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click OK to terminate the application”.
No matter what I try I can’t manage to start the file. Any ideas? Thanks
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March 23rd, 2007 at 10:14 am
I’m now getting the error, “This app is not worth all the $#%&!* trouble it takes to install it.”
- any ideas?
April 6th, 2007 at 1:47 am
Thank you Scott Pritchard for your link Oct. 30th 2006.
KAA
(Sheffield, UK)
April 10th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
Ok i really need help on this ive done stuff like this before but im really having trouble with this. Can someone try and give me step by step or anything along those lines, thanks.
April 10th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
i got about as far as downloading the source so yah……. help me….
April 14th, 2007 at 6:09 am
Can someone made tabletpccompositiontool for the normal PC? Please.
April 25th, 2007 at 6:58 am
any way you could write up step by step guide in very simple terms. ie what do you do when you hve this c# program. and whats the bin directory.
thanks
May 4th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
OK, guys. You need Windows XP SP2. you can check this by right clicking on “My Computer” and select properties.
If you have Service Pack 2, Download the required files Elderon posted. THEN, google and search Windows Journel Viewer. Install it, unzip the zip you just downloaded, click on Physics Illustrator for Tablet PC and enjoy.
May 16th, 2007 at 8:09 am
hi,
is there anyone that can explane me in a very simple way, what do i have to do to get physics illustrator on my pc, what do i have to download and how do i have to do it….
thank you very much..
reply soon,
oliver
May 19th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
How do we compile it?
May 31st, 2007 at 2:40 pm
hi i just download the file from http://www.filefactory.com/file/48d08c/
i have not had any problems on installation but when i try to start the program it gives an error:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0×80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {65D00646-CDE3-4A88-9163-6769F0F1A97D} failed due to the following error: 80040154.
at Microsoft.Ink.InkOverlay..ctor()
at Microsoft.Ink.InkOverlay..ctor(IntPtr handle)
at Microsoft.Ink.InkOverlay..ctor(IntPtr handle, Boolean useMouseForInput)
at MainForm..ctor() in C:\Documents and Settings\tchapin\Desktop\PhysicsIllustratorSource\PhysicsIllustrator\MainUI\MainForm.cs:line 82
at Global.MainImpl(String[] args, Form splash) in C:\Documents and Settings\tchapin\Desktop\PhysicsIllustratorSource\PhysicsIllustrator\Global.cs:line 94
What must i do to use this program in my normal pc?
June 14th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
hello i just got the illustrator working on my pc and i would like to know how i can add commands like autoshape or keyboard undo or stuff like that i read that people did it maybe someone knows and can help thank you
June 14th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
I downloaded Physics Illustrator, and I used Visual C# Express thing on all of the files, but some still say they have an error and I can’t launch the program. Help me!
June 16th, 2007 at 5:48 am
please, somebody upload the NON-TABLET PC version of MS Physics Illustrator! Thanks! :)
June 17th, 2007 at 9:34 am
Wow, this program rules, i got it working, and i am 13! it ruels, but i still have a problem, i cant get any of the samples because when i install the tablet PC version and look in the TEMP directory, there is no file :( maybe someone could do it for me?
June 19th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Thanks Scott Pritchard! (Oct 30 2006) That’s what everyone has been looking for.
June 27th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Scott Pritchard FTW!!!
July 20th, 2007 at 12:06 am
can some one have a end product for it? The few links on top, the files are either expired or needed to be a premium. can anyone help me with my problem
July 20th, 2007 at 6:59 pm
Thanks to Scott Pritchard the executible, help file, and examples are located here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip.html
If you have trouble running the application try installing this file here (thanks to Vik)
http://www.msgshit.com/download/445
July 21st, 2007 at 12:08 am
thnks hypercubed but i think there’s a problem with the link for the ap on top : http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip.html
i mean it requires me to be a premium
it is required to be a premium
July 21st, 2007 at 2:23 am
Click the link, click the Free button, type the captca, then click download via…
July 21st, 2007 at 6:20 am
sry hyper but it seems that i click the wrong link and it does not allow me to download again, it only allows one download for free right?
sry
July 21st, 2007 at 6:22 am
could anyone place a link on another website? sry and thanks.
July 21st, 2007 at 9:22 am
I’ve been able to download that file from rapid share many times.
July 21st, 2007 at 7:54 pm
You have requested http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip (910 KB). You have reached the download-limit for free-users. Want to download more? Get your own Premium-account now! Instant download-access!
This was what i got when i tried downloading sry. Btw are you a premium?
July 21st, 2007 at 8:14 pm
I click the link and I can download it every time. I do not have a rapid share account. I think rapid share has a limit on what each browser can download not how many times the file is downloaded. Try deleting your browser cookies.
July 21st, 2007 at 9:19 pm
hold on when i refreshed and tried again this was what i received :
Download session invalid. Please click here.
Possible reasons:
Download session expired. Direct-links last a few minutes for free users.
You requested this download session from a different IP than yours. If you use AOL, try a different browser.
If nothing helps, getting a premium-account will override the IP-check, which means it will solve this problem.
July 21st, 2007 at 9:27 pm
ouh yea which link should i choose ( telia sonera, cogent, etc.)?
July 22nd, 2007 at 1:50 pm
i dont get how to do this its kind of complicated
August 3rd, 2007 at 10:52 am
wow I feel bad for you hypercube…. bunch of noobs who can’t even figure out rapidshare.
August 8th, 2007 at 5:39 am
Wow, this program is amazing! Thanks for the link Scot! My bro thinks it’s a really neat tool, and if he’s not asleep then he’s playing it. :3
August 13th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
most of you people are idoits hypercubed thank you for the instructions i have been wanting to use this for w while i mean come on people figure out how to use rapid share and read the other peolples commits they have a solyion to your problem
August 13th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
also dont insult my spelling fools
August 30th, 2007 at 10:05 am
Hi, having trouble downloading the file since yesterday, is there a mirror?
thanks
September 2nd, 2007 at 4:20 pm
Hi again, still no luck, rapidshare won’t let me download the file… tried IE and Firefox and still nothing :( help!
September 3rd, 2007 at 1:30 pm
can somebody please post a link for an online help thing for this program? im 10 yrs old.
September 5th, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Hi, nevermind, found a working link:
http://www.ovelho.com/files/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip
this one has the HELP FILES included, no need to download anything else :)
September 7th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
I CANT GET IT TO WORK CAN SOMBODY PLEASE GIVE ME IT FOR WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION!?!?!?!?!
September 7th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
ME EITHER!!!
September 10th, 2007 at 6:45 am
I think you mean “me neither”. Follow the links at the top and have fun. It works great for me.
http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip.html
http://www.msgshit.com/download/445
October 24th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
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November 21st, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Hey everyone. The above download links to rapidshare work. You just have to click download for free then wait, it gives you a virtual ticket. Then you choose where to download from.
However, I can’t seem to open the illustrator, it just closes and asks if I want to send an error report. Is there something else I need to download?
November 23rd, 2007 at 6:55 pm
Someone please explain how to make axels for wheels? I can’t
December 21st, 2007 at 10:54 am
I downloaded the rapidshare ans that ink thing.
When i click it it doesnt do anything.
January 8th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Thanks a lot for the rapidshare links! I wish someone has the source to compile all tablet pc “powertoys”. I have a drawing tablet, but i don’t have (and can’t buy (not for sale)) xp tablet edition (2005)).
January 18th, 2008 at 6:24 am
can someone please upload the finished programme for pc and place a link here so that nobody has to ask or to answer annnnnnnnnnnnnny D A M N Questions annnnnnymore PLEASE!!!!!!
or send it to manuelbaeuml@yahoo.de
i begggg you
January 20th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Haha, so much fun. Thanks for taking the time to teach us how to get this program working on a desktop!
January 21st, 2008 at 11:26 am
To get a working program on XP, you must install http://www.msgshit.com/download/445
and Microsoft .NET framework , version 3.5 (71 Mo)
When it works, you can record the animation with Camstudio 2.0 (swf or avi)
January 22nd, 2008 at 4:32 am
Works great for me!
1. I downloaded the file Scott Pritchard (Oct 30 2006) posted.
2. I installed Inkredist like Pissant posted (Sept. 10th 2007)
3. I installed NET Framework 2.0 because I had the same problem like Purple (Dec 13th 06)
Then it worked.
It’s easy to build simple stuff like marble games and so on but I havent found out yet if it is possible to e.g. simulate cirular motion with centripal force. Can anyone help?
Thanks and Greetings
February 2nd, 2008 at 5:43 pm
ok i tried this a while ago and before i try someone give me a video on exactly how to do it on your computer, email me at wiinick@yahoo.com.by the way i have an ibm laptop and a pc
February 16th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Ok! Step by step instructions!
1. Click here http://rapidshare.com/files/1284020/Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator.zip.html
2. This image helps: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7001/mspi1zo3.jpg
3. Click on the circled button on the image above
4. Wait until this: http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7531/mspi2on9.jpg turns into this: http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2377/mspi3nn1.jpg
5. Type in the text in the circled part in the image above.
6. Press Download next to the box where you typed in.
7. Save file to desktop.
8. Now download this http://www.msgshit.com/download/445
9. Click on the download now button in the table to download
10. unzip the scott pritchard file and install the file in step 8.
11. If you do not have Microsoft .net Framework 3.5 (assume if you are reading this that you dont), then also download this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E3715E6F-E123-428B-8A0F-028AFB9E0322&displaylang=en
12. Assuming you did everything as mentioned above, open up the first file (Microsoft_Physics_Illustrator) and click on the icon with the picture of the gear.
13. I strongly suggest you also read the help file, which is located in the same folder as the picture of the gear icon but it looks like a page with a yellow question mark on it.
14. HAVE FUN
February 16th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Oh one more thing. You can email me at computer_llama at cox dot net (spam prevention) and thank me! OR visit my youtube page at youtube.com/Ioovius (Yea i know that was a shameless plug, but hey)
February 16th, 2008 at 9:12 am
Thank you Ioovius. I’m afraid I couldn’t figure out how to make it any clearer.
February 16th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
You are welcome :D. I got up and just decided that i should do a step by step for all the people who didnt get it. You are welcome to use it at the top so they dont need to scroll down to the bottom or whatever you want.
February 26th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Has anybody converted any of the other Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition for us on a PC except Physics Illustrator?
I’m particulary interested in : Art Tool for Tablet PC, Microsoft Phraseology PowerToy for Tablet PC, Puzzle Game, Tablet PC Music Composition Tool, Writing Recognition Game.
Also did anyone get any luck creating a version of physics illustrator stored objects ? i’d like to have cogs?
Many Thanks
Louis
April 10th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Hey
i have follow your step to step guide but still i gain a “send error report” when i click on the gear icon..
Thank in advance
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Software works but help does not. Tried extracting the .msi with no luck. I have tried all the various suggestions and downloads and no luck. Anybody got this help in a nice simple Word doc?
May 28th, 2008 at 8:58 am
It works like a charm.
But, I can see how noobs don’t get it to work.
¬¬ NOOBS