.. _tools

Tools
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The ORT software package consists of a collection of tools for light scattering data analysis.


Ortlight
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Ortlight is the central tool, and the only one most users will use. It is a GUI application.


.. command-output:: ortlight  --help



Ortconvert
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Ortconvert is a commandline tool to convert between the legacy ort input file (``.ort``)  and the new JSON based ort input file (``.ortl``)

.. command-output:: ortconvert  --help 

ORT
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This tool is a small python wrapper for the ort.exe fortran kernel. It will check the input file for correct syntax and launch the kernel.

.. command-output:: ort --help