Introduction

The best way to become familiar with Regina is simply to play around with it. Regina ships with several example files, including a number of censuses of 3-manifold triangulations. Many of these example files can be easily accessed through the File->Open Example menu when running Regina.

The full set of examples is usually installed in the directory /usr/share/regina/examples or /usr/local/share/regina/examples, though some distributions install them in a different location.

The example file sample-misc.rga is an excellent starting point, since it illustrates most of the structures that Regina can work with. Sample Python sessions are also included to illustrate how the in-built Python scripting can be used.

As a final note, users are encouraged to write to <regina-user@lists.sourceforge.net> with any questions or comments. See the user services page for further details.