This document provides instructions for inserting a laparoscopic instrument into a SOFA simulation and animating it using mouse controls:
1. Add a Laparoscopic Mechanical object to the root node and check the Animate option.
2. Add a Rigid Mechanical Object node under the instrument node and map it to the laparoscopic material. Add a visual node for graphics.
3. Change the viewer to Glut to see instrument movement without code editing.
4. Run the scene and use mouse controls to move the instrument in yaw, pitch, and translate modes.