diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/CMakeLists.txt b/Documentation/Examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 97acd45670ef02ca00f234d9bac8419be033ed4d..2824dfc74198b6de8792cf4c0637a1bbf1580aa9 100644
--- a/Documentation/Examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -37,6 +37,26 @@ target_link_libraries (cascade_example
   )
 install (TARGETS cascade_example DESTINATION share/examples)
 
+add_executable(workshop_example workshop_example.cc)
+target_link_libraries(workshop_example
+SuperStupidStack
+  CORSIKAunits
+  CORSIKAlogging
+  CORSIKArandom
+  ProcessSibyll
+  CORSIKAcascade
+  ProcessTrackWriter
+  ProcessParticleCut
+  ProcessTrackingLine
+  CORSIKAprocesses
+  CORSIKAparticles
+  CORSIKAgeometry
+  CORSIKAenvironment
+  CORSIKAprocesssequence
+  )
+
+install (TARGETS workshop_example DESTINATION share/examples)
+
 CORSIKA_ADD_TEST (boundary_example)
 target_link_libraries (boundary_example
   SuperStupidStack
diff --git a/Documentation/Examples/workshop_example.cc b/Documentation/Examples/workshop_example.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..34baba8e48502014b85d584ebe5b9478d7fae1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/Examples/workshop_example.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright 2018 CORSIKA Project, corsika-project@lists.kit.edu
+ *
+ * See file AUTHORS for a list of contributors.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * Licence version 3 (GPL Version 3). See file LICENSE for a full version of
+ * the license.
+ */
+
+#include <corsika/cascade/Cascade.h>
+#include <corsika/process/ProcessSequence.h>
+#include <corsika/process/tracking_line/TrackingLine.h>
+
+#include <corsika/setup/SetupEnvironment.h>
+#include <corsika/setup/SetupStack.h>
+#include <corsika/setup/SetupTrajectory.h>
+
+#include <corsika/environment/Environment.h>
+#include <corsika/environment/FlatExponential.h>
+#include <corsika/environment/HomogeneousMedium.h>
+#include <corsika/environment/NuclearComposition.h>
+
+#include <corsika/geometry/Sphere.h>
+
+#include <corsika/process/sibyll/Decay.h>
+#include <corsika/process/sibyll/Interaction.h>
+#include <corsika/process/sibyll/NuclearInteraction.h>
+
+#include <corsika/process/track_writer/TrackWriter.h>
+
+#include <corsika/process/particle_cut/ParticleCut.h>
+
+#include <corsika/units/PhysicalUnits.h>
+
+#include <corsika/random/RNGManager.h>
+
+#include <corsika/utl/CorsikaFenv.h>
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <limits>
+#include <typeinfo>
+
+using namespace corsika;
+using namespace corsika::process;
+using namespace corsika::units;
+using namespace corsika::particles;
+using namespace corsika::random;
+using namespace corsika::setup;
+using namespace corsika::geometry;
+using namespace corsika::environment;
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace corsika::units::si;
+
+// example boundary crossing process
+template <bool deleteParticle>
+struct MyBoundaryCrossingProcess
+    : public BoundaryCrossingProcess<MyBoundaryCrossingProcess<deleteParticle>> {
+
+  MyBoundaryCrossingProcess(std::string const& filename) { fFile.open(filename); }
+
+  template <typename Particle>
+  EProcessReturn DoBoundaryCrossing(Particle& p,
+                                    typename Particle::BaseNodeType const& from,
+                                    typename Particle::BaseNodeType const& to) {
+    std::cout << "boundary crossing! from: " << &from << "; to: " << &to << std::endl;
+
+    auto const& name = particles::GetName(p.GetPID());
+    auto const pos = p.GetPosition().GetCoordinates();
+
+    fFile << name << "    " << pos[0] / 1_m << ' ' << pos[1] / 1_m << ' ' << pos[2] / 1_m
+          << '\n';
+
+    if constexpr (deleteParticle) { p.Delete(); }
+
+    return EProcessReturn::eOk;
+  }
+
+  void Init() {}
+
+private:
+  std::ofstream fFile;
+};
+
+//
+// The example main program for a particle cascade
+//
+int main() {
+  feenableexcept(FE_INVALID);
+
+  // initialize random number sequence(s)
+  random::RNGManager::GetInstance().RegisterRandomStream("cascade");
+  random::RNGManager::GetInstance().RegisterRandomStream("s_rndm");
+
+  using EnvType = Environment<setup::IEnvironmentModel>;
+
+  // inheritance from IMediumModel to implement the pure virtual methods
+  using FlatExp = environment::FlatExponential<setup::IEnvironmentModel>;
+  using Homogeneous = environment::HomogeneousMedium<setup::IEnvironmentModel>;
+
+  EnvType env;
+  auto& universe = *(env.GetUniverse());
+
+  // obtain the root coordinate system provided by environment object
+  const CoordinateSystem& rootCS = env.GetCoordinateSystem();
+
+  auto outerMedium = EnvType::CreateNode<Sphere>(Point{rootCS, 0_m, 0_m, 0_km}, 500_km);
+
+  outerMedium->SetModelProperties<FlatExp>(
+      Point{rootCS, 0_m, 0_m, 5_km}, Vector<dimensionless_d>{rootCS, {0., 0., 1.}},
+      1_kg / cube(1_m), 8_km,
+      environment::NuclearComposition{
+          {particles::Code::Nitrogen, particles::Code::Oxygen},
+          {0.7847f, 1.f - 0.7847f}});
+
+  auto innerMedium = EnvType::CreateNode<Sphere>(Point{rootCS, 0_m, 0_m, 0_m}, 5_km);
+
+  auto const props = innerMedium->SetModelProperties<Homogeneous>(
+      1_g / cube(1_m), environment::NuclearComposition{{particles::Code::Proton}, {1.f}});
+
+  universe.SetModelProperties(props);
+
+  outerMedium->AddChild(std::move(innerMedium));
+
+  universe.AddChild(std::move(outerMedium));
+
+  // setup processes, decays and interactions
+  tracking_line::TrackingLine tracking;
+
+  process::sibyll::Interaction sibyll;
+  process::sibyll::Decay decay;
+
+  process::particle_cut::ParticleCut cut(55_GeV);
+
+  process::track_writer::TrackWriter trackWriter("tracks.dat");
+  MyBoundaryCrossingProcess<false> boundaryCrossing("crossings.dat");
+
+  // assemble all processes into an ordered process list
+  auto sequence = sibyll << decay << cut << boundaryCrossing << trackWriter;
+
+  // setup particle stack, and add primary particles
+  setup::Stack stack;
+  stack.Clear();
+  const Code beamCode = Code::Proton;
+  const HEPMassType mass = particles::GetMass(Code::Proton);
+  const HEPEnergyType E0 = 500_TeV;
+
+  for (int N = 2, i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
+    auto const phi = 0;
+    auto const theta = i * 360 / N;
+
+    auto elab2plab = [](HEPEnergyType Elab, HEPMassType m) {
+      return sqrt((Elab - m) * (Elab + m));
+    };
+    HEPMomentumType P0 = elab2plab(E0, mass);
+    auto momentumComponents = [](double theta, double phi, HEPMomentumType ptot) {
+      return std::make_tuple(ptot * sin(theta) * cos(phi), ptot * sin(theta) * sin(phi),
+                             -ptot * cos(theta));
+    };
+    auto const [px, py, pz] =
+        momentumComponents(theta / 180. * M_PI, phi / 180. * M_PI, P0);
+    auto plab = corsika::stack::MomentumVector(rootCS, {px, py, pz});
+    cout << "input particle: " << beamCode << endl;
+    cout << "input angles: theta=" << theta << " phi=" << phi << endl;
+    cout << "input momentum: " << plab.GetComponents() / 1_GeV << endl;
+    Point pos(rootCS, 0_m, 0_m, 0_m);
+    stack.AddParticle(
+        std::tuple<particles::Code, units::si::HEPEnergyType,
+                   corsika::stack::MomentumVector, geometry::Point, units::si::TimeType>{
+            beamCode, E0, plab, pos, 0_ns});
+  }
+
+  // define air shower object, run simulation
+  cascade::Cascade EAS(env, tracking, sequence, stack);
+  EAS.Init();
+  EAS.Run();
+
+  cout << "Result: E0=" << E0 / 1_GeV << endl;
+  cut.ShowResults();
+  const HEPEnergyType Efinal =
+      cut.GetCutEnergy() + cut.GetInvEnergy() + cut.GetEmEnergy();
+  cout << "total energy (GeV): " << Efinal / 1_GeV << endl
+       << "relative difference (%): " << (Efinal / E0 - 1.) * 100 << endl;
+}
diff --git a/Tools/plot_tracks.sh b/Tools/plot_tracks.sh
index 135b410dc8d80523c8a5f340bf3c26634e35bb7f..888fe311c822b5711c5877f477ee0fc1af27fd91 100755
--- a/Tools/plot_tracks.sh
+++ b/Tools/plot_tracks.sh
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@ set output "$output"
 set xlabel "x / m"
 set ylabel "y / m"
 set zlabel "z / m"
+
+d = 200
+
+set xrange [-d:d]
+set yrange [-d:d]
+set zrange [-15e3:15e3]
+
 set title "CORSIKA 8 preliminary"
 
 do for [t=0:360:1] {
-	set view 60, t
+	set view 85, t
         splot "$track_dat" u 3:4:5:6:7:8 w vectors nohead t ""
 }
 EOF