software environments
quadroview currently supports the following environments:
1 autocad under windows nt 4.0 and windows 2000
2 cad applications under windows nt 4.0 and windows 2000 with suitable export formats
3 as a stand-alone 3d viewer under windows nt 4.0 and windows 2000
what does quadroview offer?
quadroview integrates seamlessly into existing autocad installations, directly accessing the database of the cad application. new objects, editing operations, etc. are automatically identified, and are immediately displayed in quadroview. since objects are depicted in a separate window, the user can immediately manipulate them and observe them from all sides, without losing their context to the current work. with a press of a button, a chosen camera setting can be sent to autocad, to update the current work. this greatly simplifies the complicated autocad camera setting, thus increasing productivity. quadroview offers a user-friendly interface. 3d objects can easily be moved, zoomed, and rotated with the mouse. each camera setting can be saved as a predefined setting, which can be called up later.
quadroview not only allows objects to be turned and observed from all sides with the mouse, but it also allows the viewer to walk or even fly through complex scenes. this way, any planning or construction deficiencies can be identified early on. also, clients can be given a preview of the product, before it is actually created.
in its stand-alone mode, quadroview is excellent for presentations. this removes the necessity for installing extensive cad software at the client’s premises. a prepared data file and quadroview are all that is needed. the editing capability makes it easy to change materials and lighting of individualobjects during the presentation with the client. the newly created impression can be immediately assessed.
here are just a few of the capabilities that quadroview offers:
1 direct autocad support
2 stand-alone functionality for presentations, and as a 3d viewer
3 various rendering modes: gouraud, flat, hidden line and wire frame
4 orthographic, perspective camera
5 3d input device support
6 import and export formats: iv, vrml 1.0, vrml 2.0, bmp, tiff, jpeg, rgb, ps
7 various editors for color, materials and light sources
8 manipulation of cross-sections
9 named views, iso views, predefined views
10 script language for operating the viewer from within autocad
11 file links for other cad programs
12 examiner, walk and fly modes
13 object filters
14 selective rendering of details (partial geometries)
15 control of the representation precision
installation
the quadroview installation program can be found on the enclosed cd. insert the cd in your cd-rom drive.
1 in the root directory of the cd-rom drive, start the program setup.exe.
2 follow the instructions in the dialogs.
the following points should be considered:
1 during installation you will be asked, whether or not to install quadro- view with a link to autocad. if you have autocad installed on your system, you should choose the installation with the link. this will integrate quadroview into autocad. (of course, you can still use quadroview in stand-alone mode.)
2 so that quadroview is automatically called when autocad is started, one of the installation dialogs asks about the acad.rx file used by your autocad installation. in most cases, the default file selected by the installation program is correct.
during installation, it is also possible to search your hard drive or the network drive, to make another acad.rx file the start file for quadroview.
once you have successfully completed installation, you can directly start autocad with quadroview and begin working.
press f1 to call up the online help. there you will find information on the capabilities that quadroview offers.