ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Diamond 3D-WIN º º 3D-Visualisation Tool for AutoCAD 13 Win95/NT º º º º 3D-Win v2.0c º º º º Diamond Professional Series º º º º Diamond Multimedia Release 0397 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Table of Contents ----------------- 1 Introduction 1.1 3D-Win - General Information 1.2 System Requirements 2 Installation/Configuration 2.1 Installation with CD-ROM 3 Troubleshooting/BugFixes 1 Introduction ================= 1.1 3D-Win - General Information ----------------------------------------------- Welcome to 3D-Win, Diamond`s 3D-Viewer for Windows NT and Windows95 This software is simple to use and offers a number of attractive features: - Fast "Read-in" of 3D-Models from AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop - Different shading modes (Flat, Gouraud, Phong usw.) accessible per mouseclick - Display manipulation via slidebar or mouse - Data export to AutoCAD - Changes in AutoCAD will diplayed immediately and automaticaly by the 3D-Viewer (Hot-Link) - Easy generation of WALK-TEACH-or AVI-Animationen - Material editor. - Integrated toolbar for fast and easy of use. - Comfortable 3D-Win online-help 1.2 System Requirements -------------------------- (a) Graphics boards 3D-Win is supported only by the Diamond Professional series of graphics adapters (b) Windows versions supported The current version of this software is compatible with Windows NT 3.51, NT 4.0, and Windows 95. 2 Installation and Configuration =================================== 2.1 Installation via CD ROM ---------------------------- 1. Run the program "START" from the CD ROM 2. Select 'Graphics board' 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. The installation routine will decompress and copy various files onto your hard disk. 4. For more information, please consult the hardware documentation. Starting 3D-Win --------------- After installation of 3D-Win a new application window with the 3D-Win icon will be created. Double click on this icon to start 3D-WIN. Further information is available through the built-in online help function. 3 Troubleshooting Information and BugFixes ================================================ 3D-Win: Known Restrictions and Bugs . Problems in 8bit mode (256 Colors) Windows system colors will be changed if you start 3D-Win in 8 bit mode. We recommend that you configure your system in High-color or true-color. (i.e. 2304x780 32768C for Dual-screen, 1280x1024 32768C for Single-screen) . If 3D-Win has no connection to AutoCAD: If 3D-Win is installed correctly, 3D-Win's ARX module will be loaded automatically by AutoCAD, and shows a small sign-on box for a few seconds. You can look for a file 'acad.rx' and check if 3D-Win is inserted, i.e.: ... c:\progra~2\diamond\_3dwin\3dwin.arx ... If 3D-Win's ARX module is not loaded by AutoCAD, perhaps another installation (e.g. MCAD) created a second 'acad.rx' or overwrote the existing 'acad.rx'. Then you have to re-install 3D-Win, or merge the two 'acad.rx' files by hand (there should be only one 'acad.rx' on your disk). If you still have no connection to AutoCAD, restart AutoCAD and 3D-Win or reboot. · Not all AVI-compressed files provide quality playback. Good results with high a compression rate is offered by codecs such as Cinepak by Radius. . All AVI files run with the Mediaplayer from Microsoft. . Multiple AutoCAD and 3D-Win sessions 3D-Win does not support multiple AutoCAD sessions at one time. 3D-Win is only active for the first copy of AutoCAD started. BugFixes -------- . 3DWin now supports also "long" path-names for your installation directory, for example: C:\Program files\Diamond\_3dwin. . Pixel problems and stripes fixed. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º End of README - Press [Esc] º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ