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| README file for
|
| GLoria-L
| GLoria-L/MX
| GLoria-XL
| GLoria-XXL
| GLoria Synergy
| Synergy II
| GLoria II
|
| ELSAview 3D, 3D viewer for AutoCAD R14.01,
| Mechanical Desktop 2.0,
| Mechanical Desktop 3.0
| und ADT 1.0
|
| Version 1.04.11
|
| (c) 1999 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
|
|
| ELSA AG Internet : http://www.elsa.de
| Sonnenweg 11
| D-52070 Aachen
|
| ELSA Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 1630 Zanker Road
| San Jose, CA 95112
| USA
|
| ELSA Asia Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| 7F-11, No. 188, Sec. 5
| Nanking East Road
| Taipei 105
| Taiwan, R. O. C.
|
| ELSA Japan Inc. Internet : http://www.elsa.com
| Mita Suzuki Building 3F
| 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
| Tokyo 108-0014
| Japan
|
| 01/12/2000 aschlech
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Table of Contents
1. Overview
2. Directory Contents
3. Installation / Deinstallation
4. Notes
5. Support
6. Using Accelerator Keys
6.1 AutoCAD R14
6.2 Connventions For Using Accelerators
7. Caveats / Known Problems
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1. Overview
This disk contains all components of the add-on
application ELSAview 3D for AutoCAD R14.01,
Mechanical Desktop 2.0,
Mechanical Desktop 3.0
and ADT 1.0
Earlier versions of this application are known by the
name POWERview 3D. This documentation uses the new name
even if referring to the earlier versions.
Supported platforms are Windows NT NT 4.0.
Supported languages are Englisch, German, French, Spanish
and Italian.
For detailed information please see the online-help. This
includes a section with release notes.
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2. Directory Contents
The program's setup directory contains the following
files:
README.TXT this file
LIESMICH.TXT German version of this file
Ev3D.hlp ELSAview 3D help file in English
Ev3D_de.hlp ELSAview 3D help file in German
SETUP.EXE Installation program for Windows
(all others) files that will be installed
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3. Installation / Deinstallation
For installation start SETUP.EXE by the menu item File/Run
in the Program Manager or double click SETUP.EXE in the
File Manager or Windows Explorer.
It is possible to run SETUP.EXE in a silent mode to avoid
user input. See the ELSAview help for more information
about this mode.
The installation and the deinstallation can change some
files of the original AutoCAD installation. These files
are "acad.rx" and "acad.pgp" (in the support-directory).
These files are backed up to "acad_rx.bak" and
"acad_pgp.bak".
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4. Notes
If you have used a beta version of ELSAview 3D before, do
not use data created with that (*.iv, *vrml...) version.
Due to special changes, we can not guarantee that it will
work with this actual release.
If you got this file set in compressed format, make sure
to expand it retaining the subdirectory structure. Use the
option "-d" for PKUNZIP or an equivalent option, if you
use another packer.
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5. Support
Please report problems with a detailed description, a
description of your system and - if applicable - with a
sample data set to our ELSA Support.
In the ELSAview help you can see how to reach the support.
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6. Using Accelerator Keys
NOTE: You should have experience with AutoCAD menu files,
otherwise consult your AutoCAD documentation.
To make the switching between AutoCAD and ELSAview 3D more
comfortable you can define an accelerator key for AutoCAD.
6.1 AutoCAD R14
Perform the following steps:
(0) Close all AutoCAD applications
(1) Make a backup of the following files in
<ACAD home>\win\support or <ACAD home>\support:
- acad.mnc acadfull.mnc
- acad.mns acadfull.mns
- acad.mnr acadfull.mnr
- acad.mnu acadfull.mnu
(2) Delete the following files in the path
<ACAD home>\win\support or <ACAD home>\support:
- acad.mnc acadfull.mnc
- acad.mns acadfull.mns
- acad.mnr acadfull.mnr
(3) Open acad.mnu with Notepad or a similar editor.
(4) Search for the section : ***ACCELERATORS
(5) Append the following line to the end of this section:
["F3"]^C^C_pvfront
This command establishes an accelerator on the
command key F3 so you will be able to switch to the
viewer by simly pressing F3.
(6) Save the file.
(7) Repeat steps 3 through 6 for acadfull.mnu.
(8) Start AutoCAD.
6.2 Conventions for using accelerator keys
You can combine several keys by using +, e.g.:
[SHIFT+"F3"]
control keys CONTROL SHIFT
F1-F12 "F1' "F2" ... (except F10)
cursor keys "UP" "DOWN" "LEFT" "RIGHT"
position keys "HOME" "END"
numeric keypad "NUMPAD0" "NUMPAD1" ...
other keys "INS" "DEL" "ESC"
Please do not use keys that are used by the system, e.g.
"F1" for help.
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7. Caveats / Known Problems
When used with Mechanical desktop the ELSAview 3D toolbox
may be unloaded when you load a new drawing.
See section 6 for a workaround.
If you have used an earlier version of ELSAview 3D before,
please delete the following registry entry to avoid
crashes:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ELSA\POWERview3D
If you use MS Netmeeting be sure to use the latest NT
drivers (v5.26.00.227 or later) for your graphics board.
Older drivers could prevent ELSAview 3D to get a valid
license to run.
Loading drawings generated with versions before AutoCAD
R14 into R14 could lead to problems when editing light
sources. Autodesk has improved the light sources in
AutoCAD R14. These changes are not compatible. If the
viewer edits an old light source AutoCAD crashs.
To avoid this problem perform the following steps for
older drawings:
1) load drawing into AutoCAD R14
2) call the light dialog (AutoCAD!)
3) select one light source
4) click on the 'modify' button
5) click on 'ok'
6) repeat steps 3 - 5 for every light source
7) save drawing
Now the light sources have the valid format ELSAview 3D is
able to work with.
There are some drawings in VRML2 format which can not get
saved in VRML format again.
Saving a drawing to a *.wrl file can lead to color errors
in the saved file. Only entities on layer 0 with color
by layer in blocks show this problem.
Rendering to the Mechanical Desktop v2.x viewport will
only work when the ARx module of ELSAview 3D was loaded
by acad.rx (as is default in Setup). When you load the
ARx module manually only rendering to a separate window
will be available.
The problems occurs in connection of AccelVIEW 3D. You
can avoid these problems completly by renaming the file
"accelvw.arx" for examble in "accelvw_1.arx". You can
find the file in the AutoCAD directory.
To avoid problems with ELSAview 3D we recommend to
update your AutoCAD installation to R14.01.
To avoid problems using ELSAview 3D and POWERdraft
together rendering to AutoCAD's viewport, you should
use the latest version of POWERdraft (V14.02.06 or
later)
Toggling between Assembly and Scene View can lead to
some rendering artefacts. To avoid this problem it is
recommended to use the EVALL command after toggling.
When using ELSAview 3D together with ACAD-BAU the
startup procedure will not execute a command needed
for a correct start of ELSAview 3D. You have to call
this command manually by entering "evreinit" after
ACAD-BAU has started.
Sometimes there is a hang up of AutoCAD when rendering
with ELSAview 3D in AutoCAD's viewport. This can occur
with very small drawings (containing only few objects).
If the user uses the interactive mode (EVI) AutoCAD will
hang when the user leaves the mode with 'accept'.