2.2 File Menu Options

In the File menu, you can open a variety of file formats, save your models into a variety of formats, and print.

For your convenience, a set of demonstration HSFs is included on this distribution. They are separated into industry specific folders located in the datasets package, which is available for download from the Tech Soft 3D Developer Zone.

2.2.1 Saving Files

The Partviewer allows you to save models as

2.2.3 Creating HTML Pages

HTML pages are created simply by saving the file as a HTML page. When you save a file as a HTML page two files will be created, a HTML file which references a newly created HSF file with the exact same filename. To publish your model to the web, simply copy both these files to your web site. The HTML page uses the HOOPS 3D ActiveX control which, if not already installed on your system, will be automatically downloaded and installed on your system when you view this HTML page. By default, the Part Viewer does not include Levels of Detail (LODs) in the HSF. Since LODs are ordered in the front of the file and are much smaller than the original objects they represent it is very beneficial to have LODs in the HSF. Through streaming the end-user can get a full, albeit coarse, representation of the scene even though only 5% of the total file may have been received. You can generate LODs for your scene by turning on Constant Frame Rates.

2.2.4 Printing/Print Preview/Print Setup/Print Options

The application supports standard Windows GDI Printing and Print Preview.  It is also possible to set various options via the Print Options dialog; you can specify the resolution at which to print rastered images (up to the printer's maximum), you can force the image into grayscale, and you can break the image up into smaller installments so that the printer memory is not overloaded (this comes at the price of speed).

Although not currently implemented in this version of the application, developers could easily extend the output formats to include HPGL, Postscript, and CGM files. 

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