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Stereo Rendering
Stereoscopic viewing in NavisWorks allows the viewing of the 3D model through stereo-enabled
hardware, including active and passive stereo viewing glasses in conjunction with both CRT screens and
dedicated projectors.
This feature requires the host computer have an OpenGL graphics card with stereo support. If this
hardware is available, and has the correct driver and display settings, stereo can be turned on by
selecting the View, Stereo menu option, otherwise this option will be greyed-out.
Note:
Some drivers require stereo to be explicitly enabled in the driver and may require lower color or
resolution settings before stereo becomes available.
Selecting this menu option puts the video output into stereo mode; the view will look blurred without the
correct glasses being worn. If the camera is in orthographic mode, it will need to be set to perspective for
the effect to work correctly.
Note:
As the view for each eye has to be rendered separately it is not possible to support incremental
filling in of detail in stereo mode. The detail appears when rendering is complete. Progress can be
seen using the bar in the status area, and it is still possible to interrupt and start interacting again
at any time.
Stereo Options
1. Go to View, Stereo Options.... The options dialog will be displayed.
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