User`s guide

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2 Overview of Basic Components
How AutoCAD Link Works
Figure 2.7 illustrates how AutoCAD link works. AutoCAD and QuadroView
communicate through a memory buffer. To link QuadroView to AutoCAD, a
plug-in module inside AutoCAD reads the AutoCAD database and
communicates with QuadroView.
Figure 2.7
How AutoCAD Link Works
AutoCAD Links File Link
•AutoCAD
• Mechanical Desktop
• Architectural Desktop
• . . .
• For example, Pro Engineer, 3D Studio
MAX, . . ..
• Supported file formats include:
• VRML
• Open Inventor
Aut oCAD
DB
File I/O
QuadroVi ew
DB
File I/O
Communication
Port
OpenGL
Open
Inventor
Graphics Hardware
QuadroView
Plug-in
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