User`s guide

Lighting requirements
Mixed Reality Tools works best in a bright room where the work surface doesn’t have any noticeable
shadows or glare.
The light must be as uniform as possible, shining on the cube and background. You can achieve this
by setting up the document camera so that the camera is facing directly down, perpendicular to a
uniform, neutral work surface. The work surface should not be darker than the black elements on the
mixed reality cube or lighter than the white elements on the cube.
N O T E S
l In very bright rooms, the work surface can appear whiter than the white elements on the cube.
l To help increase the contrast between the cube elements and the background, and to increase
the image frame rate, you can place a piece of white paper under the cube.
A typical projector room is usually quite dark. For Mixed Reality Tools to work properly, the document
camera’s light should be turned on. Don’t manipulate the cube more than 14" (35 cm) from the
document camera.
N O T E
If SMARTNotebook software doesn’t enter MixedReality mode when you hold the cube under the
camera, shake the cube under the camera. If the issue persists, press and hold the brighten button
on the document camera to maximize the brightness.
Inserting and manipulating 3Dmodels
To use 3DTools for SMARTNotebook software, you need to insert a 3D model in your .notebook file.
After you insert a 3D model, you can manipulate it in the same way you manipulate other objects in
SMARTNotebook software.
N O T E
You can insert 2D images and 3D models on the same page and manipulate them the same way
you manipulate other objects in SMARTNotebook software.
C H A P T E R 7
Using 3DTools for SMARTNotebook software and Mixed Reality Tools
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