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Last Update: 16-Dec-2005

SurfelViewer - Browser Plugin

Introduction

The web based viewer complements the low-cost scanning device and Pointshop3D, yielding a powerful pipeline for efficient 3D content creation and display. SurfelViewer makes use of circular surface elements (surfels) instead of conventional polygonal meshes - no conversion has to be made to publish the acquired point-based objects in the web. The plugin currently supports all popular web browsers for Windows and Linux.

Minimum Requirements

Windows

Windows XP / 2000
Internet Explorer 5.0, Mozilla Firefox 1.0, Mozilla 1.4 or Netscape 7.0

Linux

SuSE 9.x, RedHat 9.0 or better
Mozilla Firefox 1.0, Mozilla 1.4 or Netscape 7.0

Note: It is generally highly recommended to install the newest browser version due to security concerns.

Installation

Mozilla based browsers do not support a common interface for automatic plugin installation. Therefore, a manual installation has to be done.

	Firefox 1.5-2.0
	Windows (Mozilla 1.x or Firefox 1.0)
	Linux (Mozilla 1.x or Firefox 1.0)

Interaction

Keyboard

Arrow keys:	rotate object
Shift and arrow keys:	rotate object (faster)
Control and arrow keys:	translate object
Control, Shift and arrow keys:	translate object (faster)
Alt and arrow keys:	zoom
Alt, Shift and arrow keys:	zoom (faster)
Home:	reset camera
Page Up:	zoom in
Page Down:	zoom out
Keypad Minus:	decrease surfel size
Keypad Plus:	increase surfel size

Mouse

Left Button:	rotate object
Middle Button or Left and Right Button:	zoom
Mouse Wheel:	zoom (faster)
Right Button:	translate

Information

For further information please visit the web page of the developers of SurfelViewer (Cyfex AG).

last modified: 2006-01-09