NAME

       ivview - fast, interactive 3D viewer of Inventor files

SYNOPSIS

       ivview [-hpw]
        [files | < file]

DESCRIPTION

       ivview  reads  an  Inventor  file (or files) and provides a simple interface to quickly view 3D data. The
       input files must be valid Inventor 3D files (versions 1.0 or  2.0).   All  the  files  specified  at  the
       command line are read in and rendered.

       ivview  presents a single window containing an Inventor viewer (examiner viewer or the walk viewer) and a
       menu bar.

       Note that if you click and hold the right mouse button, the viewer pop-up capabilities will be displayed.
       Also, note that the viewer has a help card that provides detailed instruction on how to use it.

       The menu bar contains the following menus:

       File
              This menu presents a file Open button, (reads an Inventor file and replaces existing  object),  an
              About button, (displays information about the program), and a Quit button.

       Options
              This  menu  includes  a  High  quality  transparency  toggle  button  that  turns the high-quality
              transparency option on and off (high quality uses DELAYED_BLEND  transparency,  low  quality  uses
              SCREEN_DOOR  transparency),  and  an  Edit background color button that pops up the Inventor Color
              Editor to change the background color.

       Optimize
              This menu includes an Optimize for speed toggle button that will run the ivfix utility and a  Cull
              backfaces  toggle  button  that will insert an SoShapeHints node that will cause only front-facing
              polygons to be drawn.  When checked, both of these options apply to  the  current  scene  and  any
              scenes  read in using the File/Open menu.  Note that the ivfix utility completely restructures the
              scene, losing any interaction or animation nodes or engines.

OPTIONS

       The following command line options are allowed:

       -h     Prints the usage message for ivview.

       -p     Enables the performance meter.  Off by default.

       -w     Use an SoXtWalkViewer instead of the default SoXtExaminerViewer.  Off by default.  This option  is
              incompatible with the -p option.

EXAMPLES

              ivview < /usr/share/data/models/toys/jackInTheBox.iv

              ivview -w /usr/share/data/models/buildings/Barcelona.iv

              ivview myCameraAndLights.iv myObject.iv

SOURCE CODE

       Note that the source code to ivview comes with the Open Inventor 3D Toolkit.

FILES

       /usr/share/data/models/*  - Sample Inventor data files /usr/share/src/Inventor/tools/ivview/* - Source to
       ivview

SEE ALSO

       inventor, ivfix, ivcat, ivinfo, SceneViewer, gview

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