

Quad Buffer: available only with NVIDIA drivers.Note: You need special stereo view glasses to enjoy this BIMx feature. tga files included in the BIMx Desktop Viewer/Data/Textures/Skybox folder.īIMx can display the model in stereo view modes. To use custom skybox images, you have to replace the six. On very old-model computers (provided they meet the minimum system requirements), the Gouraud, Unlit and Global Illumination (provided that it was calculated) render modes are guaranteed to be available.īIMx offers the following background options for the screen:.Headlight mode is a simpler rendering method compared to Global Illumination, but it is available on all devices (with the possible exception of extremely old computers).Note: The Black and White (Global Illumination) render option is also available for models calculated with Global Illumination. To access it, Global Illumination must have been calculated for the model. The Global Illumination method gives you the most realistic view of the model.Some of these methods may not be available, depending on the graphics card you are using. Metal: Similar to Headlight, but omits materials.Gouraud: Shows materials with simple lighting.Unlit: Shows materials with ambient lighting only.Simple Shading: Basic lighting with materials and contours.Black and White: Available for models that were calculated using Global Illumination, but only GI lightmaps will be visible, for a grayscale image.Global Illumination: Available for models that were calculated using Global Illumination.Headlight: View the scene as if there were a lamp on your head.

The Settings dialog stores all the parameters that are related to the BIMx model display and navigation control.Ĭhoose a Render Mode to display the BIMx model. Project displays the path and name of the opened model.Īfter you open a BIMx model, click Browse Hyper-model to choose from multiple 3D views and camera positions, if the model contains them.Ĭhoose one, then click Open 3D Model to open it in BIMx Desktop Viewer. If the setting you are editing is a numerical value (such as navigation speed), you can change the value only by dragging the mouse left (to decrease the value) or right (to increase it.) You cannot enter the values directly.Ĭlick Open to browse for a BIMx model (*.bimx). To switch full-screen mode on and off on Windows, use F11.ġ.Click and hold on the option you want to change.Ģ.The available choices will then pop up.Ĥ.When the cursor is on the desired option, let go of the cursor to enable that option.To return to the navigation window, press ESC again.To access the BIMx menu, press the ESC key.Double-click the BIMx model to open it in the viewer, or use the File > Open command from the BIMx menu.
