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NVIDIA® QuadroView™ Version 2.04
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Copyright (c) 2001 NVIDIA Corp. 
Internet   : http://www.nvidia.com

This README document contains the following information:

	1.  Introduction
	2.  Contents of Directory
	3.  Installation
	4.  Starting QuadroView
	5.  Uninstallation
	6.  New Features
	7.  Known Issues


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NOTE    	For detailed information about the NVIDIA® QuadroView™
	application, system requirements, installation and configuration, 
	known and fixed issues, and using QuadroView features,
	see the following:

	*  NVIDIA QuadroView Release Notes 
	*  NVIDIA QuadroView Online Help

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1. 	INTRODUCTION
	
	NVIDIA QuadroView is an add-on application designed for 
	use with any of these applications:

	*  AutoCAD® 2002
	*  AutoCAD 2000 
	*  AutoCAD 2000i 
	*  AutoCAD Architectural Desktop® Release 2
 	*  AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 2i
	*  Mechanical Desktop® Release 4
	*  Mechanical Desktop Release 6
	*  Mechanical Desktop Release 5

	NOTE: QuadroView can also by run in stand-alone mode.
 
	
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2. 	CONTENTS OF DIRECTORY
	
	The NVIDIA QuadroView Setup directory contains the following
	files:

	Readme.txt	> this file
	Setup.exe      	> installation program for Windows®
	(all others)   	> files required by SETUP     

	The NVIDIA QuadroView HTML Help file (QuadroView*.chm)
	is installed in the NVIDIA QuadroView directory during
	installation.
 
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3.  	INSTALLATION 

  	Prerequisites
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	Before you install and use NVIDIA QuadroView (Version 2.04),
	make sure have the following:
 
	*  Windows NT 4.0® or Windows 2000 operating system

	* A graphics card based on the NVIDIA Quadro™ or Quadro2 GPU
		(graphics processing unit). 

	NOTE:	As a first-time user of NVIDIA QuadroView 2.04, you have a 
		30-day trial/demo period where you can use a graphics card 
		based on a non-NVIDIA graphics processor. (See the 
		NVIDIA QuadroView "Release Notes" for details on 
		System Requirements.) 

	*  NVIDIA Windows NT 4.0 Display Driver or NVIDIA Windows 
		2000 Display Driver (Version 6.46 or higher)

	*  If you are using QuadroView within another application, such as 
		AutoCAD, that application must already be installed 
		on your computer.

                *  If you are using QuadroView stereo features, depending
                               on the stereo mode you are using, you may need any
                               combination of shutter glasses, stereo monitor, and colored 
                               filter glasses. (See the NVIDIA QuadroView Release Notes for
                                further details.)
 
 
  	Installation Procedure
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   	 Standard 
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	From the installation directory, click the Setup.exe program and follow
	the prompts from the InstallShield program.
 	
	(Optional) Silent Mode 
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	To execute Setup.exe without any dialog boxes and user input, you must 
	create a response file. The response file will hold your responses to
	the prompts that appear in a dialog box driven installation.

	(1) To build the response file, start Setup with the option "-r":

		setup.exe -r

	The command you just entered starts a dialog box driven Setup and creates
	the Setup.iss file in your Windows directory. Setup.iss stores the
	information you enter when you run Setup.

	NOTE:	No messages are displayed during a Silent Setup. Instead a log 
		file named Setup.log captures installation information including 
		whether or not the installation was successful. You can review
		the log file to determine the results of the installation.

	(2)  To start Silent Setup, enter the following command:

		setup.exe -s -f1<path of setup.iss> -f2<path of setup.log>

		"-s" 	indicates that this is a Silent Setup. 
		"-f1" 	tells the Setup where to find the response file. 
		"-f2" 	tells the Setup where to create the log file. Without this 
			option, the log file is created in the current directory. 
			Make sure the path where this file is created is not a 
			CD-ROM.

		The following is a sample command line for Silent Setup: 

		setup.exe -s -f1c:\setup.iss -f2c:\setup.log

	NOTE:	If the installation program stops processing and generates an 
		error message, try to run it with Administrator access rights.

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4.  	STARTING QUADROVIEW

	* To start QuadroView in stand-alone mode, from your Windows
	desktop, click Start > Programs > NVIDIA Corporation > 
                 QuadroView 2.04 > QuadroView 

	* To start QuadroView from an AutoCAD application, see the QuadroView
	online Help for Demand Load Configuration.

 
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5. 	UNINSTALLATION
		
	To uninstall QuadroView, follow these steps:

	(1) From the Windows desktop, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > 
		Add/Remove Programs.
	
	(2) Click the "Add/Remove Programs" icon.

	(3) Click "QuadroView" from the list.
	
	(4) Click the "Change/Remove" button. 

	(5) Follow the instructions from the InstallShield program to complete
		uninstallation.

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6.  	NEW FEATURES
	
	NOTE: 	See the online Help for detailed information on current
		QuadroView features. 
	 
	* HTML Help 
   
	* Installation/Setup program allows user to install QuadroView for 
		several installed versions of AutoCAD on one computer.

	* Improved Preference handling and dialog boxes.  

	* Mouse wheel support for
		> Examiner Viewer  
		> Fly Viewer  
		> Walk Viewer 
 
	* Global environment mapping (chrome effect) button in the Render 
		toolbar. 

	* Extended full screen/maximized render area features
		> Improved handling
		> Improved pop-up menu commands in viewing modes, animation, 
			cutting plane, stereo, etc.  

	* Extended Stereo support  includes quad-buffered stereo and stereo shutter glasses. 

	* Animation
		> Improved AVI Settings dialog box includes
			* Output Size combo box with selectable width, 
				height, and image aspect ratio
			* Frames per second (FPS) support for frame based
				animation
			* Single-step and animation slider 
		 	* Improved animation editor dialog where you can
				manipulate the key frame settings 
				and path settings
			* Animation format in IV and DWG file types  
		> Extended Animation Toolbar features improved handling and contains 
			these options:
			* Go to Start
			* Go to End
			* Play Forward
			* Play Backward
			* Stop
			* Select Camera Path
			* Select Look At Path
			* Show Camera Path
			* Hide Camera Path
			* Open Animation Editor
			* Send animation data to AutoCAD
			* Create AVI file 
		> New Animation Slider in the viewer window (visible if scene contains 
			animation data) contains
			* Single step forward / backward option
			* Frame counter


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7. 	KNOWN ISSUES
		
	*  If you previously used a "beta" version of NVIDIA QuadroView, 
		do not use data (files with .IV and. VRML extensions) created with 
		the beta version in the current application. There is no guarantee 
		that this data will be compatible with the current QuadroView product. 

	* If you received this QuadroView installation package in compressed format, 
		make sure to expand it retaining the subdirectory structure. Use the option
		"-d" for PKUNZIP or an equivalent option, if you use another packer.

	* If you use external references, in some cases layer changes will not be 
		updated immediately in the viewer. To update the geometric data in the
		viewer use the command: NVA 

	* If you installed an alpha or beta version of QuadroView, delete the 
		following registry entry to prevent crashes:
 
		HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\QuadroView 2.x
  
	* Loading drawings generated with versions earlier than AutoCAD 2000 into 
		AutoCAD 2000 could lead to problems when editing Light Sources. 
		Autodesk has improved the Light Sources in AutoCAD 2000.
		If an old Light Source is edited, AutoCAD crashes. To avoid this problem, 
		follow these steps for older drawings

		(1) Load drawing into AutoCAD 2000.
		(2) Open the Light dialog box (AutoCAD!) and select a Light Source.
		(3) Click the Modify button.
		(4) Click OK.
		(5) Repeat steps 2 - 4 for every Light Source.
		(6) Save the drawing. Light Sources will now have a valid format to work 
		with QuadroView.

	* In some cases, the sample drawing Watch.dwg causes problems when 
		changing the filter settings or the deviation while AutoCAD Wireframe 
		setting is turned Off in the Preferences dialog box.

	* In some cases, you may get a pixel format error; the viewport remains black
		while using the Demo mode. If you encounter this problem, you can use the 
		following system variable to run QuadroView in a compatible mode:
	 
		QUADROVIEW_COMPAT = 1 
 
		To set an environment variable:

		(1) Open the System Properties > Environment dialog box.
		(2) In the Variable field type: QUADROVIEW_COMPAT 
		(3) In the Value field type: 1. 
		(4)  End the entries by clicking Set.

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		IMPORTANT!! Do not forget to remove this 
		system variable when the 30-day trial/demo period 
		is over and/or you have switched to using an 
		NVIDIA GPU-based workstation graphics card 
		if you you were using a graphics card that was not 
		NVIDIA GPU-based.

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	* QuadroView is not backwards compatible for animation formats; i.e., 
		animation data created with version 2.04 and higher will not run 
		on version 2.03 (animation format is 1.1) or other lower versions 
		of QuadroView. However, older animation formats can be read  in newer 
		QuadroView versions. 
    
	* Certain drawings created in VRML (version 2) format cannot be saved in VRML 
		format again.