SimLab CAD Viewer

What is SimLab CAD Viewer

SimLab CAD Viewer is a free Android/ipad application for viewing 3D CAD and architectural models. SimLab CAD Viewer reads SimLab archive files (*.zim) exported from SimLab Composer, or any of our iPad exporter plugins. zim files can also be viewed on Android, using SimLab CAD Viewer.

SimLab archive files include all the data needed for viewing the model ( geometries, colors, materials, textures, cameras, scene states, and animations).

Android version is available on

SimLab CAD Viewer users include:

1-     Industrial designers

2-      Architects

3-      3D Artists and modelers

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Tutorial

Loading a model

When starting SimLab CAD Viewer, the user can view available models by clicking on the + menu in the top left part of the application. A list of available models will appear and the user can select the model to be viewed.

Navigating the model

Rotating: the user can rotate the model by moving a single finger on the iPad screen

Panning: the user can pan the model by moving two fingers in the same direction on the iPad screen

Zooming: you can zoom in by moving two fingers closer to each other, and zoom out by moving them away from each other

Applying a scene state: clicking on a scene state image will update the model to the selected state

Applying a camera : for models with no states, and which include multiple cameras, names of the cameras will appear in the lower part of the screen. Clicking on a camera name will update the view to the selected camera.

Reset Camera: double tapping on the IPad surface will reset the view to the last selected state or camera

Options

Light power

 Clicking on the light icon, on the top left part of the application, will show the light power dialog which allows the user to select the appropriate light power level for the model

Background color

Clicking on the color button in the application, will open the background color dialog which allows the user to select the background color

Adding a new model

SimLab archive files (*.zim) are exported from SimLab Composer by clicking Export to IPad in the File menu. With the release of SimLab composer 2.4, generated Zim files can be transferred to SimLab CAD Viewer in different ways.

» using iTunes, by dropping the Zim file in the CAD Viewer documents

                  

» Emailing Zim files, The user can select the e-mail, and  click on the attached Zim file.

 Choose the Open + menu in SimLab CAD Viewer option and the Zim file will be automatically opened using SimLab CAD Viewer.

» Using Dropbox, Dropbox can now be used for exchaning Zim files.

Click the dropbox button in  the top toolbar, then login to the dropbox account.

 

The directories will appear, and clicking a directory will show its contents.  

Select the Zim file to be downloaded.

 

When the download is completed, the imported files will appear in the models list.

Removing an existing model

 

Moving a finger on the a file name in the model list, shows the delete button for the model. Clicking the delete button will delete the selected model and remove it from the list