Hp X2100 User Manual

Workstation Applications

ELSA POWERdraft
User’s Guide

Version 1.2.1

NVIDIA Corporation
April 18, 2002

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Table of Contents

1.ELSA POWERdraft Overview

What Is ELSA POWERdraft? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Integrated Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Operating System & Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

NVIDIA Driver Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

NVIDIA Quadro Graphics Processor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Software Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

AutoCAD Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.Installing ELSA POWERdraft

Setting Directory Access Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Directories Accessed during Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Directories Accessed during Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Directories Accessed during Normal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing and Configuring ELSA POWERdraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Starting ELSA POWERdraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Confirming ELSA POWERdraft Version Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Uninstalling ELSA POWERdraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3.Using ELSA POWERdraft

Controlling POWERdraft Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the AutoCAD Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Hot Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Dynamic Pan and Zoom with Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Accessing and Manipulating the Cockpit Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Multiple Views with MultiView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Accessing and Manipulating the MultiView Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Using MultiView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Magnifying the View with MagniView . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Accessing and Manipulating the MagniView Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Using MagniView. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Accelerating 3D Viewing with Hardware Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Accelerated 3D Viewing Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Configuring the 3D Hardware Renderer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Accelerating Lisp Scripts with Drawing Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Accelerating in Non-Interactive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Configuring Drawing Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

A.Commands and Hot Keys

ELSA POWERdraft Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

ELSA POWERdraft Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Configuring the Hot Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Default Hot Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

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What Is ELSA POW ERdraft?

Integrated Driver

ELSA POWERdraft is a Quadro workstation application utility.

The driver software is integrated into the AutoCAD environment. 32-bit display list
technology and knowledge of the NVIDIA graphics adapter are combined to provide
significant improvements over existing driver technology.

Note: The AutoCAD display driver (WHIP!) is part of the AutoCAD plotting engine,

which is a new feature in AutoCAD 2000. ELSA POWERdraft replaces the
“WHIP!” display pipeline, but does not replace the “plotting” pipeline or affect the
AutoCAD plotting functionality.

Utilities

The ELSA POWERdraft driver includes the MagniView, MultiView, and Cockpit
utilities that enhance the AutoCAD drafting environment without interfering with its
functionality. Fully dynamic and integrated through the NVIDIA SmartFocus
technology, each utility is transparent to AutoCAD and available during any AutoCAD
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1. The NVIDIA SmartFocus technology is used in all ELSA POWERdraft windows to eliminate switching
of Windows input focus between ELSA POWERdraft utilities and the AutoCAD drafting window.
After you use a function in an ELSA POWERdraft utility, keyboard input or cross hair movements will
immediately make the AutoCAD window the active window; you don’t need to click the mouse as with
other drivers.

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Key Features

Cockpit

Cockpit lets you use your pointing device to dynamically pan and zoom the AutoCAD
view. Fully integrated into the AutoCAD MDI (multiple document interface)
environment through the NVIDIA SmartFocus technology, Cockpit has an easy-to-use
graphical interface that lets you take full advantage of the enhanced ELSA POWERdraft
performance.

MultiView

Also fully integrated into the AutoCAD MDI environment, the MultiView utility provides
a visual history of previous views, where each view is represented on a button face. Instant
access to previous views allows you to record and playback selected views in a consistent
manner. Using MultiView, you can also efficiently manage AutoCAD Named Views.

MagniView

The MagniView utility functions as a graphical magnifying glass for detailed viewing.

Toolbar

The ELSA POWERdraft toolbar provides convenient access to several ELSA
POWERdraft commands.

Hot Keys

For common actions—such as Pan, Zoom, and Redraw All—ELSA POWERdraft
provides configurable key combinations called Hot Keys. Hot Keys work transparently
and are always accessible within AutoCAD.

3D Hardware Renderer

To support AutoCAD 3D functionality, the 3D Hardware Renderer accelerates AutoCAD
3D viewing modes such as 3D Orbit or Gouraud Shaded.

Drawing Optimization

ELSA POWERdraft provides a configurable Display Update cache to accelerate the
execution of Lisp scripts.

Online Help

When you have any Workstation Applications window open, press F1 to display online
Help, which provides detailed user information about the application. You can also view
the Help outside the application.

For additional information about online Help installation and access, see “Software

Components” on page 4 and “Installing and Configuring ELSA POWERdraft” on page 7.

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System Requirements

Before you install and use ELSA POWERdraft, make sure you have the following
prerequisites as explained in these sections:

• “Operating System & Disk Space” on page 3

• “NVIDIA Quadro Graphics Processor” on page 4

• “NVIDIA Driver Software” on page 3

• “Software Components” on page 4

• “AutoCAD Application” on page 5

Operating System & Disk Space

This release requires 3 MB of disk space and includes drivers for each of the following
operating systems:

• Windows XP

• Windows 2000

• Windows NT® 4.0 (at least, Service Pack 4)

NVIDIA Driver Software

You need one of the following NVIDIA Drivers:

• NVIDIA Windows XP Display Driver or

• NVIDIA Windows NT 4.0 Display Driver (at least Version 6.46) or

• NVIDIA Windows 2000 Display Driver (at least Version 6.46)

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NVIDIA Quadro Graphics Processor

You need a workstation graphics card based on the NVIDIA Quadro™ , Quadro 2, or
Quadro 4 graphics processing unit (GPU); or you may use an equivalent ELSA graphics
card listed in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

NVIDIA GPU

Quadro™4 500 GoGL

Quadro4 900 XGL

Quadro4 750 XGL

Quadro4 700 XGL

Quadro4 550 XGL

Quadro™ DCC ELSA GLoria™ DCC

Quadro™2 Go

Quadro2 Pro ELSA GLoria III

Quadro2 MXR ELSA Synergy™ III

Quadro2 EX™ ELSA Synergy 2000

Quadro™ ELSA GLoria II

GPUs Supported by ELSA POWERdraft

Equivalent ELSA Graphics
Card (distributed by ELSA)

Note: ELSA POWERdraft 15.02.00 and later versions will not run with the ELSA

Synergy II graphics card. Older versions (earlier than 15.02.00) of ELSA
POWERdraft can run with ELSA Synergy II with the ELSA driver software.

Software Components

The ELSA POWERdraft Setup directory contains the following files:

Readme.txt

•

Setup.exe

•

file

installation program for Windows

• Other files required by the Setup program

Note: The ELSA POWERdraft online Help file (Lang15*.hlp) is installed in the

AutoCAD directory that is specified during installation.

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AutoCAD Application

You must have AutoCAD installed before you install ELSA POWERdraft. ELSA
POWERdraft will work with any one of the following applications:

• AutoCAD 2002

• AutoCAD 2000

• AutoCAD 2000i

• AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 3.3

• AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 2

• AutoCAD Architectural Desktop Release 2i

• Mechanical Desktop Release 6

• Mechanical Desktop Release 5

• Mechanical Desktop Release 4

Note: You need to install AutoCAD to run Mechanical Desktop or Architectural Desktop

applications.

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This chapter contains the following sections:

• “Setting Directory Access Rights” on page 6

• “Installing and Configuring ELSA POWERdraft” on page 7

• “Starting ELSA POWERdraft” on page 8

• “Confirming ELSA POWERdraft Version Number” on page 8

• “Uninstalling ELSA POWERdraft” on page 8

Setting Directory Access Rights

Directory access is required during setup, configuration, and operation of ELSA
POWERdraft. Makes sure Write access is enabled for the directories listed in this section.

Directories Accessed during Setup

The

• AutoCAD directory:

driver path in this directory.

program requires Write access to the following directories:

Setup

Setup

generates the file

ELSA POWER

pd15path.ini

, which holds the

DRAFT

copies the ELSA POWERdraft Hardware

• AutoCAD “DRV” directory:

Renderer (

• Driver directory:

directory.

• Windows System directory: Setup may replace the system

and/or

• Windows directory:

POWERdraft settings in this directory.

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mfc42.dll

file) to this directory.

*.hdi

Setup

with actual versions in this directory.

Setup

Setup

copies most of the ELSA POWERdraft files to the driver

files

generates the file

nvds15.ini

.dll

, which holds the ELSA

msvcrt.dll