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A 3D viewer designed for mechanical CAD application scenarios is presented. We designed the viewer for low memory and processor speed handheld devices such as the Pocket PC. In this paper we describe the motivation for such an application. We developed a software 3D rendering pipeline to support the application. We elaborate on the design decisions made to maximize performance and image quality on resource constrained devices. We describe implementation details that should facilitate the readers understanding of the performance issues resolved. Finally, we include thoughts about future technical developments needed to extend the usefulness of this application within Product Life cycle Management (PLM) and other application segments.
By: Bruce D'Amora, Fausto Bernardini
Published in: IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, volume 23, (no 2), pages 14-19 in 2003
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