EPL 3-D Surface
Viewer Users Guide
How to load and use the
Visible Ear model:
- When
the program gets started, the teaching model will be loaded automatically.
- Check
or uncheck the "show" check box to display or hide the anatomical
structure.
- Use
the "transparency" slider to control the transparency of each structure.
- Check
the "show * Plane" check box under the sections tab to display the 2-D
sections.
Menus:
Edit Menu:
- Show Model: Show the model window.
- Show Head: Show the head window.
- Show/Hide Stereo: Turn on/off the red-cyan anaglyph stereoscopic view.
- Show All: Show all the anatomical structures.
- Hide All: Hide all the anatomical structures.
- Head Front View : Reset the model to the default viewing angle, which is the frontal view of the head
- Center Models: Bring the models to the center of the viewing window.
- Full Screen: Make the model window full screen.
Mouse and Keyboard Interactions :
- Left mouse button down to rotate
- Right mouse button down to zoom (Mac: 'Ctrl' + left mouse button)
- Middle mouse button down to translate (shift)
- 'Shift' + left mouse button to translate (shift)
- 'Ctrl' + left mouse button to "spin" (Mac: 'Mac' key + left mouse button)
Control Widgets:
- TransX: Move models along X axis.
- TransY: Move models along Y axis.
- RotX: Rotate models around X axis. Select the round radio button
beside RotX roller will create motion around X axis.
- RotY: Rotate models around Y axis. Select the round radio button
beside RotY roller will create motion around Y axis.
- Frontal View : Reset the model to the default viewing angle, which is the frontal view of the head
- Center Models: Bring the models to the center of the viewing window.
- Show All: Show all the anatomical structures.
- Hide All: Hide all the anatomical structures.
- Zoom: Zoom in or out.
- Section Number
(counter): Step through the sections.
- Clipping
(value slider): Cut the surface models using the section plane. Move the
slider to the left position (value = -1) to cut the left part. Move the slider
to the right position (value = 1) to cut the right part. If the slider is in
the middle (value = 0), then there is no clipping.