3  Explorer3D in a nutshell...

• Loading a file: in menu “Files”, choose “load a file”. If data cannot be directly interpreted by Explorer3D  an import tool will open automatically (see section 5.9).
• Viewing pictures associated to objects: In order to use this feature, your source file must contain a column that indicates the name of the file containing the picture associated with the corresponding object (see section 5). Once your data file has been loaded (and visualized), go to “Additional features” sub-window, and associate “Associated data” with the relevant column (i.e. the one containing the picture file names).
• Viewing pictures permanently in the 3D frame: righ-click on the object and select “Show / hide picture”. Depending on option settings (“Draw pictures out-of 3D window”), pictures will be displayed either in a separate window or in the 3D view.
• Viewing pictures dynamically: Pictures can get displayed dynamically when the mouse pointer passes over the corresponding object, and hidden when the mouse leaves the object. This function is enable when the “Show pictures when mouse is over”option gets selected.
• Managing options: Get in the “Tools / options” menu.
• Picture-driven exploring: You can alternatively choose to hide all ojects in the 3d view and view only the ones that correspond to specific pictures. This feature gets activated when you choose “Tools / Explorer from Images”.
• Moving points closer or away in the 3D frame: Exploring from images allox for projection modifications (i.e. to modify the spatial positionning of objects). There exists a second mean to achieve projection modification, moe complete and also more complex, relying on another interface. This can be reach trough the “Tools/interaction” menu.