Problem
- Users not having AutoCAD installed cannot view a tubing 3D model
- AutoCAD is more for designing and it take longer to start up
Suggested solutions
- Creation of an light OpenGL 3d viewer to view 3d models created by AutoCAD
- Model are read-only to those who have not the right to modify it
Results
- Speed-up model consulting
- User directly on the shop floor can view models
- Can measure object in real time
- Can visualize a whole boiler in one
- Can quickly check any of the model’s object property
