Present objects full-size on large displays

You may want to see orthographic views at full size (1:1), especially if you are presenting on a large screen. To use this feature, you (or a colleague at the presentation site) must measure two lines on the large display.

To host a session, you must be using Showcase Professional. You can join a session from any version of Showcase.

Set up the 1:1 display calibration

1. On both systems, select View > Calibrate 1:1 Display. In other words, do this on what will be the host machine, and what will be the client machine (large display).

   The Calibrate 1:1 Display window appears.

2. Click New.
   
3. The 1:1 Calibration window appears.
   
4. On the large display, measure the two lines shown in the window. Use a ruler or measuring tape.
   Note

   These lines should be the same length. If they are different lengths, the display uses non-square pixels. In this case, the display will not be 1:1.

5. On the host machine, enter the measurements in the Horizontal and Vertical boxes.
   
6. Type a name to identify this particular calibration.
   
7. Click OK.
8. The calibration is listed in the Calibrate 1:1 Display window. The current display resolution is also listed.
   Note

   Click New to add more calibrations for other displays. Click Edit to change selected calibrations and Delete to delete them.

View objects 1:1

1. Use the previous steps to set up the 1:1 display calibration.
2. Go to an orthographic view using the ViewCube (Front, Back, Left, Right, and so on).
3. Select View > Display 1:1.
4. If prompted, select the calibration you want to use and click Calibrate 1:1.
   
5. The orthographic view appears in 1:1 display.
6. If you zoom or tumble the view out of 1:1 display and want to return to 1:1 display (or if you want to change to another orthographic view), select the orthographic view again and then select View > 1:1 Display.

   While in 1:1 Display, the ViewCube behaves differently:

   • Switching between orthographic views is done in discrete jumps rather than with animated transitions.
   • If an object is selected when you click the ViewCube, the center of interest is positioned on the object, but Fit to View is not applied.
   • If no objects are selected when you click on the ViewCube, the center of interest is positioned based on the entire model space, and Fit to View is not applied.

Hide the interface on the large display

You may want to present a model on a large display without displaying the software interface to the audience. This is possible by setting up a separate client machine with the Showcase Viewer product to drive the large display.