Showcase has a simple AJAX-compatible web server built into it. AJAX stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML and is a framework for developing dynamic web applications that can operate without waiting for a Web server to respond before doing something.
This built-in Web server allows you to create compelling graphical applications or simple text interfaces that can drive Showcase from any device that can run a Web browser and connect to a computer running Showcase. The remote client must be connected to the Web and be enabled for Flash and XML, but does not have to meet the Autodesk Showcase system requirements.
From the remote client, you could perform many of the software functions, including:
Note that object manipulation and object selection are not supported.
For an example of an external custom interface, see ajax.html in the extras\Ajax folder of the installation.
This section describes the usage of the send_request() function defined in xmlhttp.js.
