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1. What are the system requirements for Discover 3D?
   Discover 3D 6.0 is an add-on to Encom's Discover software, included in the Discover 12.0 installation. See the related article for more details on Discover and MapInfo Professional requirements. Discover 3D 6.0 requires Windows® 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Windows® Vista (Service Pack 1, 32-b ...
2. Discover Windows Vista and Windows 7 support
   Occurrence Are Discover and Discover 3D supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems? Solution The following versions are supported on Windows Vista (32 bit or 64 bit) - MapInfo Professional 9.0 or later Discover 9.0 or later Discover 3D 3.0 or later The following versions ...
3. How do I cut or erase solids/polyhedrons in 3D? There is no 'Target' button.
   Occurrence The Target button was removed close to the final release of Discover 3D / Engage3D version 4.0 , and unfortunately the documentation did not get updated. Update The Erase section of the User Guide should read: To cut one solid with another: 1. Make the feature database contain ...
4. Video Tutorials
   A library of tutorial, product demonstration and webinar videos can be found on the Encom website here.
5. How do I import and display ModelVison .TKM files in 3D?
   There are two options: 1/. .TKM files can be handled as 3D .EGB images. They can therefore be displayed either by opening from within an Image branch, or by dragging and dropping directly into the Discover 3D window. 2/. Alternatively import your .TKM file into a Feature Database (Features>Im ...
6. Encom 3D Grid File Format
   The attached Adobe document details the format and structure of the Encom 3D voxel grid file format (.e3d) .
7. My 3D Connexion Space Navigator mouse is not working in Discover 3D
   Solution 1) Install the 3D Connexion driver software, and upgrade to the latest version. 2) Connect the device via USB port 3) Open the Discover3D window (e.g. Discover 3D>Open 3D Window). Select the Tools>Options menu, and go to the View tab. Select Enable 3D Connexion devices option. 4) ...
8. When I run Discover 3D Windows Vista's Aero interface is disabled
   Occurrence When you are running Discover 3D the Vista Aero interface is disabled due to compatibility Solution The Vista Aero interface is incompatible on many graphics drivers to be run simultaneously with the architecture Discover 3D is written in. Hence it is automatically disabled for comp ...
9. The 3D window does not open.
   Occurrence The 3D window does not open after selecting Discover 3D>Open 3D Window or using one of the other Discover 3D menu options. Solution 1/. Discover 3D is a separate installation to Discover. Check whether Discover 3D is installed by browsing with File Explorer to your C:\Program Fi ...
10. How do I display SRTM GeoTIFFS with imbedded elevation data?
    Within Discover 3D, add a new Surfaces branch. Within this branches Surfaces Properties dialog, use the Browse button to open the target GeoTIFF. This will display the image as a surface, utilizing the embedded elevation data for the Z value.
11. Discover 3D window is very slow when navigating
    Discover 3D is a much more graphics, computational and memory intensive program than MapInfo and Discover (2D). The resources required to display in 3D is directly proportional to the amount of data you have displayed. A well configured, large memory graphics card will improve the appearance an ...
12. The Discover 3D window appears blank; how can I make window objects visible?
    Occurrence: On my Windows Vista Operating System the Discover 3D window contains no data, even though objects are visible in the Workspace Tree. However, when I either rotate or zoom in the 3D window the objects are temporarily visible and then suddenly disappear. Solution: This issue is autom ...
13. How do I select or clip points in a TAB file that lie above or below a grid surface?
    Occurrence For example, a topographic grid has been created of an open cut pit (e.g. by overlaying a DEM grid with a series of donutted polygons representing pit bench levels using the Surfaces>Grid Utilities>Overlay tool). You would like to examine those portions of the original explor ...
14. When displaying multiple datasets/data types in 3D, nothing is displayed.
    Occurrence After bringing multiple datasets and or data types (e.g. vectors, images, grids, drillholes) into the 3D environment, any existing data vanishes, and the extents of the axes are huge. Solution Discover 3D does not support on-the-fly reprojection of data (unlike MapInfo): it displays ...