Installation

Double-click on the file to launch setup and follow the on-screen instructions. The installation automatically inserts the control into the Eyeshot tab of Visual Studio's toolbox.

 

Installed Files 

The folders shown in Figure 1 below will be installed onto your machine.

Figure 1: Installed folders.

 

Root Directory

• LicenseAgreement.pdf

Bin Folder

• devDept.Geometry.dll
• devDept.Geometry.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• devDept.Graphics.dll
• devDept.Graphics.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• devDept.Eyeshot.Control.dll
• devDept.Eyeshot.Control.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• devDept.Eyeshot.Kinect.dll
• devDept.Eyeshot.Kinect.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• devDept.Graphics.Wpf.dll
• devDept.Graphics.Wpf.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• devDept.Eyeshot.Control.Wpf.dll
• devDept.Eyeshot.Control.Wpf.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• devDept.Eyeshot.Kinect.Wpf.dll
• devDept.Eyeshot.Kinect.Wpf.xml (used for Visual Studio IntelliSense)
• x86 Folder (DWG/DXF import/export support for x86 platform)
• x64 Folder (DWG/DXF import/export support for x64 platform)

Demo folder

• EyeshotDemo executable
• DraftingDemo executable
• FemDemo executable (when applicable)

Tools folder

• ProjectConverter, a tool for automatic migration of Eyeshot 7.0 based project to version 8.0
• UnlockSamples, a tool to insert your serial number in all source code samples automatically.

 

Source code samples

Additionally, you'll find a Samples folder inside the Documents folder of your machine. It contains many beginners source code samples in both C# an VB.NET programming languages.

Figure 2: Installed folders inside the Eyeshot Ultimate 8.0 Samples folder.

 

Start Menu

The following start menu entries will be created during the installation:

Figure 3: Start menu entries created during installation.

 

Uninstalling

To uninstall the samples and the control, use the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs utility.

 

Platform Requirements

To develop applications using Eyeshot you must have the .NET framework and Visual Studio .NET installed (minimum .NET Framework version 4.0). The .NET framework is available to MSDN Subscribers at the MSDN web site.

 

Graphics Requirements

A summary of graphics requirements for each supported renderer follows.

OpenGL	Available only in WinForms control. Recommended: OpenGL version 2.0
DirectX	Available in both WPF and WinForms controls. Recommended: Direct3D 11 feature level 10_0 Minimum: Direct3D 11 feature level 9_3 With the following limitations: no planar reflections, no two sided lighting, no point and spot lights, 4 lights instead of 8, no width for lines and points.