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SOLV3D

3D Point Cloud Data Visualization

Engine Resources

Page Outline

Welcome to SOLV3D engine (Engine)! Here are user guides, training videos, and sample data that will help you understand how to get the most out of your Engine license. Links are in red.

We have organized this page into three sections, Engine Beta Information, Getting Set Up, and Learning How to Use Engine:

  • 1: Engine Beta Information
  • 2: Getting Set Up
    • Installer Download
    • Installing Engine
    • Engine Release Notes
    • License Activation
    • System Requirements
    • User Guide
    • Technical Support
  • 3: Learning How To Use Engine
    • Hands-on Workshops
    • Sample Data
    • Tutorial Videos
      • Setup and Installation
      • Cloud Share Module – Optional
      • Analytics – Included
      • Analytics – Optional
      • Point Cloud Processing
      • Data Viewer

1: Beta Information

Engine 5.0.47 Beta is now available. Please see the release notes for more information.

The beta user guide is here.

2: Getting Set Up

Installer Download

Download the production version of SOLV3D engine (Engine) to access the latest stable version of our tools.

Installing Engine

Double-click on setup.exe from your downloads folder and wait until the installation is complete. Engine will immediately load upon successfully installing.

For more information, please refer to the SOLV3D engine™ User Guide.

Engine Release Notes

For Engine Version 5 release notes, click here

For Engine Version 4 release notes, click here.
(Note: Version 4 will not be supported following the release of Version 6).

We no longer support Engine Versions 1, 2 (release notes), or 3 (release notes).

License Activation

You need to activate Engine using the license key we have provided you. If you
do not have a license key, please contact help@solv3d.com.

System Requirements – General Use

These requirements do not include using the optional Object Identification / Classification module. See below for those requirements.

Minimum Specifications

  • 4 GB RAM
  • 64-bit dual-core processor
  • 700 MB of disk space plus additional space for data processing
  • Internet connection (required for license validation when running a function)
  • Windows 7 or higher
  • NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, Ver 11.1 (for image privacy blurring)

Recommended Specifications

  • 8 GB RAM (or more)
  • 64-bit multi-core processor
  • Dedicated graphics card (GPU)
  • Solid State Drive (SSD) – recommended when processing large datasets
  • NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, Ver 11.1 (for image privacy blurring)

System Requirements – Optional Object Identification / Classification

These requirements are for the optional Object Identification / Classification module. See above for general usage requirements.

As an easy to understand guide, we recommend using mid-tier “gamer” computer made in the last two years.

Minimum Hardware Specifications

  • Processor: 64-bit processor, x86-64, 2 GHz, 2 available processor cores.
  • Graphics processor: a GPU that supports Nvidia CUDA 11.1.
  • Computer memory: 16 GB RAM.
  • Disk storage: 500 GB of space on an SSD.

Minimum Software Specifications

  • Windows 10 64-bit or later
  • Engine 3.0.7 or later with available Engine license.
  • The NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit, version 11.1 (no later version)
    • Download here
    • Note:. If you have a later version of CUDA installed, install this version anyway. The CUDA installer will say it is for Windows 10, but it will work for Windows 11

User Guide

Download the latest Engine User Guide here.

Technical Support

Our English-speaking team provides you with technical and functional help through e-mail support during normal business hours (8 am to 5 pm Mountain Time, Monday to Friday, excluding Alberta statutory holidays) – email: help@solv3d.com

3: Learning How to Use Engine

Hands-on Workshops

For anyone who prefers an interactive learning experience, we have two hands-on workshops. We also recommend the “Foundation” series of workshops from AMII.

Sample Data

These data sets go with our tutorial videos listed below. Download them so you can follow along with your copy of Engine.

Note: Due to the nature of deep learning training, our sample models may produce different results on your data. As with any such model, we recommend that you test the model against a smaller sample dataset before you use it on a larger dataset.

Tutorial Videos

Setup and Installation

Cloud Share – Optional

Analytics – Included

Analytics – Optional

Advanced Data Aligner (Image, Point Cloud) – Optional

Image Processing

Point Cloud Processing

Data Viewer

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