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Installation Instructions

Contents

  1. Install the O3D Plug-in
  2. System Requirements
  3. Graphics Card Support
  4. Graphics Hardware with Known Issues
  5. How to Determine Your Graphics Hardware

Install the O3D Plug-in

Click one of the following links to install the O3D Plug-in and run the sample applications. To develop an O3D application, all you need is the O3D plug-in and a text editor for writing JavaScript code (you do not need the O3D SDK). Be sure to check out the graphics card requirements.

System Requirements

Software Requirements

  • Windows: XP Service Pack 2, Vista (x86/x64) Service Pack 1; Firefox 2+, Internet Explorer 7.0+ (x86 only), or Google Chrome
  • Mac: Intel Mac with OS X v10.4 or later; Firefox 2+, Safari 3+, or Camino

Hardware Requirements

  • Windows: x86 CPU; DX9-compatible GPU with VS2.0 and PS2.0 support
  • Mac: any Intel Mac (unsupported GPUs will use SW renderer)

The O3D plug-in implementation may not work with some configurations that meet the requirements specified above. These incompatibilities can be caused by certain hardware combinations, different driver versions, or different OS or browser versions.

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Graphics Card Support

This list contains graphics hardware that we have tested and believe works with O3D. Other configurations may work but have not yet been tested.

Graphics Hardware Windows Mac
ASUS ATI EAH 3450✓
ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro SB Edition✓
ATI Radeon HD 2600✓
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro✓
ATI Radeon HD 3850✓
ATI Radeon HD 4850✓
ATI Radeon Sapphire HD3650✓
ATI Radeon X1550✓
Nvidia GeForce 6200 LE✓
Nvidia GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS✓
Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS✓
Nvidia GeForce 8500 GT✓
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT✓
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT✓
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT✓
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT✓
Nvidia GeFroce 9800 GT✓
Nvidia Quadro FX 570✓

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Graphics Hardware with Known Issues

This list contains graphics hardware that we have tested that causes known issues (such as browser crashes) with O3D.

Graphics HardwareWindowsMac
Intel GMA 950No support
Intel X3100Unstable
ATI Radeon X1650Some issues

How to Determine Your Graphics Hardware

The following sections describe how to determine the type of your graphics hardware on Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X systems.

On Windows XP

To determine your graphics hardware type on Windows XP systems, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the Windows desktop and choose "Properties from the menu."
  2. Click the "Advanced Settings..." button.
  3. Your graphics hardware type is listed under "Adapter Type" in the "Advanced Settings" window.

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On Windows Vista

To determine your graphics hardware type on Windows Vista systems, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the Windows Desktop and choose "Personalize" from the menu.

    Personalize menu graphic

  2. Click the "Display Settings" link at the bottom of the Personalize Control Panel.

    Personalize menu graphic

  3. Click the "Advanced Settings..." button in the Display Settings Control Panel.

    Advanced Settings button graphic

  4. Your graphics hardware type will be listed under "Adapter Type" in the "Advanced Settings" window.

    Personalize menu graphic

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On Mac OS X

To determine your graphics hardware type on Mac OS X systems, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Apple menu and choose the "About This Mac" option.

    2. About this Mac menu graphic

  2. Click the "More Info..." button.

    3. More Info button graphic

  3. Choose "Graphics/Displays" from the sidebar on the left. Your graphics hardware type will be listed next to "Chipset Model."

    4. Personalize menu graphic

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