Reviewer, 2010-04-06 07:12:00

The software is a graphics viewer and a multimedia player. It has a customizable interface and can handle a range of graphics formats.

Alteros 3D is a graphic viewer and multimedia player with both 2D and 3D capability. The software supports many 3D graphic file types that include 3DS, VRML, TrueSpace and LightWave. 2D graphical files such as PSD, PNG, TvF, JPEG, BMP, GIF, Video, Audio files and DVD etc are also supported. A built-in text editor allows you to work with TXT and RTF files. Alteros 3D can also display HTML files and other documents via OLE interface, IE needs to be present. You can have multiple documents open simultaneously. The interface integrates a windows explorer like file browsing structure so that it is easy to find the file you want to view. 2D and 3D thumbnail viewing of the graphics files allows you to choose the file easily. Rotation and scaling of 3D objects as well as alterations of lighting, transparency, material type and display mode of 3D objects, as well as many other settings for 3D scenes are possible.

A choice of skins can give the program a customized look. The software has its own desktop file format ADESK customized GUI can be created. The program interface can be easily changed with the help of the skins. Alteros 3D has its own desktop file format: ADESK. Using ADESK files you can create custom graphical interfaces and open files and folders. It can also be used as a user`s CD/DVD/FlashDrive interface. Slideshows can be created and Graphical effects Flip, Invert, RGB-transitions, Hue-Saturation-Lightness, Brightness-Contrast, Mirrors are available for use on the models being viewed.

Thus it is not only a plain viewer but will also let you do some customization to the models that could be useful.