TSGFly 6.0
TSGFly 6.0

TSGFly is an advanced 3D viewer for Tiled Scene Graph (TSG) databases by TerraTools ®, TerraSim's state of the art geospatial visualization software. The TSGFly viewer provides a real-time viewing environment for inspecting and demonstrating visualizations created in TerraTools.

TSGFly is freely distributable, allowing database developers to easily deliver their TerraTools visualizations to their clients and customers. Navigation controls are easy to learn, with advanced capabilities available for experienced users.

TerraTools divides its visualizations into multiple data tiles that TSGFly efficiently pages into the necessary viewing area, providing high-performance 3D visualizations without expensive graphics hardware under Windows 2000 and XP.

The basic movement controls in TSGFly allow the viewer to freely navigate the visualization in real- time. TSGFly also has many capabilities that simplify the navigation process. Points of interest and flight paths can be dynamically created and modified within the TSGFly viewer. Exact coordinate locations can be selected and viewed in several different coordinate systems. Together, these controls combine to allow easy and flexible navigation for all users.

  • Flight and drive modes
  • Compass heading displays
  • Map overlay to show position
  • Specific interest points saved for display and distribution
  • Label important points
  • Create and play back paths
  • Observe surrounding area
  • Camera zoom and sizing
  • Easy to use navigation controls

Windows 2000/XP® workstations:

  • Administrative privileges on the system
  • Pentium 4 processor (Dual Core or Dual Procssor) 2.5 Ghz or higher
  • 2GB RAM or higher
  • 300MB hard disk space
  • OpenGL compliant graphics card
    • + Tested Video Cards
      TerraTools has been tested with a variety of OpenGL-compliant graphics cards and systems. The following list includes current and legacy video cards. In general, graphics cards should have a minimum of 128MB of texture memory with 256 or 512MB providing better performance on visualizations with large amounts of phototexture. It is also important to verify that your workstation has the latest manufacturer's OpenGL drivers. Workstations sometimes are shipped with drivers that are more than 6 months old.

      Manufacturer Model
      ATI Mobility Radeon 9800
      ATI FireGL v3400, v7200
      E&S SimFusion REALimage 3000
      Elsa Gloria II Pro
      Matrox Millennium G450
      NVIDIA GeForce 256 DDR
      NVIDIA GeForce2
      (Go, GTS, MX, Ultra)
      NVIDIA GeForce III Ti 200
      NVIDIA GeForce4
      (440 Go, MX 440, Ti 4600)
      NVIDIA Quadro
      (2, 2 Pro, 4)
      NVIDIA Quadro FX
      (500, 540, 550, 570, 1300, 1400, 1700, 3450, 3500, 4600, 5600)
      NVIDIA Quadro NVS
      (285, 290)
      NVIDIA Riva TNT2

    • + Determine Your Machine's Video Card
      How to determine the type of video card you have on your Windows machine:
      1. Right-click on your desktop and select Properties.
      2. Select the Settings tab and click on the Advanced button in the lower right area of the dialog.
      3. Select the Adapter tab for Windows 2000 and XP. The make and model of the installed video card should be displayed under the Adapter Type heading.
      Once you have determined the type of video card you have, check the list of supported cards (above) to see if your card has been tested to successfully run TerraTools.

Embedded Tools for Urban Modeling and Analysis

  • Intervisibility tool to analyze line of sight
  • Flood plane shows increasing water levels
  • X-Ray to interactively display interior details
  • Quantitative display of aerosol dispersal range