Testing Visualization Performance

You can test the rotation of the 3D object you are displaying in your session with the rotation angle and step number you defined.

  1. In the power input box, enter c:TestVisuPerfoDraw, and then press Enter.
  2. In the Rotation Performance dialog box, select the rotation axis by clicking the appropriate option:
    • Vertical is the default axis, vertical and parallel to the screen.
    • Horizontal is the horizontal axis, parallel to the screen.
    • Sight is the axis perpendicular to the screen.
  3. In the Parameters area, define:
    • The angle for each rotation step (in degrees) in the Angle box.
    • The number of steps in the Repeat box.
  4. In the LOD Selection area, select the level of details:
    • Static Mode: performs the test using the value defined with the Static slider.
    • Dynamic Mode: performs the test using the value defined with the While Moving slider.

    Depending on the mode you select, the test is performed according to the value you specify for the Level of detail option.

  5. Click Apply to start testing.
    The parameters are applied and the corresponding result performance is displayed in the Visualization Time box of the Results area.

    The visualization time corresponds to the average visualization time per frame (in milliseconds). For example, if you display 40 times your object (whatever the Angle value), the average visualization time is the total visualization time (that is, is the sum of all milliseconds spent to draw the 40 frames) divided by 40.

    The total visualization time is not displayed in this dialog box but you can compute it. To do so, multiply the value displayed in the Visualization Time box by the value displayed in the Repeat box.

  6. Click Cancel to exit the command.