| | Standard Viewer | WinViewer |
| User Interface | Single window | Multi-window with a menu and scene tree view |
| Ease of Use |
- Difficult to launch - Most settings require command-line parameters
- Simple controls - The camera is movable with standard first person controls
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- Simple to launch - All settings entered in GUI
- More complex controls - Different control modes, key/mouse combinations
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| Performance | Faster - Only renders scene | Slower - Has multi-window GUI overhead |
| Exclusive Full Screen Mode | Yes. Press F12 to switch. | No |
| Displays OgreMax Scene Files | Yes | Yes |
| Displays Ogre 3D Mesh Files | Yes | Yes |
| File Loading Method |
- Command line
- Drag-and-drop
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- 'Open File' dialog
- Command line
- Drag-and-drop
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| Lock View to Camera (for flythroughs) |
- Press space bar on keyboard
- Press left/right shoulder buttons on joystick
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- Select camera in scene tree
- Press left/right shoulder buttons on joystick
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| Lua Scripting | Yes | Yes |
| Animation Playback |
Control with Lua script |
- Select in scene tree
- Control with Lua script
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| Joystick Camera Control | Yes | Yes |
| Mouse Camera Control | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard Camera Control | Yes | No |
The WinViewer is most appropriate for general use, while the standard Viewer is appropriate for situations where the scene and its startup files have been prepared in advance.
