Hello Eddie,

I know your frustrated, but lets give something a try.

You mentioned you have a folder that has 3d charts,
It is, or should be, named 3DCHARTS, and contain many *.3dc files.
If this is correct, then you did indeed copy the contour charts onto the hard drive during installation (which is essential for them to be displayed.)

Start the program "Offshore Navigator Lite".
Open one of the nautical charts.
Right click on the chart, and choose "place vessel here".
(You should now see the icon of your vessel)

Go to the menu Charts> Link to Contour Chart
(This should bring up a second chart screen, on the left, displaying the contour chart.)

To determine what the area the contour chart is covering/displaying
go to the menu View> options...
click the Contour Charts tab,
under Nautical Chart Display, check Show Outline of Contour...
(this will put a blue square outline on the nautical chart when the
contour chart is linked)

This should get you to be able to display the 3D charts.
If you continue to have trouble getting started, please let us know ASAP
to prevent any further frustration.

Also, there is a Help section built into the software you could refer to during our
non opererational hours.
Go to the menu Help>Contents> click the search tab, enter in key word(s)

Have a great day!


-Michael Bogannam
Technical Support Specialist