When studying VideoCAD the educational article series The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD is very useful.

 

The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part I. Camera view area (*.pdf)

The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 2. Person detection area, person identification area, license plate reading area. Spatial resolution."(*.pdf)

The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 3. 3D modeling in VideoCAD"(*.pdf)

The principles of CCTV design in VideoCAD. Part 4. Illumination and camera sensitivity in CCTV"(*.pdf)

 

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These articles contain a short theoretical material and illustrated step by step instructions on how to use VideoCAD.

You can download the articles here http://www.cctvcad.com/CCTVCAD-Download.html

 

There you can also find:

 

VideoCAD User's Guide in *. pdf format

Package to import 3D models.

Other useful programs for CCTV design.