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Viewing and Marking Up a 3D Document

This procedure describes how to view a 3D JT document that has been added to a folder or route in Team Central. The procedure also includes instructions for viewing the structure of an assembly JT file and marking up the file (VisMockUp only). To view a JT file, you must have at least Read access to the file. To mark up a JT file, you must have Read Write access to it. You can only perform this procedure if your system has been set up for 3D viewing and you have a supported 3D viewer installed, such as e-Vis Viewer or VisMockUp.

If your system has been set up to use more than one 3D viewer for JT files, you must choose the viewer you prefer to use. See the MatrixOne Common Components User Guide. If you have the option of choosing a preferred viewer and don't select one, the system won't launch any viewer when you attempt to view a JT file.

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Depending on how your system is set up, a File Checkin/Checkout Login page may appear when you attempt to view or add documents. If so, enter the same Username and Password that you enter when logging into Team Central and click Login.

To view a 3D JT document that has been added to a folder or route

1. View the content of a folder or route: click the folder name from the folder list or click Content from the route's category list.

For instructions on accessing the category list for a folder, see Viewing Information for a Folder or Subfolder. For instruction on accessing the category list for a route, see the MatrixOne Common Components User Guide.

The Content page lists all items in the folder or route, including JT files. The icon next to each JT file shows whether the file is the root assembly file , a subassembly file , or a component file with no files under it .

2. To view information about a JT file, including the structure of its subassemblies and component files:
1. Click the file's Name from the Content page.

The category list and Properties page opens for the JT file.

2. Use the category list to view more information about the JT file, as you would any document.
3. To view the structure of the JT file, click View Structure from the Properties page.

The JT File Tree Structure page opens. The page shows the file structure on the left and details for the selected file on the right. If the JT file has no component files, no other files are listed on the left. If the JT file contains subassemblies and the subassemblies were added along with the root file, subassemblies are shown. Click the plus and minus icons to expand and contract the subassemblies. To view details about any file within the structure, click the file name. To view the selected file in the 3D viewer, click the View in the lower right corner of the window. See Step 3 below for more details.

3. To view a JT file in the e-Vis or VisMockUp viewer:
1. Click the View icon for the file from the Content page for the folder or route.

The Viewer popup window opens and a configured JT viewer launches and opens the JT file. If the JT file has child subassemblies or component files, they are also available. If the file has markups attached (VisMockUp viewer only), they are also opened. For instructions on viewing markups, see the documentation that accompanies the viewer.

2. Work with the file as needed. See the viewer's documentation for specific instructions.
3. You can switch back to Team Central and view another JT file if needed. The system will open another Viewer popup window and the second JT file will open in the Viewer application.
4. To mark up a JT file in VisMockUp:
1. View the JT file in VisMockUp as described in Step 3.
2. Use the viewer's markup tool to add text and/or line art.
3. Save the markup by saving the layers. Each layer file is saved along with the JT document.

Any markups that you save in VisMockUp will be attached to the drawing and available to anyone who subsequently views the drawing from Team Central.

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In e-Vis Viewer, you save markups by capturing the image and saving the 2D image that shows your markups as a .CGM file. The 2D CGM file that you save in e-Vis is not saved with the JT file in Team Central. You can add it to the folder that contains the JT file using the standard file checkin.