SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author Standard Layout
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author Standard Layout
Content
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author
Author User Interface
Standard and Legacy Layouts
Menu Bar
File Menu
Batch Operations
Batch Render 3D Files Window
Batch Convert 2D Files Window
Batch Convert 3D Files Window
Update Options Window
Edit Menu
Preferences Window
2D View Tab Page
3D View Tab Page
3D Editor Tab Page
CAD Modules Tab Page
Colors Tab Page
Files Tab Page
NURBS Tab Page
Render Tab Page
Textures Tab Page
Thumbnails Tab Page
Create Menu
Render Menu
Render To Window
Render Auto Fly-Around Window
Render Properties Window
Favorites Menu
Actions Menu
2D Actions Menu
Alpha Channel Window
Color Profile Management Window
3D Actions Menu
Generate Thumbnails Window
3Dx Input Device Settings
Window Menu
Messages Window
Help Menu
Workspace
Toolbars
Navigation Toolbar
Display Renderer
Lights Menu
Smoothing Menu
Materials Menu
Scene Settings Menu
2D Editor Toolbar
3D Editor Toolbar
Alignment Tools Toolbar
CADTools Toolbar
Remove Hidden Objects Window
Reduce Model Window
Reduce Model Settings Window
Randomize Objects Settings Window
Drawing Toolbar
Color Objects Settings Window
ECTR Integration Toolbar
Illustration Toolbar
Vector Illustration Window
Advanced Settings Windows
Manual Explode Toolbar
Measurements Toolbar
Mesh Select Toolbar
PMI Toolbar
Text and Notes Toolbar
Rich Text Window
Thrustlines Toolbar
Thrustline Settings Window
Panels in Standard Layout
Information Panel
Scene Panel
Scene Properties Window
Environment Tab Page
Summary Tab Page
Advanced Tab Page
Object Properties Window
Object Tab Page
Item Information Window
Appearance Information
Camera Information
Light Information
Statistics Information
Solids Information
BREP Tab Page
Bone Tab Page
Camera Tab Page
Geometry Tab Page
Light Tab Page
NURBS Curve/Surface Tab Page
Solids Tab Page
Transformation Tab Page
Materials Tab Page
Attributes Tab Page in Standard Layout
Information Tab Page
Identifiers Tab
Metadata Tab Page
Cross Section Tab Page
Note Tab Page
Material Properties Window
Basic Tab Page
Standard Material
Maps Tab Page
Additional Map Properties Window
Usage Tab Page
Line Styles Tab Page
Information Tab Page
Select Objects Window
Name Tab Page
Size/Count Tab Page
Metadata Tab Page
Query Tab Page
Filters
Flag Names Window
Metadata VE/ID Window
Select Material Window
Select Layer Window
Actions
Select Material Window
Select Layer Window
Materials Panel
Animations Panel
Layers Panel
Callouts Panel
Callout List Window
Edit Callout Profile Window
Style Tab Page
Metadata Callout Window
Placement Tab Page
Leaders Tab Page
Leader Extension Window
ID Sequence Tab Page
Actions
Metadata Columns Window
Vectorize Callouts Window
Parts Panel
Parts List Settings Window
File Lists
Animation Controls
Animation Options Window
Sequence Properties Window
Animation Timeline
Components Panel
Display Settings Panel
Level of Detail Controls
Metadata Panel
Select Columns Window
Model Views and Portfolios Panel
Model View Properties Window
Basic Tab Page
Advanced Tab Page
Output Size Tab Page
Identifiers Tab Page
Metadata Tab Page
Portfolio Properties Window
SAP DMS Panel
SAP DMS Preferences Window
SAP DMS Window
Steps and Procedures Panel
Step Options Window
Advanced Window
Subtitles Properties Window
Step Properties Window
Basic Tab Page
Animation Tab Page
Advanced Tab Page
Output Size Tab Page
Highlighting Tab Page
Assignments Tab Page
Identifiers Tab Page
Metadata Tab Page
Procedure Properties Window
Assignment Properties Window
Tool Assistant
Move Settings
Rotate Settings
Scale Settings
Move Pivot Point Settings
Rotate Pivot Point Settings
Cross Section Settings
Drawing Tool Settings
Line Style Settings
Text Settings
Placement Settings
Appearance Settings
Highlighting Settings
Cutaway Settings
Detail View Settings
Manual Explode Settings
Measurement Tool Settings
Create Measurement Style Window
Value Tab Page
Appearance Tab Page
Lines Tab Page
Mirror Tool Settings
PMI Settings
Snap Tool Settings
Solid Tool Settings
Volume Select Settings
Files and Folders Explorer
Folders Panel
Favorites List
History List
Search Panel
Status Bar
Right-Click Context Menus
2D Viewport Menu
3D Viewport Menus
Viewport Right-Click Menus
Detail View Right-Click Menu
Detail View Window
Model Views Right-Click Menu
Views Right-Click Menu
Scene Right-Click Menu
Object Right-Click Menu
Tools Right-Click Menu
Merge and Replace Right-Click Menus
Texture Merging Right-Click Menu
Mesh Select Right-Click Menu
Right-Click Selection Menu
Animation Timeline Menus
Key Properties Window
File List Menus
Information Panel Right-Click Menu
Model Views and Portfolios Panel Right-Click Menu
Scene Panel Menus
Scene Tree Menus
Multi-BOM Right-Click Menu
3D Objects List Right-Click Menu
Materials Folder Right-Click Menus
Animations Panel Right-Click Menu
Animation Options Window - Bundle Sequences
Combine Multi-Sequences into a Single Sequence Window
Rescale Animation Window
Layers Panel Right-Click Menu
Layer Properties Window
Steps and Procedures Right-Click Menu
Selection Highlight Properties Window
Animation Sequence Highlight Properties Window
Render To Window (Steps)
Working with SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author
Creating New Scenes
Importing Files
Import Settings
General Tab Page
Geometry Transform
Tessellation Settings
Chord Height Tolerance
Angular Tolerance
Default Tessellation
Managing Files, Custom Data, and Thumbnails
Saving Files
Animation Tab Page
General Tab Page
Geometry Transform Tab Page
Materials Tab Page
Texture Maps Tab Page
Merging Files
Change Management
Adding Content
Replace Selection
Update from File
Reviewing Changes
Using Viewports
Navigating the Viewports
Fly Mode Tool
Orbit Tool
Page Layout Tool
Pan Tool
Scale Tool
Turntable Mode
Walk Mode Tool
Zoom Tools
Viewport Layouts
Render Modes
Lighting Modes
Infinite and Point Light
Views
Camera Views
Display Modes
Coordinate Systems
Scene Elements
Viewport Background
Objects and Materials
Selection of Objects and Materials
Using the Color Selector
Duplicating Objects
Making Objects Unique
Showing and Hiding Objects
Grouping and Hierarchies
Renaming and Deleting Objects
Editing a Motion Path
Materials
Replacing Materials
Textures
Using the Files and Folders Explorer
Working with Favorites and History Lists
Alignment Tools
Animation
Sequences
Interpolation Methods
Using the Animation Timeline
CADTools
Removing Hidden Objects
Separating Meshes
Modifying Reduction Settings
Reducing Models
Randomizing Objects
Callouts
Creating, Removing, and Adding Callouts to a List
Linking Callouts to Multiple Parts
Editing Callouts
Editing the Settings for Callouts
Displaying Callouts with Metadata
Further Actions for Parts and Callouts
Document Management System
Logging into DMS
Modifying DMS Preferences
Favorites
Searching
To Set Up Enterprise Search (Query)
ECTR Integration
Launching the SAP ECTR Interface to SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author
Creating a New Document and Original
Searching for an Original and Opening in SAP Visual Enterprise Author
Saving Originals
Locking and Editing Originals
Saving and Unlocking
Saving as a New Document
Saving as a New Version
Discarding Changes
Importing CAD Files from Session
Displaying the Document of the Current Original
Creating a Dependent Document
Displaying a Bill of Materials
Displaying Materials
Loading an Original and Adding to the Current Scene
Embedding Content
Illustration Tools
Manual Explode Tool
Creating Basic Explosions
Grouping Objects
Animating an Explosion
Adding Thrustlines to Explosions
Markups
Drawing Tools
Working with Drawing Markups
Making Detail Views
Creating Contour Drawings Using Highlight Selection
Coloring Objects
Using Continuous Draw
Text and Notes
Creating 2D Text Objects with the Text Tool
Creating Notes
Editing Notes
Symbol Leaders
Measurements
To Measure Distance
To Measure a Radius
To Measure Diameter
To Measure the Angle between Two Object Elements
To Display or Hide Measurements
To Multiply the Scale of the Scene by a Specific Coefficient Along Each Axis
To Calculate Surface Area
To Calculate Volume Using the Current Measurement Unit
Mesh Selection Tools
Metadata Browser
Exporting to Tabbed .TXT File
Importing Tabbed .TXT File
Model Views and Portfolios
Portfolios
Plug-In Manager
Product Manufacturing Information
Supported Semantic Information by PMI Type
To Use PMI
To View All PMI Markups
To Hide a Markup
To Toggle Points on Top
Primitives
Query
Creating a Query
Step 1: Statements
Step 2: Adding Filters to Statements
Object Filters
Metadata Filters
Spatial Filters
Number is in Range Filters
Using Operators to Combine Filters
Regular Expressions
Step 3: Adding Actions
Object Actions
Appearance Actions
Miscellaneous Actions
Step 4: Running a Query
Reordering Items in the Query
Disabling and Deleting Items in the Query
Selecting Procedures Using Query
Rendering Scenes
Steps and Procedures
Procedures
Steps Metadata
Assignments
Tool Assistant Panel
Selection Tools
Object Editing Tools
Pull Apart Mode
Object Position Controls
Moving Objects
Rotating Objects
Scaling Objects
Moving a Pivot Point
Rotating a Pivot Point
Cross-Sectioning Tools
Drawing Tool
Mirroring Objects
PMI Settings
Snapping Objects
Snapping Source and Target Objects Together
Create Edge by Two Points
Create Circle by Three Points
Snapping Pivot Points
Snapping Groups
Solid Tools
Volume Select Tool
Thrustlines
Configuring Thrustline Templates
Command Line Arguments
Customizing the User Interface
Layout Manager
Customize Layout Window
Keyboard Shortcuts
2D Navigation Shortcuts
3D Navigation Shortcuts
File Shortcuts
General Shortcuts
Lights Menu Shortcuts
Materials Menu Shortcuts
Object Editing Shortcuts
Render Mode Menu Shortcuts
Scene Panel Shortcuts
Selection Shortcuts
Steps Shortcuts
Views Menu Shortcuts
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Import and Export Options
2D File Formats
Adobe Encapsulated Postscript
Adobe Illustrator Vector Graphic
Adobe Photoshop Document
Autodesk Animator Graphic
Computer Graphics Metafile
EA/Amiga Interchange File Format
Enhanced Metafile
Flexible Precision Buffer Map
FLIC Animator Animation
Graphics Interchange Format
JEDMICS C4 Compressed Image
JPEG 2000 J2K and JPX
JPEG 2000 JP2
JPEG 2000 JPC
JPEG Image
OpenEXR Bitmap
Portable Network Graphics
Portable Pixelmap Graphic
Publisher's Paintbrush Bitmap Graphic
Radiance Picture Format
Scalable Vector Graphics
Silicon Graphics Image
SOFTIMAGE Picture
Tagged Image File Format
TGA File
Windows Bitmap Graphic
Windows Cursor File
Windows Icon File
Windows Metafile
Windows Run Length Encoded Bitmap
3D File Formats
Autodesk 3D Studio
Autodesk 3D Studio Project
Autodesk FBX
COLLADA
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Library
3ds Max File
Object File Format Vector Graphics
Open Inventor File
Portable Graymap Heightfield
POV-Ray RAW Triangle
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Binary
SketchUp Document
Stereolithography Rapid Prototyping Data
Universal 3D
Visual Design Stream
Visual XML
VRML Worlds
Wavefront Object
Audio File Formats
Audio Interchange Format
MPEG Audio File Format
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
RIFF MIDI File
Sound Format
Sun/NeXT/DEC Audio
Waveform Audio
Video File Formats
Advanced Streaming Format
Audio Video Interleave Animation
Moving Pictures Expert Group Video Format
Moving Pictures Expert Group Video Export
Document File Formats
Adobe Portable Document Import
Adobe Portable Document 2D
Adobe Portable Document 2D (Template)
Adobe Portable Document 3D
Z-Buffer Render Settings Window
Ray-Trace Render Settings Window
Vector Illustration Settings Window
Metadata Window
Flex Web Application
HTML Document with 3D
Office PowerPoint Document
Web Archived HTML Document
Material File Formats
Autodesk 3D Studio Material
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Material
Wavefront Material
Miscellaneous File Formats
Text File
CAD File Formats
Relationships between Import Properties
ACIS Assembly and Part
AutoCAD Design Web Format
AutoCAD Drawing Files (.dxf, .dwg, .dst)
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange
AutoCAD Drawing Object
AutoCAD Sheet Set File
CATIA Graphical Representation
CATIA V4 Assembly and Part
CATIA V4 Assembly
CATIA V4 Part
CATIA V5 Assembly and Part
CATIA V5 Assembly
Compact Scene Tree
CATIA V5 Part
CATIA V5 Drawing File
CATIA V6 (3DXML)
Creo Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER) Assembly and Part
Accelerator Files
Creo Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER) Assembly File
Creo Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER) Part File
Creo Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER) Neutral File
Creo Parametric (Pro/ENGINEER) Drawing
Creo View Files
IGES Assembly and Part
Industry Foundation Classes
Inventor Assembly
Inventor Part
JTPMI File
MicroStation CAD Graphic
NX Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings
Parasolid Assembly and Part
PLMXML
Solid Edge Assembly
Solid Edge Part
Solid Edge Sheet Metal Part
Solid Edge Weldment Design Part
Solid Edge Drawing
SolidWorks Assembly
SolidWorks Part
SolidWorks Drawing
STEP Compressed Assembly and Part
STEP Assembly and Part