Product visualization is an integral component in modern business software solutions. SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer provides visualization as a permanently available and fully-integrated solution component. The viewing functionality is always available to enable the visualization of parts and assemblies when working on tasks within a business process.
With SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, you can extend correct and uniform product data across the complete enterprise by publishing 2D images and 3D scenes on all industry-standard desktop applications. This improves the quality of internal and external communication as well as collaboration processes.
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is available both as a standalone executable program and as an ActiveX control. The standalone executable program provides an easy convenient way for viewing files and associated collaboration. 3D files display as standalone files, rather than as objects embedded in Word or Powerpoint. The ActiveX control allows the viewing and collaboration functionality of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer to be used from web pages, Word documents, Powerpoint presentations, and other ActiveX compliant applications.
Some of these 3D scenes can include one or more of the following:
Parts list with or without associated metadata
Model views
Animated scenes
Steps
PMI Information
Markups
See SAP Note 1787261 for information on corrections made after the documentation has been delivered.
For a comprehensive viewing experience, SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer provides an extensive range of functions. These include, but are not limited to the following:
Pull-apart and reassembly functions integrated directly in 3D scenes
Angle and distance measurements, including measurements between vertices, edges and faces, as well as the determination of arc centers
Display of cross-sectional views
Alteration of render modes
Zooming, panning, flying through, rotating, and walking through scenes
Display of parts lists associated with 3D scenes
Playback of steps, procedures, and 3D animations
Loading and rendering CGM files
The following file formats are supported:
2D Raster Formats
File Format |
Type |
Extension |
Format Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Right Hemisphere Binary Viewable |
Scene |
RH |
Viewable only |
Graphics Interchange Format |
Image |
GIF |
CompuServe Inc. File format |
JPEG Image |
Image |
JPEG, JPG |
Joint Photo Experts Group Image Format |
Tagged Image File Format |
Image |
TIF, TIFF |
Multi-page tiff |
Windows Bitmap Graphic |
Image |
BMP, DIB |
|
JEDMICS C4 Compressed Image |
Image |
C4 |
|
JPEG 2000 J2K |
Image |
J2K |
Joint Photo Experts Group Image Format |
JPEG 2000 JP2 |
Image |
JP2 |
Joint Photo Experts Group Image Format |
JPEG 2000 JPC |
Image |
JPC |
Joint Photo Experts Group Image Format |
JPEG 2000 JPX |
Image |
JPX |
Joint Photo Experts Group Image Format |
Portable Network Graphics |
Image |
PNG |
|
Portable Pixelmap Graphic |
Image |
PPM |
|
Publisher's Paintbrush Bitmap Graphic |
Image |
PCX |
|
Radiance Picture |
Image |
HDR |
|
Silicon Graphics Image |
Image |
RGB, RGBA, INT, INTA |
8-32 bpp; RLE or uncompressed; no color maps |
SOFTIMAGE Picture |
Image |
PIC |
|
TGA File |
Image |
TGA |
Used in Graphic Arts Extensively |
Windows Run Length Encoded Bitmap |
Image |
RLE |
2D Vector Formats
File Format |
Type |
Extension |
Format Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Right Hemisphere |
Scene |
RH |
|
AutoCAD Design Web Format |
Scene |
DWF |
|
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange |
Scene |
DXF |
|
AutoCAD Drawing Object |
Scene |
DWG |
|
AutoCAD Sheet Sets |
Scene |
DST |
|
Autodesk Animator Graphic |
Image |
CEL |
|
Computer Graphics Metafile |
Image |
CGM |
|
DirectX DirectDraw Surface |
Image |
DDS |
|
AutoCAD Design Web Format |
Image |
IFF |
|
FLIC Animator Animation (fli) |
Image |
FLI |
First frame only; resolution limited to 320x200 |
FLIC Animator Animation (flc) |
Image |
FLC |
First frame only |
Scalable Vector Graphic |
Image |
SVG |
|
Adobe Illustrator Vector Graphic |
Image |
AI |
|
Adobe Encapsulated Post Script |
Image |
EPS |
Version 2. *Export using Vector Illustration. Standard 2D. No export options |
Adobe Photoshop Document |
Image |
PSD |
|
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Library |
Scene |
PLT, HPGL |
HPGL1 and HPGL2 |
3D Formats
File Format |
Type |
Extension |
Format Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Right Hemisphere |
Scene |
RH |
|
Autodesk 3D Studio |
Scene |
3DS |
|
Autodesk 3D Studio Project |
Scene |
PRJ |
|
AutoCAD Design Web Format |
2D and 3D drawing |
DWF |
|
AutoCAD Drawing Interchange |
2D and 3D drawing |
DXF |
|
AutoCAD Drawing Object |
2D and 3D drawing |
DWG |
|
FiLMBOX |
Scene |
FBX |
|
JT FIle Import |
Scene |
JT |
JT file format versions 6.4 to 10. |
Google SketchUp Document |
Scene |
SKP |
|
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Library |
2D and 3D |
HPGL, PLT |
|
Lightwave 3D Object |
Scene |
LWO |
|
Lightwave Binary |
Scene |
LW |
|
Lightwave Scene |
Scene |
LWS |
|
Open Inventor |
Scene |
IV |
|
OpenFlight Scene Description Database |
Scene |
FLT |
|
Rhinoceros 3D Model |
Scene |
3DM |
|
Universal 3D |
Scene |
U3D |
|
Visual Design Stream |
Scene |
VDS, VDSL |
|
VRML Worlds |
Scene |
WRL, VRML |
|
Wavefront Object |
Scene |
OBJ |
The file formats DWG and DXF have 2D characteristics when vector lines are applied and do not function in the same manner as pure 3D file formats. For example, you cannot rotate a model rendered with vector lines and saved in a DWG format.
If you are using SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author, CAD files should be saved as .rh files before being inserted or dragged into Office documents.
Audio File Formats
File Format |
Type |
Extension |
Format Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Audio Interchange Format |
Audio |
AIF, AIFF |
Play only |
MPEG Audio Files |
Audio |
MPA, MP2, MP3 |
Play only |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
Audio |
MID, MIDI |
Play only |
RIFF MIDI File |
Audio |
RMI |
Play only |
Sound Format |
Audio |
SND |
Play only |
Sun/NeXT/DEC Audio |
Audio |
AU |
Play only |
Waveform Audio |
Audio |
WAV |
Play only |
Video File Formats
File Format |
Type |
Extension |
---|---|---|
Advanced Streaming Format |
Video |
ASF |
Audio Video Interleave Animation |
Video |
AVI |
Moving Pictures Expert Group Video |
Video |
M1V, MPEG, MPG |
Document Formats
File Format |
Type |
Extension |
---|---|---|
Text File |
Text |
TXT |