Function Overview of the Viewer (SAP Library - Engineering Workbench (PP-BD))

Function Overview of the Viewer

The systems automatically starts the integrated viewer when you display an original application file in the supported processing situations either inplace or outplace.

Scope of functions for both display forms is identical. You can call functions as follows:

The viewer function bar contains all the functions you can use in the current processing situation.
You can use the context menu for a selection of functions.
Depress the right–hand mouse button to call up the context menu in the screen section of the viewer.

The scope of function depends on whether the viewer is displaying 2D or 3D format files.

Functions for 2D Files

The following overview shows all the tab pages that are active when displaying 2D files. In the column Usage some of the functions are described.

Tab Page	Functions	Usage
Viewer	Full-view Print	When an object cannot be completely viewed in the screen section of the viewer, you can use this function Full-view to display it again. This is useful with 2D files after having changed them with the following: Shift, Center, and Zoom .
Navigation	Shift Zoom Zoom area Center Align	Under Align you will find the functions Rotate clockwise or Mirror horizontally.
Tools	Redlining Dimensioning
Options	Color Save format	You can display the original application file in different colors according to the needs of the current processing situation. The simplified display can also increase performance (example: Monochrome and Grey scale 8 bit). The changed display of the original application file can be saved in the following formats: Bitmap (24 bit color, 8 bit gray scale) JPEG (Color 24 bit) TIF
Layer	Original application file Layer name	When the viewer is started on the original application file is displayed only – No layer is active. The tab page Layer is not active if no layers exist yet for the original application file. Only after you create a comment as a Markup using Redlining functions and then saved them in one or more layers does the entry Layer appear and the layer names are listed. You load the saved information by clicking on the selected layer. The currently loaded layer is indicated by a check mark. You can process this layer and save the changes. Clicking again deactivates the layer. When more than one layer is loaded and further comments added the comments are added to the active layer. The system determines the active layer based in the sequence of the layer loaded. The layer is active that is furthest on the bottom.

Functions for 3D Models

The following overview shows all the tab pages that are active when displaying 3D files. In the column Usage some of the functions are described.

Tab Page	Functions	Use
Viewer	Full-view Print	When an object cannot be completely viewed in the screen section of the viewer, you can use this function Full-view to display it again. This is useful with 3D files after having changed them with the following: Shift, Center, and Zoom .
Navigation	Rotate x axis y axis z axis Shift Center Zoom Zoom area	You can rotate the 3D model about any axis freely in order to looks at the model from any angle. You can then create or anchor comments as Markups using Redlining functions.
Tools	Redlining
Options	Performance Background Save format	You can improve performance dramatically by switching on Frame view, turning off Interior view or setting the Number of frames per second. The changed display of the 3D model can be saved in the following formats: Bitmap (24 bit color, 8 bit gray scale) JPEG (Color 24 bit) TIF
Redlining files		When the viewer is started on the original application file is displayed. If you create a comment as Markups using Redlining functions and then saved them the Redlining files are listed. When the viewer is started no Redlining file is active. You load the saved information by clicking on the selected Redlining file.