Module 3: Viewing Product Information
Introduction to Windchill PDMLink 9.0
2007 PTC
Objectives
After successfully completing this module you should be able to:
! Explain the benefits of Visualization. ! View the details and content of Windchill objects. ! Identify representation viewing tools. ! View representations with ProductView. ! View Windchill product structure. ! View the relationships and histories of Windchill objects.
Introduction to Visualization
PDMLink Visualization
! View and share intellectual property
about products.
! Discuss and markup digital products.
Visualization Tools
! ProductView Lite ! ProductView Standard
ProductView Lite
ProductView Standard
Viewing Object Information
Viewing Details
! Search results ! Folder table ! Product structures ! Workspaces
View information icon
Name: golf_cart.asm Number: GOLF_CART.ASM Version: A.2 State: In Work Created by: John Evans
Viewing Object Information (cont.)
Viewing Details
Actions Menu Details Representation/ Thumbnail
Other Menus
Viewing Content and Representations
Viewing Content and Representations
Representation/ Thumbnail
Download Primary Content
Primary Content
Attachment
Viewing Objects: Available Options
Viewing End Items and Parts
! View thumbnail ! View representation in ProductView
Part Thumbnail
Viewing CAD Documents
! View thumbnail ! View representation in ProductView ! Open in Pro/ENGINEER
CAD Document Thumbnail
Viewing Documents
! Get primary content ! View representation in ProductView ! View document content in ProductView
Document Thumbnail
Viewing Representations: Tools
Tools
! ProductView Lite
" View 3-D models 2-D drawings Images Documents ECAD data " Dimension and measure Models Drawings " Annotate all view types
! ProductView Standard
" All of the above and more
Viewing Representations: General Options
Views command group ProductView Top Menu Navigation command group Parts command group
General command group
Display command group
Display Area Attributes Status Bar
Viewing Representations: Markup Options
Annotations command group Measurement command group
Annotation
Viewing Objects: Relationships, Histories, and Other Information
Menus
! Structures ! General ! Related objects ! History ! Collaboration
Viewing Objects: End Item and Part Structure
Viewing Product Structures
Current Configuration
Product Structure: Displaying Documents
Viewing Product Structures
! Related documents
Show Documents
Document CAD Document
Viewing Objects: CAD Document Structure
CAD Document Structure
! Set Configuration
Set Configuration Menu
Viewing Objects: Structure Menu
Document Structure
Viewing Objects: General Menu
General Menu
General Menu
Primary Content
Attachment
Viewing Objects: Related Objects Menu
Related Objects Menu
Related Objects Menu
Reference Documents
Viewing Objects: History Menu
History Menu
History Menu
Compare Information
Viewing Objects: Collaboration Menu
Collaboration Menu
Collaboration Menu
Subscription
Demonstrations
! Examining Documents ! Examining Product Structures ! Examining CAD Documents ! Viewing and Annotating CAD Representations
Summary
After successfully completing this module you should know how to:
! Explain the benefits of Visualization. ! View the details and content of Windchill objects. ! Identify representation viewing tools. ! View representations with ProductView. ! View Windchill product structure. ! View the relationships and histories of Windchill objects.
