Tools Section

The Tools section of the action bar provides commands for reviewing existing models and determining whether they can be combined and reused in a new design project.

Volume Query
Filters objects in a validated volume (box, sphere, proximity).
See Filtering a Structure Using a Volume Query .
Where Used
Enables to navigate on product structure instantiation links (from child to parent) and on classification links (from classified object to folder, and from subfolder to parent folder).


Authoring Mode
Toggles from Index mode to Authoring mode, or vice versa.
In Index mode, objects are retrieved from the CloudView index. In Authoring mode, objects are retrieved from the 3DSpace database.

Switching modes has several consequences:

  • The Filter command is only available in Index mode.
  • Indexed simplified geometry is only available in Index mode.
  • Response times are better when retrieving structures from the index in Index mode, than when retrieving it from the 3DSpace database in Authoring mode. The loading time of 3D objects is the same in either mode.

STEP AP242 is supported:

  • When you modify the structure, the app is automatically switched to Authoring mode. To verify the mode, click .
  • Before loading the 3D view, you can change the loading preference to the simplified geometry authoring stream.
  • After loading the 3D view, you can switch elements from an indexed simplified geometry stream to a simplified geometry authoring stream. Right-click then select Toggle Simplified Geometry.

    You can do this representation-by-representation or by selecting multiple representations.

  • The Step simplified geometry is displayed only when:
    • The app is in Index mode.
    • Simplified geometry is used instead of indexed simplified geometry.
    • The Step simplified geometry is synchronized.

Filter
Lets you create a new filter or open an existing filter.

The filter is not reloaded after browser refresh and opens the complete product on which the filter is created.

See Advanced Filtering .
Measure
Measures different parameters of an object such as coordinates of a point, area of surface, angle between two objects and distance between selected objects.
See Measuring Items.
Reveal Related Data
Lists data (drawings or layouts) that is related to geometrical objects in the model, and previews this data in a dedicated viewer.

Click one or more geometrical objects, and then click the marker that appears when related data exists.

See Revealing Data Related to Geometry.


3D Views
Browses FTA annotations.
Click to display a view or a capture, and then define display options.
See Browsing Annotations .
Print
Prints the current view using your browser's standard print feature.


Preferences
Provides options for customizing the display and retrieval of annotations.
See Customizing App-specific Preferences .