Associating an Image to a Template

You may want to associate an image to a template. This image appears in the Parameters dialog box at instantiation. This helps you make out the different published parameters by representing them on a 2D plan.

Important:
  • The following image formats are supported: RGB, PICTURE, JPEG, BMP, and PNG.
  • If you work with a Data Setup table, enter the following in the Properties tab:
    1. Fill in the Resources set name box that corresponds to the resource table internal name in Data Setup.
    2. Fill in the Directory logical name box that is the logical name of the resource container in Data Setup.
    3. Enter the image name along with its extension.
  • If you work with a resource table, enter the following in the Properties tab:
    1. Fill in the Directory logical name box.
    2. Enter the image name along with its extension.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin:
  • To access the models used in this topic, import the Bounding_Box_Reference_000.3dxml and the Bounding_Box_Destination_000.3dxml files located in win_b64\startup\Knowledgeware\3D Templates Samples\Sample1.
See Also
In the Knowledge Base
Procedure for associating an image to a template (user feature or power copy)

Create a Resource Folder and Save the Image

You must save the image you want to be displayed in the instantiation dialog box in a resource container before associating it to the template.

Note: You must be granted the Owner access role.

  1. Select Add > Content > Know-how Apps Resources .
  2. Click Import Directory Contents and click the node in the tree.
  3. In the Folder Chooser, navigate to the directory containing your image and click OK.
    The folder is displayed below the name of the resource container in the tree as well as the images it contains.
  4. Click Share > Save > Save with Options.
    The image is saved in the zip file.

Associate the Resource Container to a Collaborative Space

You must then associate the resource container containing the images to a collaborative space.

Note: You must be granted the Owner access role.

  1. From the Compass, click Social and Collaborative Apps and select Data Setup.
  2. Select Knowledge Resources and click New.
  3. In the window, click Add a new resource item to add a row to the resource table and do the following:
    1. Enter the logical name.
    2. Click once in the Resource Type field, to select the Directory resource type from the list.
    3. Double-click the Resource field to search for the zip file and select the directory.
    4. Click OK.
  4. Drag the resource set to the 3DS Collab Space node and save.

The resource set is bound to the collaborative space.

Create the User Feature and Associate the Image to the Template

You are going to create the user feature and associate the image to the template.

  1. Open the reference product.
  2. From the Compass, click 3D Modeling Apps and select 3D Templates Capture.
  3. From the Manage Templates section, click User Feature .
  4. Replace the default user feature name by a new name, Bounding Sphere in this example, and select the inputs of the user feature in the tree. In this example, select:
    1. Axis System.1.
    2. Construction Sphere.

    • Datum features that cannot be calculated cannot be inputs of user features.
    • Sub-elements cannot be components of user features. For example, the face of a pad can be an input.

  5. Click the Properties tab.
  6. Fill in the boxes of the Image frame.
    1. Fill in the Resources set name box that corresponds to the resource table internal name in Data Setup.
    2. Fill in the Directory logical name box that is the logical name of the resource container in Data Setup.
    3. Enter the image name along with its extension.
  7. Keep your document open and save.

Instantiate the User Feature

You must now instantiate the user feature.

  1. Open the destination product.
  2. Click anywhere in your new document, click Instantiation from Selection, and then click the user feature you created in the reference product.
  3. In the Insert Object dialog box, select the appropriate inputs and click Parameters in the Insert Object dialog box.
    The Parameters dialog box appears showing the image you associated.
  4. Click Close and OK.
    The user feature is instantiated.