Managing Folding

You can use an existing folding or can create a custom folding directly in the Pack Manager.

Required access roles: Author, Leader

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Select Photo Modeling as the representation source of the 3D representation.

Select an Existing Folding

You can select a predefined folding for the representation. For more information, see About Folding Management.

  1. View the representation in the Pack Manager.
    The Properties panel appears on the right side of the Pack Manager.
  2. From the Modeling section in the Properties panel, select either of the following values for Folding:
    ValueDescriptionRepresentation after Folding
    NoneTo not define folding on the representation.\
    CustomTo create a custom folding.
    Left foldingTo create a left folding.
    Right foldingTo create a right folding.
    Top foldingTo create a top folding.
    Bottom foldingTo create a bottom folding.
    Square foldingTo create a square folding.

Define a Custom Folding in Pack Manager

You can define a custom folding for the representation.

  1. View the representation in the Pack Manager.
  2. In the 3D Model menu, click Images .
    The front image appears.
  3. Click Edit Folding .
    The 2D handles appear on the image.

    Drag the 2D handles to define the remaining area of the image that creates the folding configuration.

  4. In the 3D Model menu, click 3D View to view result of the folding configuration.
  5. In the Home menu, click Save to save the folding and the generated levels of detail on the 3D representation.