Previewing Assets in 3DPlay

You can preview an asset from the 3DPlay preview.

The 3DPlay preview lets you visualize an asset in full resolution in xMedia. In addition, the preview lets you perform various actions with the selected asset, such as opening its Information panel, or creating tasks for it.

The 3DPlay preview supports certain file types (extensions) of assets. For more information, see 3D Modeling | 3DPlay | 3DPlay Web App | Supported PLM Objects and 2D and 3D File Formats.

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About Assets
  1. To open the 3DPlay preview, from a place or collection and depending on your context, do one of the following:

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    • Double-click (double-tap) the asset of your choice.
    • From the asset of your choice, click (tap) Menu and select Open in 3DPlay .
    • Right-click (hold) the asset of your choice and select Open in 3DPlay .
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    • From the asset of your choice, click (tap) Menu and select Open in 3DPlay .
    • Right-click (hold) the asset of your choice and select Open in 3DPlay .

    Opening the 3DPlay preview of the selected asset lets you perform several actions with this asset.
  2. Optional: Zoom in on the asset.
  3. Optional: To open the Information panel of the asset, click (tap) Asset Information .

    Note: When you open the 3DPlay preview of an asset from a 3DDrive folder, you open a reduced version of the Information panel that provides you with primary information about the selected asset.

    For more information, see Information Panel

  4. Optional: Create annotations for the asset.

    For more information, see Creating Annotations.

  5. Optional: To save the created annotations, click (tap) Take Snapshot .

    For more information, see Creating Annotations.

    Note: You can save annotations for the asset only when you open the 3DPlay preview from a collaborative space or a collection.

  6. Optional: To create a collaborative task for the asset, click (tap) Create Task .

    For more information, see Creating Tasks for Assets.

    Note: You can create tasks for the asset only when you open the 3DPlay preview from a collaborative space or a collection.