By integrating Lifecycle Visualization with Teamcenter, you can work with managed visualization data in the external single application viewer or in the Lifecycle Viewer perspective in the rich client. The Single Application Viewer is a separate Teamcenter application. The application complements Teamcenter's embedded visualization components by supporting optional software modules such as Concept Showroom, Visualization Illustration, and Variation Analysis. The Lifecycle Viewer is an embedded visualization application within the Rich Client. It provides almost all visualization tools included in the single viewer, many of which are not included in embedded Teamcenter applications such as My Teamcenter or Structure Manager.
Visualization files in Teamcenter are always either primary or secondary documents. You can open primary documents independently of other documents, whereas secondary documents depend on primary documents. For example, a JT file is a primary document that you can view independently without having to open another file; a markup layer (VPL file), on the other hand, cannot be viewed without another file and must be opened in the context of a primary document (such as a JT file).
Product structures from Teamcenter can be static or configured. This depends on how you save the session and then reopen it. When you initially send a product structure to the Lifecycle Viewer or the Single Application Viewer, the structure matches the currently active configuration settings of Teamcenter applications such as Structure Manager (configuration rules, validity, variant rules, active assembly arrangements, and other settings).
Session files store the status of the viewer so that you can resume your work at a later time. If you save your work as a session file, you can retain viewer elements such as open files, snapshots, part visibility, and part transformations.
You should understand how the following tasks are performed when you first use the Lifecycle Visualization integration in Teamcenter:
The Lifecycle Visualization integration in Teamcenter supports the Teamcenter Lifecycle Visualization Single Viewer and the Lifecycle Viewer in the Rich Client. In addition, many rich client perspectives include embedded visualization components.
Lifecycle Viewer is a comprehensive visualization client in Teamcenter. It provides almost all visualization tools included in the single viewer, many of which are not available in the embedded viewers in Teamcenter applications such as My Teamcenter.
Lifecycle Viewer is available in the same product configurations as the single viewer (Base, Standard, Professional, and Mockup). The features available depend on the licensing level. The base configuration is automatically installed with the rich client.
By using Lifecycle Viewer, you can:
The Viewer view in My Teamcenter displays content depending on the type of object selected in the current component view or in the Details view. Support for visualization data includes:
Application Cases for Visualizations
Available visualization tools
Create 2D Markups.
Navigate pages in multi-page 2D images or documents.
Move, zoom, rotate and flip 2D images/.
Create 3D markups.
Perform 3D measurements.
Slide, rotate and zoom 3D models.
Display and manipulate PMI in your model.
Create 3D cross-sections.
Select parts and part shape elements.
Check model from preset viewing angles.
View the ECAD document layers, manipulate layer color and visibility controls, search and create reports.
Create ECAD markups.
Switch between pages in schema documents with multiple pages.
Move, zoom, rotate and flip an image.
Print documents.
The viewer embedded in Structure Manager is available in the Viewer tab of the data window. You can use the Viewer to display JT files attached to assemblies and components in the structure tree when displaying and editing a product structure.
Application Cases for Visualizations
Available visualization tools
Align parts to other parts in the Viewer.
Change the representation of 3D models.
Check distance of parts in 3D models.
Compare the geometry of two groups of parts.
Create parts and align them to local coordinate systems.
Create 3D GD&T markups.
3D-modeling.
Create 3D markups.
Perform 3D measurements.
Capture your actions in the 3D Viewer as movie files.
Slide, rotate and zoom 3D models.
Display and manipulate PMI in your model.
Create 3D cross-sections.
Select parts and part shape elements.
Check model from preset viewing angles.
Create and manipulate Thrustlines.
Hide obscured parts and clip areas of your model.
Use the JT preview to display .jt parts associated with items, item change states, and datasets. When you select a compatible object, the .jt file is displayed in the view.
Application Cases for Visualizations
Available visualization tools
Slide, rotate and zoom 3D models.
Image Preview View
Use the Image Preview to display 2D raster images associated with elements, element change states, and datasets. When you select a compatible object, the image is displayed in the view.
Application Cases for Visualizations
Available visualization tools