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1. X and Y Specify X and Y to define the resolution for the con verted file Choose from pixels inches and millimeters for the units e X indicates the number of horizontal pixels e Y is the number of vertical pixels for the current active file contents Note At times AutoVue presets X and Y to match the specifications of the selected conversion file format PDF With AutoVue it is possible to convert all formats to PDF When converted from Markup Mode markups are burned onto the PDF When you open the PDF you will see the base file along with all markups Converting a 3D Model 1 2 Select File gt Convert from the Autovue main menu The Convert dialog appears In the Save As text box enter the path and filename or click Browse to locate the directory where you want to convert the file to then enter a file name From the Convert to Format drop down list select the format you want to convert the file to Note The Output and Convert area options change according to the type of format you choose Select the output and convert options that you want to set for the file See Conversion Options Click OK The Conversion in progress dialog appears The dialog disappears when the file is converted successfully Manipulating Views AutoVue provides the flexibility to manipulate the display of a 3D model You can rotate scale or translate a model or any selection of model parts You can also navigate f
2. a Compare Sets 3DUGAssemblyValve prt 8 Page 2 lt amp C 3DUGAssemblyValve p 4 3DUGPartY oke prt C 3DUGPartHousing r 3DUGPartSeal prt C 3DUGPartSeal prt 3DUGPartGasket pr 3DUGPartBody prt 3DUGAssemblyValve prt Page 1 C 3DUGAssemblyValve p s0UGPartYoke prt 30UGPartHousing C 3DUGPartSeal prt C 3DUGPartSeal prt a 3DUGPartGasket pr C 3DUGPartBody prt ESN iss a Set 2 Set 1 Clear Clear Cancel Help Click set 4 Set by default Select the entities from either the tree on the left or the tree on the right Note The tree on the left is the base file and the tree on the right is the compare file The selected entities appear in the Set 1 list Click set 2 point Select the entities from the other tree that you did not select for Set 1 The selected entities appear in the Set 2 list Note To compare entities from the same file select the entities for Set 1 and Set 2 from either the base file or the compare file Click OK The Compare Tree and the three windows are updated with the set comparison results To restore the comparison files select File gt Compare Files The files appear in the three windows Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 123 Generating a Bill of Material For 3D files you can obtain a list with a count of the parts required for manufacturing the item featured in the file To generate a Bil
3. 184 AutoVue Measuring Cumulative Distance Use the Cumulative Distance option to measure the distance along a path of multi faceted adjoining points Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 11 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon a on the Markup toolbar 12 Click the Distance tab 13 Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes 14 From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit that you want to measure the distance 15 Select Cumulative 16 Click the first entity to define the starting point 17 Continue clicking points along the path that you want to measure Each point is joined by a line 18 Right click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured distance Delta X Delta Y and the Manhattan Distance appear in the Measurement dialog 19 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 20 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating Distance 1 Measure the distance between two points or meas
4. Note You can also click the Markup Layers icon on the Markup toolbar 2 Inthe Markup Layers dialog click New The New Markup Layer dialog appears 3 Enter the name that you want for the markup layer 4 ClickOK The new markup layer is added to the list in the Markup Layers dialog 5 To change the color of the new layer click Color in the Markup Layer dialog The Layer Color dialog appears Select a Color then click OK 6 Click OK to close the Markup Layers dialog Setting the Active Markup Layer A markup can have several layers and you can set a layer as the active markup layer When a markup layer is active all modifications you make are applied to that markup layer Note Ensure that no markup entity is selected when setting the active markup layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Markup Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Markup Layers icon onthe Markup toolbar 2 From the Markup Layers list select the checkbox beside the layer you want to make active 3 Click OK The selected Markup layer appears in the workspace Changing the Active Markup Layer When you have multiple markup layers you can change the active layer to another layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 151 The Markup Layers dialog box appears 2 From the Currently Active Layer drop down list select the layer you want to make active 3 Click O
5. 4 From the Type drop down list select the type of entity that you want to search Note For 3D Models that have PMI information the PMI search features are enabled 5 Select the checkbox beside Show PMI parent entity in results if you want only the parent entity of the selected PMI entity or entities to appear in the Results list Clear the checkmark if you want all PMI entities to appear in the Results list Note Option is enabled if Type is set to PMI or All and files has PMI entities Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 127 From the PMI filter drop down list select the type of entities that you want to search To search all entities select All To search entities with PMI select With PMI To search entities without PMI select Without PMI From the PMI type drop down list select the type of entity that you want to search Note PMI type is disabled if PMI Filter is set to All See Saving Search Results Click Close to close the Entity Search dialog Performing an Attribute based Search From the 3D Search dialog you can search for entities by their attributes such as color density shading etc 1 5 Select Analysis gt Entity Search from the AutoVue menu The Entity Search dialog appears Note You can also click the 3D Entity Search icon Ete on the AutoVue toolbar Click the 3D Search tab Select the search criteria that you want to use for your search See Performing a Search Click Add Th
6. Print Define the print options See Configuring the Print Options Margins Define the margin settings See Setting the Print Margins Headers Footers Define the headers footers to be included on every page printed See Adding a Header Footer Watermark Define the watermark to be included on every page printed See Adding a Watermark Pen Settings Change the thickness assigned to a pen See Assigning Pen Settings Print Options From the Options tab of the Print Properties dialog you can define options for the printed file Option Type Description Printer Modify Select a printer and configure print properties such as paper size number of copies etc Paper size Displays selected paper size Cimmetry Systems Corp 200 AutoVue Option Type Description Orientation Units e Portrait Specify if file should be printed portrait e Landscape Specify if the file should be printed landscape e Auto Specify if orientations should be printed as saved in the file Note Option is available with Java 2 and is only enabled for PDF and word documents Select a unit from the drop down list to set the unit for Scaling and Alignment Off set The available units are pixels inches and millimeters Scaling Fit to Page Factor Scale Scales the image to fit on the output page Scales the image according to the scaling fac tors that you have manually entered in the input fields Sca
7. Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius center and diameter Note To create a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Radius or Add Diameter is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon ra on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Arc tab 3 Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the arc between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes 4 Select Arc Entity if you want to measure a predefined arc Snapping Modes are disabled 5 From the Arc Info drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance of the arc 6 From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 7 Select Add Radius if you want measure the radius Select Add Diameter if you want to measure the diameter 8 Ifyou selected From 3 Points click three points to define the arc The points are joined by an arc If you selected an Arc Entity click an edge of the arc The arc is highlighted 9 Click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measurements for center point coordinates
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9. to geometrical or electrical points on the drawing You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu These options are Name Description Angle Measure the angle between selected points 6 From the toolbar click m icon Arc Measure an arc entity From the toolbar click ra icon Area Measure a selected area From the toolbar click gal icon Cimmetry Systems Corp 58 AutoVue Name Description Distance Measure the distance between two points Minimum Distance ad From the toolbar click G3 icon Measure the minimum distance between entities From the toolbar click faze icon EDA Snapping Modes The Snapping Modes available allow you to click to precise geometrical or electrical points For example when you have selected Snap to pin move the cursor over the pin you want to select until the pin appears highlighted The Snapping modes allow you to snap to the mid center and end points of an entity as well as a pin via and symbol Icon Snap to Description a End point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the component s end point Mid point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears x EB x Center point Pin Via origin Symbol origin Free snap when moving the cursor near the halfway point of a linear component Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the
10. 1 Select the entity or entities that you want to move 2 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Move to Layer dialog appears Note You can also click the Layer icon on the Markup toolbar 3 Select the Layer you want to move the entity or entities to 4 ClickOK The selected entity or entities are moved to the selected layer Note Only the entities that were created with the By Layer color defined in the Markup Layers dialog will change color Any entities that were created using the color options from the Markup toolbar will override the by layer color and will not change color Consolidating Markup Files The Consolidate option allows you to create a new markup file that combines copies of selected layers of different markup files During the review cycle consolidation simplifies document revisions by providing the author with one combined markup file instead of several markup files Note The Consolidate option is only active when more than one markup file is opened 1 Open the markup files that you want to consolidate 2 Select File gt Consolidate from the Markup menu The Consolidate Markups dialog appears 3 Select the markup layers that you want to consolidate into one file Enter a Markup ID for the new markup file 5 Click OK The consolidated markup file is saved amp Cimmetry Systems Corp 154 AutoVue Modifying Markup Entities With AutoVue you can assign an entity its own color th
11. AutoVue 113 Position Description Arc Center If selected all arcs and circles are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor near the center of a circle or arc Click on the arc center where you want to place the user coordinate system The X y and Z coordinate values for the arc center are displayed The UCS axes move to the new position Face If selected when you move the cursor along a model face the face is highlighted Click at a point on the face where you want to place the user coordinate system The X y and Z coordinate values for the arc center are displayed The UCS axes move to the new position Orientation Options When defining a UCS you can define the orientation for the coordinate system The options are Position Description x y Z Coordinates Edge Tangent Face Normal If selected enter a value to specify the UCS orientation according to one or more of the three axes If selected all edges are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor near an edge First select the axis that will determine the UCS orientation Click at a point on an edge to define the orientation The X y and Z values for the edge point are displayed The UCS axes are reoriented to the selected edge If selected when you move the cursor along a model face the face is highlighted First select the axis that will determine the UCS orientation Click at a point
12. Note You can also click the Line Thickness icon on the Markup toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 157 To define a custom line thickness select Modify gt Custom Thickness from the Markup menu The Custom Thickness dialog appears Enter an integer value in pixels Click OK to close the Custom Thickness dialog Note Any new entities that you create will have the new line thickness Changing Line Style of a Entity Note A checkmark beside the style option indicates the current line style 1 Select the entity or entities for which you want to change the line style See Selecting Markup Entities From the Markup menu select Markup gt Line Style and the line style that you want The line style changes for the selected entity or entities Note You can also click the Line Style icon on the Markup toolbar Note Any new entities that you create will have the new line style Changing Line Color of an Entity 1 Select the entity or entities for which you want to change the line color See Selecting Markup Entities Select Markup gt Entity Color from the Markup menu The Entity Color dialog appears Note You can also click the Line Color icon on the Markup toolbar From the Line Color drop down list select the color that you want for the entity Note Selecting By Layer changes the entity color to the color of the layer To define a custom line color select A CUSTOM from the Line Color drop down li
13. radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog 10 Click and drag the box anywhere on the drawing 11 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 189 12 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc in the drawing See Measuring an Arc 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate 3 The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 4 From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance 5 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor 6 Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog 7 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Marking up 3D Files When marking up 3D files you can attach text or a note as well as create markup measure entities The measure options in Markup mode work slightly different than in View mode 3D Snapping Modes The Snapping Modes available allow you to select or snap to different entity types on a model For example if you select Vertex all vertices are highlighted and when you move the cursor over a vertex a snap box appears The Snapping Modes allow you to snap to vertice
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15. Drawing Information gt List Tags Attributes from the AutoVue main menu 2 Click in the area of the file for which you want to view information on block attributes and tags The Block Attributes dialog appears displaying the attributes tags for the selected entity Note If there are no entities within the selected box a message appears informing you that no entities were found and prompts you to select again 3 Click OK to close the Block Attributes dialog Viewing XRefs AutoVue references various sources to obtain all the data required to completely and correctly display files These sources can be internal to the file like layers and blocks External reference files or Xrefs are located outside the file Use the XRefs option to display the external references of the current active file Note For AutoVue to locate a resource file the XREFPATHS must point to the directory or directories where the resource files exist For more information see System Administration Guide Cimmetry Systems Corp 22 AutoVue Select View gt XRefs from the AutoVue main menu The Select the External References to display dialog appears listing the external reference files associated with the current active file Select the checkbox beside the XRefs that you want to display Clear the checkbox beside the XRefs that you want to hide Click OK The selected XRefs are displayed Displaying Details About Missing XRefs If a file has missing res
16. Face Surface Vertex Coordinates edges mid edges arc centers faces or any combination of these entity types am From toolbar click Eicon Measure minimum distance between any two vertices edges mid edges arc centers faces or any combination of these entity types From toolbar click oy icon Measure the precise length of a edge po From toolbar click 3 icon Measure the precise surface area 4 From toolbar click icon Provide the coordinates of each vertex From toolbar click 12 icon 3D Snapping Modes The Snapping Modes available allow you to select or snap to different entity types on a model For example if you select Vertex all vertices are highlighted and when you move the cursor over a vertex a snap box appears The Snapping Modes allow you to snap to vertices edges faces planes and arcs Icon Snap to Description g Edge a Face Edges are highlighted on the model When moving the cursor over an edge a snap circle appears Faces are highlighted when you move the cursor over a face and a snap triangle appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 132 AutoVue Icon Snapto Description Vertex Vertices are highlighted on the model When moving the cursor over a vertex a snap box appears Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the precise distance between two vertices edges mid edges arc centers faces or any combination of these entity t
17. Pad On a PCB a copper shape on one or more layers there may be a hole and an isolation surrounding the copper used for connecting a component pin to the PCB The pad indicates where pins of a component are placed Padstack A numbered list of pad descriptions Each description contains a pad definition including layer style drill diameter size offset and solder mask guard width PCB Printed Circuit Board A PCB is a board made up of components affixed to a common surface and connected by copper tracks Pin The portion of a component to which an electrical connection can be made Ratsnest A number of unrouted straight line connections between two or more pads that represent the electrical connections in the netlist The ratsnest serves as a reminder that the pads must be connected and that currently there is no track on the board to make that connection Cimmetry Systems Corp 72 AutoVue Reference designator A character string denoting the type of component and a number that is specific to that component Routing Placing conductive interconnects between components on a PCB layout The process of turning nets into tracks Schematic A graphical description of an electrical circuit Segment The partial track that exists between two adjacent vertices or between a vertex and a pin Sometimes the track between two pins is also called a segment although connection is usually the more appropriate ter
18. display only the additions deletions or unchanged or any combination of the three To access these options right click in any window and select an option from the pop up menu The comparison results are displayed in different colors to differentiate the results of the file comparison The comparison options and corresponding colors are Option Color Description View Additions Green Indicates that something has been added View Deletions Red Indicates that something has been deleted View Unchanged Blue Indicates that there is no change To compare files 1 View the base file in AutoVue 2 Select Analysis gt Compare from the Autovue main menu The File Open dialog appears 3 Enter the File Name or click Browse to select the file that you want to compare with the current active file 4 ClickOK AutoVue displays three windows the first displaying the original file the second displaying the compare file and the third displaying the comparison results Note Ifyou apply a change from the View menu all three windows display the synchronized change 5 To access the Compare options right click in any of the windows A pop up menu appears displaying the Compare options Note To maximize any of the windows click the o button on the title bar of the window that you want to maximize To minimize click the 5 button To restore the window click the button 6 To exit Compare mode select File gt Exit Compare Mode from the
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20. view history 168 view list 168 I Image 9 anti alias 9 contrast 9 invert 9 Cimmetry Systems Corp Implode 110 Interference Check 116 options 116 perform 117 results options 118 Introduction 1 L Layer Sets 45 delete 46 view 45 Layers change color 42 change order 43 EDA 42 modify visibility 43 set printability 44 sort 44 view 22 93 Layers Sets define 45 Light 88 add source 89 ambient 88 set 89 change color 90 directional 88 set 89 remove source 90 set ambient lighting 89 M Magnify Glass 9 10 Magnify Window 9 11 Manipulating Views AutoVue 2D7 3D 83 EDA 19 46 Manipulators 98 panning 98 rotating 99 scaling 100 Marking Up Documents 1 Marking up Files 144 Markup 2D 160 add leader 164 add note 165 add symbol 166 add text 165 contiguous freestyle 163 entities 161 arc 161 box 161 circle 161 closed polyline 161 cloud 161 filled box 161 freestyle 162 highlight 162 leader 162 line 162 note 162 polyline 163 symbol 163 text 163 non contiguous free style 163 3D 189 Cimmetry Systems Corp Index attach note 190 attach text 190 change active 149 consolidate files 153 create file 146 export file 148 import file 148 Navigation Tree 144 open file 147 save existing file 147 save new file 147 saved states 146 set active 148 user information 146 Markup Calibrate Arc 2D non vector 173 2D vector 180 3D 197 EDA 63 189 Markup Calibrate Distance 2D non vector 171 2D vector 177
21. you can view properties such as visibility colors transparency mass properties and extents of a model or model parts Viewing Attributes The Attributes tab displays a model or model part s attributes The list of attributes will vary depending on the model Some of the viewable General attributes are Attribute Description Color Color of the selected model part Density The density of the model or selected model part s Mesh Resolution The number of polygons drawn when displaying a model Name The model part name or the displayed page name of the model Render Mode The dynamic rendering used for displaying model or model part For example Shaded Shaded Wire and Wire frame Transparency The value between 0 and 1 representing the model or model part s degree of transparency 0 opaque 1 transparent Visibility The value True visible or False invisible for a model or model part If you are displaying the 3D view of an EDA AutoVue displays the general attributes mentioned above In addition displays attributes specific to the Printed Circuit Board PCB such as component name board side component class and device type If a 3D file has Product and Manufacturing Information PMI and a PMI entity is selected the PMI attributes are displayed along with the above general Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 95 attributes and attributes specific to the PCB board Some of the viewable PMI attributes are
22. 4 Right click to end the freestyle entity Adding a Leader 1 Select Entities gt Leader from the Markup menu Note You can also click the Leader icon from the Markup toolbar 2 Click a point on the document where you want the leader to start 3 Move the cursor to draw the leader Note To draw a leader and force it to be aligned to the closest axis vertical or horizontal hold the Shift key while moving the cursor 4 To draw a leader with multiple line segments repeat steps 2 and 3 as often as you like You can click then drag as often as you like 5 Right click to end the leader The Text dialog appears 6 To change the font click Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font Select the checkbox beside the font style s Type the text that you want to attach to the leader then click OK 7 Right click outside the text area to complete the modification The leader appears on the drawing and in the Markup Navigation Tree Note To edit the leader text double click the leader in the Markup Navigation Tree or in the workspace to open the Text dialog See Also Forcing a Line Segment Forcing a Line Segment to Become Horizontal or Vertical You can draw a line segment and force it to be aligned with the closer axis horizontal or vertical You can also take an existing line segment and have it align with the closer axis The types of line
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24. AutoVue main menu The Save Markup File As dialog appears The Markup Information that you entered when creating the Markup is display in the dialog Enter a Markup ID consisting of any combination of characters or numbers Click OK The Markup file is saved and remains displayed in the workspace Opening Markup Files 1 2 View the file that has existing markups Select File gt Markup from AutoVue main menu The Open markup dialog appears Note You can also click the Markup icon s from the Markup toolbar or click the red light bulb at the bottom left corner of the status bar From the Markup list select the checkbox beside the markup s that you want to open Note Ifyou selected more than one Markup the Active Markup option appears Click OK The selected markup s appear in the workspace on top of the original file Note When you select more than one markup file the markups are displayed simultaneously See Also Setting the Active Markup File Saving an Existing Markup File 1 2 Modify the markup file Select File gt Save from the AutoVue main menu Note Ifyou have multiple markups open that you have modified and want to save them all select File gt Save All Note To save an existing Markup as a new Markup select File gt Save As Cimmetry Systems Corp 148 AutoVue Importing a Markup File 1 Select File gt Open from Markup mode 2 The Open markup dialog appears Note You can also c
25. AutoVue main menu The original file appears in the workspace Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 25 Note You can also exit Compare mode by right clicking in any of the windows and selecting Exit Compare Mode from the pop up menu See Also Specifying Scale and Offset for a Compare File Specifying Scale and Offset for a Compare File You can scale or translate a file in order to compare files accurately With the Scale and Offset option you can modify the coordinates XOffset and YOffset or enter a scaling factor for the second file Note XOffset and YOffset are relative to the base drawing and all options are displayed at their current values 1 In Compare mode select View gt Scale and Offset from the AutoVue Main window The Scale and Offset dialog appears 2 Inthe Scale and Offset dialog enter the required values for the Scale Options XOffset YOffset and Scale 3 Click OK The scaling offset modifications are applied to the file in the second window Overlays When working with 2D files you can overlay other files over the current active file You can also adjust an overlay move an overlay and scale an overlay by defining the X and Y coordinates and the scaling factor Adding an Overlay Note When working with a raster file it should be used as the base file because raster formats are opaque and would hide files underneath them 1 View the file that you want to use as the base file for the overlay 2 Select Analys
26. AutoVue returns to View mode Chat Window The Chat Window is a tool you can use to communicate with other users You send each other messages via the Chat Window The Chat Window is also useful in giving you Collaboration Session updates such as which users are present and which users have joined or left the session At the end of the Collaboration Session a transcript of the Chat Window is saved as a Note entity along with the Markup as the Collaboration Session Markup file The Note entity contains session information such who the Host was who was invited and session time and duration The Chat Window contains these menu options Menu Option Description File Send Message Sends text messages to other users Print Prints the contents of the Chat window Quit Closes the Chat window Edit Copy Copy text from the Chat window Clear Clears all the text in the Chat window Select All Selects the entire text in the Chat window Options Users Displays the users in the Collaboration Ses sion Sending a Message to Selected Users 1 Select Collaboration gt Chat Window from the AutoVue main menu The Chat dialog appears Note You can also click the Chat Window icon gt on the status bar at the bottom of the workspace 2 Click Selected users Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 223 A list of Users appear in the Chat dialog Under Users select the user s that you want to send the message to Note To select more than
27. BOM for the Current page or the Entire design then click OK A dialog appears listing the attributes of the file 2 Select the attributes that you want to appear in the report then click Generate The Bill of Material dialog appears listing the Count for each component or part possessing the attributes you selected There are also columns displaying the values of the attributes you selected Note To sort a column by alphanumerical or alphabetical order click on the column heading 3 To save the Bill of Material click Export The Save As dialog appears Specify the directory where you want to store the file the file name and extension then click Save Note You can specify either xml Product Data Exchange or csv Common Separated Values for the extension AutoVue automatically saves the results in a file with the format you specified Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 51 4 Click Close to close the Bill of Material dialog Design Verification Design verifications are operations that check the electrical design of a PCB against a set of rules defining physical and electrical design limitations Performing these checks will prevent short circuits and process errors The types of design rules are e Clearances the minimum spacing air gaps allowed between two sets of entities in the design These sets can belong to the same type of entity or to different types e Electrical targets certain properties of the nets e Manufact
28. From Edge Tangent Select an edge on the object to define the orientation of Define a Plane the section plane perpendicular to the edge s tangent Define X Y and Z coordinates to orient the section plane Cut Options In the Define Section dialog you can use below cut options to define the cut through of an object Option Description Don t Cut Display the object without a cut Cut Object displayed is cut along the section plane Invert Reverse the selection display the other part of the object Show Both Restore the cut part of the object Edges Only Display only the edges of the object along the section plane Defining the Section Plane and Cut through 1 Select Analysis gt Section gt Define from the AutoVue main menu The Define Section dialog appears Note You can also click the Define Section icon M on the AutoVue toolbar In the Model Tree you can select model part s then right click and select Section gt Define from the pop up menu From the Section Plane drop down list select the orientation for the section plane See Section Plane Options From the Cut Options drop down list select the cut option that you want See Cut Options Cimmetry Systems Corp 10 AutoVue 109 To define the plane position click and drag the Plane Position slider to the position you want Click Dynamic if you want the plane to move simultaneously with the slider Select Show Plane if
29. From the Session ID drop down list select the active session you want to join Enter the Session ID of the session you want to join Enter the Password if the Host has set one If you just want to be an Observer select the checkbox If you want to select a layer color click Layer Color The Layer Color dialog appears Note The Layer Color is disabled if the Host did not select Let user choose when initiating the Collaboration Session or when you are invited to join the session 7 Select a color from the drop down list Click OK 9 Click OK in the Join Session dialog You have joined the session Nm BW oo Inviting Users During a Session 1 Select Collaboration gt Invite from the AutoVue main menu The Invite dialog appears 2 From the Users list select the user s that you want to invite 3 Click Add The user s you selected appears in the Invited list Note You can add user s that are going to join the session at a later time by clicking Add New and entering the Username 4 Click OK The user s receives a tooltip notification that he or she has been invited to join the session Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 219 Removing Users from a Session 1 Select Collaboration gt Invite from the AutoVue main menu The Invite dialog appears 2 From the Invited list select the user s that you want to remove 3 Click Remove The user s you selected appear in the Online list 4 Click OK The user s receives a tooltip notifi
30. Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Select Cumulative Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point Continue clicking points along the path that you want to measure Each point is joined by a line Right click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The cumulated measured distance Delta X and Delta Y appear in the Measurement dialog Click and drag the frame handle to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measure Distance dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating Distance 1 Measure the distance between two points or measure cumulative distance See Measuring Distance In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance In the Measured Distance drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Area Use the Area option to measure the area and perimeter of a region Cimmetry Systems Cor
31. Parallel Per Perpendicular Con Concentric Aligning Model Parts Note To see a preview of the alignment before applying the change click Show Preview 1 Select Analysis gt Part Alignment from the AutoVue main menu The Part Alignment dialog appears Note You can also click the Part Alignment icon pm on the AutoVue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Part Alignment In the Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 103 Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Part Alignment from the pop up menu Part Alignment Please select the mobile parts to align Constraint Definition Constraint Type Alignment Type Coincident Aligned Parallel O Anti Aligned Perpendicular Concentric Geometry Mobile Fixed rea BEB Constraints Constraints Anti Aligned Show Preview 2 Select the Constraint Type that you want to perform See Part Alignment Constraints 3 Select the Alignment Type Select Aligned if you want to align the Mobile point on the model part to the Fixed point on the model Select Anti Aligned if you want to align the Mobile point on the model part so that it is opposite to the Fixed point on the model 4 Select a model part The Mobile arrow o is enabled 5 Click Vertex g Edge g or Face m to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to be aligned All instances of the selected geometrical point appear highlighted 6
32. Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes Select Between 2 lines if you want to measure the angle between two lines Snapping Modes are disabled From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle If you selected From 3 Points click three points on the drawing to define the angle If you selected Between 2 Lines click two lines on the drawing to define the angle Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them The angle measurement appears in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 31 Measuring an Arc Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius center and diameter 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Auto Vue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon ges on the Auto Vue toolbar 2 Click the Arc tab 3 Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the arc between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Click the Snapping Modes that you want to select as the points for the measurement See 2D Vector Snapping Modes Note To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off 4 Select Arc Entity if you wan
33. a predefined arc Snapping Modes are disabled 5 From the Arc Info drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 6 From the Measure Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 7 Select Add Radius if you want to measure the radius Select Add Diameter if you want to measure the diameter 8 Ifyou selected From 3 Points click three points to define the arc then click to complete the measurement The points are joined by an arc If you selected Arc Entity click the edge of the arc that you want to measure The arc is highlighted 9 Click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog 10 Click and drag the box anywhere on the drawing 11 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 12 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc in the drawing See Measuring an Arc Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 181 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Radius Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 3 From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to ca
34. also click the Print Preview icon amp on the AutoVue toolbar 3 Configure the print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings 4 ClickOK The file appears in Print Preview Mode in the Print Preview window Note You can print the file from the Print Preview window by clicking Print You can also zoom in and out of a file as well as navigate from one page to another of a multi page file 5 Click Close to close the Print Preview window Printing a File In AutoVue you can print original files along with their Markup files and selected Markup layers together so that they appear as one file To print the associated Markups open the Markup file s you want to print If you are printing Markup file s and you want to print the visible layers select Modify gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu then from the Markup Layers dialog select the Markup layers you want visible 1 Open the file you want to print in AutoVue 2 Select File gt Print from the AutoVue main menu Cimmetry Systems Corp 210 AutoVue The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Print icon on the AutoVue toolbar 3 Configure the print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings 4 To view a partial view of the file click Partial Preview The Partial Preview dial
35. ama From toolbar click 3 icon 2D Vector Snapping Modes The Snapping Modes available allow you to click to precise geometrical points on a drawing For example if you select Snap to end point and you move the cursor over an end point of a line the end point will be highlighted by a snap box The Snapping modes allow you to snap to the mid center and end points of an entity icon Snap to Description a End point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near a linear component s end point Mid point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears vy Center point Free snap when moving the cursor near the halfway point of a linear component Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the center of an elliptical component Allow snapping at any point on the drawing Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points Cimmetry Systems Corp 176 AutoVue Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon te on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Distance tab 3 Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off S
36. and perimeter of a region Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Area is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Area icon fy on the Markup toolbar Click the Area tab Cimmetry Systems Corp 172 AutoVue 3 From the Measured Area Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the area From the Perimeter Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the perimeter 4 To cumulate a Net Area Result of different areas select Add in the Measurement dialog To subtract an area from the Net Area Result select Subtract Select Clear to clear the Net Area Result 5 Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point 6 Continue clicking points on the drawing to define the area you want to measure Each point is joined by a line 7 Right click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog 8 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 9 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing
37. and the model reflects the selected light color Note To set the light color to its default setting click Reset in the Lighting dialog Click Close to close the Lighting dialog Removing a Light Source 1 Select View gt Set Light from the AutoVue main menu The Lighting dialog appears Note You can also click the light bulb icon go on the AutoVue main toolbar Right click directly on the small ball that you want to remove and select Remove Light The small ball disappears and the light change is reflected Click Close to close the Lighting dialog 3D Views In AutoVue you can display different views of 3D Models or create your own views Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 91 Default View The Default View is the isometric view for three dimensional CAD models This viewpoint has the viewing camera positioned at an equal distance from all three axes and pointing directly at the origin Setting Standard or Predefined Views Rather than entering Rotation mode you can view various predefined rotations with the Views option from View and Markup modes Note A checkmark beside the view option indicates the current pre defined view you want to display 1 From the AutoVue main menu select View gt Views and the pre defined view you want to display The model changes to the selected view The view options that you can select from are Isometric Top Bottom Front Back Left and Right Note You can also click the Views ta
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39. connectivity 48 zoom to 48 zoom to same file 49 Cross Section 107 Cut through 107 D Default View 91 Defining layer sets 45 Delete hyperlink 168 Markup entities 159 Markup layer 152 Deleting a Hyperlink 168 Deleting layer sets 46 Descend Hierarchy 41 Design Hierarchy 41 ascend 41 descend 41 Design Verfication design rules checks 51 Design Verification 51 clearances 51 electrical 51 manufacturing 51 verify design 53 Directional lighting 88 set 89 Drawing Information 20 view details of an entity 20 Cimmetry Systems Corp Index view information for a set of entities 21 view tags attributes 21 E EDA Files 35 Editing a Hyperlink 167 enter Markup mode 155 Entity view details 20 view information 21 Entity Browser 38 55 attribute search 56 search 55 Entity Properties 39 94 net 40 view attributes 94 view extents 96 view mass properties 95 configure 96 viewing 39 Entity search 3D 125 entity sets 119 Expanding 79 Explode 109 110 animated 110 maximum depth 110 save view 111 scroll 110 show arrows 110 F File Properties 5 file information 5 native 5 Index AutoVue resource information 5 view 5 Files archive 4 open 4 open local 4 open url 4 Filtering entity types 38 Flip 8 both axes 8 horizontal axis 8 none 8 vertical axis 8 Freestyle contiguous 163 non contiguous 163 G Global Axes 76 H Hiding model parts 77 Hyperlinks 166 create 167 delete 168 edit 167 fire 167
40. created entity is saved Opening an existing markup for a file also restores the last saved view state 1 From the Markup Navigation Tree select the markup entity that you want to view 2 Right click and select Go To from the drop down menu Autovue displays the markup page containing the entity Note Ifyou selected a Markup entity that is on another page of the Markup the page containing that entity will be displayed Selecting Markup Entities 1 Click the Select icon K from the Markup toolbar then from the workspace click the entity s outer edge Note You can also select the entity from the Markup Navigation Tree Note To select multiple entities press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting Moving a Markup Entity 1 Inthe Markup Navigation Tree or from the workspace select the entity or entities that you want to move See Selecting Markup Entities 2 Move the cursor over the selected entity or entities until the cursor changes to a hand 3 Click and drag the selected entity or entities to anywhere in the workspace Editing a Markup Entity The entities that you can edit are notes text dimensions leaders and hyperlinks 1 Inthe Markup Navigation Tree or from the workspace double click the entity that you want to edit Autovue zooms in on the entity and the appropriate dialog appears allowing you to make changes to the entity Note You can also edit an entity by right clicking it in the Markup Navigation Tree and selectin
41. dialog Toggling Markup Layers From the Markup Layers dialog you can turn a layer s visibility on and off even if there is only one layer Turning a layer s visibility off hides all markups belonging to that layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Markup Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Markup Layers icon amp from the Markup toolbar 2 Under Markup Layers select the layer s you want visible 3 Click Toggle A checkmark appears beside the selected layers 4 To hide a layer select the layer s with a checkmark then click Toggle again Note You can also view a layer by selecting the checkbox beside it To hide a layer clear the checkmark To view all the Markup layers click All On To hide all Markup layers click All Off 5 Click OK The markup entities belonging to the selected layer s appear in the workspace on top of the original file Deleting a Markup Layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Markup Layers dialog appears ape Note You can also click the Markup Layers icon from the Markup toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 153 2 From the Markup Layers list select the checkbox beside the markup layer you want to delete Note You can select more than one layer to delete at the same time 3 Click Delete 4 ClickOK The layer is deleted along with all entities belonging to the layer Moving a Markup Entity to Another Layer
42. dimensions Note This option is also known as Zoom Fit when right clicking in the workspace Fit Vertical Fit the image vertically in the active window The horizontal dimensions of the image are zoomed proportionally but may be too large or small for the window 8 AutoVue Menu Option Description Fit Horizontal Fit the image horizontally in the active window The vertical dimensions of the image are zoomed proportionally but may be too large or small for the window Note This option is also know as Zoom Page Width when right clicking in the workspace Previous Revert to the previous selected zoom option Note The Rotate option is disabled for text based documents and spreadsheets Rotate 0 Set the file to its original position From toolbar click ii icon 90 Rotate the file 90 degrees anti clockwise From toolbar click 8d icon 180 Rotate the file 180 degrees anti clockwise From toolbar click i icon 270 Rotate the file 270 degrees anti clockwise From toolbar click ani icon Note When in Markup mode you can specify if the rotate is to be applied to the Markups only or to the base file and Markups Note The Flip option is disabled for text based documents and spreadsheets Flip None Reset the drawing to its original position Horizontal Axis Flip the drawing on its horizontal axis Vertical Axis Flip the drawing on its vertical axis Both Axes Flip the drawing on its vertical and horizontal axes Not
43. enable Dynamic Loader you can control the Resolution initial resolution by setting the Dynamic Load Mesh Resolution to e Low e Medium e High Very High Note For more information see System Administration Guide PMI Filtering With the PMI Filtering option you can configure which types of product and manufacturing information to display For more information on PMI Filtering see PMI Filtering Color Options With the Color Options you can configure the color to allow easier viewing of 3D file details The options are Option Description Background Set the background color for 3D files Entity Default Set the default color to use when the model color is not read able Cimmetry Systems Corp 142 AutoVue Option Description Selection Set the color when selecting a model or model parts Section Edges Set the color for the section edges when defining Section Cut Options Section Fill Hatch Set the hatch pattern for the fill color when defining Cut Section Fill Measurement Vertex Highlight Edge Highlight Face Highlight Min Dist Set1 Min Dist Set2 Options Set the fill color when defining Section Cut Options Set the color for measurements Set the color for vertices when highlighted during measurement and markup Set the color for edges when highlighted during measurement and markup Set the color for faces when highlighted during measurement and markup Set the colo
44. for Raster files are Option Description Full Resolution Displays the file at full resolution Fit to Window Displays the file to fit the current window Configuring AutoVue nA BRWN Re Select Options gt Configuration from the Auto Vue main menu The Configuration dialog appears Click the General tab Configure the options that you want To configure the background color click Background Color The Background Color dialog appears Select the color that you want to set for the background Select the checkbox beside the Type of file format that you want to change Clear the checkmark beside the Type that you do not want to change then click OK The color change is applied Note The Type of file formats that you can select are Mono Raster Color Raster Database Document Spreadsheet Default Archive and Vector Click OK to close the Configuration dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 34 AutoVue Configuring the Base Font for Text based Files 1 Configure the options that you want See Configuring AutoVue for 2D Files Click Base Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font Select Bold Italic or both for font Style Click OK The font change is applied 8 Click OK to close the Configuration dialog NAUAN Rendering When Enable Look Ahead is selected and you zoom into a part of a file Auto Vue renders ad
45. in the Color dialog Note You can also right click in the workspace and select Display Attributes gt Color In the Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Display Attributes gt Color from the pop up menu Cimmetry Systems Corp 88 AutoVue Adjusting the Transparency You can adjust the degree of transparency of a model This function only applies to shaded and shaded wire models 1 Select the model or model parts whose transparency you want to adjust 2 Select View gt Display Attributes gt Transparency from the AutoVue main menu The Set Transparency dialog appears 3 To adjust the transparency move the slider left or right Select Apply Dynamically if you want the transparency to simultaneously change with the movement of the slider Note You can also adjust the transparency by entering a Value from 0 to 1 0 opaque 1 transparent 4 Click Close to apply the changes and close the Set Transparency dialog Note You can also right click in the workspace and select Display Attributes gt Transparency In the Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Display Attributes gt Transparency from the pop up menu Light Settings The default light setting consists of a white light positioned directly in front of the object as it is displayed In the Lighting dialog it appears as a ball of white light in the center of the larger sphere Ambient lighting is the
46. lines and values are displayed on the current active markup layer as entities These entities can be moved resized hidden or deleted AutoVue provides the option to snap to different entity types on the model In Markup mode you can choose from several measurement options to create markup measure entities You can access the measurement options from the Analysis gt Measure menu The options are Name Description Angle Measure the precise angle between three vertices or any two edges planes or faces 6 From toolbar click A icon Arc Measure the precise radius length and angle of any arc and calculate the center point location From toolbar click FA icon Cimmetry Systems Corp 192 AutoVue Name Description Distance Measure the precise distance between any two Vertex Edge Minimum Distance Edge Length Face Surface Vertex Coordinates Midedge Arc Center or Face am From toolbar click EF icon Measure minimum distance between any two Vertex Edge Midedge Arc Center or Face From toolbar click pas icon Note You cannot create a Markup measure entity when measuring minimum distance Measure the precise length of a edge From toolbar click mm icon Note You cannot create a Markup measure entity when measuring the length of an edge Measure the precise surface area lt gt From the toolbar click icon Note You cannot create a Markup measure entity when measuring sur
47. of available levels depends on how many explodable levels exist in the model For example if there are four levels with level 2 being the first level under the main assembly then level 3 and level 4 are added to the drop down list Selected parts the number of available levels to be added to the drop down list depends on the selected vir tual tree When selected animation is shown while exploding or imploding the model When selected arrows are displayed in an explosion assem bly The arrow starts from an exploded entity and points to the center point of its parent Dragging the slider gradually displays the progression of the explosion to show the explosion dynamics Explode pressing the button brings the explosion level to the n 1 level if current explosion level is between n 1 inclusive and n level exclusive Implode pressing the button brings the explosion level to the n level if current explosion level is between n 1 exclusive and n level inclusive Exploding a 3D Model 1 Select Analysis gt Explode from the AutoVue main menu 2 Select the parts that you want to explode Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 111 To explode the entire model ensure that no parts are selected From the Maximum Depth drop down list select the level to which you want the model to explode Select Animated if you want to see an anim
48. on the toolbar Deleting a User Coordinate System 1 From the User Coordinate Systems dialog select the Coordinate System that you want to delete 2 Click Delete Note The UCS disappears from the list and from the User Coordinate Systems drop down list next to the UCS icon A on the toolbar 3 Click OK to close the User Coordinate Systems dialog Performing Interference Checks In AutoVue you can check for spatial interference of any two model parts Interference Check Options With the Interference Checking option you can perform different interference checks These checks are Check Description All Against All Check for interference of any of the parts in the model Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 117 Check Description Set Against the Rest Check where a model part or set of model parts interfere with other model part s Set Against Itself Check where a model part or set of model parts interfere with itself Set 1 Against Set 2 Check where a model part or set of model parts interfere with another model part or set of model parts To perform an interference check 1 Select Analysis gt Interference Checking from the AutoVue main menu The Interference Checking dialog appears Note You can also click the Interference Checking icon ye on the AutoVue toolbar Click the type of interference check that you want to perform See Interference Check Options If you selected Set Against
49. or measure cumulative distance See Measuring Distance In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance From the Measured Dist drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Area Use the Area option to measure the area and perimeter of a region 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Area icon E on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Area tab From the Measured Area Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the area From the Perimeter Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the perimeter Note To cumulate a Net Area Result of different areas select Add in the Measurement dialog To subtract an area from the Net Area Result select Subtract Select Clear to clear the Net Area Result Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point Continue clicking points on the drawing to define the area you want to measure Each point is joined by a line The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Mea
50. or performing dynamic zooming on 3D files Click and drag the slider to specify the frame rate Note A higher frame rate results in a lower resolution Measurement With the Measurement options you can define the defaults units as well as the number of decimal places Option Description Decimal Digits Specify the number of decimal units calculated for each measurement select a number from to 18 Defaults Units Specify the default unit for measuring Initial Visibility With the Initial Visibility options you can specify the visibility of model parts when first opening a 3D file Option Description Default Visibility Load model with default visibility options All Visible Force all parts ON in the display All Invisible Force all parts OFF in the display Note To display model parts select the part s from the Model Tree Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 141 Dynamic Loader and Dynamic Load Mesh Resolution With the Dynamic Loader option you can control the streaming method With the Dynamic Load Mesh Resolution you can control the initial resolution Option Description Dynamic Loader If selected AutoVue requests data in 10 chunks until it reaches full resolution for the file You would see the model initially at coarse resolution but continuously refining If cleared AutoVue loads enough detail to display an accu rate visual representation of the model Dynamic Load Mesh When you
51. segments that you can align are lines line segments of leaders and polylines and measure entities Note This procedure only works for measure entities that are drawn using Free snap 1 To draw and force a line segment press and hold the Shift key while you click and drag for that line segment Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 165 To force an existing line segment click and hold the left mouse button on the line segment then press and hold the Shift key 2 When you see that the line segment is horizontal or vertical release the left mouse button then release the Shift key Adding Text With AutoVue you can add text entities to a markup 1 Select Entities gt Text from the Markup menu Note You can also click the Text icon T from the Markup toolbar 2 Click a point on the drawing where you want to add text The Text dialog appears 3 To change the font click Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font Select the checkbox beside the font style s Type the text that you want to add then click OK 4 Right click outside the text area to complete the modification The text appears on the drawing and in the Markup Navigation Tree 5 To move the text box click and drag it 6 Click and drag the frame handles to enlarge the text box Note To edit text double click the text in the Markup Navigation Tree or in the workspace to open the T
52. take part as an Observer in the Collaboration Session by selecting Observer in the Join Session dialog There can be more than one Observer during a Collaboration Session Cimmetry Systems Corp 214 AutoVue Open URL The Controller is the only user who can open a URL during a Collaboration Session To open a URL select Open URL from the File menu The File Open dialog box appears where you specify the file to open When AutoVue Client Server edition is integrated with a Document Management System DMS Open URL opens a DMS file You can work on this file opened through Open URL during the Collaboration Session When the Host opens a URL he or she is prompted to save the Session Markup from the Collaboration Session that was in session When the Controller opens a URL the Host still owns the Collaboration Session and is the only one who can save the Session Markup Pointer The Pointer f is the cross hair marker the Controller uses to point to a specific place in the file Session Information The Session Information option is available from the Collaboration menu during a Collaboration Session It displays the Session Subject the name assigned to the Collaboration Session the Session ID the name of the base file viewed the Host and the list of users participating Session Markup This is the Markup file created during the Collaboration Session All participants can add Markup entities to the Session Markup file No
53. that remains after a hole has been drilled through the pad of a printed circuit board Anti copper An area within a fill zone in which copper cannot be placed Aperture An opening similar to the aperture of a camera that is used for photo plotting Apertures are available in various sizes and shapes Aperture list A text file containing the dimensions for each of the apertures used to photo plot PCB artwork Clusters Components that are grouped according to their interrelationships and placed in close proximity on the board This keeps the connections on the PCB short so that the board is easier to work with Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 67 Component An element or a part of a PCB Component density The quantity of components on a unit area of a PCB Component hole A hole in the printed circuit board that corresponds to a pin or wire of a component This hole serves the dual function of attaching the component to the board and establishing the electrical connection between the pin or wire and the remainder of the board circuitry Component library A computer data file that contains the footprint patterns for a number of components Component side The uppermost or top layer of a board on which most components are placed Component silkscreen The silkscreen markings of the printed circuit board that appear on the component side The silkscreen is applied over the solder mask Component solder mask T
54. the Rest or Set Against Itself select one or more model parts on the model or from the Model Tree Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The model part s appear in the Selected Set list and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree Note To clear the last set of selected model part s click Clear If you selected Set 1 Against Set 2 click the Set 1 arrow then select one or more model parts on the model or from the Model Tree The model part s appear in the Set 1 list and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree Note To clear a selected part press the Ctrl key and click on the part on the model To clear the last set of selected model part s click Clear Click the Set 2 arrow B then select one or more model parts on the model or from the Model Tree The model part s appear in the Set 2 list and are highlighted in a different color on the model and in the Model Tree Enter a Minimum Clearance Distance Default value is 0 Cimmetry Systems Corp 118 AutoVue Note Adding a Minimum Clearance Distance not only checks if the two model parts interfere but also checks if they are located within a set minimum distance 6 From the Units drop down list select the unit for the clearance distance 7 To configure the interference check results click Options The Options dialog appears See Interference Check Results Options 8 Click Compute in the Interference Chec
55. the Size option appears giving you a choice between millimeters and inches Page sizes can be selected from the Size drop down list or you can customize page sizes by configuring the Initialization file For more information see System Administration Guide Technical Drawing Page Sizes ISO Paper Format A8 5 X 11 0 216 mm X 279 mm A4 285 mm X 198 mm B11 0 X 17 0 279 mm X 432 mm A3 396 mm X 273 mm C17 0 X 22 0 432 mm X 559 mm A2 570 mm X 396 mm D22 0 X 34 0 559 mm X 864 mm Al 817 mm X 570 mm E34 0 X 44 0 864 mm X 1118 mm AO 1165 mm X 817 mm Converting a File 1 Select File gt Convert from the AutoVue main menu The Convert dialog appears Note The Input area varies according to the type of file A word processing file displays the file format a raster file displays the file format and size Both vector and database files display the size file type and dimensions 2 Inthe Save As text box enter the path and filename or click Browse to locate the directory where you want to save the converted file Note If writing on to an existing file the contents of the output file will be overwritten 3 Select the convert options that you want to set for the file See Conversion Options 4 ClickOK The file is converted and appears in the specified directory Note You can convert several selected pages of a multi page file to a multi page TIFF Changing the Pen Settings With AutoVue you can specif
56. to make electrical connections between points that have no copper etch due to board density or some other factor Keepout An area fill within which no routing is allowed Land The copper pad needed for a surface mount pin Layer One in a series of planes in a PCB design on which tracks are arranged to connect components Vias connect tracks and zones between layers Manual routing Individual connections in the form of traces vertices arcs etc which are entered manually into the PCB design Mounting hole A hole used for the mechanical support of a PCB or for the mechanical attachment of components to a PCB Multi layer board A PCB that has multiple layers separated by dielectric material with connectivity between layers established by vias or through holes This term usually refers to a board with more than two layers Net A logical construct circuit that originates in a schematic and is transferred to a board to describe required electrical connections The connections may be completed by using vias tracks or zones Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 71 Net list List of names of symbols or parts and their connection points which are logically connected in each net of a circuit A net list can be extracted electronically on a computer from a properly prepared schematic Obstacle An outline representing an object on the board It must be taken into account during routing placement or copper pour
57. volume or location filters Volume specifies the size of the entity you can specify the minimum and maximum dimensions an entity must be between Location specifies an axes aligned boundary box you can specify the dimensions for an axes aligned boundary box that an entity must be inside Cimmetry Systems Corp 1 lo AutoVue 129 From the Entity Search dialog click the Advanced 3D Search tab Entity Search 3D Search Volume C Enabled Minimum Dimensions Maximum Dimensions X f Nts Location C Enabled Point 1 To search for entities by Volume select the checkbox beside Enabled Note Ifyou want to search for entities that match all three dimensions select the checkbox beside Completely contained If the checkmark is cleared then an entity only has to match one dimension in order to appear in the Results list Enter the Minimum and Maximum Dimensions From the Units drop down list select the unit you want to set for the Volume dimensions To search for entities by Location select the checkbox beside Enabled Note Ifyou want to search for entities that match all three dimensions select the checkbox beside Fits completely If the checkmark is cleared then an entity only has to match one dimension to appear in the Results list From the Units drop down list select the unit you want to set for the Location dimensions Enter the dimensions for Point 1 and Point 2 Click the 3D Search tab C
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59. 3D 193 EDA 184 Markup entities 154 assign same color 159 change line color 157 color 154 change fill color 158 change fill type 158 delete 154 159 delete all 154 edit 155 fill type 154 Index AutoVue go to 155 Markup Measure Area group 156 2D non vector 171 hide 154 156 line style 154 change 157 line thickness 154 change 156 move 155 select 155 ungroup 156 Markup Layers 149 change active layer 150 change color 151 create 150 delete 152 move entity 153 rename 151 set active layer 150 toggle 152 Markup Measure 2D non vector 169 2D vector 174 3D 191 EDA 181 Markup Measure Angle 2D non vector 172 2D vector 178 3D 195 EDA 187 Markup Measure Arc 2D non vector 173 2D vector 179 3D 196 EDA 188 Cimmetry Systems Corp 2D vector 177 EDA 186 Markup Measure Cumulative Distance 2D non vector 170 2D vector 176 EDA 184 Markup Measure Distance 2D non vector 170 2D vector 175 3D 192 EDA 183 Markup measure entities change symbols 160 change units 160 modify 159 Markup Measure Minimum Distance 3D 194 EDA 185 Markup Measure Vertex 197 Measure 2D non vector 15 2D vector 27 3D 130 edge length 136 face surface 137 vertex coordinates 136 EDA 57 Measure Angle 2D non vector 18 2D vector 30 AutoVue 3D 134 EDA 61 Measure Arc 2D non vector 18 2D vector 31 3D 135 EDA 62 Measure Area 2D non vector 17 2D vector 29 EDA 60 Measure Distance 2D non vector 16 2d vector 28 3D 132 EDA 59 Meas
60. AutoCAD and PDF such as last person who saved the file signature verification and author comments Note The file properties can vary depending on the file format viewed To view the properties of a file 1 Select File gt Properties from the AutoVue main menu The Properties dialog appears 2 To view file properties click the File Properties tab To view resource information click the Resource Information tab To view native properties click the Native Properties tab 3 Click OK to close the dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 6 AutoVue Working With 2D Files AutoVue provides easy access to entity information and displays color coded comparative data for 2D drawings You can instantly manipulate how the current active file is displayed You can also modify AutoVue to suit your needs and preferences through a broad range of configuration options Searching Text You can perform a text search on 2D vector and text based documents Note You can not perform a text search on raster files Auto Vue provides search options that you can use to customize a search These options are Option Description Match Whole Word Only Match a complete word Match Case Search for a word or text string with specific capitalization Up Search backward in the document Down Search forward in the document To perform a text search 1 Select Edit gt Search from the Autovue main menu The Find dialog appears 2 In the Find What
61. AutoVue Client Server Edition User s Manual Support Information If you have any questions or require support for AutoVue please contact your system administrator Some customization and maintenance must be done on the server side and cannot be implemented on the client machine If the administrator is unable to resolve the issue please contact Cimmetry Systems Corp Contact Information If at any time you have questions or concerns regarding AutoVue call or e mail us General inquiries Telephone 1 514 735 3219 Fax 1514 735 6440 E mail info cimmetry com Web Site http Avww cimmetry com Sales inquiries Telephone 1 514 735 3219 or 1 800 361 1904 Fax 1 514 735 6440 E mail sales cimmetry com Customer Support Telephone 1 514 735 9941 Web Site http www cimmetry com support AutoVue CONTENTS INTRODUCTION sssseccescssaceccsssacncanscnseaeesstesvetaanceactsecensabessncdacsatseseasacnbese 1 FoNUA VA Ke jscsccecsetiieecedeniscscasdsestedicossesscedcesdenssauteassocueessseenedsdesesesereeessdese 1 Marking Up Documents seessesssessessseosoossoossossooessossosssesssesssessosssosso 1 AUTOVUE BASICS cccscsccssccscecsscsscccecseccsccnccsecceccenccnccecsecseescecseassecseeee 2 Menu Bar sccsccsscosscssscssssssessssnsscsscsescsssnssssesssscsescssssessnsssosssoeees 2 Toolbars ssccscccecsccetessceasesssisecesesteessdesesestoeteess suse sesesssusdessdescdestceeesesece 2 Status Bar ccccc
62. Click the geometrical point on the selected model part The geometrical point is highlighted The Fixed arrow E is enabled Cimmetry Systems Corp 104 AutoVue 7 Click Vertex gl Edge g or Face P to select the type of geometrical point you want to click on the model part to remain fixed 8 Click the geometrical point on the model 9 Click Apply The model part is aligned according to the chosen options The Constraint Type and the types of geometrical points aligned appear under Constraints Note To remove a constraint select the Constraint that you want to remove then click Remove To remove all part alignments click Remove All 10 Click Close to close the Part Alignment dialog Note Ifyou did not apply the changes before clicking Close a message appears indicating Do you wish to apply the constraint s Transformation With the Transformation option you can rotate scale or translate a model or any selection of model parts by using the illustrated buttons or by entering X Y or Z values To access the Transformation dialog you can select Analysis gt Transform zan gt Apply from the AutoVue menu or click the Transform icon on the AutoVue toolbar From the Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Transform gt Apply from the pop up menu Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 105 The buttons on the left correspond to the rotational moves along the three axes The buttons on t
63. Configuring AUtOVUEC 2 0 cccecceesseessesteceteceeceeeeeseecsecnecneenseenaes 66 EDA Terms and Definitions scccssscsssesssessscssccssscsssosseoees 66 WORKING WITH 3D FILES eeesesesosesesesosososssssseseessosesesesesosososssssesee 75 Models Tab sscssscsssssssssssssscssscssscsssscsssssesessssssssnsessssssseseoeees 75 VIEWS Tab A E E E E EE E 75 Bookmarks Tab eeseeeseeeseessoessessoecseesseessesseeesoescoesoeesoecsoesseesoeeseessoeso 75 Global AX S sccscssscssscssscessssscsssccssscscsnessssscsssssssssssnessnssesssssesees 76 Selecting Model Parts csssccsssccsssesssssscssssccesssseessessseseseeseses 76 Selecting Model Parts from the Model Tree eee 76 Select Model Parts from the Workspace csceessesseesteeteees 76 Selecting All Identical Parts of a Model 0 eieeeeeseeeeeeteees 77 Hiding Model Parts ccscccssscssssssccscscssssccesssscescsseesesesseseeseees 77 Re centering siascicsessccssssecnseessececsesesssosossessssoesaccensesedsssvensssdesssasseancese gt 77 Re centering a Model to a Selected Model Part 0 00 0 eee 78 Re C nter All seris haves cdcanaccsots E E E AEA 78 Re centering a Model to an Entity cece eeceeseseesteeseeeteeees 78 Expanding Collapsing the Model Tree ssssssssssesssceseeseees 79 Creating 3D Mockups essssessesssessesssessoossoosoossossssessosssesssessoossossoossoo 80 Deleting Models from a Mockup ccc
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65. EF Data Flow 20 Channel GH Data Flow Cancel Select the Parent page you want to go to then click OK AutoVue returns to the selected parent page Note You can also select the entity in the Navigation Panel or in the Entity Browser dialog then right click and select Ascend Hierarchy Layers When working with EDA files you can select which layers of the current active file you want to display or print You can move layers up and down to change the z order of the layers You can modify layer colors Note For drawings which do not contain layers the Layer menu and icon are grayed out The Layers dialog displays a list of layers along with attributes name visibility printability and color You can sort the list of layers or group layers according to one of their attributes Changing Layer Color You can modify the color of any layer from the Layers dialog 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Select the layer or layers for which you want to change the color Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 43 Note To select more than one layer press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting 3 Under Color click Modify The Layer Color dialog appears 4 From the Color drop down list select the color that you want 5 Click OK The selected color appears in the O column 6 Click Apply to save the changes The display i
66. K The selected layer appears in the workspace You can also change the active layer by selecting the layer from the drop down list on the Markup too 1 bar Markup View Analysis JaA Layer 1 Changing the Color of a Markup Layer Note Ensure that no markup entity is selected when changing the color of a markup layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Markup Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Markup Layers icon from the Markup toolbar 2 Select the markup layer that you want to change the color 3 Click Color The Layer Color dialog appears 4 Selecta Color 5 Click OK Note Only the entities that were created with the by layer Zs color defined in the Markup Layers dialog will change color Any entities that were created using the color options from the Markup toolbar will override the by layer color and will not change color 6 Click OK to close the Markup Layers dialog Renaming a Markup Layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Markup Layers dialog appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 152 AutoVue Note You can also click the Markup Layers icon amp from the Markup toolbar 2 Under Markup Layers select the checkbox beside the markup layer you want to rename 3 Click Rename The New Markup Layer dialog appears 4 Enter the new layer name 5 Click OK The markup layer is assigned the new name 6 Click OK to close the Markup Layers
67. Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Angle tab 3 From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 4 Click points on the drawing to define the angle you want to measure The points are joined by angle arms with an arc connecting them 5 Click again to complete the measurement The measured line path angle measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer and in the Measurement dialog 6 Click and drag to change the size of the arc Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 173 7 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 8 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Arc Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius center and diameter Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Radius or Add Diameter is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon T on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Arc tab 3 From the A
68. To change the direction of the light click and drag the small ball until you achieve the desired lighting Note You can also drag the white ball outside of the large ball The direction of the light reflected on the 3D model automatically changes with the movement of the white ball Note To set the light direction to its default setting click Reset Click Close to close the Lighting dialog Adding a New Light Source 1 Select View gt Set Light from the AutoVue main menu The Lighting dialog appears Note You can also click the light bulb icon on the AutoVue main toolbar Right click inside the square surrounding the ball and select Create New Light source from the pop up menu A second small ball appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 90 AutoVue Click and drag the small ball until you achieve the desired lighting Note To restore the light source to its default setting right click inside the square and select Restore Default from the pop up menu Click Close to close the Lighting dialog Note You can add up to eight light sources Changing the Light Color 1 Select View gt Set Light from the AutoVue main menu The Lighting dialog appears Note You can also click the light bulb icon on the AutoVue main toolbar To change the color of the light source right click directly on the small ball and select Set Light Color The Color dialog appears Select a color Click OK The small ball changes color
69. View gt Display Attributes and the render mode that you want to render the model in Note You can also change the render mode for selected model parts Note You can also click the Render Mode icon ffi on the AutoVue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Display Attributes The model or selected model parts change to the selected render mode Changing the Visibility In AutoVue you can show or hide parts of a model 1 From the Model Tree clear the checkbox beside the model part s that you want to hide Select the checkbox beside the model part s that you want to set visible The selected model part s appear or disappear from the model Note You can also hide model part s by selecting them on the model or from the Model Tree then right clicking and selecting Hide from the pop up menu Selecting Hide Rest displays the selected model part s and hides the rest of the model Changing Model Color In AutoVue you can change the color of a specific model part or selected model parts 1 Select the model or model parts whose color you want to change Note Ifno part is selected the change is applied to the entire model 2 Select View gt Display Attributes gt Color from the AutoVue main menu The Color dialog appears 3 Select the color that you want to change to 4 ClickOK The selected part s change to the selected color Note To set the model color to its default color repeat steps 1 to 2 and click Reset
70. Vue you can reset a model or selected parts to their original transformation 1 View the transformed 3D Model in AutoVue 2 To reset the entire model to its original transformation select Analysis gt Transform gt Reset All To reset selected model part s to their original transformation select the part s on the model then select Analysis Transform gt Reset Selected The model or selected parts changes to their original transformation Note You can also reset selected model part s by clearing the checkmark beside the part s in the Transformation column E of the Model Tree Cross Section Cut through With Cross Section Cut through feature you can view the cross section and cut through of 3D models In the Define Section dialog you can define the section plane position section plane orientation and the cut through Section Plane Options In the Define Section dialog you can use below options to define the orientation of the section plane Option Description XY Plane Section plane is oriented along the XY plane YZ Plane Section plane is oriented along the YZ plane XZ Plane Section plane is oriented along the XZ plane From 3 Vertices Select three vertices on the object to define the orienta tion of the section plane From Face Normal Select a face on the object to define the orientation of the section plane perpendicular to the face Cimmetry Systems Corp 108 AutoVue Option Description
71. X Axis Y Axis font color text font name and tolerance type To view attributes 1 To view the attributes of specific model part s select the parts from the model To view the attributes of the entire 3D model make sure that no parts are selected Select Analysis gt Entity Properties form the AutoVue main menu The Entity Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Entity Properties icon TE on the AutoVue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Entity Properties In the Model Tree select the model part s then right click and select Entity Properties from the pop up menu Click the Attributes tab The attributes of the selected model part s are displayed in a hierarchical tree Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog Viewing Mass Properties The Mass Properties tab displays the precise measurements for mass volume area center of gravity moments of inertia and inertia tensor for any model or selection 1 Select the part s for which you want to calculate the Mass Properties Note To view the Mass Properties of the entire 3D model make sure no parts are selected Select Analysis gt Entity Properties from the AutoVue main menu The Entity Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Entity Properties icon TE on the AutoVue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Entity Properties In the Model Tree select the model part or parts then right click and selec
72. You can use an entity as a central reference point to reposition a model The entities are Entity Description Vertex All vertices are highlighted Select a vertex to use as the central refer ence point Note A snap box appears when moving the mouse over a vertex Edge All edges are highlighted Select an edge to use as the central reference point Note A snap box appears when moving the mouse over an edge Midedge Highlight all edges in the model Select a mid edge to use as the central reference point Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 79 Entity Description Arc Center Highlight all arcs and circles in the model Select an arc center to use as the central reference point Note A snap box appears when moving the mouse over an arc or circle indicating the center of the arc Face Select a face to use as the central reference point Note When moving the cursor along a model face the face is highlighted Select View gt Re Center gt Entity from the AutoVue main menu The Re Center dialog appears Select the entity that you want to use as the central reference point All instances of the entity are highlighted Click an instance of the entity The model is repositioned using the selected entity as the central reference point Close the Re Center dialog Expanding Collapsing the Model Tree In AutoVue you can expand the Model Tree to display child entities of a selected node or nodes Note In A
73. according to each property These properties are Property Description Entity Type Type of markup entity created Page Page number of the original document on which the markup entity is created Layer Markup layer on which the markup entity is created Author The name of the user who created the markup Modified The date and time the markup was modified When a markup entity is created it appears in the Markup Navigation Tree and the information is recorded and saved in the markup file Note To see more markup properties or to expand the tree click and drag the Markup Navigation Tree window File Edit Entities Modify view Analysis Tools Hyp NEY acaci2005 002 Zh SansSerit ho v B I y Working with Markup Files Ertty Page Layer C 7 Ocircle 1 0 MW Filed Box 1 0 a This a note Layers O S amp Z acaa2005 002 coud 1 o o Highlight 1 0 Markup files are divided into uniquely named layers Create name and color layers to organize your work For example different colors can indicate time priorities and each layer can contain Markups related to a common purpose Cimmetry Systems Corp 146 AutoVue Saved States When you create Markup entities in a file you can save the view state For example the zoom level at which you are working If you save the Markup while you are working at your preferred zoom level the next time you open the Markup
74. ale the symbol proportionately Click Anisotropic if you want to scale the symbol disproportionately 5 Click and drag the symbol onto the workspace 6 Release the mouse button The symbol appears on the drawing and in the Markup Navigation Tree Note To add more symbols repeat steps 3 to 5 7 Click OK Working with Hyperlinks A hyperlink is a link between the current file and the new file or application You can create hyperlinks within your current file so that your files and applications outside AutoVue are only a click away The main benefit of adding hyperlinks to a file is that you can gather all files of related information into one file with the files kept separate In other words the files may be accessible from one location but the information is referenced not duplicated This ensures a manageable file size when loading If changes need to be made to a linked file they need to be done in one location to the linked file itself Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 167 Creating a Hyperlink When you create a hyperlink you can choose where to open the hyperlinks Open in Description Applet Opens the file in another Auto Vue window Current Applet Opens the file in the current AutoVue window Browser Opens the file in the default browser window Current Browser Opens the file in the current browser window N AMUMA U Select Markup gt Hyperlink gt Establish from the Markup menu Click a point on the docume
75. alog click Layer Color The Layer Color dialog appears 2 Select a Layer Color from the drop down list or select Let user choose if you want the user to choose their own color 3 Click OK In the Initiate Session dialog the selected Layer Color appears beside the Username in the Invited list If you selected Let user choose a custom color Z4 appears beside the Username indicating that the color can be changed By User Adding New Users to a Session 1 Inthe Initiate Session dialog click Add New The Add User dialog appears 2 Enter Username 3 Select Observer if you want to designate the user as an Observer 4 Selecta Layer Color from the drop down list or select Let user choose if you want the user to choose their own color 5 Click OK The new user is added to the Invited list in the Initiate Session dialog Note To add more than one user repeat steps 1 to 5 Opening a Markup While Initiating a Session 1 Select Collaboration gt Initiate Session from the AutoVue main menu Cimmetry Systems Corp marAarnwnN AutoVue 217 The Initiate Session dialog appears Click Browse The Open markup dialog appears In the Markup list select the checkbox beside the Markup that you want to open To import a Markup file click Import The Select markup file to import dialog appears Locate the file that you want to open Click Open Click OK in the Open markup dialog In the Initiate Session dialog select Session Marku
76. ance tab 3 From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 4 Select Cumulative Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 171 Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point Continue clicking points along the path that you want to measure Each point is joined by a line Right click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The cumulated measured distance Delta X and Delta Y appear in the Measurement dialog Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating Distance 1 Measure the distance between two points or measure cumulative distance See Measuring Distance In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance In the Distance drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Area Use the Area option to measure the area
77. ap Allows snapping at any point on the drawing Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 10 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon em on the Markup toolbar Click the Distance tab Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point Click another point on the drawing to define the end point The points are joined by a line The measured line path appears as an entity on the current active markup Drag to move the measured line path Click on the measured line path The measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured distance Delta X Delta Y and the Manhattan Distance appear in the Measurement dialog Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Cimmetry Systems Corp
78. arkup file However when you display a file with its Markups the Markups appear to be part of it AutoVue provides a variety of flexible user friendly entities To name a few there are circles clouds polygons and leaders You can also attach text to entities insert a note for longer comments or add a symbol such as a company logo In addition you can create measurement markup entities and hyperlinks that link between the current file and other associated files or applications Cimmetry Systems Corp 2 AutoVue AutoVue Basics This section introduces you to the basics of working with AutoVue s graphical user interface File Edit View Analysis Collaboration Options Help Eyal QE Z e h ASG Bookmarks iN2 E Model ft B Sheet Page K ia Table Sample 5d ibd d Aa qQ a lt Bookmarks Es o AutoCAD 2004 200166 Pg1 3 77784 bytes Jun16 2004 58 70 30 05 Menu Bar The Menu bar is the main access to all the menu commands The selection of commands changes according to the tasks being accomplished by Auto Vue Toolbars The Toolbar icons offer easy access to the options presented in the drop down menus found in the Menu bar Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 3 Status Bar In both View mode and Markup mode there is a Status bar located at the bottom of the main window The fields displayed from left to right on the Status bar are marker current active filename file typ
79. asure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Face Surface icon i on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Surface tab Select Face Surface if you want to measure the surface area of a face on an entity Select Entity Surface if you want to measure the surface area of an entire entity From the Measure Surface Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the surface Note If you want to cumulate the measurement of more than one surface click Cumulative If you selected Face Surface move the cursor on the model to highlight a face surface then click the face surface that you want to measure The face surface is highlighted The measured surface appears in the Measurement dialog If you selected Entity Surface click the entity that you want to measure The entity as well as all the faces belonging to the body are highlighted The measured surface of the body appears in the Measurement dialog To measure the face surface of the entity click on the highlighted body A pop up list appears displaying the entity and its parents Cimmetry Systems Corp 138 AutoVue Select the entity or a parent from the pop up list The selected entity is highlighted and the measured surface appears in the Measurement dialog Note To measure the face surface of a parent select the parent from the pop up list Note Click Reset to take another measurement 7 Click Close to cl
80. asurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Vertex Coordinates The Vertex Coordinates option provides the coordinates of vertices on the model 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Vertex Coordinates icon 6 on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Vertex tab All vertices on the model are highlighted Double click the vertex whose coordinates you want to add to the Markup The X Y and Z coordinates appear in a tooltip Select the vertex The X Y an Z coordinates and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer and in the Measurement dialog Click and drag the box anywhere on the markup Click and drag the frame handles to enlarge the box To remove the highlighted vertices on the model click Close in the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 198 AutoVue Note You can also remove the highlighted vertices by selecting Analysis gt Measure gt Vertex again See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 199 Printing With AutoVue you can print and preview files Original files can be printed on their own or with associated Markups and Overlays With the Batch Print option you can send a list of files to print at the same time When printing a file there are print properties that you can define The properties are Option Description
81. ated view of the explosion Set by default Select Show Arrows if you want to display the arrows To explode the model click the button The whole model or the select model parts explode See Saving an Exploded View of a 3D Model Note To implode the model click the button To manually change the explosion state click and drag the scroll bar Click OK to close the Explode dialog The explode state remains displayed and theTransformation column E in the Model Tree is updated indicating the exploded parts See Also Resetting the Transformation of a 3D Model Saving an Exploded View of a 3D Model From the Explode dialog you can save the exploded view of the 3D model 1 Explode a 3D Model See Exploding a 3D Model Click Save View in the Explode dialog The Add User Defined View dialog appears Enter a View Name Click OK The view is saved and appears in the Views tree under User Defined Views Click OK to close the Explode dialog The exploded state is saved See Also Resetting the Transformation of a 3D Model User defined Coordinate Systems In Auto Vue you have the option of creating customized three axis coordinate systems As with the Global Axes and the World Coordinate System the user defined axes are represented by a red X axis a green Y axis and a yellow Z axis Cimmetry Systems Corp 112 AutoVue When you set a User defined Coordinate System UCS as the active axes operations such as measu
82. b then click the view from the Standard Views tree or right click in the workspace and select Views Setting Native Views AutoVue displays views for a 3D file as saved in its native application The views are listed under Native Views from the Views tab Note Native views are present only if the file contains saved views 1 From the AutoVue main menu select View gt Views gt Native Views and the view you want to display The model re orients to the selected view The view options vary depending on the file Examples of the view options are Last Saved View Presentation Front Back Left Right Top Bottom Isometric Trimetric and Dimetric Note You can also right click in the workspace and select Views gt Native Views Creating a User defined View You may want to create and save your own views AutoVue allows you to define a view and add it to the User Defined Views Cimmetry Systems Corp 92 AutoVue Note You can define a user view in View or Markup mode Any views you apply to displayed models during Markup mode are saved as part of the Markup 1 Apply your own views or transformation to the displayed model Note The view states that you can apply and save for your defined view are Extents Rotation Model Transformation Explosion Render Modes Color Transparency Visibility Sectioning Camera Settings and views involving Mockups 2 Select View gt User Defined Views gt Add from the Auto Vue menu The Add U
83. butes of the different layer s z order visibility printability color etc Defining Layers Sets You can define a layer set and save it The layer set is saved for the duration of the session The layer set you defined is added to the Layer Set list in the Layers dialog and to the Layers drop down list on the AutoVue toolbar By default the Top Bottom and Default layer sets and any other layer sets belonging to the file are listed in the Layer Set drop down list 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears a Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click Add The Add Layer Set dialog appears 3 Enter the Layer Set Name 4 ClickOK The new layer set appears in the Layer Set drop down list 5 To modify the attributes of the new layer set select one or more layers and change the Visibility Printability Order or Color See Modify Layer Visibility Setting Printability for Layers Changing the Order of Layers Changing Layer Color 6 Click Apply to save the changes and to display the new layer set in the workspace Note To add more layers sets repeat steps 2 to 6 7 Click Close to close the Layers dialog The new layer set appears in the drop down list beside the Layers icon amp on the Auto Vue toolbar and is also displayed in the workspace Viewing Layer Sets In Auto Vue you can display the default top and bottom layer set layer sets saved with a file as well as a
84. cation that he or she is no longer invited to the session Assigning a Host During a Session 1 Select Collaboration gt Assign Host from the AutoVue main menu The Assign Host dialog appears 2 From the Users list select the user that you want to assign as host 3 Click OK The user you selected is now the host of the Collaboration Session Granting Control of a Session to Another User When you initiate a Collaboration Session you are the default Controller of the session until you relinquish control to another user You may grant control to another user any time during the session Once you grant control to another user all other users will automatically lock their views to the new Controller 1 Select Collaboration gt Grant Control from the AutoVue main menu The Grant Control dialog appears 2 From the Users list select the user that you want to grant control to 3 Click OK The user you selected has control of the Collaboration Session Saving a Session Markup The Host owns the Session Markup and is the only one who can save it 1 At the end of the Collaboration Session select File gt Save As from the AutoVue main menu The Save Markup File As dialog appears 2 Enter the Markup ID Cimmetry Systems Corp 220 AutoVue Note The Markup Information is optional 3 Click OK The session Markup is saved Closing a Session Only a Host can close a Collaboration Session 1 Select Collaboration gt Close Collab
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86. ce mount components that is characterized by pins measuring 0 025 inches or less from pad center to pad center Footprint The physical description of a component It consists of three elements padstacks representing the pads of the component obstacles representing among other things the physical outline of the component silkscreens keepouts keepins and assembly drawing data and text documenting the footprint information for example the component name You may want each project to have its own footprint library containing all the footprints used in that project Ground plane A large area on the PCB usually an entire layer that provides a common ground connection for all component ground pins and other ground connections Heatsink A mechanical device made of a high thermal conductivity material that dissipates heat generated by a component or assembly Heuristics A method of routing that consists of repeated attempts to apply very simple routing patterns to unrouted connections in order to complete the routing quickly and cleanly Typically heuristics are used for memory and short point to point routing Hole The area where board material must be removed by drilling or milling Isolation The clearance around a pad track zone or via that defines the nearest approach allowed by conductors of another signal set Cimmetry Systems Corp 70 AutoVue Jumper wire A discrete electrical component or wire used
87. center of an elliptical component Electrical snap mode where a snap box appears when the cursor touches a pin Electrical snap mode where a snap box appears when the cursor touches a via Electrical snap mode where a snap box appears when the cursor touches the entire component Allows snapping at any point on the drawing Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 59 Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon em on the Auto Vue toolbar Click the Distance tab Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Note Ifyou want to measure the distance along a path select Cumulative Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point Click another point on the drawing to define the end point Note Ifyou selected Cumulative continue clicking points along the path that you want to measure Right click to complete the measurement The points are joined by a line The measured distance Delta X Delta Y and the Manhattan Distance appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measureme
88. change the Orientation click the Orientation tab then select the point where you want to orient the UCS from the Define From drop down list See Orientation Options To show the UCS axes select Show Trihedron To hide the UCS axes clear the checkmark To change the UCS that it is relative to select the UCS from the Relative To drop down list Click OK to close the User Coordinate Systems dialog If you modified the Position or Orientation the UCS axes dynamically move to the new position A change in Show Trihedron will make the UCS axes appear or disappear accordingly A Name change will display the new name in the Coordinate Systems list and in the drop down list next to the UCS icon pa on the toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp 116 AutoVue Activating a Coordinate System When you set a user defined coordinate system UCS as the active axes operations such as measuring transforming a model or defining a viewpoint are applied with respect to these axes 1 From the User Coordinate Systems dialog select the Coordinate System that you want to use 2 Click Set Active 3 Click OK to close the User Coordinate Systems dialog The newly active trihedral coordinate system appears bolder and larger on the model and its name is displayed in the drop down list next to the UCS icon on the AutoVue toolbar Note You can also set a different coordinate system from the User Ak Coordinate Systems drop down list next to the UCS icon
89. counterclock wise by 90 180 or 270 degrees flip a file s orientation horizontally vertically or both simultaneously AutoVue provides several ways to change the view size of a selected area of a file display different views layers and blocks of the current active file You can also navigate from one page to another page of a multi page file For more information on how to manipulate views see Manipulating 2D Views For 2D vector files there are additional View options Option Description Views Select and display different views of a drawing From toolbar click icon See Selecting Views Cimmetry Systems Corp 20 AutoVue Option Description Layers Select and display different layers of a drawing From toolbar click icon See Layers Blocks Select and display a block from a drawing From toolbar click Ae icon See Blocks Drawing Information Note This feature is currently not supported with AutoVue Server running on Unix Platforms The Drawing Information option is available with AutoCAD and MicroStation drawings and is accessed from Analysis of the Auto Vue main menu in both View and Markup modes The Drawing Information options available are Select Single Entity List Tags Attributes and Entity Information Viewing Details of a Single Entity Note This feature is currently not supported with AutoVue Server running on Unix Platforms 1 Select Analysis gt Drawing Inf
90. creen keepout etc but only the logical layer that defines the actual outline of the component is considered Specify the distance between the pad out line and the outline of its drill hole on all physical layers Note The two outlines geometries are part of the pin pad entity but on different logical layers Specify the minimum diameter of a pad Note Only applicable to rounded pads Specify the minimum acute angle between connected traces on the same physical layer Note Only two traces belonging to the same net should be considered Specify the minimum diameter of the drill hole size allowed Note Only applicable to rounded pads Specify the maximum diameter of the drill hole size allowed Note Only applicable to rounded pads Specify the maximum via count allowed for a net Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 53 Design Rule Type Check Description 11 Min Route Width 12 Max Route Width 13 Min Route Length 14 Max Route Length 15 Empty Nets 16 Un routed Traces 17 Single Connection 18 Short Circuit 19 Unconnected Pin Specify the minimum route trace width allowed in the design Specify the maximum route trace width allowed in the design Specify the minimum route trace length allowed in the design Specify the maximum route trace length allowed in the design Select this checkbox if you want to check for any nets that are not connected to a
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94. ct File gt Open Local File from the AutoVue main menu The File Open dialog appears 2 Browse to locate the file that you want to open 3 Click Open The file appears in the AutoVue workspace Opening a URL You can open a file by specify the URL 1 Select File gt Open URL from the AutoVue main menu The File Open dialog appears 2 Inthe File Name type the URL http or ftp path or click Browse to locate the file that you want to open 3 Click OK The file appears in the AutoVue workspace Archive Files The full archive file directory displays in the Auto Vue window It is not necessary to decompress the file Double click a file to display it within AutoVue If you would like to markup an archive file the file must be accessible for AutoVue in a format other than archive Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 5 Viewing File Properties You can access the file properties from the File menu The Properties dialog provides information specific to the current active file such as filename file size date of creation and file type The file properties that you can view are Property Description File Information specific to the current active file such as filename file size date of creation file type and x y amp z dimensions Resource Information Resources specific to the current active file such as text font shape file line style and external reference files Native Custom properties for various file types like
95. d throughout all the operations you perform in AutoVue The Perspective option shows objects in three dimension with distances planes and curved surfaces adjusted to give a sense of depth You have lighting options where you can adjust the overall lighting surrounding a model or just its source light In AutoVue s 3D mode you can customize operations to suit your needs For example you can create and save your own views Define cross sections and cut throughs of 3D models Create a customized three axis coordinate system that you can set as the active coordinate system for your 3D files There are also features like Bill of Material BOM Interference Checking and Product and Manufacturing Information PMI Filtering Models Tab The Models tab displays the model s hierarchy inter relation of different parts assemblies and bodies With the Model tree you can select different parts and modify their attributes such as color visibility render mode or transformation Views Tab The Views tab lists all the standard and user defined views You can switch to a standard or user defined view as well as add or delete user defined views Bookmarks Tab The Bookmarks tab lists links to specific views Draft views 2D plans or other files with information related to the model Navigate between these files and views by clicking the appropriate link Bookmarks lead to various views of CAD files such as CATIA file Model Space the 3D model o
96. dditional attributes may be available depending on the file selected Any Value When selected AutoVue searches for any value of the selected attribute Note The attribute value options are disabled If cleared specify the values for the selected attribute you want to search Note The attribute value options correspond to the selected attribute 3D Search Advanced Volume Specify the size of an entity the minimum and maximum dimensions The dimensions of an entity boundary box must be between the specified dimensions to meet the search criteria Location Specify an axes aligned boundary box The boundary box of an entity must be inside it to meet the search cri teria Performing a Search 1 Select Analysis gt Entity Search from the AutoVue menu The Entity Search dialog appears Note You can also click the Entity Search icon Ee toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp on the AutoVue 126 AutoVue 2 Click the 3D Search tab Entity Search 3D Search Advanced 3D Search Selection Al Attribute Filters Type All v __ petintion J PMI Fitter A PMI Type Results Type Name 3 From the Selection drop down list specify what parts of the model that you want to search To search the entire model select All To search specific parts of a model select Selected and then select the parts on the model To search the model parts that are not selected select Not selected
97. del part appears in the list under Set 2 From the Measured Min Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Click Compute The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The X Y and Z coordinates for Position and X Y and Z coordinates for Position2 appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the precise angle between three vertices any two edges planes or faces or any combination of entity types If you want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon s on the Markup toolbar Click the Angle tab Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes All entities of the selected entity types are highlighted on the model To measure the angle between an entity type and a plane select the checkbox beside Plane then from the drop down list select the plane From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you
98. dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 11 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon on the Markup toolbar Click the Angle tab Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the angle between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes Select Between 2 lines if you want to measure the angle between two lines Snapping Modes are disabled From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle If you selected From 3 Points click three points to define the angle If you selected Between 2 Lines click two lines to define the angle Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them Right click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured angle appears in the Measurement dialog Click and drag to change the size of the arc Click and drag the box anywhere on the drawing Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 188 AutoVue See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Arc
99. ding a Message to All Users 0 0 cccceeccesseeseeseeeteeteeneeees 223 Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 1 Introduction Cimmetry Systems Corp has developed a family of products designed to meet all levels of business and engineering needs Collectively our products provide viewing and Markup capabilities and support the visualization of 3D models 2D engineering and office formats AutoVue AutoVue is a viewing and Markup application that has been developed for both business and technical users AutoVue is capable of displaying over 450 different file formats without the authoring application Supported file types include text database graphic and spreadsheet Even contents of archive files can viewed in Auto Vue Moreover when you view a file you do not need to specify the file type AutoVue automatically detects the type of file you are requesting to view even files with false extensions Marking Up Documents AutoVue has the ability to create markups for all its readable file formats without the document s authoring application AutoVue creates markups for different formats without modifying the original file You can attach comments notes and drawings to any file you display in AutoVue This is called marking up a file commonly known as annotating or redlining A Markup is an object or entity that you attach to a file All Markups are saved in a separate file called a Markup or a M
100. e zoom factor current page and total number of pages current active file size file creation date and cursor s coordinate position In addition to the fields there are two markers that may be present on the Status bar The red light bulb indicates that the current active file has associated Markups While in View mode click the red light bulb to view the Markup Files dialog then select a Markup file or group of Markup files to open By opening a Markup file Markup mode is automatically launched 66599 1 A red circle with an indicates that some main resources required to properly read the current active file are not available To identify the missing resources click the red circle to display the File Properties dialog Quick Menus One of the quickest ways to access options is through Quick Menus or context sensitive shortcut menus These are the menus you see when you right click in the workspace The Quick Menu options available depend on the mode you are in and what is selected prior to right clicking Cimmetry Systems Corp 4 AutoVue Opening Files with AutoVue How to open a file depends on the current active mode in AutoVue In View mode you can open base files In Markup mode you can open a Markup file for a base file With AutoVue you can open a file from the current active directory or from another directory or manually specify the file to open by entering the URL Opening a Local File 1 Sele
101. e 2 in the second file you opened e Layers Settings when selecting this option all layer settings will be synchronized when comparing files Note This option is only applicable for PCB drawings Color Options Configure the color for measuring entities Color Options In the Color Options dialog the options that you can configure are Select Option Description Color Selection Measurement Min Dist Set1 Min Dist Set2 Configure the color used to highlight entities Configure the color used for measurement high lights and measurement selection Configure the color of the first selection set point when measuring minimum distance Configure the color of the second selection set point when measuring minimum distance 3D View Default Color Default Component Configure the color of the board in 3D view Configure the component color in 3D view Cimmetry Systems Corp 66 AutoVue Configuring AutoVue 1 Select Options gt Configuration from the Autovue main menu The Configuration dialog appears 2 Click the 2D tab 3 Configure the options that you want 4 To configure the color click Color Options The Color Options dialog appears Select the Color option s that you want to configure then select the color and click OK See Color Options 5 Click OK to close the Configuration dialog EDA Terms and Definitions Annular ring A circular strip of conductive material
102. e Angles Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle If you selected From 3 Points click three points to define the arc The points are joined by an arc The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog If you selected Arc Entity click the edge of the arc that you want to measure The arc is highlighted The measurements for center point coordinates radius ratio arc length angles start end and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 136 AutoVue Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc See Measuring an Arc 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate 3 The Radius Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 4 From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance 5 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor 6 Click OK The calibration results appear in the Measurement dialog 7 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Vertex Coordinates The Vertex Coordinates option provides the coordinates of vertices on the model 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Auto Vue main menu The Measurement dialog app
103. e Attribute Filter dialog appears Attribute Filter Name COLOUR v CO Any value User defined Value Test Equals Value 0 128 255 OK Cancel From the Name drop down list select the attribute that you want to search The Value group box appears corresponding to the selected attribute Cimmetry Systems Corp 128 AutoVue 6 Select the checkbox beside the Any Value if you want to search by any value The Value options are disabled 7 Clear the checkbox if you want to search by a specific value then from the Value drop down list s select the values that you want to search 8 Click OK Note To add more than one Attribute Filter repeat steps 4 to 5 9 To edit an Attribute Filter select the filter and click Edit The Attribute Filter dialog box appears allowing you to edit the filter 10 To disable an Attribute Filter clear the checkbox beside the filter s that you want to disable To enable an Attribute Filter select the checkbox beside the filter s 11 To remove an Attribute Filter select the filter and click Remove in the Entity Search dialog The Attribute Filter disappears from the list 12 In the Entity Browser click Search A list of entities matching the search criteria appear in the Results list displaying the Type and Name See Saving Search Results 13 Click Close to close the Entity Search dialog Performing an Advanced 3D Search From the 3D Search dialog you can search for entities using
104. e Margin tab of the Print Properties dialog you can define the top bottom right and left margins for the printed file You can define Option Description Margins Set the value for the Left Top Right and Bottom margins Minimum Set the acceptable minimum margins for the selected printer Units Specify the unit for the margins Setting the Margins 1 Select File gt Print from the AutoVue main menu The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Print icon on the AutoVue toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 203 2 Click the Margins tab 3 Enter the margin that you want for Left Top Right and Bottom or click Minimum if you want to set the margins to the minimum acceptable for the selected printer Note When you click Minimum the minimum margins allowable automatically appear in the Margins 4 From the Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to set the margins at 5 Configure other print properties See Configuring Print Options Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings 6 To view a partial view of the file click Partial Preview The Partial Preview dialog appears See Partial Preview of a File 7 Click OK to print The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing See Also Previewing a File Before Printing Headers Footers From the Headers Footers tab of the Print Properties dialog you can define the headers and footers that you wa
105. e When in Markup mode you can specify if the flip is to be applied to the Markups only or to the base file and Markups Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue Menu Option Description Note The Image option is used for black and white monochrome raster files Image Contrast Light normal dark and darkest Anti alias Enhance the details of monochrome raster files Note Also known as Scale to Grey Invert Reverse the background and foreground colors Page Next Page Go to the next page of a multi page file Previous Page Page Number From toolbar click ye icon Go to the previous page of a multi page file P 1H From toolbar click W icon Go to the specified page of a multi page file From toolbar click yt icon Special View Birds Eye Modes Magnify Glass Magnify Window Pan Cimmetry Systems Corp Display a close up view ofa particular area of a file while maintaining a view of the entire file From toolbar click sia icon Note The Birds Eye option is disabled for text based documents and spreadsheets See Using Bird s Eye View Magnify an area of the file that is specified by the cursor location From toolbar click q icon See Using the Magnifying Glass Magnify a selected area of a file and displays it in the Magnify Window From toolbar click la icon See Using the Magnifying Window Click and drag to move the drawing To exit right click 10 AutoVue Menu Optio
106. e mode whether moving or static e Flat Shading Smooth shading is not performed on curved surfaces while the model is in motion e Wire Polygons Render the model in wire polygon mode while in motion e Wire Frame Model is displayed as wire framed dur ing rotation or spinning e Vertex cloud Model is displayed as a skeleton of vertices when in motion e Fast Frame Model spins or rotates at a fast rate e Bounding Box Model parts are enclosed by bound ing boxes when the model is in motion Highlight Selection Define how AutoVue will indicate that an object is selected e Bounding Box Selection is enclosed in a wire frame box e Entity Color Selection is indicated by changing color PMI Text Rendering Define the style for PMI text Style e Native Setting PMI text is displayed with the default setting e 3D PMI text is displayed in 3 dimension e Flat to screen PMI text is displayed in 2 dimen sion Model Tree With the Model Tree option you can define the level at which you want the Model Tree to collapse when opening a 3D file Default set to 3 Manipulator With the Manipulator option you can set the manipulators to automatic align with the current User defined Coordinate System Cimmetry Systems Corp 140 AutoVue Frame Rate With the Frame Rate option you can define the frame rate for rotating and dynamic zooming Option Description Frame Rate Define the frame rate for rotating
107. e order of layers 43 Collaboration 212 controller 213 host 212 lock 213 observer 213 open URL 214 pointer 214 session information 214 session markup 214 show tracker 214 User Tree 212 Collaboration Session 215 add new user 216 assign host 219 change layer color 216 Chat Window 222 Index AutoVue options 222 Compare 3D send message to all us files 119 ers 223 Compare Entity Sets 121 send message to select Configure ed users 222 2D 32 close 220 background color 33 grant control 219 options initiate 215 all files 32 invite users 218 join 218 leave session 221 lock view 221 open markup during a session 217 while initiating a session 216 remove users 219 request control 220 save markup 219 track changes 220 unlock view 220 view information 221 Collapsing 79 Compare 2D 23 options 24 results window 24 scale and offset 25 3D 119 Compare Tree 119 options 120 result window 120 EDA PCB with artwork 49 Cimmetry Systems Corp raster files 33 vector files 32 rendering 34 snap settings 34 3D 138 color 143 Color Options 141 Dsplay options 138 Dynamic Load Mesh Resolution 141 Dynamic Loader 141 Frame Rate 140 Initial Visibility 140 Manipulator 139 Measurement 140 Model Tree 139 PMI Filtering 141 EDA 63 color 66 color options 65 options 64 Convert 2D 11 options 12 pen settings 14 3D 81 AutoVue options 81 Creating Hyperlinks 167 Cross Probing 47 between files 47 same file 48 show net
108. e precise fixed point to which the mobile part will align With the Show Preview option you can visualize the part alignment before applying the change Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue When aligning models parts you can choose from one of the following Constraint Types 101 Option Type Description Constraint Coincident The Mobile part is positioned so that the selected point on the mobile part coincides with the selected part on the Fixed part Parallel Align the Mobile point so that it is parallel to Perpendicular Concentric the Fixed point Align the Mobile point so that it is perpendicular to the Fixed point Align the Mobile point so that it has the same center as the Fixed point Part Alignment Constraints The table below list the available Constraint Types for different combinations of part alignment Cimmetry Systems Corp o 2 5 is 3 fa 3 g S 6 S 5 o lt x a N 8 oO Cone Coin Par Con Per Coin Par Coin Con Per Con Con Con Con Cylinder Con Par Par Per Coin Par Con Con Con Con Sphere Con Coin Con Coin Coin Con Con Plane Coin Per Coin Coin Par Par Arc Con Per Par Con Con 102 AutoVue E 2 S o o z e c amp Q gt o i lt x A N oO oO Line Coin Coin Par Point Coin Note The letters in the table indicate the Constraint Type Where Coin Coincident Par
109. e same color as the current active layer or create a custom color You also have the option of grouping Markup entities When you group Markup entities you can manage the group as you would a single entity In Markup mode there are several options for modifying an entity You can apply these options to selected entities while you specify the change or new entities that you add The modify options can be accessed from the Markup menu in Markup mode The options are Option Description Delete Delete a selected markup entity or entities Delete All Delete all markup entities Entity Color Change the line color fill color and fill type for a selected markup entity or entities From toolbar click i icon to change the Fill Color See Changing the Fill Color of An Entity From toolbar click i icon to change the Line Color See Changing the Line Color of An Entity Fill Type Change the transparency for selected markup entity or entities From toolbar click el icon See Changing the Fill Type of An Entity Hide Markups Hide all markup entities Line Style Change the line style for a selected markup entity or entities From toolbar click EEJ icon See Changing the Line Style Line Thickness Change the line thickness for a selected markup entity or entities From toolbar click icon See Changing the Line Thickness Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 155 Go To a Markup Entity Go To restores the view state when a
110. e the design dialog Searching Using Entity Browser You can search for an entity in a schematic drawing or a PCB design using the Entity Browser You can apply attribute or entity type filters as search criteria to filter entities You can select entities from the results list and have them appear highlighted in the workspace and in the Navigation Panel You can also export the search results Note Ifthe selected entity is too small a flash box appears indicating the location of the highlighted entity in the workspace Entity Browser Entity Types Attributes Entity Types Net Name Pin List Partially User Sc U18 1 U1 NO No w Attribute BUS_NAME Mi Add Filter Value PROJECT1_LIB ESD Attribute Value U8 8 U7 8 NO Ino R11 418 NO NO ROMOEL U16 25 U NO NO RESETL U10 5U9 6 NO NO RESET U11 33U NO NO REF U10 7 U1 NO INO RDYL u11 7 UN NO RASL U8 9 U7 9 NO INO INO RAS U4 6 U20 NO No lt Export Result Apply Filter s Performing an Entity Type based Search 1 Select Analysis gt Entity Browser from the AutoVue menu The Entity Browser dialog appears Note You can also click the Entity Browser icon Efe on the AutoVue toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp 56 AutoVue 10 11 12 13 Click the Entity Types tab From the Entity Types drop down li
111. e unit of measure Click Verify Verify button changes to Stop Note To stop the Design Verification process at any point click Stop When the process is complete the total number of errors found during the Design Verification process up to the maximum number specified in the Maximum Violation text box appear in the Results list To view the description of a violation result select the violation from the Results list The description appears in the Description text box The description includes information such as the type of violation the location where it occurs x and y coordinates the component or entity it affects and the actual value measured Note When you select a violation result AutoVue zooms to the entity or set of entities that were affected and highlights them on the drawing Continue to select violation Results to view its description Note Click Reset to restart a new check Click Close to close the dialog Exporting the Design Verification Results You can export the Design Verification results into a text file 1 2 3 Click Export in the design dialog An export dialog appears Navigate and select the directory that you want to export the results to Enter a File name Click Save Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 55 Auto Vue saves the Design Verification results in a txt text or csv Common Separated Values file listing each violation result and its description 4 Click Close to clos
112. e workspace Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting 2 To select the parent entities of a selected part press the Shift key and select the part again A pop up appears listing the parent entities of the selected part Select an entity from the pop up list The selected part s appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 77 To select a group of parts select Edit gt Select then click and drag the mouse around the parts The entities within the box are selected and highlighted in the Model Tree Note Ifthe selected entity is hidden in the Model Tree the Model Tree expands to display the selected entity Selecting All Identical Parts of a Model 1 Select a model part in the workspace or from the Model Tree then right click and select Select Identical Parts from the pop up menu All identical parts are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree If there are no identical parts found a message appears indicating No identical parts found Note You can also select sub assemblies and Select Identical Parts to display all identical sub assemblies Hiding Model Parts In AutoVue you can hide specific parts of a model or display specific parts and hide the rest of the model 1 Select the part or parts on the model or from the Model Tree Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The select
113. ears Note You can also click the Entity Type Filter icon a on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Under the Visibility column select the checkbox beside the entity types you want to display in the workspace Clear the checkbox to hide the entity types Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 39 3 Under the Selection column select the checkbox beside the entity types that you want to be able to select in the workspace Clear the checkbox beside the entity types that you do not want to select Note To select all entity types select the checkbox in the column header Clear the checkbox to deselect all entity types 4 Click Apply to apply the changes 5 Close OK to close the Entity Type Filter dialog Only the selected entities types remain displayed in the workspace When you click in the workspace only the entities types checked in the Entity Type Filter dialog will be highlighted Entity Properties The Entity Properties dialog displays detailed information about any selected entity in the current schematic drawing or PCB design You can right click an entity in the workspace Navigation Panel or in the Entity Browser dialog to open the Entity Properties dialog On the left side of the Entity Properties dialog a tree control displays all the entities associated with the entity you selected The entity you selected is the tree node and all the associated entities grouped by their type are the entities that are directly connected to this entity On t
114. ears Note You can also click the Vertex Coordinates icon 8 on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Vertex tab All vertices on the model are highlighted 3 From the Coordinates Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure 4 Move the cursor over the highlighted vertex that you want to measure The X Y and Z coordinates appear in a tooltip 5 Select the vertex The X Y an Z coordinates appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 6 Click Close the close the Measurement dialog Measuring the Length of an Edge Use the Edge Length option to measure the length of any edge on the model 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 137 Note You can also click the Edge Length icon mM on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Edge Length tab All edges on the model are highlighted From the Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the edge length Note If you want to cumulate the measurement of more than one edge click Cumulative Click the edge that you want to measure The edge length measurement appears in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Face Surface Use the Surface option to measure the surface area of a entity face or an entire entity on the model 1 Select Analysis gt Me
115. eating 2D Vector Markup Measure Entities When marking up 2D vector files in addition to all the markup options available for 2D files you can create markup measure entities The measure options in Markup mode work slightly different than in View mode For information on marking up 2D files see Marking Up 2D Files Measure options vary between vector and non vector files For vector files AutoVue provides the option to snap to fixed points on the drawing For non vector files you can only free snap When measuring in Markup mode the specified measurement lines and values are displayed on the current active markup layer as entities These entities can be moved resized hidden or deleted You can also modify the font of a measure entity align a free snap measure entity to the horizontal or vertical axis as well as add units of measure and symbols to a measurement and have them appear on the drawing In Markup mode you can choose from several measure options to create markup measure entities You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu The options are Option Description Angle Measure the angle between selected points 5 From toolbar click ee icon Arc Measure an arc entity From toolbar click oa icon Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 175 Option Description Area Measure selected area From toolbar click E icon Distance Measure the distance between two points
116. ect a variable from the drop down list 6 To change the Font click Set Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font To set the font Style click Bold or Italic or both then click OK 7 Inthe Print Properties dialog configure other print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings 8 To view a partial view of the file click Partial Preview The Partial Preview dialog appears See Partial Preview of a File 9 Click OK to print Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 205 The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing See Also Previewing a File Before Printing Native Print Settings You can choose to included predefined headers and footers when printing an Excel file from AutoVue 1 From the Print Properties dialog click the Headers Footers tab 2 Under Headers and Footers click inside the Left Center and Right boxes corresponding to the header or footer position in the original file 3 Select F Native Print Settings Excel from the Insert Code drop down list 4 Click OK to print The Excel file s headers and footers are printed Watermarks From the Watermark tab of the Print Properties dialog you can specify a watermark that will appear on a printed file When printing a watermark it appears transparent on the file contents You can choose a horizo
117. ed part s appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree To hide the selected part s right click a selected part on the model or from the Model Tree and select Hide from the pop up menu The selected part s are hidden on the model To display the selected part s and hide the rest of the model right click a selected part on the model or from the Model Tree and select Hide Rest from the pop up menu The selected parts are displayed in the workspace and the rest of the model is hidden Re centering The Re center option repositions the model back to the center of the View window You can use a model part as a central reference point to reposition a Cimmetry Systems Corp 78 AutoVue model You can select several model parts to use as one collective central reference point Re centering a Model to a Selected Model Part Note The Re Center gt Selected option is only available when one or more model parts are selected 1 Select the model part or parts that you want to use 2 Select View gt Re Center gt Selected from the AutoVue main menu The model is repositioned using the selected model part or parts as the central reference point Re center All The Re Center All option repositions the entire model back to the center of the AutoVue workspace 1 Select View gt Re Center gt All from the Auto Vue main menu The model is repositioned to the center of the workspace Re centering a Model to an Entity
118. ee 2D Vector Snapping Modes 4 From the Measure Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 5 Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point 6 Click another point on the drawing to define the end point The measured line path appears as an entity on the current active markup 7 Drag to move the measured line path 8 Click on the measured line path The measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured distance Delta X and Delta Y appear in the Measurement dialog 9 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 10 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring Cumulative Distance Use the Cumulative Distance option to measure the distance along a path of multi faceted adjoining points Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears EN Note You can also click the Distance icon on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Distance tab 3 Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring Cimmetry Systems Corp 10 AutoVue 177 To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes From the
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120. ent dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance In the Measured Dist drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Minimum Distance With the Minimum Distance option you can measure the minimum distance between model parts as well as any two points from the selection sets vertices edges mid edges arc centers faces or any combination of entity types 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Minimum Distance icon a on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Min Distance tab Click E set 4 point Click Entity if you want to measure the distance between model parts Snapping Modes are disabled Click Geometry if you want to measure the distance between entity types Snapping Modes are enabled If you selected Entity select a part or parts on the model The model part s appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree If you selected Geometry select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes Cimme
121. entities are visible or hidden Attaching Text 1 Select Entities gt Text from the Markup menu The Attach to dialog appears Note You can also click the Text icon T from the Markup toolbar 2 Inthe Attach to dialog click the entity type that you want to attach the text See 3D Snapping Modes Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 191 3 Click the entity on the drawing that you want to attach text The Text dialog appears 4 To change the font click Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font Select the font style and type the text that you want to attach then click OK The text appears on the entity and in the Markup Navigation Tree 5 Right click outside the text area to complete the modification Note To edit text double click on the text to open the Text dialog Note Whenever an entity is attached to a 3D model the anchor point the point at which the entity is attached is highlighted by a small square The square is visible only when the anchor point is visible This feature allows you to precisely identify the location of the anchor point and whether the associated entities are visible or hidden Creating 3D Markup Measure Entities When marking up 3D files you can create markup measure entities The measure options in Markup mode work slightly different than in View mode When measuring in Markup mode the specified measurement
122. entity in the workspace Cimmetry Systems Corp 38 AutoVue See Also Zooming to a Selected Entity Zooming to a Selected Entity 1 Inthe workspace or Navigation Panel select the entity then right click and select Zoom selected In the Entity Browser dialog select the entity from the Entity Types list or the Attributes list then right click and select Zoom selected AutoVue zooms to the selected entity in the workspace Selecting Entities from the Entity Browser 1 Perform an attribute based or entity type based search using the Entity Browser See Entity Browser 2 Select an entity or entities from the Entity Types list or the Attributes list of the Entity Browser dialog Note To select more than one entity press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The selected entity or entities appear highlighted in the workspace and in the Navigation Panel Note Ifthe selected entity is too small a flash box appears indicating the location of the highlighted entity in the workspace See Also Zooming to a Selected Entity Filtering Entity Types With the Entity Type Filter option you can display certain entity types while hiding others without having to hide an entire layer For example you might want to turn off all entities and display only the component instances You can also limit the types of entities you can select in the workspace 1 Select View gt Entity Type Filter from the AutoVue menu The Entity Type Filter dialog app
123. er Venting patterns Patterns etched in the board that allow gases formed during fabrication to escape Vertex A logical point at which a track is ended and restarted A vertex is located at each change of direction on the track Cimmetry Systems Corp 74 AutoVue Via feed through hole A hole connecting layers of a PCB A through hole via connects the surface layers of a board On multilayer boards a via not reaching a surface layer on one side is called a blind via and a via not reaching a surface layer on either side thus being externally invisible is called a buried via Viastack A numbered list of via descriptions Each description contains a via definition including layer style drill diameter size offset and solder mask guard width Via stringer The copper etch that exists between a SMT pad and a corresponding fanout via Zero length connection An unrouted connection between layers where the end points in the connection have the same X and Y coordinates Zone An area on a PCB layer designated as copper or anti copper Copper zones may have net names while anti copper zones may not Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 75 Working with 3D Files From AutoVue s 3D mode you can select model parts to transform independent of the rest of the model You can import 3D models into the current window and export files to other formats The Global Axes inform you of where the X Y and Z axes are positione
124. ermark Note You can insert more than one code 4 To insert a system variable select a variable from the Insert Variable drop down list For example if you select browser version the version of the browser that the file is displayed in will appear in the Watermark Note You can insert more than one system variable 5 To set the orientation of the watermark click Diagonal Horizontal or Vertical 6 To change the Font click Set Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font To set the font Style click Bold or Italic or both then click OK 7 Inthe Print Properties dialog configure other print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 207 Assigning Pen Settings To view a partial view of the file click Partial Preview The Partial Preview dialog appears See Partial Preview of a File Click OK to print The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing See Also Previewing a File Before Printing Assigning Pen Settings From the Pen Settings tab of the Print Properties dialog you can set the thickness of the color indices for the print file Note AutoVue uses the default pen color indices of the native document for the vector file being viewed You will not be able to change the color assigned to a pen with AutoVue 1 Select File gt Print f
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126. ether they are visible or not Modifying Measurement Markup Entities In AutoVue you can modify the font of a measurement 1 Create the markup measure entity that you want See Creating 2D non vector Markup Measure Entities Creating 2D Vector Markup Measure Entities Creating EDA Markup Measure Entities Cimmetry Systems Corp 160 AutoVue Creating 3D Markup Measure Entities 2 Double click the measurement for which you want to modify the font The appropriate Measure dialog appears 3 Click Font The Font dialog appears From the Font drop down list select the type of font From the Size drop down list select the size of font Select the font Style s then click OK 4 Click OK to close the appropriate Measure dialog The measurement font is modified Changing Measurement Units and Symbols In AutoVue you can change the unit of measure and add a symbol to a measurement and have it appear on the drawing 1 Create the markup measure entity that you want See Creating 2D non vector Markup Measure Entities Creating 2D Vector Markup Measure Entities Creating EDA Markup Measure Entities Creating 3D Markup Measure Entities 2 Double click the measurement that you want to change the unit of measure or add a symbol to The appropriate Measure dialog appears 3 Clear the checkmark beside Display Unit if you want to hide the unit on the drawing Unit appears by default 4 From the Units drop down list select the unit that you want to cha
127. ext dialog Adding a Note You can attach longer comments and notes to a markup with AutoVue s Markup Control Note Editor A note is represented by a standard size graphical symbol labelled Note To read the text inside double click the entity to open it or move the mouse over the entity to display the tooltip 1 Select Entities gt Note from the Markup menu Note You can also click the Note icon from the Markup toolbar 2 Click a point on the document where you want to insert the note The Note dialog appears 3 Enter the text that you want in the note 4 To change the default font select Font and the type of font 5 Close the Note dialog The note appears on the drawing and in the Markup Navigation Tree 6 Right click outside the note area to complete the modification Cimmetry Systems Corp 166 AutoVue 7 To move the note click and drag it in the Markup Navigation Tree or in the workspace to open the Note dialog Note To edit a note double click the note symbol Adding a Symbol A symbol is a graphical entity such as a company logo With AutoVue you can add a symbol to a markup 1 Select Entities gt Symbol from the Markup menu The Symbols dialog appears Note You can also click the a icon in the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Symbols tab 3 From the Symbol Library drop down list select the symbol library that you want The symbols appear for the selected library 4 Click Isotropic if you want to sc
128. f a file and associated 2D engineering drafts If a plus sign appears to the left of a bookmark click it to expand and view the lower bookmark levels If a minus sign appears to the left of the bookmark click it to collapse the lower bookmark levels Cimmetry Systems Corp 76 AutoVue To go to a destination specified by a bookmark click the bookmark text or the page icon located to the left of the bookmark text Global Axes By default there is a three axis representation in the lower left corner of the workspace The X axis is red the Y axis is green and the Z axis is yellow When transforming a model or defining a viewpoint all operations are applied with respect to these axes Selecting Model Parts In AutoVue you can select model parts from the Model Tree or from the workspace and have them appear highlighted in the Model Tree and on the model You can also select a model part and have all its identical parts appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree Note In AutoVue you can configure the Selection Highlight see Configuring AutoVue for 3D Files Selecting Model Parts from the Model Tree 1 Click the Models tab 2 Select the part or parts from the Model Tree Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The selected part s appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree Select Model Parts from the Workspace 1 Select a part or parts on the model in th
129. face area Provide the coordinates of each vertex From the toolbar click oe icon Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the precise distance between two vertices edges mid edges arc centers faces or any combination of entity types Note When measuring the distance between faces if the faces are parallel AutoVue compares the shortest distance between the parallel faces Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon com on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Distance tab Cimmetry Systems Corp 11 12 13 14 AutoVue 193 From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Click the From arrow to select the entity type that you want to measure from Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes All entities of the selected entity types are highlighted on the model On the model select the entity you want to measure from Note If you want to take more than one measurement from the same starting point click Fix Position Click the To arrow to select the entity type that you want to measure to Select the Snapping Modes that you want to select as the end point for the measurement All entities of t
130. fyou selected Shape click the edge of a predefined shape on the drawing The shape is highlighted The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog 10 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 11 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 179 Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 10 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon ii on the Markup toolbar Click the Angle tab Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the angle between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes Select Between 2 lines if you want to measure the angle between two lines Snapping Modes are disabled From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle If you selected From 3 Points click three poi
131. g Edit from the pop up menu Cimmetry Systems Corp 156 AutoVue Grouping Markup Entities When you group markup entities you can move delete copy and paste hide resize or perform any modification on the group of entities that you would on a single markup entity 1 Inthe Markup Navigation Tree or from the workspace select the entities that you want to group See Selecting Markup Entities 2 Select Markup gt Group from the Markup menu The group of entities appear on the Markup Navigation Tree as a Group 3 Perform any modifications The modifications are applied to all the entities in the group Ungrouping Markup Entities 1 Inthe Markup Navigation Tree or the workspace select the Group that you want to ungroup 2 Select Markup gt Ungroup from the Markup menu The group of entities appear on the markup as individual entities Hiding Markup Entities 1 Select Markup gt Hide Markups from the Markup menu The markups are hidden on the markup file Note To unhide markups select Markup gt Hide Markups from the Markup menu Changing Line Thickness of an Entity Note A checkmark beside the thickness option indicates the current line thickness 1 Select the entity or entities for which you want to change the line thickness See Selecting Markup Entities 2 From the Markup menu select Markup gt Line Thickness and the line thickness that you want The line thickness changes for the selected entity or entities
132. gain then right click and select Entity 2 Properties The Entity Properties dialog display the properties of the entity in the compare file 6 To compare the results of the entity in the base file to the compare file select the entity from Compare Tree then right click and select Compare results Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 121 The Compare results dialog appears To view the attribute differences click Attributes To view the transformation difference click Transformation Note If there are not attribute or transformation differences the buttons are disabled Click OK to close the Compare results dialog Note To maximize any of the windows click the 0 button on the title bar of the window that you want to maximize To minimize click the button To restore the window click the button To exit Compare mode select File gt Exit Compare Mode from the AutoVue main menu The base file appears in the workspace Note You can also exit Compare mode by right clicking in any of the windows and selecting Exit Compare Mode from the pop up menu Comparing Entity Sets From the file comparison you can compare a set of entities from one file against a set of entities from the another file You can also compare sets of entities from the same file 1 Select the files you want to compare See Comparing 3D Files Select File gt Compare Sets The Compare Sets dialog appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 122 AutoVue
133. ghlighted on the model See 3D Snapping Modes 4 To measure the angle between an entity type and a plane select the checkbox beside Plane then from the drop down list select the plane 5 From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 6 Click two points on the model to define the angle If you selected a Plane click the vertex edge or face whose angle you want to measure between the plane Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 135 Angle arms appears indicating the angle The measurement appears in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring an Arc Use the Arc option to measure the precise radius length and angles of any arc on the model You can also calculates the center point location 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon a on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Arc tab Select Arc Entity if you want to measure a predefined arc All arc and circles are highlighted on the model Snapping Modes are disabled Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the arc between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes From the Arc Info Dist Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the arc distance From th
134. he Select files for cross probing click OK The selected file s appear in a new AutoVue window s 4 Resize the windows so that you can see all the open files 5 Select any entity in the schematic drawing The same entity is highlighted in the PCB design s Cimmetry Systems Corp 48 AutoVue Zooming to a Selected Entity or Entities When Cross Probing 1 Select an entity or entities in any open file Note The entities you selected can be from the schematic drawing or the PCB design 2 Right click and select Zoom Selected from the pop up menu AutoVue zooms to the same entities in all the open files Showing the Net Connectivity when Cross Probing 1 Select an entity or entities in any open file 2 Right click and select Show Net Connectivity from the pop up menu The net connectivity for the entity or entities that you selected are highlighted in all the files Cross Probing Between the 2D and 3D View of the Same File 1 Select Analysis gt Cross Probe from the AutoVue main menu The Select files for cross probing dialog appears Note You can also click the Cross Probe icon H on the Auto Vue toolbar 2 Click Add File The File Open dialog appears Select the same file then click OK 3 In the Select files for cross probing click OK The file appears in a new AutoVue window 4 Display the 3D view of the file Note To display the 3D view use the Page buttons on the toolbar or select View gt Page You can also click Bookmar
135. he colored usually translucent coating applied to the board over the etched copper It protects the selected areas from the soldering process Connection An unrouted partially routed or completely routed path between two pads In a net with n pads there are exactly n connections Cimmetry Systems Corp 68 AutoVue Copper pour A method by which a copper zone is filled with a specified pattern with objects that cross the zone or lie within the zone being avoided Copper zone An area on a board designed to be covered by a layer of copper when manufactured Also known as a metal zone Cross hatching The breaking up of large conductive areas by the use of a pattern of lines and spaces in the conductive material Datum A specific location a point that serves as a reference to locate a PCB pattern or layer for manufacture Density On a PCB the degree to which components are packed on the board Generally the density is given as the number of square inches per equivalent i e a lower number indicates a more dense board Discrete components Components with three or fewer electrical connections for example resistors or capacitors Electrical check The process of checking the PCB to ensure that the connections they are on match those specified in the net list Fill zone A zone that defines an area to be filled with copper Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 69 Fine pitch A class of surfa
136. he right the attributes of the entity are displayed In the tree select any associated entity to display its attributes under Entity Info Viewing the Properties of an Entity The Entity Properties dialog displays detailed information about any selected entity in the current schematic drawing or PCB design 1 Select the entity in the workspace or from the Navigation Panel or Entity Browser 2 Right click and select Entity Properties from the pop up menu The Entity Properties dialog appears displaying the selected entity and its associated entities under Associations and its attributes under Entity Information Note You can also double click the entity in the workspace for which you want to view its entity information 3 Select any associated entity in the tree to display its attributes under Entity Information Cimmetry Systems Corp 40 AutoVue To view all associated entities for any given entity in the tree select the entity and click Expand Note To view the entity properties for the previous entity click the back lt arrow To return to the entity properties displayed before you clicked the back arrow click the forward gt arrow Click OK to close the Entity Properties dialog Showing Net Connectivity 1 From the Navigation Panel right click an entity such as a pin via or trace for which you want to display the net connectivity and select Show Net Connectivity from the pop up menu Note Show Net Con
137. he right correspond to the translational moves along the three axes and the scaling up and down Transformation x Ready Rotate Degree Translation cm x o x o Y 0 Y 0 z 0 z o Mirror Scale yz O xz Ci xy Factor 1 Transforming a Model using Illustration Buttons 1 Select Analysis gt Transform gt Apply from the AutoVue main menu The Transformation dialog appears zan Note You can also click the Transform icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Select the model part or parts that you want to rotate translate or scale Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting Note Ifno part is selected transformation is applied to the entire model 3 Click the direction buttons on the left hand side to rotate the model in the direction that you want Click the translate buttons on the right hand side to move the model in the direction that you want To scale the model click to scale up or click to scale down Cimmetry Systems Corp 106 AutoVue Note To repeat a transformation continue clicking the illustrated button 4 Toset the translate rotate and scale increments click Options The Options dialog appears Enter the Translate Increment value in inches Enter the Rotate Increment value in degrees Enter the Scale Increment value then click OK When you click a rotation translation or scale button the model transforms
138. he selected entity types are highlighted on the model On the model select the entity you want to measure to Click again to complete the measurement The measured line path appears as an entity on the current active markup Drag to move the measured line path Click on the measured line path The measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured distance Delta X Delta Y and Delta Z appear in the Measurement dialog Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating Distance 1 Measure the distance between to points See Measuring Distance In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance In the Measured Distance drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Cimmetry Systems Corp 194 AutoVue Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor 6 Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog 7 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Minimum Distance With the Minimum Distance option you can measure the minimum distance between model parts as well as any tw
139. hen you select TIFF or STL from the Convert to Format drop down list Select the Sub Format from the drop down list Cimmetry Systems Corp 82 AutoVue Option Description Color Depth Select an option from the drop down list Postive Triangle Values Convert Region Convert Pages e 1 Black and white e 4 16colors e 8 256 colors e 24 True color e auto AutoVue selects the color depth that best matches the original file Note Option is not available for STL and VRML formats When selected the model is translated so that all the ver tex coordinate values are positive Note Option is only available when Convert to Format is set to STL The area of the file to be converted The available options are All converts the entire file e Display converts the image to fit on the output page For example if you zoomed in on a particular region of the file the zoomed portion of the file is converted Extent converts the entire extents of the file e Selected converts the selected model parts in the file Note Options vary depending on the selected format The number of pages to be converted The available options are e All converts all pages of the file e Current converts the current page of the file e Range converts the pages of the file indicated in the range Note Option is only enabled when converting to TIFF Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 83 Option Description
140. imits and constraints that must be observed during the production of the object displayed in the 3D model ies At the highest level PMI provides information about dimensions feature control frames weld specifications and surface finishes This information is based upon key design features which are specified through datum targets measurement points reference geometry construction lines surfaces objects or the geometry inherent in the object Use PMI Filtering to select which types of product and manufacturing information to display To filter PMI 1 Select View gt PMI Filtering from the AutoVue main menu The PMI Filtering dialog appears displaying all PMI types Note You can also click the PMI Filtering icon PMI on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Inthe Tree column select the checkbox beside the items that you want to show in the Model Tree In the View column select the checkbox beside the items that you want to show on the model Cimmetry Systems Corp 98 AutoVue Clear the checkbox beside the items that you want to hide Note To show or hide all items click All to show all or None to hide all 3 Click OK Only items selected in the Tree column are displayed in the Model Tree Only items selected in the View column are visible on the 3D model Note Visibility settings are saved and will be restored the next time you open the PMI filtering dialog 4 AutoVue supports default PMI visibility as saved in the file To resto
141. in increments of the values entered in the Options dialog Note Click Reset to set the model to its original transformation 5 Click Close to close the Transformation dialog The transformation state remains displayed See Also Resetting the Transformation of a 3D Model Transforming a Model by Setting Values 1 Select Analysis gt Transform gt Apply from the AutoVue main menu The Transformation dialog appears Fi fon Note You can also click the Transform icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Select the model part or parts that you want to rotate translate or scale Note To select more than one model part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting 3 To rotate the model by set values enter the X Y and Z value To translate the model by set values enter the X Y and Z value 4 To view a mirror image select the checkbox beside the Mirror plane 5 To scale the model by a factor enter a Scale Factor 6 Click OK To apply absolute transformation instead of incremental select Absolute 7 Click Apply in the Transformation dialog 8 To repeat a transformation ensure that Absolute is cleared then continue clicking Apply Note Click Reset to set the model to its original transformation 9 Click Close to close the Transformation dialog The transformation state remains displayed See Also Resetting the Transformation of a 3D Model Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 107 Resetting the Transformation of a 3D Model In Auto
142. in which you want to measure the area From the Perimeter Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the perimeter To cumulate a Net Area Result of different areas select Add in the Measurement dialog To subtract an area from the Net Area Result select Subtract Select Clear to clear the Net Area Result If you selected Between Points click points on the drawing to define the area Each point is joined by a line The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog If you selected Shape click the edge of the predefined shape that you want to measure The shape is highlighted The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 10 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon ee on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Angle tab Cimmetry Systems Corp 62 AutoVue Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the angle between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes Select Between 2 lines if you want to measure the angle bet
143. initiation of the session The Controller The Controller is the person who controls the base file s view during the Collaboration Session Other participants in the Collaboration Session can choose between displaying or hiding the Controller s View changes When a session is initiated the Controller is also the Host The Controller can change the base file anytime during the Collaboration Session However when the Controller is no longer the Host opening a new file has to be approved by the acting Host At any time during a session a participant who is not an Observer can request control of a Collaboration Session Lock Any user who is not the Controller of the Collaboration Session can select Lock View from the Collaboration menu or click the Lock View icon in the lower left part of the screen to display the Controller s View modifications on the base file and the other participants modifications on the Markup file made during the Collaboration Session When you lock your view the file displayed will have the same Configuration options the Controller has set in the Configuration menu Note For all users except for the Controller view options are disabled Observer Observers can take part in a Collaboration Session but cannot create Markup entities They can observe and make comments in the Chat window The Host can designate a user as an Observer when he invites him to the Collaboration Session A user can also decide to
144. ions Zoom To Once the interference check is computed anda result set is selected from the list of results AutoVue zooms to the result Show Intersection Once the interference check is computed and a result set is selected from the list of results AutoVue shows where the intersection of model parts occur Selected Pair Opaque The selected pair from the list of results appear opaque Transparent The selected pair from the list of results appear transparent Hide The selected pair from the list of results appear hidden The Rest Transparent The rest of the model appears transparent while the selected pair is displayed Hide The rest of the model is hidden while the selected pair is displayed Comparing 3D Files Note When comparing 3D files in a non integrated environment we recommend that you use UNC file names or the server protocol so as to ensure that all required sub assemblies and parts are retrieved from correct paths For information regarding UNC file names and the server protocol see Installation and Administration Manual AutoVue provides the ability to compare two 3D files or two sets of entities from the same file or different files and display color coded comparative data When you compare two files Autovue displays a Compare Tree and three windows the first containing the base file the second containing the file you compared the base against and the third containing the comparison results Cimmetry Sys
145. is gt Overlays gt Select from AutoVue main menu The File Open dialog appears 3 Enter the File Name or click Browse to select the file you want to overlay 4 Click OK The base file is displayed with the selected overlay file on top of it Note To lay multiple files over one base file repeat steps 2 to 4 using the same base file Overlays are added one at a time Cimmetry Systems Corp 26 AutoVue Modifying an Overlay 1 Select Analysis gt Overlays gt Modify from AutoVue main menu The Modify Overlay dialog appears 2 Select the Overlay that you want to modify 3 Click the Action that you want to apply to the overlay e Click Move if you want to move the overlay Click a point on the base file where you want to set the lower left corner of the overlay Click another point where you want to set the upper right corner of the overlay Note As you select the point to define the position of the upper right corner you can resize the destination box e Click Scale if you want to resize the overlay Enter the XOffset and YOffset coordinates and or the Scale factor Note XOffset and YOffset are relative to the base drawing and all options are displayed at their current values e Click Warp to adjust the overlay Click a point on the overlay and drag the cursor to where you want the overlay starting point Click another point and drag the cursor to where you want the overlay to end Note The overlay s size is scaled to accommodate the o
146. it is displayed at the same zoom level Some examples of view states include zoom level extents rotation and flip settings transformation section plane and visibility When creating Markups for 3D files containing imported models the imported design becomes part of the view state For more information on 3D view states see Creating a User defined View State information is also saved with each markup entity For instance if you were at a certain zoom level when you created a markup entity AutoVue saves the information with the markup entity To Go To the state you were at when you created or modified the markup entity select the markup entity and select Go To Creating a Markup File 1 View a file that you want to markup 2 Select File gt Markup from the AutoVue main menu Note You can also click the Markup icon 4 from the AutoVue main toolbar 3 AutoVue enters Markup mode See Also Creating a Markup Layer Entering Markup Information In AutoVue when creating a Markup you can provide user information that you can save with the Markup 1 Select Markup gt Information from the Markup menu The Markup Information dialog appears Enter a User name Enter a Department Enter a Company name Enter the Location of the Company Enter a Telephone number Click OK The Markup Information is saved NYDN BHWN Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 147 Saving a New Markup File 1 Select File gt Save As from the
147. ity Select Solid Fill if you want the fill color to be solid Select Transparent Fill if you want the fill color to be transparent Select No Fill if you do not want any fill color 4 ClickOK The fill type changes for the selected entity or entities Note Any new entities that you create will have the new fill type Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 159 Assigning an Entity the Same Color as the Layer 1 Select the entity or entities for which you want to assign the color of the layer that they belong to See Selecting Markup Entities 2 Select Markup gt Entity Color from the Markup menu The Entity Color dialog appears 3 To assign the line color select the 2 BYLAYER from the Line Color drop down list Note You can also click the Line Color icon Z from the Markup toolbar 4 Toassign the fill color select the amp BYLAYER from the Fill Color drop down list Note You can also click the Fill Color icon from the Markup toolbar 5 Click OK The selected entity or entities change to the color of the layer that the entity belongs to Deleting Markup Entities 1 Select the entity or entities that you want to delete See Selecting Markup Entities 2 Select Markup gt Delete from the Markup menu The selected entity or entities are deleted from the current active file Note To delete all entities select Markup gt Delete All from the Markup menu Delete All will delete all existing entities from the active markup wh
148. jacent tiles The advantage to this is improvement in performance when zooming in on parts of a file The disadvantage is that if the client machine is idle for at least one second Enable Look Ahead is triggered which could slow down current operations However once all tiles are rendered all zoom operations speed up again If Enable Look Ahead is cleared AutoVue renders the tiles when requested i e when you zoom in on parts of the file Note The Enable Look Ahead option is only applied when rendering in Tiled mode For more information see Installation Guide Snap Settings With the Snap Settings option you can configure the snap options for measuring When you move the cursor within a predetermined snap radius the snap box appears for the entity to be selected The snap radius is configured in pixels You can access this option from Options gt Configuration dialog under the 2D tab Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 35 Working with EDA Files In addition to all features that are available for generic 2D files AutoVue provides intelligent querying for EDA files You can create modify layer sets you can query entity information generate BOM verify EDA designs cross probe and perform intelligent measurements Navigation Panel The Navigation Panel is displayed on the left hand side of the AutoVue workspace when you view an EDA drawing The Navigation Panel allows you to navigate through a list of component instances net
149. king dialog Compute button changes to Stop Note Section plane is not taken into consideration when computing an interface check Note To stop the Interference Checking process at any point click Stop When the process is complete all the instances of interfering pairs appear in the Results list The number of interfering pairs found appears in the Description box Note To view a pair s interference information click the corresponding Results line The information appears in the Description box and AutoVue zooms into the interfering area 9 To save the results click Export The Export Results dialog appears 10 Specify the file name and the directory where you want to save the file 11 Click Save Auto Vue saves the results in a csv Comma Separated Values file Note To perform another interference check click Reset then click the type of interference check 12 Click Close to close the Interference Checking dialog Interference Check Results Options With AutoVue you can configure the results of an Interference Check The configuration options are e Actions provides a close up look at how model parts interfere e Selected Pair configure if the selected pair from the Results list should display opaque transparent or hidden Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 119 The Rest configure if the other parts of the model should display transparent or hidden while the selected pair is displayed Option Select Description Act
150. ks in the Navigation Panel and select 3D View 5 Resize the windows so that you can view both views of the file 6 Select an entity in the 2D view The same entity is highlighted in the 3D view of this file Note You can select entities in the 2D view or 3D view of the file The selected entities are highlighted in both open views of this file Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 49 Zooming to a Selected Entity or Entities in the 2D and 3D View of the Same File 1 Select an entity or entities in either one of the open views 2 Right click and select Zoom Selected from the pop up menu AutoVue zooms to the same entities in both open views of the file Note You can select entities in the 2D view or 3D view of the file Comparing a PCB with Artwork In AutoVue you can visually compare PCB designs or schematic drawings In Compare mode for EDA files EDA options such as Select Entity Entity Browser and Entity Type Filter are available For more information on how to compare files see Comparing 2D Files To compare a PCB with artwork 1 Open the PCB file that you want to compare with artwork 2 Select Analysis gt Compare from the Autovue main menu The File Open dialog appears 3 Enter the path and File Name or click Browse to select the artwork file that you want to compare with the PCB file 4 Click OK The PCB Artwork Comparison dialog is displayed 5 From the drop down list select the PCB physical layer that represents the artwo
151. l be highlighted by a snap box The Snapping modes allow you to snap to the mid center and end points of an entity Icon Snap to Description a End point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near a linear component s end point Cimmetry Systems Corp 28 AutoVue Icon Snap to Description Y Mid point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the halfway point of a linear component Center point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the center of an elliptical component 4 Free snap Allow snapping at any point on the drawing Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon r on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Distance tab Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Note Ifyou want to measure the distance along a path select Cumulative Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point Click another point on the drawing to define the end point Note Ifyou selected Cumula
152. l of Material 1 Select Analysis gt Bill of Material from the AutoVue main menu The Bill of Material dialog appears Bill of Material Part Names QD_Cpl0_0 1 Shared Shared LFitting 0_0 1 Shared Shared Tubing 0_0 1 Shared Shared Bolt 0_0 1 Shared Shared Bott 0_0 1 Shared Shared Ram 0_0 1 Shared Shared Nipple 0_0 1 Shared Shared Left_Cam 0_0 1 Shared Shared Cam 0_0 1 Shared Shared CamPlate 0_0 1 Shared Shared CamPlate 0_0 1 Shared Shar base2 0_0 1 Shared Shared Housing 0_0 1 Shared Shared aja jnl gt n 2 To sort the list numerically click the Count column header To sort the list alphabetically click the Part Names column header 3 To view a part or parts on the model select the part s from the Part Names list Note To select more than one part press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The parts are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree 4 To save the Bill of Material click Export The Save As dialog appears Enter a File name or browse to locate the directory where you want to store the file then click Save AutoVue saves the results in a csv Comma Separated Values or xml file 5 Click Close to close the Bill of Material dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 124 AutoVue Entity Search AutoVue allows you to search for entities in a 3D Model using the Entity Search dialog You can search the whole model or selected en
153. last set of entities you selected click Clear Set 6 Select Second Set to select the entities that you want to measure to 7 Click the second set of entities on the drawing The entities are highlighted in a different color 8 From the Measured Min Distance drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 9 Click Zoom to Result if you want to zoom in to the measurement on the drawing 10 Click Compute The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line The minimum measured distance Delta X Delta Y and the Manhattan Distance appear in the Measure Minimum Distance dialog 11 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Area Use the Area option to measure the area and perimeter of a region Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 61 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Area icon A on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Area tab Select Between Points if you want to measure the area between points on a drawing Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes Select Shape if you want to measure the area of a predefined shape on the drawing Snapping Modes are disabled From the Measured Area Units drop down list select the unit
154. les the image according to a percentage You can select a predefined scaling factor or manually enter a custom scaling factor Note Decimal places are accepted Alignment Offset Specify where the drawing will appear on the printout Some of the available options are Top Left Center Right Bottom Center etc Note You can define custom alignment by entering a X and Y value Document Pages Specify the document pages to print All Current or Range Page Area Extents Displayed Select the page area to print Print the extent of the document Print the area displayed in the View window Note Option is only enabled when Current is selected for Document Pages Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 201 Option Type Description Limits Prints the file limits instead of extents Note Option is only enabled when Current is selected for Document Pages Selected Print selected area When option is selected the select button is enabled allowing you to select an area on the drawing Note Option will only be enabled when Current is selected for Document Pages Force to Black Force all colors to black High Resolution Output a single page Print Row Headers Print Column Head ers Partial Preview Prints the file with more definition Note AutoVue Client Server Edition is based on Java 1 1 to make it compatible with the current browsers One drawback with Java 1 1 is its limited support for pri
155. librate the distance 4 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor 5 Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog 6 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Creating EDA Markup Measure Entities When marking up EDA files in addition to all the markup options available for 2D files you can create markup measure entities The measure options in Markup mode work slightly different than in View mode For information on marking up 2D files see Marking Up 2D Files When measuring in Markup mode the specified measurement lines and values are displayed on the current active markup layer as entities These entities can be moved resized hidden or deleted You can also modify the font of a measure entity align a free snap measure entity to the horizontal or vertical axis as well as add units of measure and symbols to a measurement and have them appear on the drawing AutoVue provides the option to snap to geometrical or electrical points on the drawing In Markup mode you can choose from several measure options to create markup measure entities You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu The options are Option Description Angle Measure the angle between selected points From toolbar click in icon Arc Measure arc entity From toolbar click Ga icon Ci
156. lick All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes Select Shape if you want to measure the area of a predefined shape on the drawing Snapping Modes are disabled From the Measured Area Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the area From the Perimeter Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the perimeter To cumulate a Net Area Result of different areas click Add To subtract an area from the Net Area Result click Subtract Select Clear to clear the Net Area Result Cimmetry Systems Corp 30 AutoVue 10 11 12 If you selected Between Points click points on the drawing to define the area Each point is joined by a line The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog Right click to complete the measurement If you selected Shape click the edge of the predefined shape The shape is highlighted and the area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Angle tab Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the angle between three points
157. lick Search A list of entities matching the search criteria appears in the Results list Cimmetry Systems Corp 130 AutoVue See Saving Search Results 10 Click Close to close the 3D Search dialog Saving Search Results 1 Perform an 3D entity search See Performing a Search Performing an Attribute based Search Performing an Advanced Search 2 Click Search A list of entities matching the search criteria appear in the Results list displaying the Type and Name 3 To save the results click Export The Save As dialog appears 4 Specify the path where you want to store the file and enter the File name then click Save AutoVue saves the results in a csv Comma Separated Values file Measuring in 3D Files AutoVue provides the ability to perform measurements in 3D files When measuring Auto Vue provides the option to snap to different entity types on the model You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu The options are Name Description Angle Measure the precise angle between any three vertices or any two edges planes faces or any combination of these entity types 8 From toolbar click iin icon Arc Measure the precise radius length and angle of any arc and calculate the center point From toolbar click ZA icon Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 131 Name Description Distance Measure the precise distance between any two vertices Minimum Distance Edge Length
158. lick the Markup icon Z from the Markup toolbar 3 Click Import The Select markup file to import dialog appears 4 Navigate to the markup file that you want to import and select it 5 Click Open The imported Markup file appears in the workspace on top of the original file Exporting a Markup File 1 Select File gt Save As from the Markup menu Note For anew Markup file select File gt Save 2 Click Export The Select markup file export to dialog appears 3 Navigate and select the directory you want to export the markup file to Enter File name 5 Click Save The markup file is exported to the selected directory Note The default format saved is Markup Files but you can select another one In the Save as type drop down list there are six formats to choose from Markup Files DXF Output dfx AutoCAD DWG R12 dwg AutoCAD DWG R13 dwg AutoCAD DWG 14 dwg and Microstation DGN Output dgn D Setting the Active Markup File A file can have several markup files When you open several markup files simultaneously you can set one of the markups as the active markup Any changes you make is applied to the current active markup 1 Select File gt Open from the Markup menu The Open markup dialog appears 2 Click the checkbox beside the markups you want to open The Active Markup drop down list appears when you select more than one markup Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 149 3 From the Active Markup drop d
159. ll Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes 4 Select Shape if you want to measure the area of a predefined shape on the drawing Snapping Modes are disabled 5 From the Measured Area Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the area 6 From the Perimeter Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the perimeter 7 To cumulate a Net Area Result of different areas select Add in the Measurement dialog To subtract an area from the Net Area Result select Subtract Select Clear to clear the Net Area Result 8 Ifyou selected Between Points click points on the drawing to define the area Each point is joined by a line and the measurement appears in the Measurement dialog 9 Ifyou selected Shape click the edge of a predefined shape on the drawing The shape is highlighted 10 Right click to complete the measurement Cimmetry Systems Corp 11 AutoVue 187 The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add
160. ll columns click Hide All 4 To change the column order select the column you want to move then click Move Up to move the column up in the list or click Move Down to move the column down in the list 5 Click OK The changes appear in the Navigation Panel Selecting Entities Selecting an entity or entities is often the first step to many of the operations that you will perform with EDA files There are a few ways to select an entity or entities ina EDA file Selection Filters Navigation Panel and Entity Browser Selecting Entities from the Navigation Panel 1 Inthe Navigation Panel select any components nets associated pins or net nodes Note To select more than one entity press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The selected entity or entities appear highlighted in the workspace Note Ifthe selected entity is too small a flash box appears indicating the location of the highlighted entity in the workspace See Also Zooming to a Selected Entity Selecting Entities in the Workspace In AutoVue you can apply selection filters when selecting entities in the workspace see Filtering Entity Types 1 Select the entity or entities in the workspace Note To select more than one entity press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The selected entity or entities appear highlighted in the workspace and in the Navigation Panel Note Ifthe selected entity is too small a flash box appears indicating the location of the highlighted
161. m here Signal An electrical impulse of a predetermined voltage current polarity and pulse width Silkscreen Text or outlines in ink on the solder mask on the top and sometimes on the bottom of board modules A silkscreen is used for component and identification placement on a PCB and usually includes component outlines reference designators polarity indicators pin one markings part numbers the company name and copyright info SMT Surface Mount Technology PCB technology whereby the leads on the chips and components are soldered onto the surface of the board rather than inserted into it The use of SMT results in smaller and faster printed circuit boards Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 73 Solder mask A negative plot of pads with a guard band around the pads Also a lacquer applied to prevent solder from adhering to unwanted areas on the PCB Solder paste A pattern that serves as a template for solder paste application when the board is manufactured Solder side The PCB surface opposite the one on which most components are mounted component side Also the bottom layer of the board Test point A special point of access to an electrical circuit that is used for electrical testing purposes Through hole via A via that connects the surface layers on a PCB Trace Track The copper trails electrical connection between two or more points on the PCB and the onscreen representation of that copp
162. maintaining a full view of the file 1 Select View gt Special View Modes gt Magnify Glass from the AutoVue main menu Note You can also click the Magnify Glass icon CA on the AutoVue toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 11 Move the cursor to the area that you want to magnify Click and hold the left mouse button The area is magnified in the Magnify Glass Note To view different areas of the file click and drag the mouse Right click to exit Magnify Glass Using the Magnify Window The Magnify Window option zooms an area specified by the position of the cursor You can view the details of a select portion of the displayed file while maintaining the display of the full file 1 Select View gt Special View Modes gt Magnify Window from the AutoVue main menu The Magnify Window appears Note You can also click the Magnify Window icon E on the Auto Vue toolbar 2 Move the cursor to the area that you want to magnify in the current active file 3 Click once The area appears magnified in the Magnify Window 4 Right click to exit the Magnify Window Conversion Sometimes you need to translate a file to be able to use it with an application it was not created from Auto Vue provides several conversion file formats for you Cimmetry Systems Corp 12 AutoVue Conversion Options Depending on the conversion type being performed the available options in the Convert dialog will vary These options are Optio
163. markup files a red light bulb ee appears on the status bar at the bottom of the AutoVue workspace Clicking this icon opens the Open Markup dialog allowing you to select markup files to open or create a new markup file When opening a markup file AutoVue lays the markup over the original file In Markup mode you can e create entities such as arcs boxes circles clouds lines and polygons e adda symbol add information to an entity by adding text or a note e create name and color layers to organize your work e create a new markup file that combines copies of selected layers of different markup files e create measurement markup entities that can be moved or resized e navigate markups through a hierarchy tree view markup properties and sort the tree according to each property e view markup layers individually or in combination Note Markup capability is only available in the Professional versions of the AutoVue product AutoVue Professional and Auto Vue SolidModel Professional Markup Navigation Tree When opening a file in Markup mode a Markup Navigation Tree appears to the left of the document If the Markup Navigation Tree does not appear select View gt Show Model Tree The Markup Navigation Tree displays a hierarchy tree of markups or comments created by a user The user can navigate through the markups A set of Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 145 properties are generated for each markup and the tree can be sorted
164. mmetry Systems Corp 182 AutoVue Option Description Area Measure a selected area From toolbar click A icon Distance Measures the distance between two points Minimum Distance Ho From toolbar click E 3 icon Measure the minimum distance between entities From toolbar click Ex icon EDA Snapping Modes The Snapping Modes available allow you to click to precise geometrical or electrical points For example when you have selected Snap to pin move the cursor over the pin you want to select until the pin appears highlighted The Snapping modes allow you to snap to the mid center and end points of an entity as well as a pin via and symbol icon Snap to Description a End point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the component s end point Mid point Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears A Center point Pin Via origin when moving the cursor near the halfway point of a linear component Geometric snap mode where a snap box appears when moving the cursor near the center of an elliptical component Electrical snap mode where a snap box appears when the cursor touches a pin Electrical snap mode where a snap box appears when the cursor touches a via Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 183 Icon Snap to Description FES Symbol origin Electrical snap mode where a snap box appears when the cursor touches the entire component x Free sn
165. model 5 From the Arc Info Dist Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the arc distance 6 From the Angles Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 7 Ifyou selected From 3 Points click three points to define the arc The points are joined by an arc If you selected Arc Entity click the edge of an arc The arc is highlighted 8 Click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog 9 Click and drag the box anywhere on the markup Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 197 Note Click Reset to take another measurement 10 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc on the model See Measuring an Arc In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Me
166. n Description Color Depth Select an option from the drop down list e 1 Black and white e 4 16colors e 8 256 colors e 24 True color e auto AutoVue selects the color depth that best matches the original file Convert to Format A drop down list of all the possible types of output file formats currently available for conversion The available formats are e CALS GP4 e Encapsulated Postscript Raster HP Laserjet Printer HLP e PCX Bitmap e PDF Run Length RLC File TIFF e Windows Bitmap Output Specify the name and path of the file in which the con version is to be stored This file is also known as the output file You can use Browse to provide Auto Vue with the file s path Note If writing onto an existing file the contents of the output file will be overwritten Sub Format The Sub Format drop down list appears when you selected HP Laserjet Print or TIFF from the Convert to Format drop down list Specify the variety of convert to format by selecting a sub format Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 13 Option Description Convert Region The area of the file to be converted The available options are e Display refers to the image to fit on the output page For example if you zoomed in on a particular region of the file the zoomed portion of the file is converted e Extent refers to the entire extents of the file Convert Pages The number of pages to be converted The available opti
167. n Description Show Tree Show hide the Model tree of the current active file Using Birds Eye View The Birds Eye view option allows a close up view of a particular area of a file while maintaining a full view of the file The Birds Eye window displays a miniature version of the file A movable box frame on top of the miniature indicates the area of the file displayed in the Auto Vue workspace Note The Birds Eye option is disabled for text based documents and spreadsheets 1 Select View gt Special View Modes gt Birds Eye from the AutoVue main menu The Bird s Eye window appears displaying a full view of the file 2 To view the changes in real time select Options gt Dynamic from the Birds Eye menu 3 To view a close up of a specific area of the file in the Auto Vue workspace minimize the frame box by clicking and dragging the frame handles To view a different area of the file in the Auto Vue workspace click and drag the frame box to the area that you want to view Note If you perform a zoom function in the Auto Vue workspace the area displayed in the workspace is highlighted by the frame box in the Birds Eye window 4 Select Bird s Eye gt Exit to close the Bird s Eye dialog The last view performed remains in the AutoVue workspace Using the Magnify Glass The Magnify Glass view option zooms an area specified by the position of the Magnify Glass You can view the details of a selected area of a file while
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169. nectivity is disabled when more than one entity is selected The graphical entities belonging to the connected nets are highlighted Displaying the Entity Properties of a Net It is possible to view properties of a net via Entity Properties Note Entity Properties is disabled when more than one net entity is selected 1 2 Select an entity such as a pin via or trace from the workspace The corresponding net is highlighted in the workspace Right click the net and select Entity Properties from the pop up menu The Entity Properties dialog appears displaying the properties of the selected net Click OK to close the Entity Properties dialog Note You can also select a net from the Navigation Panel right click and select Entity Properties Showing Net Instances In Auto Vue you can display the instances of a net in a multi page file 1 From the Navigation Panel click the Nets tab and select the net you want to view The net is highlighted in the Navigation Panel and in the workspace Select View gt Go To Net Instances from the AutoVue main menu or right click the highlighted net from the Navigation Panel or workspace and select Go To Net Instances Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 41 AutoVue highlights the instance s of the selected net If the selected net appears on multiple pages the Go to Net Instances dialog appears Go to Net Instances Please select a page 33 4 4 Cancel 3 Select the page
170. neously track the Controller s base file view changes and everyone s markup changes while your markup file remains unchanged You can now track changes without affecting your view Note The Show Tracker option is only available when a view is set unlock Locking a View The Lock View option allows you view changes the Controller is making When you select the Lock View option you are also propagating your Markup modifications to the other participants in the session Note Lock View is the default for all participants in a session 1 Select Collaboration gt Lock View from the AutoVue main menu Lock View set by default Note You can also click the Lock View icon a on the status bar at the bottom of the workspace A checkmark appears beside the Lock View option and the Lock View icon turns red on the status bar Viewing Session Information 1 Select Collaboration gt Session Information from the Auto Vue main menu The Session Information dialog appears displaying the Subject Session ID File Name Host and Users of the session 2 Click OK Leaving a Session Only a Host can close a Collaboration Session All other participants can leave a Collaboration Session and rejoin at a later time if it is still in session Cimmetry Systems Corp 222 AutoVue 1 Select Collaboration gt Leave Collaboration Session from the AutoVue main menu The other participants are notified that you left the Collaboration Session and
171. nge the measurement to 5 From the Symbol drop down list select the symbol that you want to add to the measurement 6 Click OK The unit of measure changes and the selected symbol is added to the measurement and appears in the workspace Marking Up 2D Files AutoVue provides a variety of user friendly markup options that you can use when marking up 2D files You can create entities such as arcs boxes circles clouds lines and polygons You can draw a leader with multi line segments and Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 161 add text to it You can also add a symbol add text to an entity or add information by adding a note 2D Markup Entities In AutoVue you can drawing many different types of entities You can access the entities from the Entities menu in Markup mode The entities are Option Description Note Right click to complete an entity Arc Box Closed Polyline Cloud Circle Filled Box Click and drag the mouse to draw an arc From the toolbar click Ji icon Click and drag to draw a rectangle From the toolbar click m icon Note To draw a square instead of a rectangle press and hold the Shift key while you click and drag Click and drag to draw a closed Polyline From the toolbar click 4 icon Click and drag to draw a cloud From the toolbar click A icon Click and drag to draw a ellipse From the toolbar click icon Note To draw a circle instead of an ellipse press and h
172. nt Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Calibrating Distance 1 Measure the distance between two points or measure cumulative distance See Measuring Distance In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance From the Measured Dist drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK Cimmetry Systems Corp 60 AutoVue The calibration results appear in the Measurement dialog 7 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Minimum Distance Use the Minimum Distance option to measure the minimum distance between entities The available entities for snapping are nets pins vias and traces 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Minimum Distance icon on the Auto Vue toolbar 2 Click the Min Distance tab 3 Select First Set to select the entities that you want to measure from 4 Select the Snapping Modes that you want to select as the entities for the measurement See EDA Snapping Modes Note Ifyou select Net you cannot select any other type of entity 5 Click the first set of entities on the drawing The entities are highlighted Note To clear the
173. nt to print on every page of the document You can enter the text manually or choose from a list of Insert Codes The list of insert codes are e f Full path of document e Y v Document Drive e d Document Directory e b Document Base name e e Document file extension e Y n Total document pages e Y p Current page number e N Total tiled pages e P Current tile number e Y Date Year e M Date Month Cimmetry Systems Corp 204 AutoVue e D Date Day e W Date Day of week e H Time Hour e U Time Minute e S Time Seconds e Yr New line e F Native Print Settings Excel Note A literal percentage mark is entered manually as You can also print system variables in headers and footers Select a variable from the Insert Variable drop down list Some Insert Variable options are user name browser and java home Adding a Header and Footer 1 Select File gt Print from the AutoVue main menu The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Print icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Headers Footers tab 3 Click in the Left Center or Right box and enter the text that you want to appear in the header and footer or choose an Insert Code or Insert Variable 4 To Insert Code in the header or footer click Left Center or Right then select a code from the drop down list 5 To Insert Variable in the header or footer click Left Center or Right then sel
174. nt where you want to place the hyperlink The Establish Hyperlink dialog appears Enter a Link Name Enter a Description optional Type the URL or click Browse to locate the file that you want to link to From the Link to drop down list select the type of link For example Data File opens a document file whereas Application open an application other than AutoVue From the Open in drop down list select where you want the hyperlink to open Click OK The hyperlink appears on the Markup Firing a Hyperlink 1 To fire a hyperlink double click on it from the workspace The hyperlink file opens in the window you selected in the Establish Hyperlink dialog Note You can also fire a hyperlink by selecting it then right clicking and selecting Hyperlinks gt Fire from the pop up menu or selecting Hyperlink gt Fire from the Markup menu Editing a Hyperlink 1 In the Markup Navigation Tree or from the workspace select the hyperlink that you want to edit Cimmetry Systems Corp 168 AutoVue 2 Select Markup gt Hyperlink gt Edit from the Markup menu The Edit Hyperlink dialog appears Note You can right click a hyperlink in the Markup Navigation Tree and select Edit from the pop up menu Edit the information that you want 4 Click OK The changes are saved U Deleting a Hyperlink 1 Inthe Markup Navigation Tree or from the workspace select the hyperlink that you want to delete 2 Select Markup gt Hype
175. ntally or vertically oriented watermark In addition to entering text you can e set the type size and style of font e insert Watermark information print system variables To insert Watermark information Auto Vue provides a list of codes that you can choose from These codes are e f Full path of document e v Document Drive e d Document Directory e b Document Base name e e Document file extension e Y n Total document pages e Y p Current page number e N Total tiled pages e P Current tile number e Y Date Year e M Date Month Cimmetry Systems Corp 206 AutoVue D Date Day e W Date Day of week H Time Hour e U Time Minute e S Time seconds e r New line Note A literal percentage mark is entered manually as You can also print system variables in watermarks Select a variable from the Insert Variable drop down list Some Insert Variable options are user name browser and java home Adding a Watermark 1 Select File gt Print from the AutoVue main menu The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Print icon amp on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Watermark tab 3 Enter the Watermark Text that you want to appear on the file To insert a code in the watermark select a code from the Insert Code drop down list For example if you select n Total document pages the total number of pages for the selected file will appear in the Wat
176. nting the print resolution is limited to 72 dpi AutoVue implements and delivers this limited print capability as part of the package Cimmetry has identified the need for higher resolution and has implemented a solution for High Resolution and Large Format printers plotters output for client machines running on a Windows platform Limits output to a single page when the scal ing options selected causes a single page to span over several pages Print row headers Note Option is only enabled for spreadsheets archive and database files Print column headers Note Option is only enabled for spreadsheets archive and database files Display a view of the printer page highlight ing the printable area Cimmetry Systems Corp 202 AutoVue Configuring the Print Options 1 Select File gt Print from the AutoVue main menu The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Print icon amp on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Options tab 3 Configure the print options See Configuring Print Options 4 Configure other print properties See Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings 5 To view a partial view of the file click Partial Preview The Partial Preview dialog appears See Partial Preview of a File 6 Click OK to print The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing See Also Previewing a File Before Printing Print Margins From th
177. ntity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Distance tab 3 From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 4 Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point 5 Click another point on the drawing to define the end point The measured line path appears as an entity on the current active markup 6 Drag to move the measured line path 7 Click on the measured line path The measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured distance Delta X and Delta Y appear in the Measurement dialog 8 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 9 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring Cumulative Distance Use the Cumulative Distance option to measure the distance along a path of multi faceted adjoining points Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon Fr on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Dist
178. nts on the drawing to define the angle If you selected Between 2 Lines click two lines on the drawing to define the angle Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them Click to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measured angle appears in the Measurement dialog Click and drag to change the size of the arc Click and drag the box anywhere on the drawing Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Arc Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius center and diameter Note To create a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Radius or Add Diameter is selected in the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 180 AutoVue 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon ux on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Are tab 3 Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the arc between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes 4 Select Arc Entity if you want to measure
179. ny pin via trace and power ground plane Select this checkbox if you want to check for any trace segment that is not connected to another trace segment pin via on either end Select this checkbox if you want to check for a net connected to only one pin Exception power and ground nets Select this checkbox if you want to check for intersections on the same layer of traces that belong to different nets Note Trace entities will be divided into n sets where n is the number of nets in the design Select this checkbox if you want to check for any pin pad that is not graphically intersected with any traces on the same physical layer Verifying a Design 1 Select Analysis gt Verify Design from the AutoVue main menu A design dialog appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 54 AutoVue Note You can also click the Verify Design icon on the Auto Vue toolbar To enable a Design Rule select the checkbox beside the Design Rule To disable a Design Rule clear the checkmark Note You can sort the Design Rules by Enabled Description or Value by clicking the column heading To add a value to the selected Design Rules double click in the value box and enter a value Note The Design Rule must be enabled to be able to add a value In the Maximum Violation text box enter the maximum number of results you want to display in the Results text box From the Distance Units drop down list select the unit you want to use as th
180. ny user defined layer sets see Defining Layer Sets Cimmetry Systems Corp 46 AutoVue 1 Select View gt Layers Sets and the view you want to display from the AutoVue main menu Note You can also click the Layers icon amp on the AutoVue toolbar The selected layer set is displayed in the workspace Note You can also select a layer set from thedrop down list beside the Layer icon on the AutoVue toolbar or from the Layer Set drop down list in the Layers dialog 2 To restore the default layer set select View gt Layer Sets gt Default or Default from the toolbar or in the Layers dialog Deleting Layer Sets 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 From the Layer Set drop down list select the layer set that you want to delete 3 Click Delete Note The layer settings remain displayed on the screen until you select another layer set 4 Click Apply to save the changes 5 Click Close to close the Layers dialog Manipulating EDA Views With the View options you can instantly manipulate how the current active file is displayed You can rotate a file s orientation counterclock wise by 90 180 or 270 degrees flip a file s orientation horizontally vertically or both simultaneously AutoVue provides several ways to change the view size of a selected area of a file display different views layers and blocks of
181. o points from the selection sets vertices edges mid edges arc centers faces or any combination of entity types Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Minimum Distance icon 4 on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Min Distance tab 3 Click X Set 1 point 4 Click Entity if you want to measure the distance between model parts Snapping Modes are disabled Click Geometry if you want to measure the distance between entity types Snapping Modes are enabled 5 If you selected Entity select a part or parts on the model The model part s appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree If you selected Geometry select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes All entities of the selected entity type are highlighted on the model Select the entity or entities on the model The selected entities appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model Note To reset a Set click Clear To clear items from a Set select the items and press the Delete key To deselect a part or entity type on the model press the Ctrl key and left click the part or entity type 6 Click ER Set 2 point Cimmetry Systems Corp 10 AutoVue 195 Repeat step 5 The mo
182. o view a model from a particular point you can specify a viewpoint 1 2 Select View gt Views gt View Point from the AutoVue main menu The View Point dialog appears Note You can also right click in the workspace and select Views gt View Point Enter the coordinates for X Y and Z For Camera Position enter the coordinates to determine the position of the camera lens For Target Position enter the coordinates to determine the position of the 3D model viewed through the camera lens For Up Direction change the coordinates to values between 0 and 1 to determine the upward orientation Click OK The entity moves to the defined viewpoint The Global axes and the User Coordinates System change position to reflect the viewpoint Layers Use this option to configure the current active file s layers to display 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Select the layers to display dialog appears listing the layers and layer visibility for the current active file Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar To sort the list of layers in the dialog click Name to sort alphabetically or numerically or click Status to sort by visibility Select the checkbox beside the layers that you want to set visible Clear the checkbox beside the layers that you want to hide Click OK The selected layers are displayed Cimmetry Systems Corp 94 AutoVue Entity Properties In AutoVue
183. oVue 163 Option Description Polyline Click and drag to draw a polyline From the toolbar click hz icon Note To force a line segment in a Polyline entity to be aligned to the closer axis horizontal or vertical press and hold the Shift key while you click and drag for that line segment See Forcing a Line Segment Symbol Click and drag a symbol to the Markup From the toolbar click icon See Adding a Symbol Text Add text to the Markup From the toolbar click T icon See Adding Text Creating a Non contiguous Freestyle Entity 1 nb WN Select Entities gt FreeStyle from the Markup menu Note You can also click the Freestyle icon from the Markup toolbar Click a point on the drawing where you want to start the freestyle entity Move the cursor to create the freestyle entity Click a point on the drawing where you want to interrupt the freestyle entity Click another point on the drawing where you want to restart the freestyle entity Note You can interrupt the freestyle entity as many times as you like by repeating steps 4 and 5 Right click to end the freestyle entity Creating a Contiguous Freestyle Entity 1 Select Entities gt FreeStyle from the Markup menu Note You can also click the Freestyle icon on the Markup toolbar Cimmetry Systems Corp 164 AutoVue 2 Click a point on the drawing where you want to start the freestyle entity 3 Move the cursor to create the freestyle entity
184. og appears See Partial Preview of a File 5 Click OK to print The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing See Also Previewing a File Before Printing Batch Printing With the Batch Print option you can send a list of files to print at the same time You can also generate a batch by simultaneously opening all the files included in the batch print 1 Select File gt Batch Print from the AutoVue main menu The Batch Print dialog appears 2 Toadda file to the List of files to be printed click Add The File Open dialog appears Enter a File Name or click browse to locate the file you want to add then click OK The file s appears in the List of files to be printed Note To add more files to the list repeat steps 2 to 4 To remove a file s select the file from the List of files to be printed and click Remove 3 Click Print in the Batch Print dialog The Print Properties dialog appears 4 Configure the print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 211 5 Click OK to print The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing Cimmetry Systems Corp 212 AutoVue Collaboration Collaboration option enables multiple users to review files interactively and simultaneously thereby shortening the review process for documents Participants in a Collaboration Session assume differen
185. old the Shift key while you click and drag Click and drag to draw a filled box The box is filled with a solid color From the toolbar click E icon Note To draw a square Filled Box instead of a rectangular Filled Box press and hold the Shift key while you click and drag Cimmetry Systems Corp 162 AutoVue Option Description Freestyle Highlight Leader Line Note Click release mouse button then drag to draw an entity From the toolbar click L icon Note You can create a contiguous or non contiguous freestyle entity See Creating a Non contiguous Freestyle Entity See Creating a Contiguous Freestyle Entity Click and drag to highlight a boxed area From the toolbar click icon Note The highlighted box will be filled with a transparent color Click and drag to draw a leader From the toolbar click icon Note To force a line segment in a Leader entity to be aligned to the closer axis horizontal or vertical axis hold the Shift key while you click and drag for that line segment See Adding a Leader See Forcing a Line Segment Click and drag to draw a line From the toolbar click 4 icon Note To draw a line and force it to be aligned to the closer axis horizontal or vertical press and hold the Shift key while you click and drag See Forcing a Line Segment Add a note to the Markup From the toolbar click icon See Adding a Note Cimmetry Systems Corp Aut
186. on an face to define the orientation The X y and Z values for the face point are displayed The UCS axes are reori ented to the selected face Cimmetry Systems Corp 114 AutoVue Position Description 2 Vertices If selected all vertices are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor on a vertex First select the axis that will determine the UCS orientation Click two vertex points to define the orientation The X y and Z values for the vertices are displayed The UCS axes are reoriented to the selected vertices 3 Vertices If selected all vertices are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor on a vertex First select the axis that will determine the UCS orienta tion Click three vertex points to define the orientation The X y and Z values for the vertices are displayed The UCS axes are reoriented to the selected vertices Defining a User Coordinate System 1 Select Analysis gt User Coordinate Systems from the AutoVue main menu The User Coordinate Systems dialog appears Note You can also click the User Coordinate Systems icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click New The name of the User defined Coordinate System UCS1 for the first one appears in the Coordinate Systems box To change the name type the new Name that you want for the UCS Click the Position tab to define the origin of the UCS 5 From the Define from drop down list select the point
187. on which you want to view the net instance then click OK The selected page is displayed and the instance of the selected net is high lighted Note If there are no instances for the selected net the option is disabled Design Hierarchy Navigation AutoVue supports navigation through the hierarchical structure of a schematic drawing A hierarchical block in a schematic is a symbol that refers to a child schematic With the Descend Hierarchy option you can navigate to a child schematic With the Ascend Hierarchy option you can navigate from the child schematic to the parent page Navigating using Descend Hierarchy 1 On the parent page select any hierarchical block in the workspace then right click and select Descend Hierarchy from the pop up menu AutoVue opens the page with the selected child schematic Note You can also select the hierarchical block in the Navigation Panel or in the Entity Browser dialog then right click and select Descend Hierarchy Navigating using Ascend Hierarchy 1 On the child page of your schematic s design hierarchy right click an entity in the workspace and select Ascend Hierarchy from the pop up menu Cimmetry Systems Corp 42 AutoVue AutoVue returns to the parent page If you select an entity that has multiple parents the Ascend Hierarchy dialog appears displaying the parent pages Ascend Hierarchy Please select a page 15 Channel CD Data Flow 17 Channel AB Data Flow 18 Channel
188. one user press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting In the Send Message to type your message Click the Send Message button The private message is sent to the selected users of the Collaboration Session Sending a Message to All Users 1 Select Collaboration gt Chat Window from the AutoVue main menu The Chat dialog appears Note You can also click the Chat Window icon 2 on the status bar at the bottom of the workspace Click All Users In the Send Message to type your message The message is sent to all users in the Collaboration Session Cimmetry Systems Corp 224 AutoVue Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue Numerics 2D Files 6 2D Vector Files 19 3D Files 75 A Adding an Overlay 25 Advanced search 3D 128 Aligning model parts 102 Ambient lighting 88 set 89 Archive Files 4 Ascend Hierarchy 41 Attaching a Note 3D 190 Attaching Text 190 Attaching Text 3D 190 Attribute search 3D 127 Attributes adjust transparency 88 change color 87 change visibility 87 display 86 render modes 86 AutoVue 1 AutoVue Basics 2 menu bar 2 quick menus 3 status bar 3 toolbars 2 B Bill of Material 3D 123 EDA 50 Birds Eye 9 10 Cimmetry Systems Corp Index Blocks 23 view 23 Bookmarks Tab 75 C Calibrate Distance Measurement tool 136 Calibrate Arc 2D non vector 18 2D vector 31 3D 136 Calibrate Distance 2D non vector 17 2D vector 29 3D 133 EDA 59 Changing layer color 42 Changing th
189. ons are All converts all pages e Current converts the current page e Range converts the pages indicated in the range X and Y Choose from pixels inches and millimeters for the units PDF With AutoVue it is possible to convert all formats to PDF When converted from Markup Mode markups are burned onto the PDF When you open the PDF you will see the base file along with all markups X and Y With raster files the units are preset as pixels X indicates the number of horizontal pixels and Y is the number of vertical pixels for the current active file contents At times AutoVue will preset X and Y to match the specifications of the selected conversion file format Other times X and Y will be available and may be changed according to your preferences Your selection here will not affect the current display but will affect the conversion file s resolution Three factors affect the resolution of an image the type of image you are converting the output device and the acceptable file size High resolution scans often require large files causing longer processing and print time Note that a high resolution may not produce a better quality printed image if your output device does not recognize the higher resolution information stored in the file To keep file sizes manageable select the lowest resolution that provides acceptable quality on your output device Cimmetry Systems Corp 14 AutoVue With some file types
190. oration Session from the AutoVue main menu The Save Markup dialog appears prompting you to save the Session Markup 2 Click Yes All users are notified that the Collaboration Session is closed Requesting Control of a Session 1 Select Collaboration gt Request Control from the AutoVue main menu Note You can also click the Wand icon on the status bar at the bottom of the workspace The Controller receives a message that you have requested control 2 The Controller clicks Yes You become the Controller of the Collaboration Session Note Ifthe Controller does not respond within 10 seconds control is automatically granted to the user who requested it Tracking Changes The Show Tracker option allows you to simultaneously track the Controller s base file view changes and everyone s markup changes while your markup file remains unchanged Note You must be in an unlocked state before selecting Show Tracker 1 Select Collaboration gt Show Tracker from the AutoVue main menu You can now track changes without affecting your view Unlocking a View If you do not want to see the Controller s view changes clear the Lock View Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 221 1 Select Collaboration and deselect Lock View from the AutoVue main menu The checkmark disappears beside the Lock View option Note You can also click the Unlock View icon on the status bar 2 Select Collaboration gt Show Tracker if you want to simulta
191. ormation gt Select Single Entity from the AutoVue main menu 2 Click the entity for which you want to view information The Get Entity Info dialog appears displaying the information for the selected entity The XData button appears if additional information exists for that entity Click XData to view the information Note If you did not select an entity a message appears informing you that no entities were found and prompts you to select again 3 Click OK to close the Get Entity Info dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 21 Viewing information for a Set of Entities Note This feature is currently not supported with AutoVue Server running on Unix Platforms The Entity Information option allows you to view information of a set of entities contained in a specific area of a file 1 Select Analysis gt Drawing Information gt Entity Information from the AutoVue main menu 2 Click and drag to draw a box around an area for which you want to view entity information for the list of entities contained inside the area The List Entities dialog appears displaying the information of all the selected entities Note If there are no entities within the selected area a message appears informing you that no entities were found and prompts you to select again 3 Click OK to close the List Entities dialog Viewing Tags Attributes Note This feature is currently not supported with AutoVue Server running on Unix Platforms 1 Select Analysis gt
192. ose the Measurement dialog Configuring AutoVue for 3D Files In AutoVue there are configuration options that you can set to customize the work environment when working with 3D files You can access the configuration options from the Options gt Configuration menu under the 3D tab in the Configuration dialog Display Options With the Display options you can modify the manner in which the model is rendered Changing these options affects the render time needed for the model as well as the level of detailed displayed The Display options are Option Description Smooth Shading Back Face Removal Show Global Axes Tristrip Set by default Turning this option off renders curved sur faces of shaded models as a series of flat surfaces The level of detail is thus reduced but render speed is increased Note Only affects shaded models If selected instructs Auto Vue not to render the back faces of the model being displayed This increases the render speed but the model appears less realistic while in motion Note Only affects shaded models Set by default Turning this option off removes the colored axes displayed in the lower left hand corner of the View window If selected enable disable tristripping of mesh data for dis play Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 139 Option Description Dynamic Rendering Rendering while the model is in motion e Current Render Mode Model is rendered in the sam
193. ose to close the Entity Browser dialog Performing an Attribute based Search 1 Select Analysis gt Entity Browser from the AutoVue menu The Entity Browser dialog appears Note You can also click the Entity Browser icon ze on the Auto Vue toolbar Click the Attributes tab From the Attributes drop down list select an attribute Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 57 The Owner Type and Value of the selected attribute appear in the list Note To sort the list by Owner Type or Value click the column heading that you want to sort by 4 Ifyou want to search by owner select an owner from the Owner filter drop down list If you want to search by value select a value from the Value Filter drop down list Note You can also enter an Owner filter or Value Filter in the text box 5 Click Apply Filter s A list of entities matching the search criteria appear displaying the Owner Type and Value columns Note Select an item in the result list and right click to access options like Zoom Selected and Entity Properties 6 To save the results click Export Result The Save As dialog appears 7 Specify the file name and the directory where you want to store the file then click Save AutoVue saves the results in a csv Comma Separated Values file 8 Click Close to close the Entity Browser dialog Measuring in EDA Files AutoVue provides the ability to perform measurements in EDA files When measuring AutoVue provides the option to snap
194. ou selected click Clear Set Click Second Set to select the entities that you want to measure to Click the second set of entities on the drawing The entities are highlighted in a different color From the Measured Min Distance drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Click Zoom to Result if you want to zoom in on the measured value on the drawing Click Compute The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line The measured line path measurement and unit appear Cimmetry Systems Corp 186 AutoVue as an entity on the current active markup layer The measurement delta X delta Y and the Manhattan Distance appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 11 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring Area Use the Area option to measure the area and perimeter of a region Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Area is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Area icon fm on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Area tab 3 Select Between Points if you want to measure the area between points on a drawing Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select a
195. ources a red circle with an 66399 1 appears to the left of the AutoVue status bar 1 Click the Resource icon on the AutoVue status bar The Properties dialog appears Note You can also select File gt Properties from the AutoVue main menu Click the Resource Information tab to display details about missing resource information required to properly display this file A green check mark w indicates the resources that AutoVue is able to access A red x indicates the external reference files or components that are not accessible Click OK to close the Properties dialog Layers Use this option to configure the current active file s layers to display 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Select the layers to display dialog appears listing the layers and layer visibility for the current active file Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar To sort the list of layers in the dialog click Name to sort alphabetically or numerically or click Status to sort by visibility Select the checkbox beside the layers that you want to set visible Clear the checkbox beside the layers that you want to hide Click OK The selected layers are displayed Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 23 Blocks Use this option to select a block to display from the current active file 1 Select View gt Blocks from the AutoVue main menu The Select a block to display dialog appears li
196. overall lighting that surrounds an object It provides constant illumination to every surface of the model This type of lighting is particularly effective as a fill light for surfaces not directly illuminated by a directional light source You can set the intensity or source position Too high a setting tends to saturate the image and reduce its clarity Using the Directional lighting option you can adjust the position of the light source on an object In Auto Vue you can e set the intensity and source position of the ambient light e set the direction of light e add and remove light source e change light color Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 89 Setting Ambient Lighting 1 Select View gt Set Light from the AutoVue main menu The Lighting dialog appears Note You can also click the light bulb icon ie on the AutoVue main toolbar Click and drag the Ambient Light sliding bar until you achieve the desired lighting The lighting automatically changes with the movement of the sliding bar Note To set the ambient lighting to its default setting click Reset Click Close to close the Lighting dialog Setting Directional Lighting Setting the directional lighting adjusts the position of the light source on the model You can also add a new light source 1 Select View gt Set Light from the AutoVue main menu The Lighting dialog appears Note You can also click the light bulb icon KA on the Auto Vue main toolbar
197. own list select the markup you want to make active 4 ClickOK The selected markup appears in the AutoVue workspace Changing the Active Markup File When you have multiple markup files open you can change the active markup 1 Select File gt Set Active from the Markup menu The Set Active Markup dialog appears 2 From the Select Active Markup drop down list select the markup you want to make active 3 Click OK Note You can set the active markup by selecting a markup from the drop down list on the Markup toolbar A File Edit Entities Modify NEW acad2005 002 vi Sarjacad2005 002 acad2005 001 EI Entity Ps 4 Tt a 002 cloud 1 cs Highlight 1 a EI acad2005 001 Ocircle 1 Filled Box 1 Markup Layers Markup files can be divided into layers with each layer having its own unique name You can create name and color layers to organize your work For example different colors can indicate time priorities and each layer can contain markups relating to a common purpose When working with markup layers you can view layers individually or in combination add rename or delete layers You can also specify a different color for each layer default layer color is red Cimmetry Systems Corp 150 AutoVue Creating a Markup Layer Note Ensure that no markup entity is selected when creating a markup layer 1 Select Markup gt Markup Layers from the Markup menu The Markup Layers dialog appears
198. p 178 AutoVue Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Area is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Area icon fm on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Area tab 3 Select Between Points if you want to measure the area between points on a drawing Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See 2D Vector Snapping Modes 4 Select Shape if you want to measure the area of a predefined shape on the drawing Snapping Modes are disabled 5 From the Measured Area Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the area 6 From the Perimeter Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the perimeter 7 To cumulate a Net Area Result of different areas select Add in the Measurement dialog To subtract an area from the Net Area Result select Subtract Select Clear to clear the Net Area Result 8 Ifyou selected Between Points click points on the drawing to define the area then right click to complete the measurement Each point is joined by a line The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The area and perimeter measurements appear in the Measurement dialog 9 I
199. p if you want to open a Session Markup and keep the layer colors and Markup entities from the Collaboration Session Click OK The selected Markup appears in the Initiate Session dialog Opening a Markup During a Session The Host can open Markups during a Collaboration Session These Markups can be session markups created during Collaboration Sessions or any non session Markup files 1 During a Collaboration Session select File gt Open from the AutoVue main menu A confirmation dialog appears prompting you to save the current Session Markup Click Yes or No The Open markup dialog appears Click the checkbox beside the Markup that you want to open To import a Markup file click Import The Select markup file to import dialog appears Locate the file that you want to open Click Open In the Open markup dialog select Session Markup if you want to open a Session Markup and keep layer colors and Markup entities from the Collaboration Session Click OK The selected Markup appears in the Collaboration window Cimmetry Systems Corp 218 AutoVue Joining a Session Note If you do not want to receive any notifications to join Collaboration Sessions select Collaboration gt Do Not Disturb from the AutoVue main menu 1 Select Collaboration gt Join from the AutoVue main menu The Join Session dialog appears Note You can also click the Join Session icon EF on the status bar at the bottom of the workspace 2
200. ply to save the changes The file now displays according to the layer scheme you arranged Click Close to close the Layers dialog Setting Printability for Layers Note Invisible layers cannot be printed Since visibility overrides printability you cannot select Printability for a layer whose visibility is off 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar Under the column select the checkbox beside the layers that you want to make printable Clear the checkbox beside the layers that you do not want printable Note If you want all layers to be printable click All under Select Click Apply to save the changes Only the layers you selected in the Printable column will be printed Click Close to close the Layers dialog Sorting Layers In the Layers dialog you can sort the list of layers by attribute name visibility printability color or physical layer 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar Click the column header of the attribute that you want to sort by Note To restore the original sort order click the Order column header Click Close to close the Layers dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 45 Layer Sets A layer set is comprised of all the layers in the drawing Layer sets differ in the attri
201. ppears through the model part or parts and are encased by a three dimensional box Click and hold the mouse button on the arrow at the end of the axis that you want to pan Drag the mouse to where you want to move the part or parts Note To remove the Manipulators click the Manipulators icon Rotating a Model Along the X Y and Z Axis 1 Select Analysis gt Manipulators from the AutoVue main menu You are now in Manipulators mode Note You can also click the Manipulators icon ap on the AutoVue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Manipulators In the Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Manipulators from the pop up menu Select the model part or parts that you want to manipulate Note To select more than one part press the Shift or Ctrl key when selecting A model size representation of the Global Axes appears through the model part or parts and are enclosed by a three dimensional box Click and hold the mouse button on the sphere at the end of the axis you want to rotate Clicking on an axis sphere allows rotation around one of the other two axes Note The initial mouse movement determines which of the two axes will mark the site of rotation If the axis you chose does not rotate around the right axis for the rotation that you want to make click the sphere again and move the mouse in a different direction Move the mouse to rotate the model by the selected axis Note If you wan
202. r of the first set point when measuring minimum distance Set the color of the second set point when measuring minimum distance Configuring AutoVue 1 Select Options gt Configuration from the Autovue main menu The Configuration dialog appears 2 3 Select the 3D tab 4 Configure the options that you want See Display Options Frame Rate Measurement Model Tree Manipulator Initial Visibility Dynamic Loader and Dynamic Load Mesh Resolution Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 143 5 To configure the color click Color Options The Color Options dialog appears Select the Color option that you want to configure select the color then click OK See Color Options 6 To configure which types of product and manufacturing information you want to display click PMI Filtering The PMI Filtering dialog appears See PMI Filtering 7 Click OK in the Configuration dialog The configuration changes are applied Cimmetry Systems Corp 144 AutoVue Markups AutoVue has the ability to view over 450 different file formats and to create markups for all its readable file formats without the document s authoring application Marking up refers to drawing and writing on an electronic document AutoVue provides the ability to markup different formats without modifying the original file When you create a markup for a file the markup is created on top of the original file Markups are saved in separate files Ifa file has existing
203. rc Info drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the arc 4 From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 5 Select Add Radius if you want to measure the radius of the arc Select Add Diameter if you want to measure the diameter of the arc 6 Click points on the drawing to define the arc you want to measure The points are joined by an arc 7 Click again to complete the measurement The measured line path arc measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer and in the Measurement dialog 8 Click and drag the box anywhere on the drawing Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 9 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc in the drawing See Measuring an Arc 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate Cimmetry Systems Corp 174 AutoVue The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 3 From the Distance drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance 4 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor 5 Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog 6 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cr
204. re default PMI visibility click Default in the PMI Filtering dialog Aligning to a PMI Entity 1 From the Model Tree right click the PMI item that you want to align to and select Align to from the pop up menu AutoVue aligns to the selected PMI item Go To a displayed PMI Entity 1 From the Model Tree right click the PMI item that you want to go to on the model and select Go To from the pop up menu AutoVue zooms to the selected PMI item Manipulators In AutoVue you can rotate 3D CAD models along a specific axis You can scale a model part up and down as well as translate the model Using the Manipulators you can resize translate and or rotate selected parts of the model When you select one or more model parts AutoVue displays a model size representation of the Global Axes going through the selected part s of the 3D model Panning a Model Along the X Y and Z Axis 1 Select Analysis gt Manipulators from the AutoVue main menu You are now in Manipulators mode Note You can also click the Manipulators icon g on the Auto Vue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Manipulators In the Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 99 Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Manipulators from the pop up menu Select the model part or parts that you want to move Note To select more than one part press the Shift or Ctrl key when selecting A model size representation of the Global Axes a
205. re the Host and the Controller of the session 1 Select Collaboration gt Initiate Session from the AutoVue main menu The Initiate Session dialog appears 2 Under Session Subject enter a session name 3 If you want to open a Markup for the Collaboration Session click Browse See Opening a Markup While Initiating a Session 4 Click Public if you want the Collaboration Session visible to others who may want to join the session Click Private if you want the Collaboration Session only visible to the participants 5 If you want to set a password for the Collaboration Session enter a Password then enter it again to Confirm Note If you selected Private and chose not to set password when you click OK a confirmation dialog appears asking if you are sure you do not want to set a password 6 From the Users list select the users that you want to invite 7 Click Add Cimmetry Systems Corp 216 AutoVue The user you selected appears in the Invited list Note To remove a user select the user from the Invited list and click Remove 8 To designate a user as an Observer select the checkbox under Invited 9 Click OK AutoVue goes into Collaboration mode and the session is started The user s that are invited receive a tooltip notification that he or she has been invited to join the session The notification message indicates Session Name File and Initiator Changing a User s Layer Color of a Session 1 Inthe Initiate Session di
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207. rigin and destination points you defined 4 ClickOK The changes are applied to the selected overlay Note To modify other overlays repeat steps 2 to 4 Removing an Overlay 1 Select Analysis gt Overlays gt Modify from AutoVue main menu The Modify Overlay dialog appears 2 Select the Overlay that you want to remove 3 Click Remove A confirmation dialog appears 4 Click Yes The overlay is removed from the list in the Modify Overlay dialog and from the display Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 27 Measuring in 2D Vector Files AutoVue provides the ability to perform measurements in 2D files Measurement options vary between vector and non vector files For vector files Auto Vue provides the option to snap to fixed points on the drawing For non vector files you can only free snap You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu These options are Name Description Angle Measure the angle between selected points From toolbar click s icon Arc Measure an arc entity From toolbar click fa icon Area Measure selected area From toolbar click fmm icon Distance Measure the distance between two points nam From toolbar click E icon 2D Vector Snapping Modes The Snapping Modes available allow you to click to precise geometrical points on a drawing For example if you select Snap to end point and you move the cursor over an end point of a line the end point wil
208. ring transforming a model or defining a viewpoint are applied with respect to these axes You can create multiple UCS s for a 3D file For multiple page 3D files you can even set active a different UCS for each page Position Options When defining a UCS you can define the point where you want to place the user coordinate system The options are Position Description x y Z Coordinates Vertex Edge Midedge If selected enter a value to specify where the three axes are positioned If selected all vertices are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor on a vertex Click the vertex point where you want to place the user coordinate system The X y and Z coordinate values for the vertex are displayed The UCS axes move to the new position If selected all edges are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor near an edge Click at a point on an edge where you want to place the user coordinate system The X y and Z coordinate values for the edge point are displayed The UCS axes move to the new position If selected all edges are highlighted on the model A snap box appears when you move the cursor near the halfway point of an edge Click at the mid edge point where you want to place the user coordinate system The X y and Z coordinate values for the mid edge point are displayed The UCS axes move to the new position Cimmetry Systems Corp
209. ring AutoVue for 2D Files In AutoVue there are configuration options that allow you to customize the work environment when working with 2D vector and non vector files You can access the configuration options from Options gt Configuration under the General tab All 2D Files The configuration option can be configured for all 2D files Option Description Force to Black e Ifselected AutoVue forces all colors of a drawing to black e Ifcleared the file will be displayed in color Vector Files The configuration options for vector files are Option Description Text e If selected text entities are displayed e If cleared no text is displayed Line Style e Ifselected dotted and dashed lines are displayed e If cleared all lines are displayed as solid Dimensions e If selected all dimensional entities are displayed e Ifcleared simple dimension entities are not displayed Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 33 Option Description Filling e Ifselected displays filled entities as filled rather than just an outline e Ifcleared does not display filling for filled entities Line Weights e Ifselected displays varying line thicknesses e Ifcleared displays no line weights for any line all lines appear equal Load External e Ifselected Xrefs are automatically loaded References e Ifcleared Xrefs are not loaded Raster Files The configuration options
210. rk then click OK AutoVue displays the selected layer in the first window compares it with the Artwork in the second window and displays the results in the Comparison Result window 6 To exit Compare mode select File gt Exit Compare Mode from the AutoVue main menu The original file appears in the Auto Vue workspace Note You can right click in any window and select Exit Compare Mode See Also Specifying Scale and Offset for a Compare File Generating a Bill of Material For EDA files you can obtain a list of the components and parts required for manufacturing the item featured in the schematic drawing or PCB design Cimmetry Systems Corp 50 AutoVue The Bill of Material BOM report produces a count of the unique components or parts needed for manufacturing It lists the quantity required component name reference designators value for resistors and capacitors size and descriptions When determining a component s uniqueness the count considers only the attributes chosen for inclusion in the report output It includes only those attributes that provide the most accurate unique component quantities To generate a Bill of Material 1 Select Analysis gt BOM from the AutoVue main menu Note You can also click the BOM icon Bort on the AutoVue toolbar If you are generating a BOM for a schematic with multiple pages a dialog appears Generate BOM BOM Scope Entire design Select if you want to generate a
211. rlink gt Break or Markup gt Delete from the Markup menu The hyperlink is deleted from the file Note You can also delete a hyperlink by right clicking it in the Markup Navigation Tree and selecting Delete from the pop up menu Viewing List of Hyperlinks 1 Select Markup gt Hyperlink gt List from the Markup menu The List Hyperlinks dialog appears listing the hyperlinks Note You can right click in the workspace and select Hyperlinks gt List from the pop up menu Note You can fire a hyperlink by selecting the hyperlink and clicking Fire 2 Click OK Viewing History of a Hyperlink AutoVue lets you view information about a hyperlink s path From a file that is launched from a hyperlink you can see what document invoked the hyperlink 1 From the hyperlink file select File gt Markup from the AutoVue main menu 2 Select Markup gt Hyperlink gt History from the Markup menu The Hyperlink History dialog appears listing the path linking the hyperlink file to the file that invoked the hyperlink 3 Tojump to the file where you fired the hyperlink from select the path in the Hyperlinks History dialog 4 Click Jump to Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 169 Note You can also go back by right clicking in the hyperlink file and selecting Go Back from the pop up menu Creating 2D non vector Markup Measure Entities When marking up 2D non vector files in addition to all the markup options available for 2D files you can crea
212. rom one page to another page of a multi page file Cimmetry Systems Corp 84 AutoVue You can access these options from the View menu of the AutoVue main menu The options are Select Description Zoom In Out Fit Previous Selected Box Mode Dynamic Mode Pan Rotate Mode Zoom in by a factor of 2 Zoom out by a factor of 2 Resize object to fit window From toolbar click the a icon or right click in workspace and select from pop up menu Return to the previous zoom level Right click in workspace and select from pop up menu Resize the object so that the objects selected fill the window Click and drag to draw a box around an object that you want to enlarge to fill the window From toolbar click fea icon or right click in workspace and select from pop up menu Click and drag the cursor up to zoom in or down to zoom out From toolbar click f icon or right click in workspace and select from pop up menu Click and drag to reposition the model then release the mouse button From toolbar click a icon or right click in the workspace and select from the pop up menu Click and drag to rotate the model on all three axes then release the mouse button From toolbar click G icon or right click in workspace and select from pop up menu Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 85 Select Description Spin Mode Re center Click and drag the object in the direction you
213. rom the AutoVue main menu The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Print icon gg on the AutoVue toolbar Click the Pen Settings tab Under From To select the Color Index for which you want to assign a new pen thickness Note To change more than one color indices press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting From the Units drop down list select the unit that you want to set for the thickness Click Thickness The Modify pen thickness dialog appears Enter the new thickness then click OK The new Thickness appears beside the Color Index In the Print Properties dialog configure other print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark To view a partial view of the file click Partial Preview The Partial Preview dialog appears See Partial Preview of a File Click OK to print Cimmetry Systems Corp 208 AutoVue The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing Note Pen settings are stored in c2t files The Current Pen Settings drop down list displays all existing c2t files for the current file The default pen settings are stored in default c2t and alternate pen settings are stored in alt c2t See Also Previewing a File Before Printing Creating a New Pen Setting 1 Set the thickness for the color indices that you want See Assigning Pen Settings 2 Click Save As The Save As dialog appears Enter a File Name with a c2t e
214. rowser 38 navigation panel 37 workspace 37 zoom to 38 Selecting model parts 76 identical parts 77 model tree 76 workspace 76 Selecting views 23 Setting printability for layers 44 Show Tree 10 Showing net connectivity 40 Showing net instances 40 Snap Modes 2D vector 27 175 3D 131 189 AutoVue EDA 58 182 Sorting layers 44 Standard Views set 91 Symbols scale anistropic 166 scale isotropic 166 T Transformation 104 reset 107 setting values 106 using illustration buttons 105 U User Coordinate Systems 111 define 114 delete 116 modify 115 orientation options 113 position options 112 set active 116 User Defined View 91 User defined View creating 91 deleting 92 Vv View 3D default 91 View Point 2D specify 23 Viewing blocks 23 Viewing details of an entity 20 Cimmetry Systems Corp Index Viewing entity information 21 Viewing entity properties 39 Viewing layer sets 45 Viewing Layers 22 93 Viewing List of Hyperlinks 168 Viewing Tags Attributes 21 Viewing Xrefs 21 Viewpoint 3D 93 Views 3D 90 display perspective projec tion 92 set native 91 set standard or predefined 91 user defined 91 viewpoint 93 Views Tab 75 X XREFPATHS 21 XRefs missing 22 view 21 Z Zoom 7 fit 7 both 7 horizontal 8 vertical 7 full resolution 7 in 7 out 7 previous 8
215. s edges faces planes and arcs Icon Snapto Description Edge Edges are highlighted on the model g When moving the cursor over an edge a snap circle appears Face Faces are highlighted when you move the cursor over a face P and a snap triangle appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 190 AutoVue Icon Snapto Description Vertex Vertices are highlighted on the model When moving the cursor over a vertex a snap box appears Attaching a Note 1 Select Entities gt Note from the Markup menu The Attach to dialog appears Note You can also click the Note icon from the Markup toolbar 2 Inthe Attach to dialog click the entity type that you want to attach the note to See 3D Snapping Modes 3 Select the entity on the model that you want to attach a note to The Note dialog appears 4 Type the text that you want in the note 5 To change the font select Font and font type 6 Close the Note dialog The note symbol appears on the entity and in the Markup Navigation Tree 7 Right click outside the note area to complete the modification Note To edit a note double click on the note to open the Note dialog Note Whenever an entity is attached to a 3D model the anchor point the point at which the entity is attached is highlighted by a small square The square is visible only when the anchor point is visible This feature allows you to precisely identify the location of the anchor point and whether the associated
216. s Snap Radius In measurement mode when you move the cursor within a predetermined snap radius the snap box appears for the entity to be selected The snap radius is configured in pixels Display Highlight Selection Configure how you want selected components to be highlighted e Entity Color Default Highlight Selection option When making a selection all entities you selected are highlighted e Dim Unselected Selected entity retains original entity color and all non selected entities are dimmed Note The default highlight color is yellow 3D View Default Board Thickness Default Component Height Default Units Configure the board thickness by entering a value Note To work with a different unit of length select another unit from the Default Units drop down list Configure the component height by enter ing a value Note To work with a different unit of length select another unit from the Default Units drop down list Configure the unit for the board thickness and component height Note Option applies to the 3D PCB view of EDA files Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 65 Option Property Description Compare Synchronization e Page Changes when selecting this option pages will be synchronized when comparing files Note This option is only applicable for schematics Example If you navigate to page 2 in the first file you opened AutoVue automatically navigates to pag
217. s and the associated pins and net nodes pins connected to a net present in the current schematic drawing or PCB design The columns displayed in the Navigation Panel are determined by the profile of the entity types in the current schematic drawing or PCB design Lists can be sorted in order to group similar component instances You can also use the Navigation Panel to select highlight a component or entity zoom to a component or entity and query entity information Uf Components pig RefDes Compo Locatior yi R5 SMDRES 1390 0 4 K R4 SMDRES 750 0 a ISMDRES 1200 0 a R2 ISMDRES 1200 0 R ISMDRES 1400 0 CAT zP20 2710 0 Aa q bs ZIP20 _ 2810 0 us ZIP20 2590 0 ua soc2ovy 500 0 u17 SOIC20V 500 0 us lsoic20wv 500 0 u14 so1c20vv 600 0 afte 0 xaT Component Pins Name net Pin Use U71411 ADDRO N a 0712 ADDR1 _ N 0713 ADDR2 IN J U714 _ ADDR3 _ N Cimmetry Systems Corp 36 AutoVue Components Tab The Components tab lists component instances and the associated pins The top portion of the panel lists all the instances of the currently displayed page of the drawing The lower portion of the panel lists the associated pins for selected instance s When you select a component it appears highlighted on the drawing To select more than one component press Shift or Ctrl and then select the de
218. s updated based on the changes to the layer color 7 Click Close to close the Layers dialog Modifying Layer Visibility You can select which layers you want to display from the Layers dialog 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears Note You can also click the Layers icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Under the column m select the checkbox beside the layers that you want visible Clear the checkbox beside the layers that you do not want visible Note To select more than one layer press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting To select all layers click All under Select 3 Under Visibility click On to display the selected layers To hide selected layers click Off 4 Click Apply to save the changes Only the layers selected in the Visibility column are displayed in the workspace 5 Click OK to close the Layers dialog Changing the Order of Layers You can change the order in which layers are displayed i e you can change the z order for layers 1 Select View gt Layers from the AutoVue main menu The Layers dialog appears Cimmetry Systems Corp 44 AutoVue Note You can also click the Layers icon gt onthe AutoVue toolbar Select the layer or layers that you want to move Note To select more than one layer hold the Shift or Ctrl key and click Under Order click Up to move the selected layers up in the list or Down to move the selected layers down in the list Click Ap
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220. ser Defined View dialog appears Note You can also click the Views tab then right click User Defined Views and select Add from the pop up menu or right click in the workspace and select Views gt User Defined Views Enter a View Name for the view that you want to define 4 ClickOK The view you defined is saved and appears in the Views tree under User Defined Views Note To see the view you defined click the Views tab and select it from the tree or select View gt Views gt User Defined Views You can also alternate between User Defined Views and Standard Views without affecting your personalized views U Deleting a User Defined View 1 Under the User Defined Views select the view that you want to delete then right click and select Delete A Confirmation dialog appears 2 Click OK The view disappears from the User Defined Views Displaying the Perspective Projection of a 3D Model The Perspective option shows objects in three dimensions with distances planes and curved surfaces adjusted to give a sense of depth that reflects the desired perspective to the eye Note You can use the Perspective option in any of the 3D Views since it is a projection mode rather than a viewpoint 1 Select View gt Perspective from the AutoVue main menu The depth of the model changes Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 93 Note A checkmark beside Perspective indicates the view is selected Viewing a Model from a Particular Viewpoint T
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223. sired components All the components you selected are highlighted The associated pins for the selected component s are displayed Nets Tab The Nets tab lists nets and associated net nodes pins connected to a net The top portion of the panel lists all the nets of the currently displayed page of the drawing The lower portion of the panel lists the associated net nodes for selected net s When you select a net it appears highlighted on the drawing To select more than one net press Shift or Ctrl and then select the desired nets You can also click and drag in the Navigation Panel list to select multiple nets All the nets you selected are highlighted The associated net node list s for all the nets you selected are displayed Bookmarks Tab The Bookmarks tab allows you to navigate between PCB and schematic pages or between the 2D and 3D view of a PCB design Customizing the Navigation Panel In the Navigation Panel you can sort a column change column order or hide or show a column 1 To sort a column click the column heading 2 To change the column order or to show or hide a column right click a column heading and select Customize from the pop up menu The Customize Columns dialog appears 3 To show or hide a column select the checkbox beside the column s you want to show Clear the checkbox beside the column s you want to hide Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 37 Note To show all columns click Show All To hide a
224. st From the Color dialog that appears select a color and click OK Click OK to close the Entity Color dialog The line color changes for the selected entity or entities Note Any new entities that you create will have the new line color Cimmetry Systems Corp 158 AutoVue Changing Fill Color of an Entity 1 Select the entity or entities for which you want to change the fill color See Selecting Markup Entities 2 Select Markup gt Entity Color from the Markup menu The Entity Color dialog appears Note You can also click the Fill Color icon Ol on the Markup toolbar 3 From the Fill Color drop down list select the color that you want for the entity Note Selecting By Layer changes the entity color to the color of the layer 4 To define you own color select TA CUSTOM from the Fill Color drop down list 5 From the Color dialog that appears select a color and click OK The fill color changes for the selected entity or entities 6 Click OK to close the Entity Color dialog Note Any new entities that you create will have the new fill color Changing Fill Type of an Entity 1 Select the entity or entities for which you want to change the fill type See Selecting Markup Entities 2 Select Markup gt Entity Color from the Markup menu The Entity Color dialog appears Note You can also click the Fill Type icon oe on the Markup toolbar 3 From the Fill Type drop down list select the fill type that you want for the ent
225. st select an entity type A list of attributes for the selected entity type appear Note To sort the list by attribute click the attribute column heading that you want to sort by If you want to search by attribute select an attribute from the Attribute drop down list If you want to search by value select a value from the Value drop down list Click Add Filter The Attribute and its Value appear in the list Repeat steps 4 and 5 until you have all the filters you want Click Apply Filter s A list of entities matching the search criteria appear showing the column headers for the entity s available attributes Note To remove a filter select the line in the list containing the Attribute and Value you do not want to use as a filter then click Remove Filter To save the results click Export Result The Save As dialog appears Browse to locate the directory where you want to store the file and enter a File name Click Save AutoVue saves the results in a csv Comma Separated Values file To view the properties of an entity select the entity from theTypes list or the Attributes list then right click and select Entity Properties The Entities Properties dialog appears displaying the properties for the selected entity To show the net connectivity click the Attributes tab select the entity from the list then right click and select Show Net Connectivity The net connectivity for the selected entity is highlighted Click Cl
226. sting the blocks for the current active file Note You can also click the Block icon a a on the AutoVue toolbar 2 From the drop down list select the block that you want to display 3 Click OK The selected block is displayed Selecting Views The Views option allows you to access different named views of a file 1 Select View gt Views from the AutoVue main menu The Select a named view dialog appears Note You can also click the View icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 From the drop down list select the view that you want to display 3 Click OK The selected view is displayed Specifying a View Point The View Point option allow you to render a drawing from a selected viewpoint The default view point is the one used to create the file 1 Select View gt View Point from the AutoVue main menu The View Point dialog appears 2 Enter the X Y and Z coordinates for the viewpoint with which you want to render the drawing 3 Click OK The drawing is displayed from the selected viewpoint Comparing 2D Files AutoVue provides the ability to visually compare two files and display color coded comparative data When you compare two files Autovue displays three windows the first containing the original file the second containing the file you compared the original against and the third containing the comparison results Cimmetry Systems Corp 24 AutoVue In the Comparison Result window you can specify whether you want to
227. surement dialog Right click to complete the measurement Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp 18 AutoVue Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the angle between points on a drawing 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Auto Vue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Angle icon fim on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Angle tab 3 From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 4 Click points on the drawing to define the angle you want to measure Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them The angle measurement appears in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 5 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring an Arc Use the Arc option to define an arc in the drawing and measure its radius center and diameter 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Auto Vue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon ok on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Are tab 3 From the Arc Info drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the arc 4 From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 5 Click points on the drawing to define the arc The points are joined by an arc The measurements for center point coordina
228. t Entity Properties from the pop up menu Note You can also right click and select Entity Properties from the pop up menu Click the Mass Properties tab To change the density or to change measurement units or to configure computation of inertia tensor click Options Cimmetry Systems Corp 96 AutoVue The Options dialog appears See Configuring Mass Properties 5 Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog Configuring Mass Properties From the Mass Properties you can change the density the measurement units or configure the reference point of inertia tensor 1 From the Mass Properties tab click Options The Options dialog appears 2 To change the Density enter a value To change the Density units select the unit for Mass and Length from their respective drop down lists 3 To apply the density to model parts with unknown density select Use Only for Parts with Unknown Density To apply the density to all model parts select Use for All Parts 4 To change the Display units select the unit for Mass and Length from their respective drop down lists 5 To compute the inertia tensor based on output coordinate system select Output Coordinate System Origin To compute the inertia tensor based on the center of gravity select Center of Gravity 6 Click OK Mass properties are instantly calculated and displayed in the Mass Properties tab 7 To save the changes click Save As The Save As dialog appears Specify
229. t roles Each Collaboration Session has a Host a Controller and one or more users These participants have varying privileges during the Collaboration Session Collaboration User Tree When you are in a Collaboration Session the bar on the left hand side of the screen displays the Users and Markup Tree tabs in addition to the tabs displayed when you are normally viewing a file The Users tab displays the Username the Layer Color representing the user the In Session value and the user Status The Markup Tree tab displays the Markup entities added to the file File Edit Entities Modify View Tools Hyperlink Collaboration HE E a ale ai ff SansSerif J AF fis ei B ty Username i Status 7 Administrator RED Yes Host Controller Mary Misvue Yes t7 Gerard McREEN No a Diane evan Yes Observer g w 1 oi T Zp The Host The person who initiates the Collaboration Session is automatically the acting Host and Controller by default The Host and Controller are not always the same person The acting Host can assign another user to be the Host by selecting Assign Host from the Collaboration menu Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 213 The Host is the only one who can save the Session Markup When initiating a Collaboration Session the Host can specify the Markup to open the host can also open a Markup file during a session The Host can invite other users to join the Collaboration Session during the session or at
230. t to measure a predefined arc Snapping Modes are disabled 5 From the Arc Info drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 6 From the Measure Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle 7 Ifyou selected From 3 Points click three points on the drawing to define the arc The points are joined by an arc The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog 8 Ifyou selected Arc Entity click the edge of the arc that you want to measure The arc is highlighted The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 9 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc in the drawing See Measuring an Arc 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate Cimmetry Systems Corp 32 AutoVue The Radius Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 3 From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate 4 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor 5 Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog 6 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Configu
231. t to rotate the selection freely as done in Rotate Mode press the Ctrl key during rotation To remove the Manipulators click the Manipulators ae icon Note To remove Manipulators you can also select Analysis gt Manipulators Cimmetry Systems Corp 100 AutoVue Mouse actions are restored to what they were prior to entering Manipulators mode Scaling a Model Along the X Y and Z Axis 1 Select Analysis gt Manipulators from the AutoVue main menu You are now in Manipulators mode Note You can also click the Manipulators icon ge on the Auto Vue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Manipulators In the Model Tree you can select the model part s then right click and select Manipulators from the pop up menu 2 Select the model part or parts that you want to scale Note To select more than one part press the Shift or Ctrl key when selecting A model size representation of the Global Axes appears through the model part or parts and are encased by a three dimensional box 3 Click and drag a corner cube of the box up or down to scale the selected model part Note To remove the Manipulators click the Manipulators icon Part Alignment With the Part Alignment option in AutoVue you can select a point on a model s vertex edge or face to align a model or model part to another model or part The Mobile point determines the precise point of alignment for the model part The Fixed point on the model determines th
232. te Only the Host can save the Session Markup Save and Save As are disabled for all other users Show Tracker The Show Tracker option in the Collaboration menu is available to any user whose view is set to unlocked When you select Show Tracker from the Collaboration menu the Collaboration View window appears displaying a Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 215 bird s eye view of the base file viewed and the Markup changes done during the Collaboration Session When you use Show Tracker you can simultaneously track the Controller s base file view changes and everyone s Markup changes in the Collaboration View window while your main window display remains unaffected by anyone s modifications It is like having a locked view and an unlocked view on hand at the same time Collaboration Session The Collaboration menu provides you with a means to initiate a Collaboration Session or join an existing session When you initiate a Collaboration Session a session object is created on the server and you are the Host and Controller of the session The Host owns the Session Markup and is the only one who can save it and open an existing Markup The Host can also invite other users during a session Initiating a Collaboration Session When you initiate a Collaboration Session a session object is created on the server The session object is maintained for the duration of the Collaboration Session When you initiate a session from View mode you a
233. te markup measure entities The measure options in Markup mode work slightly different than in View mode For information on marking up 2D files see Marking Up 2D Files When measuring in Markup mode the specified measurement lines and values are displayed on the current active markup layer as entities These entities can be moved resized hidden or deleted You can also modify the font of a measure entity align a free snap measure entity to the horizontal or vertical axis as well as add units of measure and symbols to a measurement and have them appear on the drawing Measure options vary between vector and non vector files For vector files AutoVue provides the option to snap to fixed points on the drawing For non vector files you can only free snap In Markup mode you can choose from several measure options to create markup measure entities You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu The options are Option Description Angle Measure the angle between selected points e From toolbar click amp icon Arc Measure an arc entity From toolbar click eS icon Area Measure a selected area From toolbar click al icon Distance Measure the distance between two points im From toolbar click e icon Cimmetry Systems Corp 170 AutoVue Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points Note If you want a markup e
234. tems Corp 120 AutoVue The Compare Tree displays the model s hierarchy with a State column displaying different icons representing the results of the file comparison The icons indicate if an model part has been added modified moved amp deleted m In the Comparison Result window results are displayed in different colors to differentiate the results of the file comparison The comparison options and corresponding colors are Option Color Description View Additions Green Indicates that something has been added View Deletions Red Indicates that something has been deleted View Unchanged Blue Indicates that there is no change To compare files 1 View the base file in AutoVue 2 Select Analysis gt Compare from the Autovue main menu The File Open dialog appears 3 Enter the File Name or click Browse to locate the file that you want to compare with the current active file 4 Click OK AutoVue displays the Compare Tree and three windows The first window displays the base file the second displays the compare file and the third displays the comparison results 5 To view the properties of a modified or moved entity in the base file and in the compare file select the modified or moved entity from the Compare Tree then right click and select Entity 1 Properties The Entity Properties dialog appears displaying the properties of the entity in the base file See Entity Properties Select the entity a
235. tes radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 6 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc in the drawing See Measuring an Arc Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 19 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Radius Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 3 From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance 4 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor 5 Click OK The calibration result appear in the Measurement dialog 6 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Working with 2D Vector Files In addition to all features that are available for generic 2D files AutoVue provides the ability to access entity information access views saved in the drawing and the ability to intelligent snap when performing measurements AutoVue references various sources to obtain all data required to completely and accurately display vector files These sources can be internal to the file like layers and blocks or external reference files that are located outside the file Manipulating 2D Vector Views With the View options you can instantly manipulate how the current active file is displayed You can rotate a file s orientation
236. text box enter the word or phrase that you want to find Note If you are searching in a vector file select a text string from the list 3 Customize your search 4 Click Find Next AutoVue highlights the text and zooms into the text area 5 Click Cancel to close the Find dialog Note To repeat the last search criteria select Edit gt Repeat Search from the AutoVue main menu Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue Manipulating 2D Views With the View options you can instantly manipulate how the current active file is displayed You can rotate a file s orientation counterclockwise by 90 180 or 270 degrees flip a file s orientation horizontally vertically or both simultaneously AutoVue provides several ways to change the view size of a selected area of a file display different views layers and blocks of the current active file You can also navigate from one page to another page of a multi page file You can access these options from the View menu The options are Menu Option Description Zoom In Zoom in by a factor of 2 From toolbar click icon Out Zoom out by a factor of 2 Full Resolution Fit Cimmetry Systems Corp From toolbar click Q icon Display the file at full resolution From toolbar click pug icon Adjust the horizontal or vertical axis of a file to fully display within the current window Fit Both Auto Vue finds the best fit for the current file with respect to both its vertical and horizontal
237. the current active file You can also navigate from one page to another page of a multi page file For more information on how to manipulate views see Manipulating 2D Views Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 47 3D View For some ECAD formats Auto Vue supports 3D views of PCB boards 1 Inthe Navigation Panel click the Bookmarks tab 2 Select 3D View from the Bookmark Tree The 3D view of the PCB board is displayed in the workspace Note You can also display a 3D view by selecting View gt Page gt Next Page or by clicking the Next Page icon E on the toolbar Cross Probing Cross probing is the ability to select elements in the schematic and have them mapped to the corresponding components in the layout drawings and vice versa You can also Cross Probe between the 2D and 3D view of the same file Cross Probing Between Two or More EDA Files With Cross Probe you can select entities in the schematic drawing or the PCB and AutoVue highlights what you selected in all the open files 1 Select Analysis gt Cross Probe from the AutoVue main menu The Select files for cross probing dialog appears Note You can also click the Cross Probe icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click Add File The File Open dialog appears Enter the path and File Name of the file you want to cross probe or click Browse to locate the file then click OK Note To cross probe between more than one file perform steps 2 for each file that you want to open 3 In t
238. the path where you want to store the file and enter the File name then click Save AutoVue saves the results in a csv Comma Separated Values file 8 Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog Viewing Extents The Extents tab displays the orientation coordinates and center coordinates of the X Y and Z axes for any model or selection as well as the width height and depth measurements 1 Select the part s for which you want view Extents Note To view the Extents of the entire 3D model make sure no parts are selected Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 97 2 Select Analysis gt Entity Properties form the AutoVue main menu The Entity Properties dialog appears Note You can also click the Entity Properties icon E on the AutoVue toolbar or right click in the workspace and select Entity Properties In the Model Tree select the model part or parts then right click and select Entity Properties from the pop up menu Click the Extents tab 4 Click Transformed if you want to view the extents after you have transformed the model Click UnTransformed if you want to view the extents of the model without transformation Click Oriented if you want to view the X Y and Z coordinates of the reoriented model or selection 5 Click Close to close the Entity Properties dialog PMI Filtering A 3D file s Product and Manufacturing Information PMI is composed of annotations that are included in design files These annotations indicate the l
239. tion tool or align the models using Part Alignment or run interference checks See Also Tranformation Part Alignment Performing Interference Checks Deleting Models from a Mockup 1 Select Analysis gt DMU from the Autovue main menu The Import Design dialog appears 2 Select the file s that you want to remove 3 Click Remove The file s are removed from the list 4 Click OK The file s disappear from the workspace and from the Model Tree Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 81 Converting 3D Models to Other Formats Sometimes you need to translate a 3D model to be able to use it with an application it was not created from AutoVue provides several conversion file formats for you Conversion Options Depending on the conversion type being performed the available options in the Convert dialog will vary These options are Option Save As Convert to Format Sub Format Description Specify the name and path of the file in which the con version is to be stored This file is also known as the out put file You can use Browse to provide AutoVue with the file s path A drop down list of all the possible types of output file formats currently available for conversion The available formats are e CALS GP4 e Encapsulated Postscript Raster e PCX Bitmap e PDF e Stereolithography STL TIFF e Virtual Reality Modeling Language VRML e Windows Bitmap The Sub Format drop down list appears w
240. tities on the model apply attributes entity type or PMI filters as search criteria to filter entities You can also search for entities by the size of an entity and location or select entities from the results list and have them appear highlighted in the workspace and in the Model Tree The Search options are Where Option Description 3D Search Selection tab Type Show PMI parent entity in results PMI Filter PMI Type Specify if you want to search the entire model or selected parts or parts that are not selected Specify the type of entity you want to search For exam ple part body assembly or PMI When selected displays only the parent entity of a PMI entity that matches search criteria If cleared displays PMI entities that match search crite ria in the Results dialog Note Option is enabled if Type is set to PMI or All and file has PMI entities Filters the entities that have PMI information Note Option is enabled if Type is set to PMI or All Specify the specific PMI attribute you want to search Note Option is disabled if PMI Filter is set to All Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 125 Where Option Description e Shading Style e Translucency e Visibility Attribute Name Specify the specific attribute you want to search The Filter available attributes are dialog e Colour Density e Display_Mode e Filepath e Layer_ID e Mesh Resolution Name Note A
241. tive file From toolbar click lis icon Display Attributes AutoVue provides several different render methods to display a 3D CAD model You can also adjust the degree of transparency change color or visibility to suit your preferences Render Modes The choice of render mode varies between the level of detail and the render speed of the model For example a shaded model is three dimensional and highly detailed but requires more time to render The different render modes are Method Description Wireframe A skeletal model constructed using lines and curves that represent the model s true edges All internal lines are visible Shaded A solid model constructed of planes and surfaces These surfaces are shaded to increase the illusion of three dimensions Hidden Line A wireframe constructed with all internal lines hidden Silhouette A wireframe constructed with all internal lines visible but including additional silhouette edges These are not true edges but help to visualize the model Wire Polygons A skeletal model constructed of unfilled polygons Shaded Wire An outlined solid model constructed of planes and surfaces The outline is a solid line and the model s surfaces are shaded to increase the illusion of three dimensions To change the render mode Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 87 Note A checkmark beside the attribute indicates the current render mode 1 From the AutoVue main menu select
242. tive continue clicking points along the path that you want to measure Right click to complete the measurement The points are joined by a line The measured distance Delta X and Delta Y appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 29 Calibrating Distance 1 Measure distance between two points or measure cumulative distance See Measuring Distance In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance From the Measured Dist drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Area Use the Area option to measure the area and perimeter of a region 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Area icon on the Auto Vue toolbar Click the Area tab Select Between Points if you want to measure the area between points on a drawing Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes c
243. toVue 63 The points are joined by an arc The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog If you selected Arc Entity click the edge of the arc that you want to measure The arc is highlighted The measurements for center point coordinates radius diameter arc length start and end of angle and sweep appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Calibrating an Arc 1 Measure an arc in the drawing See Measuring an Arc In the Measurement dialog click Calibrate The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance From the Measured Rad drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Configuring AutoVue for EDA Files In AutoVue there are configuration options that allow you to customize your work environment when working with EDA files You can access the Cimmetry Systems Corp 64 AutoVue configuration options from Options gt Configuration under the 2D tab These options are Option Property Description Snap Setting
244. try Systems Corp 134 AutoVue All entities of the selected entity type are highlighted on the model Select the entity or entities on the model The selected entities appears in the list under Set 1 and are highlighted on the model Note To reset a Set click Clear To clear items from a Set select the items and press the Delete key To deselect a part or entity type on the model press the Ctrl key and left click the part or entity type 6 Click set 2 point 7 Repeat step 5 The model part appears in the list under Set 2 8 From the Measured Min Distance drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance 9 Click Compute The minimum distance from the first set of entities to the second set is highlighted by a line The measured minimum distance X Y and Z coordinates for Position and X Y and Z coordinates for Position2 appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 10 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring an Angle Use the Angle option to measure the precise angle between any three vertices or any two edges planes faces or any combination of these entity types 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears 48 Note You can also click the Angle icon on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Angle tab 3 Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring Entities of the selected types are hi
245. u can choose from You can access the measure options from the Analysis gt Measure menu The options are Name Description Angle Measure the angle between selected points 5 From toolbar click ia icon Arc Measure an arc From toolbar click eG icon Area Measure a selected area From toolbar click A icon Distance Measure the distance between two points a From toolbar click E amp 3 icon Measuring Distance Use the Distance option to measure the distance between two specific points 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon ce on the AutoVue toolbar 2 Click the Distance tab 3 From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance Note Ifyou want to measure the distance along a path select Cumulative 4 Click a point on the drawing to define the starting point 5 Click another point on the drawing to define the end point Note Ifyou selected Cumulative continue clicking points along the path that you want to measure 6 Right click to complete the measurement The points are joined by a line The measured distance Delta X and Delta Y appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 7 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 17 Calibrating Distance 1 Measure distance between two points
246. ure Edge 136 Measure Minimum Distance 3D 133 EDA 60 Missing XRefs display details 22 Mockups create 80 delete 80 Models Tab 75 Modifying layer visibility 43 Modifying on Overlay 26 N Native Views set 91 Navigation Panel 35 customize 36 Cimmetry Systems Corp Index O Overlay add 25 Overlays 25 modify 26 remove 26 P Page 9 next page 9 page number 9 previous page 9 Pan 9 Part Alignment 100 constraint types 101 contraints types combinations 101 fixed 100 mobile 100 paths hyperlink 168 PMI Filtering 97 entity align to 98 go to 98 Predefined Views set 91 Printing 199 batch 210 file 209 header footer add 203 insert codes 203 native settings 205 Index AutoVue options 199 Search configure 202 2D text 6 partial preview 208 perform 6 pen settings Search 3D 124 assign 207 advanced 128 create 208 attribute 127 delete 208 entity 125 preview 209 save 130 set margins 202 Section plane watermark cut options 108 add 205 define 108 insert codes 205 options 107 Select R 3D Re centering 77 model parts 76 entire model 78 EDA to a model part 78 Entity Browser 38 to an entity 78 Removing an Overlay 26 Render Modes 86 hidden line 86 shaded 86 shaded wire 86 silhouette 86 wire polygons 86 wireframe 86 Resetting the transformation 107 Rotate 8 S Saving an Existing Markup File 147 Saving search results 130 Scale and Offset 25 Cimmetry Systems Corp Selecting entities 37 entity b
247. ure cumulative distance See Measuring Distance 2 Inthe Measurement dialog click Calibrate 3 The Distance Calibration dialog appears displaying the measured distance 4 Inthe Measured Distance drop down list select the unit to which you want to calibrate the distance Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 185 Click Calibrate to and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance to a value Click Set Factor and enter a value if you want to calibrate the distance by a factor Click OK The calibration result appears in the Measurement dialog Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring Minimum Distance Use the Minimum Distance option to measure the minimum distance between entities The available entities for snapping are nets pins vias and traces Note Ifyou want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add Distance is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 10 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Minimum Distance icon on the Markup toolbar Click the Min Distance tab Click First Set to select the entities that you want to measure from Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See EDA Snapping Modes Note If you select Net you cannot select any other type of entity Click the first set of entities on the drawing The entities are highlighted Note To clear the last set of entities y
248. uring targets the physical properties of a particular entity Design Rule Checks For design rule checks that have values you can change the unit of measure and change the value of each check The available design rule checks are Design Rule Type Description ue Check P Clearance 1 Min Clearance Specify the minimum pad to pad clearance Pad gt Pad on the same physical layer Note Only the pad outline is considered 2 Min Clearance Specify the minimum pad to trace Pad gt Trace clearance and pads on the same physical layer Note Only the pad outline is considered Does not take into account traces connected to a pin pad on the same net 3 Min Clearance Specify the minimum trace to trace Trace gt Trace clearance on the same physical layer Note Does not take into account directly connected traces Cimmetry Systems Corp 52 AutoVue Design Rule Type Check Description 4 Min Clearance Comp gt Comp Min Annular Ring Manufacturing 5 6 Min Pad Diameter 8 Acute Angle in deg 9 Min Drill Hole Size 10 Max Drill Hole Size Electrical 7 Max Via Count Specify the minimum component to component clearance on the same physical layer component top side or component bottom side Note Only the logical layer that defines the actual outline of the component is considered Note A component entity is usually made up of geometrics on different logical layers silks
249. utoVue you can also can configure the level you want to expand the Model Tree To configure the Model Tree Level see Configuring AutoVue for 3D Files 5 Click the Models tab 6 From the Model Tree select the node or nodes that you want to expand then right click and select Expand All Children from the pop up menu Note To select more than one node press the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting The selected entities are highlighted The Model Tree expands displaying the child entities of the selected node s 7 To collapse a node s select the node s then right click and select Collapse All Children from the pop up menu The Model Tree collapses the selected node s Cimmetry Systems Corp 80 AutoVue Note You can also expand a node by clicking To collapse a node click Creating 3D Mockups In AutoVue you can import other 3D Models into the current active file Note The imported files must be 3D and have similar dimensions 1 Select Analysis gt DMU from the Autovue main menu The Import Design dialog appears 2 Click Add The File Open dialog appears 3 Enter path and File Name or click Browse to locate the file you want to import 4 ClickOK The file appears in the Import Design dialog Note To import more than one file repeat steps 2 to 4 5 Click OK The file s you imported appear in the workspace and in the Model Tree Note Once open you can position these models in the desired manner using the Transforma
250. want the object to spin continuously then release mouse button To stop the object from spinning click once anywhere in the work space Note The spin velocity is determined by the speed at which you drag the mouse From toolbar click fa icon Repositions the model Re center All reposition the entire model back to the center of the Auto Vue workspace Selected only available when one or more model parts are selected The selected part or parts are considered as the central reference point by which the model is repositioned Entity select a model part or entity as a central reference point to reposition a model See Re centering Next Page Previous Page Go to the next page of a multi page file Go to the previous page of a multi page file Page Number Go to the specified page of a multi page file Perspective Show objects in three dimensions with the distances planes and curved surfaces adjusted to give a sense of depth that reflects the desired perspective to the eye Views Display different views of 3D models or create your own Right click in workspace and select the view from the pop up menu See 3D Views Display Display a 3D model in different render modes Attributes From toolbar click i icon or right click in workspace and select from pop up menu See Displaying Attributes Cimmetry Systems Corp 86 AutoVue Select Description Show Tree Show the Model Tree of the current ac
251. want to measure the angle On the model click points to define the angle Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them Click again to complete the measurement The measured line path measurement and unit appear as an entity on the current active markup layer The measurement appears in the Measurement dialog Drag to change the size of the arc Cimmetry Systems Corp 196 AutoVue 9 Click and drag the frame handles to change the size of the box Note Click Reset to take another measurement 10 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog See Also Modifying Measurement Markup Entities Measuring an Arc Use the Arc option to measure the precise radius length and angles of any arc on the model It also calculates the center point location Note If you want a markup entity for the measurement you must ensure that Add dimensions is selected in the Measurement dialog 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the Markup menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon ee on the Markup toolbar 2 Click the Arc tab 3 Select Arc Entity if you want to measure a predefined arc All arc and circles are highlighted on the model Snapping Modes are disabled 4 Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the arc between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes All entities of the selected entity types are highlighted on the
252. ween two lines Snapping Modes are disabled From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle If you selected From 3 Points click three points to define the angle If you selected Between 2 Lines click two lines to define the angle Angle arms appear with an arc connecting them The angle measurement appears in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Measuring an Arc Use the Are option to define or select an arc in the drawing and measure its radius center and diameter 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Arc icon h on the Autovue toolbar Click the Arc tab Select From 3 Points if you want to measure the arc between three points Snapping Modes are enabled Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring To select all Snapping Modes click All On To clear all Snapping Modes click All Off See EDA Snapping Modes Select Arc Entity if you want to measure a predefined arc Snapping Modes are disabled From the Arc Info drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the distance of the arc From the Measured Angle Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the angle If you selected From 3 Points click three points to define the arc Cimmetry Systems Corp Au
253. where you want the UCS axes to appear See Position Options 6 Click the Orientation tab to define the orientation of the UCS 7 From the Define from drop down list select the point where you want to orient the UCS See Orientation Options 8 To hide the UCS axes on the model clear the checkbox beside Show Trihedron Enabled by default 9 Click OK A WwW Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 115 The newly active trihedral coordinate system appears bolder and larger and its name appears in the User Coordinate Systems drop down list on the AutoVue toolbar Note If there is more than one coordinate system for this file select which coordinate system the new UCS will be Relative To Otherwise the new UCS will be calculated with respect to the World Coordinate System 10 Click OK to close the User Coordinate Systems dialog Modifying a User defined Coordinate System 1 LoS Select Analysis gt User Coordinate Systems from the AutoVue main menu The User Coordinate Systems dialog appears Note You can also click the User Coordinate Systems icon on the AutoVue toolbar From the Coordinate Systems list select the UCS that you want to modify The settings you configured for the UCS are displayed To change the Name highlight the name and enter the new name To change the Position click the Position tab then select the point where you want the UCS axes to appear from the Define From drop down list See Position Options To
254. xtension then click OK The new pen setting appears in the Current Pen Settings drop down list 3 Inthe Print Properties dialog click OK to print The Print dialog appears indicating the document is printing Deleting a Pen Setting 1 Select the pen setting that you want to delete from the Current Pen Settings 2 Click Delete The pen setting disappears from the list 3 Click Cancel to close the Print Properties dialog Partial Preview of a File The Partial Preview dialog displays the printable area on top of the page area so that users can have a clear idea of what will be printed Note Option is only enabled when Current is selected from Document Pages 1 Configure the print properties See Configuring Print Options Setting the Print Margins Adding a Header Footer Adding a Watermark Assigning Pen Settings 2 Click Partial Preview in the Print Properties dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 209 The Partial Preview dialog appears The Partial Preview dialog highlights the area that will be printed The Paper size Printable Area and Drawing Area are displayed 3 Click OK to close the Partial Preview dialog Previewing a File Before Printing You can preview a print copy of the current active file on screen according to your printer s capabilities and the print property settings 1 View the file in Auto Vue 2 Select File gt Print Preview from the AutoVue main menu The Print Properties dialog appears Note You can
255. y a thickness for each pen color Note This option only applies to vector files Cimmetry Systems Corp 11 AutoVue 15 Select File gt Convert from the AutoVue main menu The Convert dialog appears Click Pens The Pen Settings dialog appears In the From To select the Color Index for which you want to modify the thickness Note To select more than one Color Index click the Shift or Ctrl key while selecting From the Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to set the thickness Click Thickness The Modify Pen Thickness dialog appears Enter a thickness Click OK The new Thickness appears beside the selected Color Index To save the changes that you made click Save As The Save As dialog appears Enter a Name for the new pen settings Click OK The new pen settings are saved and appear in the Current Pen Settings list Note To modify an existing Pen Settings select the pen settings from the Current Pen Settings drop down list make the changes then click Save Click OK to close the Pen Settings dialog Measuring in 2D non vector Files AutoVue provides the ability to perform measurements in 2D files Measure options vary between vector and non vector files For vector files AutoVue provides the option to snap to fixed points on the drawing For non vector files you can only free snap Cimmetry Systems Corp 16 AutoVue AutoVue provides several measure options that yo
256. you want the section plane visible Select Fill if you want the section plane filled The section plane is displayed as filled and the Section Area is calculated Note Fill color can be set from the Configuration dialog From the Measured Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure the section surface Click Close to close the Define Section dialog Once you have defined the section plane and closed the Define Section dialog you can access the cut options from the Section menu To remove a previously defined section select Section gt Remove from the AutoVue main menu The section plane and cut section disappears instantly Exploding In AutoVue users can use the Explode option to better understand the structure of an assembly and to analyze the dismount capability The user can also save the exploded view as well as obtain a printed document of the exploded product for further analysis Cimmetry Systems Corp 110 AutoVue Explode Options From the Explode dialog you can define how the explosion is to be performed and to visually explode or implode a model The options that you can set are Option Description Maximum Depth Animated Show Arrows Scroll Explode Define up to which level you want to explode All entities from the root level to the specified level are exploded All entities on the other levels will not be exploded If you are exploding Whole model the number
257. ypes Note When measuring the distance between faces if the faces are parallel AutoVue compares the shortest distance between the faces 1 Select Analysis gt Measure from the AutoVue main menu The Measurement dialog appears Note You can also click the Distance icon Ee on the Auto Vue toolbar 2 Click the Distance tab 3 From the Measured Distance Units drop down list select the unit in which you want to measure 4 Click the From arrow to select the entity type that you want to measure from 5 Select the Snapping Modes that you want to use for measuring See 3D Snapping Modes All entities of the selected entity type are highlighted on the model 6 On the model select the entity you want to measure from Note If you want to take more than one measurement from the same starting point click Fix Position Click the To arrow to select the entity type that you want to measure to Select the Snapping Modes that you want to select as the end point for the measurement All entities of the selected entity type are highlighted on the model 9 On the model select the entity you want to measure to The points are joined by a line The measured distance Delta X Delta Y and Delta Z appear in the Measurement dialog Note Click Reset to take another measurement 10 Click Close to close the Measurement dialog Cimmetry Systems Corp AutoVue 133 Calibrating Distance 1 Measure a distance See Measuring Distance In the Measurem

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