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3. 27 9 2 EDITING A DISPLAY SET 29 9 3 RENAME A DISPLAY 29 9 4 DELETE A DISPLAY SET 30 10 SAVED VIEWS BERR RR RRR RRR RR RR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RR RRR RR RRR RRR RRR RRR 31 10 1 CREATING A SAVED RR RR RRRRRRRRRRRRSRSRSRERRRRRSRRR SNR RA 31 10 2 RENAME A SAVED VIEW 31 10 3 DELETING A SAVED 32 10 4 RESTORING A SAVED 32 11 MANAGING YOUR MODELINSIGHT EXPLORER OO 11 1 CREATING A
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6. London Deadline Date 26 04 2010 Construction Area Do o Im Originators Name Admin User Enter Originators Name Enable Enter ReviewComment Information Description Enter a brief description of the comment here Suggested Action Enter a brief suggested course of action for the designer to take Ready ReviewInsight Add Comment Display Set 2 Select the 3D element from within ModelInsight 3D view that you wish to store the comment against 38 3 Enter the following information Status Required Objective Required Tag Name Title Reference Discipline to Resolve Type Work Share Location Deadline Date Construction Area Originators Name Comment Visibility Options Description Suggested Action The Status drop down displays your project stages for your reviews e g 30 60 General Comments etc The Objective drop down displays your project objectives for the comments this is a way of categorising your comments by an objective e g to review accessibility safety operability etc Enter the item name e g pump name pipe name etc The title given to the comment This can be used for CAD items if the CAD software allocates a unique reference number or name This then makes it easy for the designer to navigate to the item within the CAD software The engineering discipline that will resolve the com
7. maximum size of a staircase runner or risers 1 Will dynamically load unload small model elements 2 Will dynamically load unload medium model elements 3 Will dynamically load unload large model elements Note This feature also affects level of detail Bspsize BSP meaning Block Space Partition BSP is a method of dividing a models space to speedup visibility and to better manage memory When a models size increases usually but not always the bspsize will decrease Here are acceptable bspsize settings to model size file count 512 for models 500MB of data or approx 500 files 256 for models 500MB of data or approx 500 files 128 for models 1GB of data or approx 1000 files 64 for models 2GB of data or approx 2000 files Not using the bspsize feature correctly will affect ModelInsight dramatically and could cause the application to fault When uncertain what value to use it is always best to use 64 Note The bspsize affects depthcue feature Depthcue Draws the model with a transparency effect the nearer the subject the more opaque the model elements are rendered the further away the subject the more transparent the model elements become This technique can serve as an aid to determine what is closest and furthest from the camera Note This feature is affected by bspsize The smaller bsp setting increases transparency Fastblit This feature works directly with depthcue rende
8. Measuring mode is mutually exclusive to the navigation modes so that when you are measuring you cannot navigate the model The measure tools which can all be accessed from the Tools tab by selecting the measure button 6 1 Measure Modes 6 1 1 Area 1 Ensure Measure Mode is activated as outlined in section 3 3 3 2 Select the Area measure button 3 Identify an item in the model you wish to measure the item will be highlighted as semi translucent 4 Hover your mouse cursor over the item measure snap points will be displayed depending on your snap settings 5 Simply click on a series of points to specify the perimeter of the area you wish to calculate 6 To complete the area measurement command your last click must be your area measure start point your first click this allows the closure of the area perimeter plane 6 1 2 Polyline un Ensure Measure Mode is activated as outlined in section 3 3 3 Select the Polyline measure button 3 Identify an item in the model you wish to measure the item will be highlighted as semi translucent Hover your mouse cursor over the item measure snap points will be displayed depending on your snap settings Simply click on a series of points to specify the polyline to be calculated To complete the polyline measurement command identify your last point twice Note If you wish to measure snap between more than one model item simply select the new model item This it
9. and rotate bars on the Plan View enables you to tilt or rotate the camera The thumbnail Plan View also give you a good overall view of the scene allowing you to see whereabouts you are in the whole model and quickly jump to other areas of the model by reposition the camera in the Plan View 5 1 Common Mouse Operations Click The view centers on the object under the pointer and the object origin is used as the camera rotation or focus point Information about the selected object is displayed within the Information view Click The current object selection is cancelled 5 2 Default Navigation Mode Default Navigation Mode is a mixed mode of keyboard and mouse navigation including mouse selection ability 5 2 1 Default Navigation Mode Keyboard Operations Key Navigation Action W Zooms in 5 Zooms out A Pan left D Pan right Space Bar Toggles between Rotate Camera and Rotate Target modes 5 2 2 Default Navigation Mode Mouse Operations a Drag Rotate the observation point the user position about the model This is in both vertical and horizontal planes 5 3 Zoom Dolly Mode Zoom Dolly Mode is a mouse zoom in and out mode only including mouse selection ability 5 3 1 Zoom Dolly Mode Mouse Operations 18 qu 4 Drag Move mouse pointer up screen moves the camera further away from the model zooms out The amount the camera position moves is proportional to the distance moved by the
10. below 0 841x1189mm 33 1x46 8in Snapshot 60 DPI CRT Display 2 Select the paper image size required from image size dropdown there are various paper sizes available Paper Size Dimensions mm Dimension in AO 841 x 1189mm 33 1 x 46 8in A1 594 x 841mm 23 4 x 33 1in A2 420 x 594mm 16 5 x 23 4in A3 297 x 420mm 11 7 x 16 5in A4 210 x 297mm 8 3 x 11 7in A5 148 x 210mm 5 8 x 8 3 A6 105 x 148mm 4 1 x 5 8in A7 74 x 165mm 2 9 x 4 1in A8 52 x 74mm 2 0 x 2 9in A9 37 x 52mm 1 5 x 2 0in A10 26 x 37mm 1 0 x 1 5in 3 Select the image resolution required from the image resolution dropdown there are various resolution options available Resolution 60 DPI CRT Display 75 DPI CRT Display 96 DPI Flat Panel 120 DPI Flat Panel 150 DPI Cell Phone 200 DPI Inkjet 300 DPI Laser Inkjet 600 DPI Hi Resolution Inkjet i j Ere 4 Turn on Safe Frame option by clicking the 3 button This will display the paper image size visually in the model window Use the Swap check box to orientate the safe frame margins Manipulate you model window to ensure that the required model content is within the safe frame boundaries 5 Click the nim button this will allow you to specify the location and file name of your screen capture file Note If you do not specify a location for the image file using the Save Op
11. entered Value Contains Returns results that match a series of characters that are entered in the Value field Wildcards Returns results that match the wildcard statement in the Value field A wildcard statement can be any characters or an arbitrary sequence of characters Does Not Contain Returns results that do not match the series of characters that are entered in the Value field Not Wildcards Returns results that do not match the wildcard statement in the Value field 23 To enter a value in Value dropdown you can either type in a value freely in the text box or choose a pre defined value from the dropdown list which shows all values in the model available that match your selected Property Select the esearch button to start your search Once the search is complete the search results will be displayed in the Search Results table Selecting an item from the Search Results table automatically highlights the element in your view and makes the element the centre focus point of the camera To focus on the element simply use standard navigation modes to zoom to the item 24 8 Taking a Snapshot The snapshot command allows you to create an image file by outputting a snapshot of the current model view content The image file is saved as a tga Targa format as this gives a high end image file To create a snapshot 1 Select the Render toolbar tab to display the Image Snapshot toolbar as shown
12. from a multiple selection The list will usually have a label to tell you what you are selecting and will show the current selection A typical drop down is shown below Piperack v To change the selection click the down arrow or button face to reveal the full list of available options then pick the required option 2 3 Using Option Buttons Option buttons are used to select one and only one choice from a group of options The selection is mutually exclusive so that selecting one option deselects others in that group A typical option button is shown below Option selected Option not selected 2 4 Using Check Boxes Check boxes are used to switch an option between two states typically set and unset Unlike option buttons they are not linked so that you can set any combination of check boxes at the same time A typical check box is shown below Y Set Unset 2 5 Using Scrollable Lists A scrollable list is displayed as a vertical list of options within the form with vertical and horizontal scroll bars along its sides To select an option click on the line you want The selected line is then highlighted 2 6 Using Action Buttons Most forms include one or more action buttons You use these to tell ModelInsight when to action a form The common action buttons are shown below Apply Tells ModelInsight to accept the current form settings and closes the form ciis Cancels any changes you have made
13. to the form and closes the form pesat Reset form back to original state Some forms contain more specific types of control buttons which carry out particular command options The action is indicated by the name of the button e g Save Remove Add etc 2 7 Using Action Buttons Most forms include one or more action buttons You use these to tell ModelInsight when to action a form 2 8 Using Slide Bars A slide bar can be displayed as either a vertical or horizontal control The slide bar allows you to change a value using a sliding control A typical slide bar is shown below 2 9 Responding to Message Forms Message forms are used to display information such as Error Warning and Information messages as well as prompts and requests for confirmation of changes You should respond by carrying out the prompted task or by clicking on the control buttons on the form e g OK Yes No or Cancel 3 Introducing ModelInsight 3 1 Starting ModelInsight Start ModelInsight by selecting Start gt All Programs Ticodi ModelInsight ModelInsight 3 2 The ModelInsight Window The ModelInsight window and a number of docking panels are displayed as standard as shown below 3 3 The Toolbars You can change your ModelInsight toolbars by selecting the relevant toolbar tabs as shown below Tools Rendering Display Capture Explained below are the toolbars for each of the relevant toolbar tabs 3 3 1 Navigation C
14. 4 ENTER ACTION TAKEN 41 13 5 APPROVE A 42 13 6 UNAPPROVE A 43 13 7 NAVIGATE CAMERA TO COMMENT 43 1 Read This First 1 1 The Scope of this Guide This manual introduces the facilities provided by ModelInsight It explains the main concepts of ModelInsight and shows how you can apply these to your own projects The chapters of this guide take the form of a hands on tutorial combined with frequent explanation of the underlying concepts As you work progressively through the exercise you will gain practical experience of the ways in which you can use ModelInsight while learning about the powerful facilities it provides This guide has been written for users that are familiar with model review practices 1 2 Text Conventions This guide uses the following text conventions Tahoma for the majority of the text Bold to highlight important inform
15. Max Detail This button increases the model detail to maximum in one easy step Led 4 Detail Level This slide bar allows you to increase or decrease the model detail level 3 3 3 Tool Toolbar Select the Tools toolbar tab to display the Tool toolbar lt Search Display Set Measure Select This mode allows the selection of an element from the model y Measure This places ModelInsight in dimension mode The N Dimension toolbar will be display refer to section 3 3 4 3 3 4 Measure Toolbar Shown below is the Measure toolbar that is displayed when the Measure button is selected Alia Area PolyLine 7 Corner Near v Middle Center ae Clear All Area Calculates an area on a plane Polyline Measures a total distance between multiple points along a route Z Single Measures the distance between two points Persist Displays multiple measurements on screen even when model manipulation occurs Clear All Clears the view of all measurement lines and test F Corner Nea Snap Modes Corner Snaps to an intersect point Middle Snaps to mid point Near Snaps to a point on a surface Center Snaps to the centre point of an object 4 Middle Center 3 3 5 Tool Toolbar Select the Rendering toolbar tab to display the Render Quality toolbar J Adjust 249 J Mi
16. Model 7 HYPER VOLUME RENDERING TECHNOLOGY User Guide Version 1 1 0 Windows 2000 Windows NT and Windows XP Warranties and Liabilities The information and the software discussed in this document are subject to change without notice and should not be considered commitments by Ticodi Limited Ticodi Limited assumes no responsibility for any errors in this document The software discussed in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms or the license No responsibility is assumed by Ticodi Limited for the use or reliability of software on equipment that is not supplied by Ticodi Limited or its affiliated companies All warranties given by Ticodi Limited about equipment or software are set forth in your purchase contract and nothing stated in or implied by this document or its content shall be considered or deemed a modification or amendment of such warranties Copyright Copyright 2009 2010 Ticodi Limited Ticodi Limited including this documentation and any software and audiovisual displays described therein all rights reserved may only be used pursuant to the applicable software license agreement contains confidential and proprietary information of Ticodi and or other third parties which is protected by copyright and may not be provided or otherwise made available without prior written authorisation Content 1 READ THIS 1 5
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18. T ome Cascade Vertical Horizontal 1 3 Split 1 4 Split 2 2 Split Maximize Minimize 11 A gn gag iz Cascade Windows Tile Windows Vertically Tile Windows Horizontally 1 3 Window Layout 1 4 Window Layout 2 by 2 Window Layout Maximize Window Minimize Window 3 3 9 Image Snapshot Toolbar Displays model windows in cascade layout Displays model windows in tile vertically layout Displays model windows in horizontal layout Displays model windows in 1 3 vertical layout Displays model windows in 1 4 vertical layout Displays model windows in 2 by 2 layout Maximize model window Minimize model window Select the Capture toolbar tab to display the Image Snapshot toolbar A3 297x420mm 11 7x16 5in B 40 841x1189mm 33 1x46 8in Swap 60 DPI CRT Display Save Image Image Size 12 Captures screen shot of model window at selected image size and resolution Defines the image size of the screen shot AO 841x1189mm 33 1x46 8in A1 594x841mm 23 4x33 1in A2 420x594mm 16 5x23 4in 297x420mm 11 7x16 5in A4 210x297mm 8 3 11 7 A5 148x210mm 5 8x8 3in 300 DPI Laser Inkjet E Image Resolution Swap Safe Frame 3 3 10 Image Snapshot Toolbar A6 105x148mm 4 1x5 8in 7 74x165mm 2 9x4 1in 8 52x74mm 2 0x2 9in A9 37x52mm 1 5x2 0in A10 26x37mm 1 0x1 5in Define
19. a view changes accordingly The amount the camera panned is proportional to the distance moved by the mouse from the button down pressing position during the drag 19 5 7 Walk Camera Mode Walk Camera Mode is a mouse mode only walk through the model on a horizontal plane 5 7 1 Walk Camera Mode Mouse Operations 4 Drag The camera position pans in the direction of the mouse pointer movement the camera view changes accordingly The amount the camera panned is proportional to the distance moved by the mouse from the button down pressing position during the drag 5 8 Plan View Window The Plan View window displays a rendered plan view of the entire model The Plan View window is useful to get an overall view of where you are in the entire model and to quickly move the camera to a location in a model The Plan View displays a line marker which represents your current viewpoint The market moves as you navigate through the model showing your location and your view direction Plan q 5 8 1 Plan View Navigation Mode Keyboard Operations Key Navigation Action W Zooms in 5 Zooms out A Pan left D Pan right 5 8 2 Plan View Navigation Mode Mouse Operations a Drag The Plan View thumbnail pans in the direction of the mouse pointer movement 20 6 Measuring Measuring allows you to measure between points on items in the model All measurements are made in Meters M
20. ation and to introduce special terminology Tahoma italic for form names 1 3 Terminology You can switch rapidly between different parts of the program so that distinctions between them become almost imperceptible but you need to recognize what is happening when you select from the different functions available to you from the various menus The following terms are used throughout this guide to describe what action to carry out Enter Type text into the specific dialogue box then press the Enter or Return key to confirm the entry Click Click on the required item to select it Double Click Place the mouse pointer over specified point then click the left hand mouse button twice in quick succession 2 Using Forms Forms can include any of the following controls e Text boxes e Drop down lists e Option buttons e Check boxes e Scrollable lists e Action buttons e Slide bars 2 1 Using Text Boxes Text boxes are the area where you type in alphanumeric data A text box will usually have a label associated with it to tell you what to enter When you first open a form which contains text boxes the first text box on the form is usually current and a text editing pointer a vertical bar is displayed in the box To enter data within a text box follow the procedure below e Click in the text box to display the text editing pointer e in the required data 2 2 Using Drop down Lists Drop down lists let you choose one option
21. ature is affected by the amount of RAM available on the computers video card If 128 Meg is available only two full views can be created in dual screen mode or four in single screen mode This feature is also affected by video resolution and the use of dual screen features at the OS level 35 12 2 1 Camera Matching Camera matching in non merged mode changing the orientation of any model view window will automatically change the view orientation of all the other open view windows to match the view being manipulated 36 13 ReviewInsight Ticodi ReviewInsight is an advanced model comment system which provides a complete comment management solution ReviewInsight allows complete traceability of your model comments engineering and client approval and advanced reporting ReviewInsight is fully integrated into ModelInsight and provides you with a completely bespoke model commenting solution Using ModelInsight with ReviewInsight not only gives you all the standard functionality of ReviewInsight but provides extra functionality 1 2 3 4 Note 13 1 Saves camera position of your comment therefore allowing quick navigation back to the comment Saves clipped 3D volume of the model within ReviewInsight allowing users of ReviewInsight to view the clipped 3D volume of the model within ReviewInsight built in 3D viewing tool independently of any native model files Automatically captures screen capture of model Displ
22. ays ReviewInsight comments within ModelInsight providing a single application session instead of having both ModelInsight and ReviewInsight open For more detailed explanation of functionality please refer to the ReviewInsight User Guide which comes supplied with your ReviewInsight installation Login to ReviewInsight If ReviewInsight is installed on your machine the ReviewInsight toolbar will be displayed under the Tools tab as shown below 1 2 3 4 3 Q Select the ET below button this will display the ReviewInsight Login form as shown Select Project Description Demo ReviewInsight Demo Username Password Login Select your ReviewInsight project you wish to login to from the Se ect Project list Enter your ReviewInsight Username and Password in the relevant text boxes Click the 99 button to login 37 5 If you successfully login to ReviewInsight then Create Comment View Comments and Log Out buttons on the ReviewInsight toolbar will become activate as shown below Login Create View Comments Log Out ev 13 2 Create Comment 1 Click the pem button to display the ReviewInsight Add Comment docking form as shown below ReviewInsight Add Comment Status FRI Objective ej Tag Mame Title Reference Discipline to Resolve El Work Share Location
23. be deleted Restoring a Saved View Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation restoring renaming and deleting saved views is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the saved view from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to restore Select the button or Right click on the saved view you wish to restore in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click View gt Restore View from the shortcut menu The saved view will be restored and your 3D view window will change to reflect the saved view camera direction 32 11 11 1 11 2 11 3 Managing Your ModelInsight Explorer ModelInsight includes the ability to create folders and sub folders within the ModelInsight Explorer tree to allow the creation of display sets and saved views in a managed manner Creating a Folder Select either the Display Sets Saved Views or a folder from the ModelInsight Explorer tree To create a folder select the a button Or Right click on the Display Sets Saved Views or a folder in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click Folder gt New Folder from the shortcut menu The Create New Folder form will be displayed as shown below Piping Display Sets Enter the folder name and click the y button Rename a Folder Select the folder from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to rename To rename a folder select the ica button or Right click on the folde
24. ects for a display set is recompiled thus ensuring that changes in model development is synchronised with display sets Note Display sets are synchronised only when the Database Reload option is selected when loading a model please refer to section 4 Creating a Display Set Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form as shown below Creation editing and deleting display sets is all done using the Display Set docking form Display Set MNT E E 4 ModelInsight Explorer Display Ses Create Display Set Cancel Select Display Set Name 101 8 Display Set Criteria Equip no P 1014 Or Equip no Display Set 27 2 Select the Display Sets item from the ModelInsight Explorer tree Select the button or Right click on the Display Sets item in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click Display Set gt New from the shortcut menu 4 The Create Display Set controls will become active and a display set search criteria control will be displayed as shown below 3 4 ModelInsight Explorer e 5 Display Sets Create Display Se Cawel Display Set Name Display Set 7 visible Display Set Criteria 5 Enter the name of the display set in the Display Set Name text field 6 Select the colour that you wis
25. em will then be highlighted semi translucent and will allow measure snap points to be selected 6 13 Single Point to Point 1 Ensure Measure Mode is activated as outlined in section 3 3 3 2 Select the Single measure button 3 Identify an item in the model you wish to measure the item will be highlighted as semi translucent Hover your mouse cursor over the item measure snap points will be displayed depending on your snap settings 4 Simply click your start point and end point to be calculated Note If you wish to measure snap between more than one model item simply select the new model item This item will then be highlighted semi translucent and will allow measure snap points to be selected 21 6 1 4 Persist Persist mode displays multiple measurements the screen even when model manipulation occurs If Persist mode is turned off only the last measurement performed will be displayed and if the model view changes the measurement will be removed from your view 6 1 5 Clear All This clears the view of all measurement lines and restarts the measurement 6 2 Snapping There are various snapping modes that allow you to set the cursor to snap to the nearest vertex nearest point and middle of a line Points and snap points are automatically snapped to Different colour snap nodes define what is being snapped to O Corner Snapped to nearest vertex Q Middle Snapped to middle of a line Near Snapped near
26. est point O Complete Command Snapped and if selected completes measurement command 22 7 Search In ModelInsight searching the model for items based on their properties is quick and simple using the Search facility The Search form is always docked on the right of ModelInsight simply expand the docking form to display the Search form as shown below Select search criteria Equip no 101 7 Add Additional Data Column Nozzle Restore view prior to search Sear 4 Search Results Value E 101 E 101 E 101 E 101 E 101 E 101 E 101 E 101 Additional Data 1 Ti D 52 V T2 7 1 Searching Items Based on Properties The Search Criteria contains three dropdown boxes Property Condition and Value This is where the search criteria are set up Using the dropdown boxes you define a search condition that is used to search the model 1 Select the Property you wish to search the model for The Property dropdown lists all the model element properties found within your loaded model e g equipment numbers line numbers etc 2 From the Condition dropdown list choose the condition you wish to test for This will depend on the type of property you are searching for For example Condition Description Equal Returns results with the chosen Property that match the entered Value Not Equal Returns results with the chosen Property except the element matching the
27. functionality is available if you select either the overall Microstation 3D Model File or expand the Model File Node and select either Levels or individual design elements To cancel this highlighting right mouse click in the 3D View Window 4 2 2 Control Visibility of the Model You can control which parts of the complete design model are to be included visible or not included invisible in the graphical display To make elements invisible carry out the following steps Select the 9 button to the left hand side of the element that you wish to make invisible from the Model Tree 16 The element will then be made invisible and the 9 button will change to this indicates that the element is invisible To make elements visible carry out the following steps Select the 8 button to the left hand side of the element that you wish to make visible from the Model Tree The element will then be made visible and the 8 button will change to 8 this indicates that the element is visible This functionality is available on all model file elements by expanding the model file hierarchy see section 4 2 17 5 Navigating ModelInsight enables intuitive and interactive navigation around your 3D models The six navigation modes give you complete flexibility to navigate around the model in real time In addition to these navigation modes there are selection tools that further facilitate the interrogation of the model data The tilt
28. h the model objects to be shown in from the Colour dropdown 7 Select the Property you wish to apply your display set to The Property dropdown lists all the model element properties found within your loaded model e g equipment numbers line numbers etc 8 From the Condition dropdown list choose the condition you wish to test for Condition Description Equal Returns results with the chosen Property that match the entered Value Not Equal Returns results with the chosen Property except the element matching the entered Value Contains Returns results that match a series of characters that are entered in the Value field Wildcards Returns results that match the wildcard statement in the Value field A wildcard statement can be any characters or an arbitrary sequence of characters Does Not Contain Returns results that do not match the series of characters that are entered in the Value field 28 Not Wildcards Returns results that do not match the wildcard statement in the Value field 9 To enter a value in Value dropdown you can either type in a value freely in the text box or choose a pre defined value from the dropdown list which shows all values in the model available that match your selected Property Note You can create complex display set search criteria by using the and ns buttons to add and remove additional display set search criteria 10 Once you have completed your display set sea
29. hown below O Do you want to release comment to client for approval Yes This releases the comment for client approval and therefore makes the comment visible to ReviewInsight users with client logins No Does not release comment for Client approval and therefore these comments are not visible to ReviewInsight users with client logins Your comment has now been approved The option to approve comments is dependent on ReviewInsight user access Unapprove a Comment To unapprove a comment 1 Note 13 7 Select the comment from the comments list on the ReviewInsight View Comments form Click the Hnapprove button on the ReviewInsight View Comments form Your comment has been unapproved If a comment is unapproved by a selected project user this will remove both their approval and the clients approval However if a comment is unapproved by a client user this will only remove the client approval Both approval image and 3D data will be deleted when unapproving a comment Navigate Camera to Comment To modify your 3D view to match the comment view 1 2 3 Select the comment from the comments list on the ReviewInsight View Comments form Click the i button on the ReviewInsight View Comments form Your 3D view will change to matched the comment saved camera position 43
30. me Select the button or Right click on the display set you wish to rename in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click Display Set gt Rename from the shortcut menu The Rename display set form will be displayed as shown below 29 9 4 101 8 Enter the new for the display set and click the button Delete a Display Set 4 m Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation editing and deleting display sets is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the display set from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to delete Select the r4 button or Right click on the display set you wish to delete in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click Display Set gt Delete from the shortcut menu You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the display set once confirmed the display set will be deleted 30 10 10 1 10 2 Saved Views ModelInsight includes the ability to save and return to views of the model which are of importance Creating a Saved View Select button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation restoring renaming and deleting saved views is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the Saved Views item in the ModelInsight Explorer tree Select the di button or Right click on the Saved Views item in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click View New fr
31. ment The type of comment recorded The workshare office location responsible for resolving the comment A date when the comment should be cleared by The project construction area that the comment is in The name of the person who raised the comment To You Only The comment is only visible to the user who created the comment To All Users Excl Clients The comment is visible to all users except Clients This allows you to restrict visibility of general day today comments that you do not wish Clients to see To All Users Incl Clients The comment is visible to all users including clients A description of the comment Suggested course of action that the designer user should take to resolve the comment 4 Click the B button to save the model comment to ReviewInsight 5 You will be prompted if you wish to save 3D data as shown below o Save 3D data to Reviewlnsight 39 13 3 If you select Yes to prompt then a clipped 3D volume of model data will be saved to ReviewInsight allowing the 3D volume of the comment to be viewed by users of ReviewInsight using our built in 3D viewer without the need for the original native files View Comments Click the button to display the ReviewInsight View Comments docking form as shown below ReviewInsight View Comments ReviewInsight View Comments Selecting a comment from the ReviewInsight View Comments form will displa
32. mouse from the button down pressing position during the drag e 4 Drag Move mouse pointer down the screen moves the camera closer to the selected object zooms in The amount the target position moves is proportional to the distance moved by the mouse from the button down pressing position during the drag 5 4 Rotate Target Mode Rotate Target Mode is a mouse mode only to rotate the model about the point that the model is being observed from the user position 5 4 1 Rotate Target Mode Mouse Operations e 4 Drag The model target position moves in the direction of the mouse pointer movement the camera view changes accordingly The amount the target position moves is proportional to the distance moved by the mouse from the button down pressing position during the drag 5 5 Rotate Camera Mode Rotate Camera Mode is a mouse mode only to rotate the observation point the user camera position about the model 5 5 1 Rotate Camera Mode Mouse Operations Drag The camera position moves in the direction of the mouse pointer movement the camera view changes accordingly The amount the camera moves is proportional to the distance moved by the mouse from the button down pressing position during the drag 5 6 Pan Mode Pan Mode is a mouse mode only to pan the camera postion 5 6 1 Pan Mode Mouse Operations qe Drag The camera position pans in the direction of the mouse pointer movement the camer
33. n Max Minimum Render Switches off advanced rendering and lighting Adjust 4 4 Render Level Adjusts level of advanced rendering and lighting Maximum Render Turns advanced rendering and light to maximum This button applies maximum advanced rendering The Daylight Factor toolbar will be display refer to section 3 3 6 10 3 3 6 Daylight Factor Toolbar Shown below is the Daylight Factor toolbar that is displayed when the Maximum Render button is selected Time GH EEEMIZD I A Time G Time Slider This slider bar allows you to increase or decrease the time of day therefore affecting the amount of light 4 505 Sun Intensity This slide bar allows you to increase or decrease the intensity of the sun 3 3 7 Display Toolbar Select the Display toolbar tab to display the Video toolbar 58 Dual m ce Split Screen Arranges the layout of ModelInsight forms over a dual screen display Background Colour Changes the background colour of the 3D view window Depth Cue Draws the model with a transparency effect the nearer the subject the more opaque the model elements are rendered the further away the subject the more transparent the model elements become This technique can serve as an aid to determine what is closest and furthest from the camera 3 3 8 Display Format Toolbar Select the Display toolbar tab to display the Display Format toolbar TE
34. n added Enter the action taken to resolve the comment here 3 A prompt will then be displayed asking if you wish to Change comment work status to resolved Action added and saved successfully Change comment work status to resolved 4 A prompt will then be displayed asking if you wish to Add approval image for engineer to review this allows the user to save an approval image of the comment for the Engineers to review prior to Engineer Approval 1 Add approval image for engineer to review 13 5 Approve a Comment The approval option in ReviewInsight allows comments to be approved by both a selected project user s dependent on access rights to ReviewInsight and the client By approving comments by both parties allows you to easily identify comments that are yet to be approved by either party therefore giving you complete traceability of comments Note An Action Taken must be entered for a comment refer to section 13 4 before a selected project user s can approve the comment To approve a comment 42 Ww 5 Note 13 6 Select the comment from the comments list on the ReviewInsight View Comments form Click the button on the ReviewInsight View Comments form You will then be prompted to acknowledge that you want to approve the comment click the Yes button on the prompt A prompt will be displayed asking if you want to release the comment to client approval as s
35. om the shortcut menu The Create Saved View form will be displayed as shown below View of pumps P 1014 B Enter the name you wish to give to the saved view Click the Apy button will save the view and you will see the saved view appear in the ModelInsight Explorer tree Rename a Saved View Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation restoring renaming and deleting saved views is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the saved view from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to rename Select the Pe button Right click on the saved view you wish to rename in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click View gt Rename from the shortcut menu The Rename View form will be displayed as shown below 31 10 3 10 4 View of pumps P 1014 B C Enter the new name for the saved view and click the Apply button Deleting a Saved View Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation restoring renaming and deleting saved views is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the saved view from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to delete Select the S button Or Right click on the saved view you wish to rename in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click View Delete from the shortcut menu You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the saved view once confirmed the saved view will
36. ontrol Toolbar Select the Main toolbar tab to display the Navigation toolbar Default Zoom RIS DBT Ep User Pan Walk Fit Default Navigation Mode Zoom Dolly Rotate Target Rotate Camera Pan This mode allows the use of both keyboard and mouse functions This allows the ability to zoom pan and rotate all at the same time This mode uses the mouse to zoom in and out of the model This mode uses the mouse to rotate the model about the point that the model is being observed from the user position This mode uses the mouse to rotate the observation point the user position about the model This mode uses the mouse to pan the model left right up and down This mode uses mouse to walk through model on a horizontal plane v Fit Zooms out automatically to ensure that the whole extent of the model is visible in the view window 3 3 2 Detail Control Toolbar Select the Main toolbar tab to display the Detail Control toolbar Led OIA The Detail Control toolbar is used to control the level of detail of the model that is displayed within the view window This functionality provides the ability to increase the response time of the model whilst be manipulated as it reduces the rendering time When you zoom in on the model the level of detail will increase to ensure that you are able to see all model detail but only within your direct line of sight
37. r you wish to rename in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and dick Folder gt Rename Folder from the shortcut menu The Rename Folder form will be displayed as shown below Equipment Display Sets Enter the new folder name and click the button Delete a Folder Select the folder from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to delete To delete a folder select the rey button or 33 Right click on the folder you wish to delete in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click Folder gt Delete from the shortcut menu You will be asked to confirm the deletion of the folder once confirmed the folder view will be deleted Note Deleting a folder will delete all sub folders saved views and display sets created under the folder level 34 12 Loading Multiple Models ModelInsight allows the loading of multiple individual model files or DRI files within the same ModelInsight session There are two modes of loading multiple model files merged or non merged mode these modes are explained below You can load additional model file s or DRI files in the normal manner refer to section 4 however you will be prompted with the below prompt to select your loading mode Once you have selected your loading mode the additional model s or DRI file will load and be displayed as normal 12 1 Merged Mode Merge individual model files or DRI files into the primary model window the default open view once merge is ini
38. rch criteria click the 11 9 2 9 3 Select button This will find every model object that matches your display set search criteria and will visually highlight the object s in your 3D view This allows you to visually confirm that your display set is giving you the correct results prior to saving If you Select wish to modify your display set you can do so and click the button again will modify your 3D view selection To save your display set and apply the change of colour to the model click the Amy button Editing a Display Set Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation editing and deleting display sets is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the display set from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to modify Select the button or Right click on the display set you wish to modify in the ModelInsight Explorer tree and click Display Set gt Edit from the shortcut menu The display set information will then be loaded and displayed as normal You can modify your display set in the same manner as you created the display set refer to section 9 1 Rename a Display Set Select the button from the Tool tab will display the Display Set docking form Creation editing and deleting display sets is all done using the Display Set docking form Select the display set from the ModelInsight Explorer tree that you wish to rena
39. ring transparently is taxing on the video card fastblit reduces the effect when enabled It is best to use fastblit with large models if you plan to view the model with depthcue enabled 15 Select one of the three database options only required if loading a dri file Database Option Description New Creates a new ModelInsight database Reload Reloads an existing ModelInsight database This mode reloads model data from drv files and synchronises display sets with model data This mode ensures that any changes to the model since the database was originally created are captured Existing Loads ModelInsight database in its current state which no change to model data or display set synchronisation Exercise Load the file ModelInsight dri from your ModelInsight installation 4 2 The Model Tree Model Tree 9 gt ticadi dri 4 1102 99 89 4 eag1 101 dgn 9 4 2 pap1104 dgn 4 1 105 gt test_S prp 43 pap1108r dan 4 rxe1101 dgn gt test_2 prp gt road_pavi dgn The Model Tree provides a hierarchical view of the model files and elements loaded in ModelInsight Click the expansion box to expand the hierarchy the box changes to click the to close up the hierarchy 4 2 1 Highlighting Elements in 3D View Window Selecting an item from the Model Tree will highlight the relevant 3D elements in a semi transparent colour This
40. s the image resolution of the screen shot 60 DPI CRT Display 75 DPI CRT Display 96 DPI Flat Panel 120 DPI Flat Panel 150 DPI Cell Phone 200 DPI Inkjet 300 DPI Laser Inkjet 600 DPI Hi Res Inkjet Swap safe frame display to either display the image size in horizontal or vertical orientation Select the Capture toolbar tab to display the Image Snapshot Options toolbar Lh SafeFrame Save Options Display Safe Frame Save Options 13 Displays safe frame which allows you to see the limit of your image size in the model window Allows you to specify the location and name of your screen capture image file 4 Load a Model File for Viewing ModelInsight is able to open Microstation 3D model files dgn prp ppg and PDS Design Review File dri The ModelInsight software includes a number of Microstation 3D model files and one PDS Design Review File ModelInsight dri which you may load in order to practice using ModelInsight 4 1 Loading a Model File Into ModelInsight To load or import a model file into ModelInsight this is done through the Open Model File form To display this form it can be done by one of the following methods Select from the Main Menu the Open button as shown below Open Opens model file T Close Close model file Save Save ModelInsght Model File About Modelinsight CJ Exit Modelinsight The Open Model File form
41. tiated this becomes default behaviour for all other imported models It can only be undone by either closing all models or closing the models that were merged When more than one model view s are created hovering over the individual views with the mouse will automatically load the contents of that view in the Plan View window A maximum of 8 merged views are allowed Note This feature is affected by the amount of RAM available on the computers video card If 128 Meg is available only two full views can be created in dual screen mode or four in single screen mode This feature is also affected by video resolution and the use of dual screen features at the OS level 12 1 1 Camera Matching Camera matching in merged mode changing the orientation of any model view window will automatically change the view orientation of all the other open view windows to match the view being manipulated 12 2 Mode Non Merge mode allows individual model files or DRI files to be loaded into separate model view windows once non merge mode is initiated this becomes default behaviour for all other imported models It can only be undone by either closing all models or closing the models that were merged When more than one model view s are created hovering over the individual views with the mouse will automatically load the contents of that view in the Plan View window A maximum of 8 non merged views are allowed Note This fe
42. tions then the screen capture image file will be saved in the ModelInsight installation directory with a file name of MISCapImageFull tga 25 Click the mam button this will start the screenshot process You will notice that the model window becomes blurred whilst the horizontal progress bar passed from left to right across the model window This displays the percentage complete of the image output process Note ModelInsight MUST be the focused active application whilst this process is working If another application becomes active or is used whilst this process is working then the screenshot output will not produce correct results Note The image file will need to be vertically flipped to display correctly This is because a Targa files writes the content of the file in reverse and due to the large amount of memory that is required to generate the image screenshot ModelInsight is unable to flip the image automatically without the possibility of using all your machine memory 26 9 1 Display Set ModelInsight includes the ability to create a set of graphical objects that a colour change can be applied to called display sets Display sets can be used for performing regular actions e g changing the colour of all pipes with a certain pipe specification Display sets are a group of objects that match search criteria that you define Display sets can be re run after creation therefore if the model changes then the group of obj
43. tsieteinedvecterscavevisesavendsteredvennsvsacdvavavers 10 3 3 6 DAYLIGHT FACTOR TOOLBAR ssiisccictestesssveccascssavcavsccasacceenstessecicdeasessnstaceasas 11 3 3 7 DISPLAY TOOLBAR 1 or risas paiana PAR OR RRR ERR RR 11 3 3 8 DISPLAY FORMAT TOOLBAR UR SEEN RSERSRERESRREURARRRRERREREEE 11 3 3 9 IMAGE SNAPSHOT 12 3 3 10 IMAGE SNAPSHOT 13 4 LOAD A MODEL FILE FOR VIEWING nnn 14 4 1 LOADING A MODEL FILE INTO MODELINSIGHT nnne nnn nnn nn 14 4 2 THE MODEL REE wissiacscecuits E 16 4 2 1 HIGHLIGHTING ELEMENTS IN 3D VIEW WINDOW 16 4 2 2 CONTROL VISIBILITY OF THE 16 5 RES ERES RES KER ERE LO 5 1 COMMON MOUSE OPERATIONS 18 5 2 DEFAULT NAVIGATION
44. will then be displayed as shown below File Location C Temp 3D Sample ModeliTicodilTicodi dri Economy Level Depthcue Fastblit Bspsize 128 0 echo 0 stats 0 sysui 0 Reload m Existing Reload model Use database data only in current state File Overall Stage 1 of 3 14 To select the model file to be loaded select the Browse button this will open the standard Windows Open dialog form and functions in the same way The following files types can be opened File Type PDS Design Review File dri Purpose A design review file that holds references back to a number of Microstation 3D design files this allows all files to be loaded in one step Microstation 3D Design File dgn prp ppg A 3D Microstation design file Select the relevant settings to load the model file with Setting Option Description Economy Level Economy Level is a feature to allows ModelInsight to load models greater than the available memory by dynamically loading components of the model based on visibility and range distance from viewer Ticodi have successfully tested this feature to a ratio of 2 to 6 In other words a 6GB model can be loaded and dynamically loaded on the fly on a computer with only of 2Gig of RAM Here are meanings of eco level settings 1 Will statically load entire model 0 Will dynamically load unload the tiniest portions of the model to a
45. y the ReviewInsight Comment Info form as shown below The ReviewInsight Comment Info form displays information about the comment including a thumbnail image description proposed action and action taken of the comment 40 ReviewInsight Comment Info Review tube withdrawal volume of E 101 exchanger Ensure adequate space is avaliable If not redesign to suit Tom Smith on 21 03 2010 03 51 23 PM Withdrawal volume is correct no redesign needed Enter the action taken to resolve the comment here ReviewInsight Comment Info 13 4 Enter Action Taken The Action Taken area on the ReviewInsight Comment Info form is used to enter the action that has been taken to resolve the comment To add an Action Taken against a comment 1 Enter the action taken description in the Action Taken area the ReviewInsight Comment Info form Wf 4 button on the Action Taken area to accept the Action Taken description 2 Click the 41 Once an action taken description has been entered users name and date of when action was entered is recorded and displayed in the Action Taken area You are able to enter more than one action taken description within this area as shown below Action Taken Admin User on 08 05 2009 05 09 22 PM Awaiting revised P amp ID From process department Admin User on 08 05 2009 05 09 50 PM Revised P amp ID received and isolation valve has bee
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