Arbortext IsoDraw GPO Solutions: Diederik van Doorn
Technical Illustration Definition Technical illustrations are product graphics used in a variety of documents throughout the enterprise Quickly, clearly convey a variety of information about a manufactured product typically shown in the situation the product is used, assembled, or serviced Only meaningful details are shown; Insignificant details are omitted The use of perspective or isometric views and graphic devices (i.e. line weight, hidden lines removal, cutaways) emphasizes the key details of the illustration 2
Arbortext IsoDraw Overview Engineering Drawing vs. Technical Illustration 3
Arbortext IsoDraw Overview ENGINEERING DEPT Pro/ENGINEER CATIA Solid Works AutoCad HP ME10 IDEAS Unigraphics TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION Exploded view drawings Perspective illustrations Traced photos TECHNICAL PUBLICATION Manuals User guides Maintenance guides Repair manuals Training manuals Spare Parts Catalogs Arbortext FrameMaker Interleaf/Quiksilver Pagemaker Word 4
Arbortext IsoDraw Overview What are they? Arbortext IsoDraw is a special-purpose illustration solution, optimized for the process of creating perspective technical illustrations. Arbortext IsoDraw CADprocess contains all the functionality of IsoDraw, with the added capability to automatically create and enhance technical illustrations from 3D design data. Technical illustration support for a full range of in-house and aftermarket documentation Assembly Instructions Illustrated Spare Parts Catalogs Training Documents Maintenance & Repair Manuals Operations or Instruction Manuals i-so-met-ric [ahy-suh-me-trik]: A method for the visual representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions. 5
Arbortext IsoDraw Foundation vs. IsoDraw CADprocess Capability Create illustrations from scratch Seamlessly integrate and export data Prepare 2D animations Prepare Intelligent graphics Automatically create 2D illustrations directly from 3D CAD data Maintain an associative link to original CAD file Support for native Pro/ENGINEER files Create 3D animations Arbortext IsoDraw Foundation 3DX Arbortext IsoDraw CADprocess 6
IsoDraw Differentiation One Tool For All Illustration Tasks A tailored tool for creation of perspective illustrations and animations from all sources, allowing users to... easily create perspective illustrations from scratch... reuse 2D data for perspective illustrations... create hotspots and intelligent graphics... import and export many different data types... comply with all established industry technical illustration standards... produce 2D and 3D animations leverage 3D CAD data maintain an associative link with original CAD data all in ONE illustration tool! 7
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Agenda Introductie Arbortext IsoDraw Creëren van technische illustraties Uitgangspunten van Arbortext IsoDraw Demonstratie Conclusie Vraag en antwoord 11
How to Create Illustrations Photos Do it yourself By hand Illustration software Trace photos Reuse CAD data From CAD systems 12
Use of photos Part needs to be manufactured first! Teil 1 Situation often unclear Difficult to change Callouts hard to apply Not easy to combine with text Bad quality after fax / photocopy Lots of changes with products like Adobe Photoshop 13
With Ink and Templates Does one even need to consider this anymore? 14
Illustration software Quick digital results reusable changeable Support for technical illustration 15
Tracing photos Simple Given perspective Widely used for manuals Needs Needs practice practice 16
Use of CAD data Reuse of existing data import modify -> 2D Simple. That s it. 17
Agenda Introductie GPO Solutions en PTC Introductie Arbortext IsoDraw Creëren van technische illustraties Uitgangspunten van Arbortext IsoDraw Demonstratie Conclusie Vraag en antwoord 18
There is a secret recipe! Understand the components to illustrate Make a photo or put it in front of you Explain to yourself what you see What What do do I I see? see? 19
Typical Graphical Attributes & Styles Thick & Thin Simple to apply Gives the illustration the 3D look Thick where you can put your hand behind All other lines should be thin Line weights Thick = 0.30 mm Thin = 0.15 mm 20
Typical Graphical Attributes & Styles Without Thick & Thin? Less graphic quality Less effort Looks Looks flat flat No differentiation, in general Individual parts not clear 21
Typical Graphical Attributes & Styles Thick & Thin 2 line weights...better......better... 22
Perspective views Parallel perspective True perspective 23
Typical graphical attributes & styles Detail balloons Different shapes Easy to use from libraries 24
Typical graphical attributes & styles Detail balloons Details Scaled Redundant information if not enlarged 25
Some applied stylic devices... 26
Arbortext IsoDraw Demonstration
Agenda Introductie GPO Solutions en PTC Introductie Arbortext IsoDraw Creëren van technische illustraties Uitgangspunten van Arbortext IsoDraw Demonstratie Conclusie Vraag en antwoord 28
Arbortext IsoDraw Overview What do they provide? Arbortext IsoDraw Foundation gives the user the ability to: Create Illustrations Integrate Data Prepare Intelligent Graphics Arbortext IsoDraw CADprocess gives the user the ability to: Utilitize all functionality of IsoDraw plus Import and Manipulate 3D Design Data 29
Waarom GPO Solutions 30
Vragen? 31
Technology Changes Relationships Last a Lifetime 32