Model
The default editing view for a product is the Model view. To switch to this view from a different view, click on the Model tab in the menu at the top of the editor.
A large preview of the model's default view is displayed. Below it, the model's filename, its unique identification code, and the date it was uploaded are listed.
At the top right of this box are the controls for the model and the model's default settings.
Updating the Model
You can update the model your product is based on. This is especially useful if changes have been made to the digital aspect mockup and you would like to update your product to include the modifications without losing the work you have already done on your product.
Click the Update button to update the model used.
A box will open. In the Model drop-down list, the current model is selected. If you want to change the model used for this product, select a different model from the drop-down list.
Below the model selection is a zone listing the changes made last time the model was modified.
How to: Update a product's model
When a change is made to a model, a new KDR must be generated in Patchwork 3D Design or Patchwork 3D Engineering. The new KDR must be uploaded to Lumis 3D. If it is uploaded by someone other than you, that person will need to share the KDR with you before you can proceed.
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From the file view, find your product. Double click on it to edit it.
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This will open the editor in a new tab. The editor is already on the Model tab. At the top of this tab, click the
Update button to change the model used.
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A box will open. In the Model drop-down list, select the new KDR.
A list of changes will appear. At the top of the list, a warning will appear if the new KDR does not contain the same model as the old KDR. In the list of changes, each line begins with a symbol indicating the type of change found in the new KDR:
Symbol | Type of change |
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- | Subtraction: This element from the old KDR was not found in the new KDR. It will be removed from your product. |
+ | Addition: This element was found in the new KDR but not in the original KDR. It will be added to your product. |
m | Modification: This element exists in the new and the old KDR, but is not the same. It will be changed in your product. |
Click Save to validate these changes.
Your parameters, configurations, clips, views, languages, and defaults will remain the same, unless items in them have been removed or changed. In this case, only those items will be modified. The rest of the items in the parameters, configurations, clips, views, languages, and defaults will remain the same.
Creating a Default Configuration
If your model has configuration options, you may want to set up a default configuration shown when you view the product.
Click the Default configuration preset button to select the default configuration preset for this product.
The Default configuration preset button opens the Default configuration box. At the top of the box, a preview of the current configuration is shown.
From the drop-down list, select a preset to use as the default. The preview at the top of the box is updated in real time.
Click the Save button to close the box and save your changes, or Cancel to close the box without saving.
Creating a Default View
If your model has multiple cameras, you may want to modify the default view of the product used when you open the product.
Click the button to modify the default point of view.
This opens the Default view box. At the top of the box, a preview of the current default view is shown.
Choose the camera that will be used as a default viewpoint from the drop-down list.
When you make your selection, the preview at the top of the box is updated in real time.
Click the Save button to close the box and save your changes, or Cancel to close the box without saving.
Creating a Default Language
If your model has multiple languages, you may want to modify the default language of the product used when you open the product.
Click the button to modify the default point of view.
This opens the Default language box. Choose the language that will be used as a default language from the drop-down list.
Click the Save button to close the box and save your changes, or Cancel to close the box without saving.