VIEWER PLUG-IN

[Anonymous]

I once had a plug-in from one of this group's resident gurus that
created an executable file from inside inventor that I could give to my
customers and it let them look at a 3D model with out having to download
a separate viewer. Does anyone else remember that one? It was great for
sending stuff to tech challenged types. They only had to double click a
single file and it self installed and showed them the model (even
rotated and zoomed).
I can't remember what it was called or where I got it though.

[Anonymous]

try this:

www.ivview.com

John Bilton

[Anonymous]

It's Save To JPG on http://www.cbliss.com

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"Tracy yoho" wrote in message
news:4870246@discussion.autodesk.com...
I once had a plug-in from one of this group's resident gurus that
created an executable file from inside inventor that I could give to my
customers and it let them look at a 3D model with out having to download
a separate viewer. Does anyone else remember that one? It was great for
sending stuff to tech challenged types. They only had to double click a
single file and it self installed and showed them the model (even
rotated and zoomed).
I can't remember what it was called or where I got it though.

[Anonymous]

Yes! that's the one. Thanks

Dennis Jeffrey wrote:
> It's Save To JPG on http://www.cbliss.com
>

[Anonymous]

I have used the "XGL executable" a lot in the past.

If you have any components in your assy that you don't want to publish, you
have to delete them. This can be somewhat of a pain (even with "Delete
Invisible Components" in iAssembly Tools (also on Charles' site) as you
certainly don't want to go deleting nested stuff without first ensuring you
are working on absolutely disconnected copies. (from a PacknGo, for e.g.)

With Publishing to DWF, Disabled components do NOT publish (and can be
controlled with ViewReps) so creating a 3D viewable using DWF just became a
WHOLE lot easier.

The EXE file is sometimes blocked by your ISP, even if it is stuffed into a
zip. Password protecting the zip is something that can be done but, in my
case, my mail server disallows encrypted zips so I can't even send them on a
certain account. Some people rename the "exe" to further hide it and
instruct the recipients to just change the extension once they get it.

3D DWF's can also ('options during publish) be password protected.

Even with the free DWF Viewer, the iProps are displayed (the ones that are
filled out so you only publish what you have entered... not the whole
redundant list of iProps) so there is a bit of automatic help when it comes
to communicating "which" part does what by what part number etc.

The DWF Viewer can also control visibility of the the 3D DWF. The option to
Isolate parts or groups of parts during viewing should not be discounted.

While the list of deficiencies with the whole DWiF/Viewer/Composer is great,
if you can live with the "Compile XGL", I'm sure you will find publishing to
DWF a massive step up in useability.

You need R9 or R10 to get the Publish capability in the modelling
enviroments. (under the File Menu)

QBZ



"Tracy yoho" wrote in message
news:4870299@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes! that's the one. Thanks

Dennis Jeffrey wrote:
> It's Save To JPG on http://www.cbliss.com
>