In the Properties screen, click on the "HTTP Headers"
tab. On the bottom of this property page, click
the "MIME Types" button. A list of the custom MIME
types set on this computer will now be displayed.
On the right side of the MIME type window click
the "New" button. Now type ".idasf" (without quotes)
in the first text box and in the "MIME type" text
box, type "application/octet-stream" (without quotes)
and press the "OK" button on both of the dialogs,
and "Apply" on the Properties window.
Repeat this for ".idb". If you are using Solid
Edge Web Publisher, create an entry for ".idg" also.
All three types can be entered as application/octet-stream.
How
do I change the background color on the web page?
The
default template (Header Viewer Right, etc.) has
a white background by default. To change the background
color you must edit the template. The template file
that must be modified is visuals.html and can be
found in the c:\Program Files\Immersive Design\WebPublish\Default\html
directory. When modifying a template it is best
to make a copy of the template directory (in this
case "Default") and save it in the Webpublish
folder with a new name. The next time you publish
an assembly this new template name will appear in
the template pull down menu. The modification to
the visuals.html file to allow the IPA background
color to be used involves commenting out a few lines
of code. Open the visuals.html file in Notepad or
another text editor and add a // at the start of
the lines as shown below:
//
SetBGColor( document.bgColor
);
// if ( document.bgColor
== "#000000" ) {
// SetTextColor( "#FFFFFF"
)
// } else {
// SetTextColor( "#000000"
)
// }
When
I rotate\pan\zoom the assembly the geometry appears
faceted. Is it possible to turn this off?
To
improve graphical performance when moving an assembly
the geometry is set to a lower quality level (Decimated
geometry). This can be turned off by toggling the
Autohide button 
on the webpage. By default the Autohide function
is turned on for optimum performance. The templates
can be modified to have this function turned off
by default by updating the visuals.html file for
your template. The changes required are as follows:
Search
for <PARAM Name=Autoplay Value=0> and add
<PARAM Name=Autohide Value=0> immediately
after it.
Search
for name="autoh" img src="../icons/autohide-d.gif"
and change it to name="autoh"
img src="../icons/autohide.gif"
How
do I control the display of items in the BOM?
The
BOM generated from IPA typically contains a line
item for each part contained within the assembly.
This may not be desired for all assemblies. For
example, a weldment may be the combination of several
different components, however you may not want all
of these components listed in the BOM as they are
not individually replaceable.
You
can remove components from the BOM or add subassemblies
as a line item on the BOM through the user property
"Serviceable"
The
"Serviceable" property with a value of
"Yes" should be added to parts and subassemblies
that you want to show up in the BOM. Any subassembly or group that should appear
in the BOM must have a property named "partname" with a value.
NOTE:
It is best to set the "Serviceable" property
to "no" in the Global list (Tools-->Options-->User
Properties) and then manually set it to "Yes"
at the part and subassembly level. This will prevent
the Universe, Viewpoint, and Light from appearing
as an "Assembly" line item in the BOM.
Is
it possible to trigger an animation by clicking
on an object in the graphics window?
Yes
this is possible.
1.
Identify in your assembly the part that you want
to initiate the animation when selected.
2. Open the assembly_name.js file from the published
directory and identify the object id# of the part
in the object list (record this number)
3. Open visuals.html file from the html folder in
Notepad.
4. Add the following lines after:
top_level.IPAControl.Show();
}
LINES TO ADD
if (id == "75643208") {
var step = 1
if (typeof( top_level.instr["x"+step]
) != "undefined" ) {
top_level.deselectall()
top_level.playit (step,0,50)
}
}
5. Set id# appropriately (example 75643208)
6. Set frame range that you want to play (example
0,50)
7. Save visuals.html
8. Open web page
9. Go to instructions
10. Click on object
Note: Each time the page is published the id# will
change
How
do you get the BOM or Instructions to display automatically
when the page is launched?
To
have the BOM or Instructions automatically open
when the page is launched:
1.
Create a bom.html file in the html directory with
the following content:
<HTML>
<head>
<STYLE type='text/css'>@import url('styles.css');</STYLE>
<script language='javascript' src='util.js'></script>
<script language='javascript'>top_level.instr
= window;</script>
</head>
<body class="header" onload='javascript:top_level.redrawBOM()'>
</body>
</HTML>
2.
Change top_level.instr.location = 'toc.html'
to top_level.instr.location = 'bom.html'
How
can I get cost values to appear on the Excel spreadsheet
that is exported from the Part Request section?
When
exporting the Parts Request sheet to Excel the cost
is calculated based on the value assigned to the
property "Cost" on each of the components
or subassemblies.
Add
the property "Cost" to each object and
assign an appropriate value to it.
How
can I improve the performance\speed on the interactive
display on the web page?
Reduce
the image quality setting in the CAD system prior
to opening your assembly in IPA. This setting can
significantly reduce the time required to load an
assembly and enhance the graphical performance on
the published page.
How
do I sort the BOM by default to a column other than
Part Name?
To
set the default sort to use DRAWING_NO all you have
do is set var BOMsortfield = "DRAWING_NO"
in the tree.js file. To reverse the sort order change:
var BOMdir = 0 to var BOMdir = 1.
How
can I control the which properties\columns show
up in the BOM by default (ie. Options settings)?
To
set the default visibility state of a property in
the BOM and/or the Properties window modify\add
the following code to tree.js. Update the true\false
value to control the visibility on the BOM and Properties
windows.
node.BOMVis
= false
node.PropVis = false
if(field == "property_name1"){
node.BOMVis = true
node.PropVis = true
}
if(field == "property_name2"){
node.BOMVis = true
node.PropVis = true
}
Is
it possible to eliminate the Part No. Column from
the BOM?
You
can get rid of the Part No. field by commenting
out the following lines in the tree.js file:
writeSelectBOM(
doc, BOM[i].name, BOM[i].nodeLink )
displayBOMFieldHeading
(doc, "name", "Part No.", sfield,
sdir)
To
comment these lines out just add // at the beginning
of each line
Is
it possible to control the playback speed on the
webpage?
Yes.
Add the code below to the visuals.html file just
above the following line:
<script
LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="IPAControl"
EVENT="select(id)">
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<script
LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="IPAControl"
EVENT="loadComplete">
top_level.IPAControl.Duration = 30
top_level.IPAControl.DisplayFrameRate = 10
top_level.IPAControl.SkipFrames = true
</script>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Set
values for Duration, DisplayFrameRate, and SkipFrames
as desired.
Duration
- Specifies the time in seconds that the entire
animation should take to play.
If not specified the initial value is the number
of frames in the animation / 10.
DisplayFrameRate
- Specifies theframe rate for throttling, in frames
per second.
If not specified the Initial value is 15 fps - no
more than 15 frames will be shown in a second.
SkipFrames
- Specifies whether frames should be skipped to
keep up to real time.
FALSE = (default) show every frame, even if that
takes longer than the specified duration
TRUE = try to meet the specified duration by dropping
frames
In
general the following rules apply:
1.
If "Duration" and "DisplayFrameRate"
are not set, (ie they are commented out //) then
the animation will play at 10 FPS
2.
If only "Duration" is set, the animation
will play for this length of time up to a maximum
of 15 FPS
3.
If only "DisplayFrameRate" is set, the
animation will play at this speed up to a maximum
of 10 FPS
4.
If both "Duration" and "DisplayFrameRate"
are set, the animation will be played in the length
of time set by the duration but no faster than the
value set by the "DisplayFrameRate"
Is
it possible to display a property value instead
of the name in the graphics window when a part is
selected?
Yes.
Add the code below to the visuals.html file just
above the following line:
<script
LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="IPAControl"
EVENT="select(id)">
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<script
LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="IPAControl"
EVENT="loadComplete">
var i
for (i in top_level.objectList) {
top_level.IPAControl.Relabel (i, top_level.objectList[i]["weight"])
}
</script>
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change
the "weight" field to the desired property
name
Can
I change the selection color when multiple components
are highlighted?
Yes.
Add the code below to the visuals.html file just
above the following line:
<script
LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="IPAControl"
EVENT="select(id)">
----------------------------------------------------------------------
<script
LANGUAGE="javascript" FOR="IPAControl"
EVENT="loadComplete">
top_level.IPAControl.HighlightStyle = 1
</script>
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Set
the HighlightStyle as follows:
0
= no color
1 = all Blue
2 = all Orange
3 = First part Blue, rest Orange
How
do I set the value for a property to be a hyperlink?
There are times you may want to add a link to another
document, such as a detailed drawing of a component,
the supplier web site, or a specification sheet.
This can be done through the user properties.
The image above shows how a link to a jpg image
of a Part Drawing has been added to an object. To
add a link as a property value use the following
format:
Link to a local file:
Link:filename.xxx (Where filename.xxx is the name
of a file located in the folder of the published
assembly)
Please note that you must manually put the document
you are linking into the publish folder. This can
be done through windows explorer and either moving
or copying the file.
Link to a website:
Link:http://www.somewebsite.com
http://www.somewebsite.com
To change the appearance for the link value on
the published page, use the following format:
Link:Filename.xxx;Filename
The value for this link would appear as "Filename"
as opposed to "Filename.xxx"
How
do I automatically add links to drawings or other
files that are associated with components in the
assembly?
Add
links to pdf files (or any other file extension)
through the user properties. A property added to
an object with the name "Drawing" and
a value of "Yes" will automatically create
a link to the part file name.pdf in the current
folder.
Add
the "Drawing" property with a value of
"Yes" to create a link to the "Filename.pdf"
file located in the directory with the idb files.
NOTE:
Since subassemblies in IPA do not have filenames
we are keying
Off the "PARTNAME" property for the name
of the pdf file.
You
will need to replace the redrawProps function in the
tree.js file with the following definition:
function
redrawProps(id)
{
if (typeof(top_level.props) != "undefined")
{
var doc = top_level.props.document
outputHead(doc,"props")
with (doc) {
writeln("<body class='props'>")
writeln("<div class='comment'>Properties</div>")
writeln("<table border=0 cellspacing=0 width=300>")
if (id >= 0) {
for (var i = 0; i < objectTemplate.length; ++i)
{
var node = objectTemplate[i]
if (node.PropVis) {
redrawPropsField(doc,id,node.field,node.label)
}
}
var drw = objectList[id].filename
if (drw == ""){
drw = objectList[id].partname
}
if (drw != "" && /^yes/i.test(objectList[id]["drawing"]))
{
drw = drw.replace (/\.[^.]*$/, "")
drw = "link:" + drw.replace (/^.*[\\/]/,
"") + ".pdf"
objectList[id]["drawing link"] = drw
redrawPropsField(doc,id,"drawing link","Drawing
Link")
}
}
}
outputTail(doc)
}
}