Attach and review in Smart 3D - Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher - Help

To add Smart Models to a Smart 3D session, you must attach it as a Reference 3D model using the Reference 3D Model Command in the Smart 3D Project Management application. When you translate your source files to a Smart Model with Smart 3D as a target, Smart Interop Publisher automatically generates graphic (.zvf) and label (.mdb2) files.

Attach in Smart 3D

The steps below provide the basic workflow for attaching 3D models in Project Management.

1. Select the project containing the Smart Models to attach in Smart 3D.

2. If you have any customized mapping files, you must place them in the Reference3DComponents subfolder under your SharedContent folder. See Configure Mapping to Control Model Display.

3. In Project Management, select the plant to attach the reference model.

4. Open the New Reference 3D Model Dialog using one of the following methods:

   Click Database > New > Reference 3D Model Command.
   -OR-
   Right-click the Plant node, and select Reference 3D Model Command.
   -OR-
   Right-click the Reference 3D Models node, and then select Reference 3D Model Command.

5. In the New Reference 3D Model Dialog, fill in the boxes with appropriate information to include the following:

   Model Type: Select Intergraph Smart Interop Publisher.

   File Path - Type the full path or browse to the folder containing the generated .zvf file for the selected Smart Model.

   Name - Type in a name for the model.

   The .zvf file is generated in a subfolder under the folder you defined in Smart Interop Publisher to contain the Smart Models.

6. (Optional) You can review and then change any transformation settings you made in Smart Interop Publisher. See Review and change transformations in Smart 3D.

7. Click OK to save your edits.

   The process of creating and updating the schema can take several minutes, so an informational progress message displays during this time.

8. If prompted, click Yes to confirm that the schema packages should be updated.

9. You must either start a new Smart 3D session, or save and reopen an existing session to see the new Reference 3D Model graphics.

   For further modifications, you can refresh the Smart 3D workspace to see any updated objects and data.

If you change anything in the Smart Model, you must use Smart Interop Publisher Update to trigger the Out of data Reference 3D Model notification to display in the Project Management hierarchy tree view. See Modify a Reference 3D model in the Project Management User's Guide.