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This section is specific to an IsogenDB project. If you are currently logged in to a legacy Spoolgen project, refer to Spoolgen Projects.
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Working with IsogenDB projects requires a specific computer configuration. For more information, see Isogen Web API Installation Guide delivered on the Isogen Web API product DVD.
An IsogenDB project is integrated with relational SQL database back-end. As with the Spoolgen project, you can view details about the pipelines that belong to the IsogenDB project. IsogenDB projects also provide version control and support the check in and check of files for multi-user projects.
Isogen Database View window
The Isogen Database View window enables you to see all the pipelines in the project and review the status of each. To display this window, click Project > Show Project Pipelines. An example of the standard interface is shown below.
1 - Status bar
Displays information about the success or failure of the current operation. Examples are shown below:
2 - Toolbar
Provides quick access to commonly used commands. Many of these commands are also available on the Project menu.
In Smart Isometrics, the Project menu is available only if you are logged in to an IsogenDB project.
Deliverables opens the Deliverables window so that you can preview the drawing and report deliverables that Isogen generated for the selected pipeline. For more information, see Deliverables window. |
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Check In adds the selected pipeline back to the database along with any replay file if one exists. The software updates the minor version of the pipeline. For more information, see Check in a pipeline to the Isogen database. |
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Check Out copies the selected pipeline from the Isogen database to the Work folder along with any replay file if one exists. For more information, see Check out a pipeline from the Isogen database. |
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Undo Check Out adds the selected pipeline back to the database without saving any of the changes made to it while checked out. For more information, see Undo check out. |
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Get External Data runs the Get External Data (GED) function on the selected pipeline.
For more information, see Run Get External Data on an IsogenDB project pipeline. |
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Generate Drawings saves any changes made to the pipeline and produces an isometric drawing.
For more information, see Generate deliverables for an IsogenDB project pipeline. If changes have been made to the pipeline, the software automatically increments the minor version in the project database. |
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Delete All Pipelines deletes all the versions of the selected pipeline. For more information, see Delete pipelines from an IsogenDB project. There must be no checked out versions of the pipeline. |
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Delete Latest Pipeline deletes the current version of the selected pipeline. The pipeline must not be checked out. |
3 - Manage Columns
Opens and closes the Manage Columns panel. This panel enables you to specify which columns display in the Project Pipelines grid. Use the check boxes to include or exclude a column header from the grid. For more information, see Configure the display of column headings in the Isogen Database View window.
4 - Project Pipelines grid
Displays details about the pipelines that belong to the Isogen DB project. Pipeline details are organized within columns. You can customize the columns that display in Project Pipelines grid using Manage Columns .
5 - Page navigation
Each page in the Isogen Database View window can display 1000 pipelines. Use the navigational arrows to move through the available pages.
Selects the first available page. |
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Selects the previous page. This command moves backward sequentially through the pages. |
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Selects the next page. This command moves forward sequentially through the pages. |
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Selects the last available page. |
Additional Features
Context menu
Right-click any pipeline in the Isogen Database View window to display a context menu. The commands on this menu correspond to the commands that are available on the toolbar and depend on the pipeline status. For example, if a pipeline is currently checked out, the Check Out command is not available.
To use the Delete All Pipelines and Delete Latest Pipeline commands, the selected pipeline must be checked in to the Isogen project database. Because the pipeline selected in the example below is currently checked out, neither the Delete All Pipelines nor the Delete Latest Pipeline command is available.
Similarly, if a pipeline is currently checked in, the Check In and Undo Check Out commands are not available.
The following example shows multiple pipelines selected with different statuses. As such, the Check In, Check Out, Undo Check Out, Delete All Pipelines, and Delete Latest Pipelines commands are unavailable.
Filtering
You can filter on most header columns in the Project Pipelines grid by clicking the icon. Filtering enables you to control which pipelines display in the grid. For example, you can use the filter to display only those pipelines with a Checked Out status or to display a pipeline with a certain pipeline identifier.
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