Creating Smart 3D symbol content using the .NET 3D API provides the following benefits:
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Access to the new and improved 3D API application objects and services.
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Use of the 3D API from within the latest .NET framework.
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Built-in support for running in future 64-bit applications.
To place a symbol in the 3D environment, you need graphical data (.NET symbol) and non-graphical data (Excel workbook containing specifications, rules, dimensional data, and so forth).
To create a symbol in the software, do the following:
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Understand the geometry and use of the symbol.
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Write .NET code for the geometry outputs to be created.
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Sign the assembly with a strong name.
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Bulkload the symbol data into the catalog database.
You do not need to manually grant the computer access to the .NET assemblies. The software automatically handles the procedure.