Welcome to the 3D IPC. Please wait a moment while the 3D Model Pane is loading. This may take up to several minutes if this is your first visit.
Layout
- The document is shown above in landscape mode (default).
- Portrait mode is automatically enabled when the vertical dimensions of the window are greater than the horizontal dimensions.
- The document is shown above in desktop mode (default).
- Tablet mode is automatically enabled when the browser reports window dimensions smaller than the typical desktop display.
- Mobile mode is automatically enabled when the browser reports window dimensions smaller than the typical tablet display.
- NOTE: All functionality is available in all modes. Button and font sizes are adjusted for accessibility on smaller devices.
- Found on the left of the document (top in portrait mode).
- Found on the right of the document (bottom in portrait mode).
6. Pane Divider
Found on the left of the document (top in portrait mode), the 3D Model Pane contains an interactive rendering of the current view.
1. 3D Model
- (Mouse) Click to select a component.
- (Mouse) Click+Drag to move the camera.
- (Mouse) Spin wheel to zoom.
- (Touch) Tap to select a component.
- (Touch) Swipe to move the camera.
- (Touch) Pinch/Spread to zoom.
- Found on the upper-left corner of the 3D Model Pane.
- Contains controls for interacting with the current view.
- See View Toolbar for more details.
- Appears once a component has been selected.
- Contains controls for interacting with the selected component.
- See Model Toolbar for more details.
Found on the right of the document (bottom in portrait mode), the Parts List Pane contains a list of components found in the current view.
- (Mouse) Click / (Touch) Tap: select/deselect a component.
- (Keyboard) Up: select the previous component in the list.
- (Keyboard) Down: select the next component in the list.
- NOTE: Components selected from the Parts List are shown in Isolate mode by default. Click the Isolate Button (Model Toolbar) to show without other components transparent.
- (Mouse) Double Click / (Touch) Double Tap: Open a component.
- NOTE: Components may also be opened by clicking the Open Button in the Model Toolbar
Enter search terms in the Search Box (IPC Menu Toolbar). Search Results appear in the Parts List Pane.
1. Search Box
- Found on the right side of the IPC Menu Toolbar.
- Click the Search Box and enter search terms, such as:
- Full or partial component names, or
- Full or partial part numbers
- NOTE: Search terms are not case-sensitive.
- NOTE: Search terms are plain text only. Wildcards and special characters, such as quotes, tabs, line feeds, or HTML markup characters are not supported.
2. OK
- Found to the right of the Search Box.
- Click OK to submit the terms entered in the Search Box.
3. Search Results
- Appear in the Parts List Pane once search terms have been submitted.
- The least common ancestor of all found results will be displayed in the 3D Model Pane.
- The Search Results view has the same interactivity as the Parts List Pane, except:
- Only components found in the Search Results are selectable in the 3D Model Pane.
- Click the NHA Button (View Toolbar/Model Toolbar) to return to the previous view rather than next higher assembly.
- NOTE: Opening a component will leave the Search Results, so the NHA Button returns to normal functionality and will open the NHA for that component. In this case, the Browser Back Button may be used to return to the Search Results.
- Displays the terms entered in the Search Box as the name of the current view while in Search Results.
Appears on top of the document after clicking the Settings Button (IPC Menu Toolbar).
1. Local Storage Settings
- The 3D IPC downloads component data for display in the 3D Model Pane. Depending on device performance and connection speed, this may take some time. The 3D IPC will, by default, store downloaded data in your browser's IndexedDB cache. This results in a dramatic improvement in page load times.
- In some cases, such as on devices with extremely limited storage, the user may change this behavior by selecting:
- Full (fastest) - Recommended: The default local storage usage for an optimal user experience. 3D data is stored locally and downloaded only if the server has a newer version available.
- Minimal (slower): Base 3D Model structure is stored locally. Component geometry and component view layouts are downloaded each time they are accessed.
- None (slowest): All 3D data is downloaded every time it is accessed, and none is stored locally. A nominal amount of space is still used to store user preferences.
- NOTE: Some browsers recycle local storage periodically. In this event, the data will download again.
- NOTE: Settings and data storage is browser and device specific. Settings and data is not preserved when switching browsers or devices.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
2. Clear All Content
- Deletes all locally stored data.
- Triggers a document reset.
- After reset, all data will need to be downloaded.
3. Isolate Opacity
- Determines the level of transparency applied to other components when a component has been selected from the Parts List, or when the Isolate button has been toggled on from the Model Toolbar.
- (Mouse) Click+Drag / (Touch) Swipe on the slider to adjust.
- Click OK to apply the setting.
4. OK
- Apply changes and close Settings.