CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page About This Guide 1 DECview3D Basics Overview User Interface Options DECwindows Sessions Noninteractive Sessions ReGIS Terminal Sessions (VMS Only) Compatibility of Interfaces Invoking DECview3D Filename Parameter Options and Qualifiers to the DECview3D Command Verb Making Selections in the Work Area Selecting Locations Selecting Objects Selecting Viewports Creating Objects DECview3D Files Getting Help DECview3D Tutorial Interactive Tutorial Using the Tutorial Appendix Mouse-Activated Functions and Corresponding Commands 2 Using DECview3D Conducting a DECview3D Session Starting a Session Layout Files Layouts Parts Views and Viewports Annotation Entities Snapshots Ending a Session Application Command Line Commands Command Line Dialog Box Script, Initialization, and Journal Files Customizing a Session Activating and Deactivating the Display of Graphics Controlling Access to Objects Changing Colors Defining File Directories 3 Working with Parts Translating a Part Importing a Part Linking a Part to a Viewport Managing Inaccessible Links Modifying a Link Managing Viewports Moving a Viewport Modifying a Viewport Pushing and Popping Viewports Deleting Viewports Changing the View of a Part Zooming a View Restoring the View Panning a View Rotating a View Selecting a View Saving a View Blanking and Unblanking Entities Displaying Layers of a Part 4 Working with Layouts Managing Layouts Creating a Layout Displaying Other Layouts Deleting a Layout Saving the Layouts Zooming a Layout Zooming In on a Layout Zooming Out on a Layout Restoring the Original Display Panning a Layout Pan Pan . . . Using a Grid Displaying the Grid Using the Grid to Position Objects Changing the Grid Appearance Making Snapshots 5 Annotating the Layout Creating Annotation Entities Creating a Line Creating a Rectangle Creating a Spline Creating an Arc Creating a Leader Creating Text Creating a Symbol Managing Annotation Entities Moving Annotation Entities Copying Annotation Entities Deleting Annotation Entities Saving Annotation Entities Modifying Annotation Entities Changing the Display of New Annotations Changing the Display of an Existing Annotation Entity 6 Working with Part Data Structure of a Part Entities of a Part Layers of a Part Part Entity Data Entity Type Data Specific Data for an Entity Analyzing a Part Entity Analyzing Distance Between Part Entities Activating the Distance . . . Function Distance Function Calculations Searching for Entity Data A Using ReGIS Terminals (VMS Only) VT300 Series Interface VT300 Series Screen VT300 Series Dialog Boxes Using the Select Key with MB1 Display of Colors on VT300 Series Devices Refreshing the Display Interface for ReGIS Terminals with No Mouse User Interface Components Entering Commands Navigating in the Work Area Making Selections Using Dialog Boxes Display of Colors Refreshing the Display B Application Command Line Commands C DECview3D Tutorial Appendix Sample Files Using DECview3D with a Mouse Using DECview3D on a Terminal with No Mouse D Messages and Recovery Procedures Glossary 3D minimum distance . . . current layout default . . . isometric view landscape . . . pan part . . . skewed distance line snapshot . . . zoom FIGURES 1-1 DECview3D Layout File 1-2 DECwindows Workstation 1-3 DECwindows Interface 1-4 VT300 Series Interface 1-5 Terminal with No Mouse 1-6 Interface for Terminals with No Mouse 1-7 DECview3D Help 2-1 Layout with Linked Viewport 2-2 Layout Structure 2-3 DECwindows Command Line Dialog Box 2-4 Assigning Colors to Entity Types 3-1 X,Y Coordinates of Lower-Left Corner 3-2 X,Y Coordinates of Upper-Right Corner 3-3 Linked Viewport with Inaccessible Part File 3-4 Popping Viewports 3-5 Pushing Viewports 3-6 Changing the View in a Viewport 3-7 Horizontal Pan, ~ 50% 3-8 Vertical Pan, ~ 50% 3-9 Rotation of a 3-Dimensional Part 3-10 Blanking and Unblanking Part Entities 3-11 Example of Changing Layer Display 6-1 Analysis of an Arc Entity 6-2 3D and XY Distance Between Two Points 6-3 Angle Viewed Along Skewed Distance Line 6-4 Calculating Distance Data for Arc Entities 6-5 Analysis of Coplanar Lines A-1 VT300 Series Screen A-2 VT300 Series Menu Area A-3 VT300 Series Dialog Boxes A-4 VT200 Series Interface A-5 VT200 Series Analyze/List Information Dialog Box A-6 Information Box for Terminals with No Mouse TABLES 1-1 DECview3D Interfaces 1-2 File Naming Conventions 3-1 File Extensions Recognized by the DECview3D Translator A-1 Comparison of User Actions C-1 Keyboard Input for DECview3D