Welcome

Welcome to MYRIAD!  This powerful desktop application contains all the tools you need for viewing, creating markups, and exporting both 2D and 3D formatted images while leaving the original file untouched. We at Informative Graphics have worked hard to make MYRIAD the best viewing and markup tool in the industry, and with this latest release, you can now do more than ever.

What's new in MYRIAD 7.x?

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--MYRIAD Demos—

You can view MYRIAD and other IGC product feature demos by running your MYRIAD CD, or by downloading them from the IGC Website


What's new in MYRIAD 6.x?
What's new in MYRIAD 7.x?

Myriad 7.0

Updated user interface, consolidated toolbars.

Toolbars are now docked.

Right mouse button menu now works on all mouse tools.

Removed Raster method from toolbar, but this is still available from the tools/Options dialog.

The 3D Load and Orbit toolbars are removed.

Removed 3D Orbit to Selected Face tool from the toolbar, but this is still available from the View menu.

New Turntable tool added.

2D and 3D Zoom In/Out tool added.

Zoom Extents tool added.

2D Measure button added to the toolbar.

2D tools - Background Color, Black and White, Layer, and Rotate buttons moved to the bottom scrollbar area.

Publishing models to 3DF secure format with Visual Rights™.

Changes to Simplified Toolbars:	Pan tool removed, 2D measurement and fit width tools added.

Cross Section adjust view option now animates the view change.

Support for IronCAD (.ics) files.

Support for Inventor version 9 (when using Autodesk Design Tracking version 9)

Support for SolidEdge version 16

Support for SolidWorks 2005


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Technical Support

You can reach our Technical Support Department Monday through Friday, 7am to 5pm Mountain Standard Time, via phone, fax, or e-mail.  Please have the following information ready when you call or include on your fax or message:

Your computer's make and model.

Your video driver information.

Makes and models of your printer, mouse, and any other peripheral devices.

Your MYRIAD serial number.

Phone:	(602) 971-6061

Fax: 	(602) 971-1714

Internet E-mail:	info@infograph.com

You can find service pack updates and access product and other information by visiting the Informative Graphics World Wide Web Page.

WWW:	http://www.infograph.com

FTP:	ftp://ftp.infograph.com


ModelPress Publishing

Web Publishing and Visualization System for 3D CAD Models

Using 3D CAD models in Web applications is impractical because of the huge file size unless you use streaming technology, right?  Streaming servers are only scalable by adding more servers, and if you lose your connection while loading a model, you may not get the data you need.  ModelPress' breakthrough technology achieves compression results of 70% - 98% of the original model size, making sharing 3D data online not only possible, but very practical.  Files are so small they download in seconds.  And best of all, its free.

The free ModelPress system provides a mechanism for publishing 3D files to a Web-ready format, as well as a flexible, Web-delivered visualization application that can be embedded into Web pages or other desktop applications.

It provides a simple way to share model content with users who don't have access to the bulky, complex 3D application while protecting the intellectual property contained in the model. ModelPress makes 3D CAD content accessible to users downstream from the design group, no matter what their technical expertise.

ModelPress


Spin

To continuously rotate a model:

1.	On the View menu, click Spin.

2.	Once selected, click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer across the image in the direction you want the model to rotate.  Dragging only a short distance spins the model slower.

3.	Press <Esc> or click the left mouse button to stop the rotation.


Model Resolution

To change the resolution of a parametric model (e.g., IGES models):

1.	With a Parametric model loaded, point to Resolution on the View menu and click Model Resolution.

2.	Click the model in the image window (not the Part List).  The slider in the dialog box is now active.

3.	Drag the slider to the appropriate resolution level.  The resolution updates when you click OK to close the dialog box.


Requirements

The following minimum system requirements are needed to run MYRIAD successfully:

Windows 2000, XP or 2003 Server

Processor:

2D - Pentium 450 Mhz or higher

3D - Pentium 1100 Mhz or higher

Memory:

2D - 128 MB

3D - 256 MB depending on model size

Display Adapter:

2D - Windows supported adapter

3D - OpenGL accelerated video card (either hardware or software)

75 MB hard disk space (all formats and options installed)

Available swap disk space

2D – 100 MB

3D – 500 MB

Specifications

Click here to view a list of recognized file formats that can be viewed using MYRIAD.

Licensing

MYRIAD is available in both stand-alone and network license configurations. The License Server is an executable that is automatically installed and runs as a service when running a network copy of MYRIAD.  It monitors how many users are accessing MYRIAD at one time

See also:

Network Licenses

Changing the Serial Number


Recognized Extensions
Recognized Extensions and Formats

Click one of the following links to view a list of MYRIAD’s currently supported file formats.

MYRIAD supported formats

Supported Outside In formats


Net-It Central

Net-It Central is the award-winning intranet document publishing solution for corporate intranets and extranets. Automatically publish business documents created anywhere in your organization to the intranet, and use them in a browser without plug-ins. Completely self-managed, Net-It Central creates powerful intranet and extranet sites that let users instantly publish, read, search — even subscribe to — the documents they need.

Net-It Central

You can view Net-It Central and other IGC product feature demos by running your MYRIAD CD, or by downloading them from the IGC Website


Feature Demos

You can view MYRIAD and other IGC product feature demos by running your MYRIAD CD, or by downloading them from the IGC Website


Brava!
Brava! Enterprise

Scalability, safety, and ease of use…

Brava!®  Enterprise is web-based software that provides view, markup, and collaboration functionality. Used by an exhaustive list of commercial project sites (see partner list) Brava! is the leading online collaboration viewer. Designed for multi-format content (data), Brava! enables collaboration for CAD drawings, EDA schematics, image files, and office documents.

Brava! Enterprise allows even novice users to view and markup files using only their web browser while maintaining security.

•	Shorten product time-to-market cycles

•	Reduce communication errors and associated costs

•	Reduce per-seat software capital and maintenance costs

•	Securely collaborate with suppliers and customers without sharing actual CAD drawing and document files

Brava!’s thin-client Java viewer, together with the Brava! Server and Net-It Enterprise, provide a system that can handle a large number of users without deploying a server farm.

The Brava! Viewer applet has a clean, simple, and intuitive interface. It has easy-to-use features for viewing, creating markups, adding Changemarks annotations, printing, setting the watermark and print banners, and performing measurements.

Informative Graphics maintains out-of-the-box integrations to Documentum, Open Text, Hummingbird, and MatrixOne. Brava!'s API enables easy integration to any web-based intranet or extranet vaulting system.

Brava! Enterprise


Animate Views

You can specify to animate the model between selected views of a view set rather than have the new view appear instantly. This feature can help you to maintain your perspective point between various model views.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Options tab.

3.	Select the Animate View Changes checkbox to activate this feature.


3D View Toolbar

Click on a button on the 3D View toolbar below to get more information about that command.

To view or hide this toolbar, point to Toolbars on the Tools menu and click View. A check mark appears next to the View command when it is active (visible).

3D Right Mouse Button Menu

When a 3D file is loaded, you can access a shortcut menu containing 3D commands by clicking the right mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the image window.


3D Popup Menu

3D view Right-button mouse menu.


Orbit

Click [image] on the 3D View toolbar to access the Orbit tool.  This tool allows you to rotate the model on any axis by clicking and holding the left mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer.

To zoom in and out on the model, click and hold the right mouse button and drag the mouse pointer up or down.  Moving the mouse pointer up zooms in on the image; moving the mouse pointer down zooms out. You can also use the +/- keys on your keyboard to zoom in and out.

You can change the point of rotation with the Orbit to Selected Face feature.

You can specify an orbit using the Orbit to Specified Location tool.

See also:

Hot Keys


Orbit Tools (removed 6/04)

Use the Orbit Tools toolbar to rotate the model in the direction of a selected axis.

1.	To display the Orbit Tools, point to Toolbars on the Tools menu and click Orbit Tools.

2.	Select one of the available axis buttons (Orbit Left or Right, Orbit Up or Down, or Orbit Clockwise or Counterclockwise).

3.	With the cursor over the image window, depress the left mouse button and drag the mouse in the direction of the cursor arrows.

See also:

Orbit


Previous Orbit

You can revert to the previous model view by clicking [image] on the 3D View toolbar or you can click Previous Orbit on the View menu.


Orbit to Selected Face

Use the Orbit to Selected Face tool to rotate the image so that the selected model face is placed at the center of the view.

Click Orbit to Selected Face on the View menu and then click on the face you would like to view.

The face selected becomes the point of rotation while using the Orbit  tool.


Specified Orbit

Use the Orbit to Specified Location tool to place the 3D viewing camera at a specific location.

1.	From the View menu, select Orbit to Specified Location.

2.	In the Specified Orbit dialog box, enter the desired values to place the X, Y, and Z-axis. You can select to enter your value in units of degrees or radians.

3.	Click OK. The model in the viewing window snaps to the location specified.


Quick Orbit

You can position the model at one of eleven predefined orbits:  Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Isometric, Dimetric, Trimetric, Reverse View and Orient to Up-Axis.

1.	Click Quick Orbit from the View menu or from the right mouse button menu of the viewing window.

2.	Select the desired view option from the secondary menu.

3.	The selected orientation becomes the active view and the model is zoomed to the extents, regardless of the previous zoom level. All other display properties (background color, render method, etc.) remain the same.


3D Zoom Rectangle

You can drag a zoom window on 3D models just as you can on 2D images.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D View toolbar (or you can click Zoom Rectangle on the View menu).

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button while dragging a rectangle around the desired zoom area.

3.	The model zooms in when the mouse button is released. You can continue to zoom within a zoomed view.

4.	To zoom in and out on the model while the Zoom Rectangle tool is active, click and hold the right mouse button on the viewing window and drag the mouse pointer up or down.  Moving the mouse pointer up zooms in on the image; moving the mouse pointer down zooms out. You can also use the +/- keys on your keyboard or roll your mouse wheel up and down to zoom in and out


3D Pan and Zoom Tool

With the Pan and Zoom tool, you can move the model up, down, left, right, in or out without changing the orientation.

To pan across an image:

1.	Click [image] on the 3D View toolbar.

2.	The mouse pointer changes to a hand.  Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer in the direction you wish to move the model.

3.	To zoom in and out on the model, click and hold the right mouse button and drag the mouse pointer up or down.  Moving the mouse pointer up zooms in on the image; moving the mouse pointer down zooms out. You can also use the +/- keys on your keyboard or roll your mouse wheel up and down to zoom in and out.


Pan and Zoom Tool

To pan across an image, select [image] from the 2D View toolbar.  Note that the mouse pointer changes to a hand.  Click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer in the direction you wish to move the image.

To zoom in and out on the model, click and hold the right mouse button and drag the mouse pointer up or down.  Moving the mouse pointer up zooms in on the image; moving the mouse pointer down zooms out. You can also use the +/- keys on your keyboard or roll your mouse wheel up and down to zoom in and out.


Render Mode

You can change the render mode of the model to any of the following methods. Click on each type to view an example.

Wire Frame	A tessellated view of the model.
Hidden Line	A wire frame view that removes the model faces and lines that are obstructed, hence the "hidden lines" are removed for a cleaner view.
Shaded	A smooth, shaded surface is added to the model.  A white model takes on the color of the light.  Colored entities show a mixture of the entity color and the light color (a red entity with a blue light is shaded purple). You can reduce the 3D effect of shading by using the Flat Shading option.
Composite	This is a combination of the hidden line and shaded render modes.  It is useful for measuring because it allows you to see the edges of the model.
Feature	A wire frame view that displays the geometric outline of each model feature.
Feature Hidden Line	A combination of feature and hidden line. This wire frame view hides the feature lines that would be obstructed in normal viewing.
Feature Composite	A combination of feature hidden and shaded render mode.
Boundary Representation	Available for parametric models only, this is a line view using the boundary representation lines instead of the normal triangulation lines.
Boundary Representation Hidden Line	Available for parametric models only, this is a hidden line view using the boundary representation lines instead of the normal triangulation lines.
Boundary Representation Composite	Available for parametric models only, this is a combination of the boundary representation, Hidden Line, and shaded render modes.

To change the render mode:

1.	Click Render Mode on the View menu or from the viewing window ‘s right mouse button menu.

2.	Click the desired method from the secondary menu.


Lighting

You can change the lighting when viewing in shaded render mode.

To access the Lighting dialog box:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab, and then click Lighting.

The Lighting dialog box allows you to change the light source, the light type, beam width and intensity, and light color.


Part List Overview

The Parts list displays the Bill of Materials for the model actively being viewed. (MYRIAD displays a model as a list of components arranged in their proper hierarchical position.)  The Parts tab provides you with a high degree of control over the model by enabling you to locate and access parts or groups of parts, and to apply a variety of commands to those parts quickly and easily.

To access the Part List, select the Parts tab located at the bottom of the left window frame.

You can modify the display properties of individual components and assemblies in a variety of ways. To access the commands available for parts, click the right mouse button over a part contained in the list.

Use the Parts List to:

Manipulate the model components to create simple or complex views that focus on an individual part or group of parts. These views can be stored with your view set.

Single out a part or group of parts using the Part View feature.

View a part or group of parts in relation to the surrounding geometry using the Orbit to Part feature.

Find a part.

Identify a part.

Adjust a part’s transparency.

Change a part’s color for publishing.

View or display information about a part’s measurements or dimensions.

View information about a part or model surface.

Explode an assembly of parts or an entire model.


Color and Restore Original Color

Available from the right mouse button menu of the Parts tab, the Part Color dialog box allows you to select the color you want to use to display the selected part or parts.  This feature is mainly for publishing purposes as the color is only active for the session and is not saved in your view set views.

Select Restore Original Colors from the right mouse button menu to revert all colors back to their default.


Parts List example

The Parts tab displays the model’s parts list. Here you can view and manipulate any model part or combination of parts. This example shows the Transparency feature applied to the handle and frame of the model.  Notice that a bounding box surrounds the part on the model that is selected in the parts list (Handle).


Part List Right Mouse Button Menu

The following command options are available through the Part List Right Mouse Button menu:

 Hide/Display

 Part Surface

 Transparency

 Color and Restore Original Color

 Select All/Deselect All

 Part Highlighting

 Part View

 Orbit to Part

 Find Part

 Expand All/Collapse All


Light Source

The Lighting dialog box allows you to move the light source quickly to any of the following predefined areas or to drag the light to any position on the model.  To pick a custom light source, click and hold the left mouse button on the image thumbnail and drag the light to the new destination.  You can move the light source again at any time.  You can change the light source and light color regardless of the light type currently selected.

Default	The default light source position, which is at a 45-degree angle to both the top and front of the model.

Specified	This option allows you to drag the light on the thumbnail image to the exact location you require.

Centered	The light source centers on the At point.

Top	The lighting comes from above the model in the active view.

Bottom	The light source is below the model in the active view.

Left 	The light source is to the left in the active view.

Right	The light source is to the right in the active view.


At Point

The selected point of rotation on the X, Y and Z-axis. You can change the At Point with the Orbit to Selected Face tool.


Light Types

You can select one of two light types through the Lighting dialog box:

Fixed Light Source	The lighting is fixed at a particular point in space and does not move with the model view.  The default light type is not fixed, so it does move with the model view.
Spot Light	Creates a spot light, allowing you to change the beam width.

You can use the light types in conjunction with each other (i.e., you can have a fixed spot light).

To change the color of your light source:

1.	Click Color.

2.	Select a color and click OK. The object appears to have changed to your specified color.


Beam and Width Intensity
Beam Width and Intensity

You can adjust the beam width for spot lights by dragging the Beam Width slider in the Lighting dialog box.

You can adjust the beam intensity (brightness) for any light type by dragging the Beam Intensity slider in the Lighting dialog box.


Display/Hide Parts

You can choose to display or hide parts through the Part List Right Mouse Button Menu.

1.	Place the mouse pointer over the appropriate part name in the Part List and click the right mouse button.  To select more than one part, hold <Ctrl> while selecting the parts.

2.	Click Hide.  All parts that are selected in the Part List are affected.  Notice that the icon color of all hidden parts changes.

3.	To display the part(s) again, repeat step one and click Display. Double-clicking a part in the part list toggles it from a hidden to a visible state.

Tips:

Use Part View to view a specific part or several parts with the surrounding geometry hidden.

When performing a cut  on the model, only visible parts are cut.

Use Publish Assembly to HTML to publish all parts with a visible state to HTML.


Part Surface

You can access information about the selected part or part’s surface(s) through the Part tab of the Measurement dialog box.  To access the part surface information:

1.	In the Part List, select the part or parts whose surface information you require.  Use the <Ctrl> key to select multiple parts.

2.	Click Part Surface… from the right mouse button menu.  The Part tab of the Measurement dialog box appears.

3.	To change the measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the Measurement dialog box.

The Bounding Box area of the Part tab shows the X, Y, and Z-axis lengths, surface area, and volume for the bounding box of the selected part(s).  When multiple parts are selected, the bounding box values are based on the outside edges of the farthest parts, so that the bounding box contains all the selected parts.  The total model surface area displays beneath the Bounding Box area.  To access mass information: click Mass. To access measurement details: click Details.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Tools

Changing measurement units

Bounding box dimensions


Transparency

You can adjust the transparency of any part or cross section to show parts that may be hidden beneath it, without hiding the obscuring part completely.

1.	Select the desired part in the Part List.

2.	Click Transparency… from the right mouse button menu.

3.	Drag the slider until the part has the desired transparency, and then click OK.


Transparency of Filled Cross Sections

You can adjust the transparency of a filled cross section to show the geometry hidden beneath it without hiding the cross section completely.

1.	Select a filled cross section from the Views tab.

2.	Click Transparency… from the right mouse button menu.

3.	Drag the slider until the cross section has the desired transparency and then click OK.


Resolution

You can set the resolution of the model, parts, and any entity.  By default, the resolution is set moderately low.

Note:  Changing the resolution to a high setting may alter performance.

 Change model resolution

 Change part resolution

 Change entity resolution


Select all/Deselect all

These commands allow you to select or deselect all of the parts in the Part List . Once selected, global commands such as Transparency and Part Surface can be applied to all parts.

To access these commands, right-click over any part in the Parts tab and click Select All or Deselect All from the menu.


Part Highlighting

Part Highlighting displays the bounding box of the selected part. You can select the part on the model image by using the Identify tool or through the Part List. To show highlighting:

1.	Click the right mouse button on the part you wish to highlight in the Part List.  To select more that one part, press and hold the <Ctrl> key while clicking the left mouse button on each desired part, then right-click on one of the highlighted parts.

2.	Click Part Highlighting from the right mouse button menu. Once this feature is enabled, all selected parts will remain highlighted until Part Highlighting is turned off.


Find Part

You can search for parts by name or partial name.  For example, you can find each instance of a part with "Caliper" in the name.

1.	Click the right mouse button on a part in the Part List.

2.	Click Find Part….

3.	Type in the name or partial name of the part(s) you wish to find.  The Part Name drop-down stores the last 5 part names searched.  Click Case Sensitive to make the search case sensitive.

4.	Click Next to start the search.

If there is more than one instance of that part name, use the Next and Previous buttons to move through the part list to each one.  The part displaying a check mark in the Part List is the actively displayed part.

You can also use Part View to display a selected model part quickly, or use Orbit to Part to display the part along with its surrounding geometry. The selected part is centered in the image window.


3D Modeling

With MYRIAD, you can view SolidWorks drawing files, part files, and assemblies (SLDDRW, SLDPRT, and SLDASM, respectively); 3D DWG, STL, VRML, IGES, Inventor, Solid Edge (for drawings, parts and assemblies), Orcad DSN, XML redline import and export, Enhanced support for HPGL, CGM and DWG, MS Office XP, 3D Studio, Pro/E, and CATIA.

What do you want to do?

Visualize

 Get information on the Navigation tools

 Get information on the 3D Toolbars

 Adjust the lighting

 Change the colors

 View the Part List

 Change the resolution of the model, components, or entities

 Change the projection mode

 Change the render mode

 Change the transparency

Review

 Create and save custom views

 Create a Redline file from a 3D view

 Add a notation

Analyze

 Perform a cut or cross section

 Explode the model view

 Get information on the Measure tools or Dimension tools

Publish

 Export information

 Add a banner or watermark

 Adjust the clipping plane


Isometric View

Based on the Up Axis, the model displays so the three axes are at equal angles from the line of sight.


Dimetric View

Based on the Up Axis, the model displays so that only two axes are at equal angles to the line of sight.


Trimetric View

Based on the Up Axis, the model displays so that no axis is at an equal angle from the line of sight.


Projection Mode

You can change the projection mode between Perspective and Orthographic views.  Perspective mode mimics how objects appear in reality by showing depth; the farther away the entity, the smaller it appears.  Orthographic view maintains size and scale, regardless of the viewer’s position with respect to the model.  To change the projection mode, point to Projection on the View menu and then click either Perspective or Orthographic.


Display Axis

You can display or hide the Axis Cue, which appears by default in the lower left corner of the image window.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab and then select the Display Axis check box.  A check displays to its left when active.

Changing the Axis Cue color


Part Resolution

You can change the resolution of parts for parametric models (e.g., IGES models).

1.	With a parametric model loaded, point to Resolution on the View menu and click Part Resolution.

2.	Select one or more parts on the model (not on the Part List). A bounding box surrounds the selected parts. The slider in the Part Resolution dialog box is now active.

3.	Drag the slider to the appropriate resolution level.  The resolution updates when you click OK to close the dialog box.


Parametric

Parametric models have surfaces that are defined by mathematical equations as opposed to tessellated images, which have surfaces that are defined by triangulation lines. An example of parametric models are IGES files.


Entity Resolution

You can change the resolution of entities for parametric models (e.g., IGES models).

1.	With a parametric model loaded, point to Resolution on the View menu and click Entity Resolution.

2.	On the model (not on the Part List), select one or more entities. A bounding box surrounds each selected entity.  The slider in the Entity Resolution dialog box is now active.

3.	Drag the slider to the appropriate resolution level.  The resolution updates when you click OK to close the dialog box.


Rotation Increment (removed 6/04)

You can specify the rotation increment used by the Orbit Tools.  The value affects how much the model rotates each time you click on one of the rotation buttons.

1.	Right-click anywhere on the Orbit Tools to access the Rotation Increment dialog box.

2.	Click Degrees or Radians, and then enter the appropriate value in the Increment Value text box.

3.	Click OK to close the dialog box.


Part View

Part View allows you to view just the selected part or parts.  All surrounding geometry is hidden.

1.	Select the part or parts in the Part List that you wish to view.  Use the <Ctrl> key to select multiple parts.

2.	Click the right mouse button on any of the selected parts in the Part List.  The Part List Right Mouse Button menu  appears.

3.	Click Part View.  Only the selected part(s) are visible and all others are removed from the view. The model is oriented so that the centroid of the part or parts is in the center of the image window. A selected part displays a check mark in the Part List. You can continue to select and deselect parts until you turn off Part View.

4.	To turn Part View off, right-click on one of the selected parts in the Part List and click Part View again from the menu.  All model parts become visible.

See also:

Orbit to Part


Orbit to Part

Similar to Part View, Orbit to Part allows you to view the selected part or parts but does not hide the surrounding geometry.

1.	Select the part or parts in the Part List that you wish to view.  Use the <Ctrl> key to select multiple parts.

2.	Click the right mouse button on any of the selected parts in the Part List.  The Part List Right Mouse Button menu appears.

3.	Click Orbit to Part.  The selected part or parts are now centered in the image window with their surrounding components. The selected part or parts are displayed within a bounding box. You can continue to select and deselect parts in the Part List. A selected part displays a check mark in the Parts List.

4.	To turn Orbit to Part off, right-click on one of the selected parts in the Part List and click Orbit to Part again.

See also:

Part View


Explode

You can explode model assemblies and subassemblies to show all parts in one view.  Arrows are drawn from the center of each part to the centroid of its original location if the Show Arrows check box is selected.

1.	On the View menu, click Explode.  The Explode dialog box appears.

2.	Select one of the following:

Model Centroid

The default selection, this explodes the parts from the centroid of the model.

Part

Explodes the model from the centroid of a particular part.  The Explode button is unavailable until you select a part on the model or Part List.

Interactive

Explode a model using the Model Centroid, Part or Subassembly Level method. You can then select Interactive to click and drag any part(s) on the model view to a different location. This feature lets you customize your exploded view that can then be stored in your MVS file.

Subassembly Level

Explodes from the centroid of the model based on a particular part level, with Level 2 being the first level under the main assembly.  All parts under that level are kept together once exploded.  You must select the level from the drop-down list when using this option. This box is only active if more than one assembly level exists for the model.

3.	Click Explode.

4.	To reassemble the model, click Assemble.  You can change the radio button settings and explode the model again if you wish.


3D Hot Keys
Hot Keys

You can access various 3D tools and commands through hot keys.

Lock to Axis

Hold the <X> key on your keyboard while rotating a model using the Orbit  tool to lock the image on the X-axis.  You can also use the <Y> or <Z> keys to lock to their respective axes.

When using a three-button mouse, hold the middle button down and drag the model along an axis to lock to that axis.  When using a two-button mouse, hold the left mouse button and the <Ctrl> key to lock to the axis.

With Microsoft’s IntelliMouse, you can use the mouse wheel to rotate along the X-axis only.

Zoom In and Out

While the Orbit or Pan tool is active, hold the right mouse button and move the mouse pointer up the image window to zoom in or down to zoom out.

Rotate At Point Around From Point

Hold the <A> key while using the Orbit  tool to rotate the model around the From point.  This is useful when the From point, or camera, is inside the model, so you can rotate the model around you.   This is only useful for the Perspective Projection Mode

General Hot Keys

<Ctrl><O> summons the Open Image dialog box.

<Ctrl><P> summons the Print dialog box.

<Alt><X> to exit MYRIAD

<Ctrl><F4> to close a file.

3D Hot Keys

<Ctrl><I> summons the Identify tool.

<Ctrl><M> summons the Measurement dialog box.

<Ctrl><D> summons the Dimension dialog box.

<Ctrl><N> summons the Note dialog box.

<Ctrl><C> summons the Cut/Cross Section dialog box.

<Ctrl><R> summons the Model Resolution slider.

<Ctrl><T> summons the Transparency slider.

<Ctrl><H> highlight part.

<Ctrl><F> summons the Find Part dialog box.

<Ctrl><E> summons the Explode dialog box.

2D Hot Keys

<Ctrl><W> Zoom Width

<Ctrl><E> Zoom Extents

<Ctrl><Z> = Undo

<Ctrl><Y> = Redo

<Ctrl><C> = Copy

<Ctrl><V> = Paste

<Ctrl><X> = Cut


Expand All/Collapse All

You can expand or collapse all the levels in the Part List automatically by choosing Expand All or Collapse All from the Part List Right Mouse Button menu.


  Zoom and Pan Tools

  Zoom Rectangle

 Zoom In/Out

 Fit All

  Fit Width

  Pan and Zoom

See also:

Zoom Previous


Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye window displays the image at extents in a small, resizable window, regardless of the zoom of the main window.  You use the Bird's Eye view control to change the zoom area in the main window.

1.	From the2D View menu, select Bird’s Eye.

2.	In the Bird's Eye window, click and hold the left mouse button, then drag a box around the area of the image that you want to zoom in on. The selected area displays magnified in the main image window.

3.	You can move the zoom box within the Bird’s Eye window to another location on the image. Move the cursor to an edge of the box until you see the + change to a hand. Hold the left mouse button, move the box, and then release. The main window will update to the area now in the zoom box.

Note: While the Bird’s Eye window is open, you can zoom in to an area, and then use the Pan tool to move the main window image in any direction. The box within the Bird’s Eye window will follow the area displayed in your image window.

See also:

Bird's Eye Right Mouse Button Option Menu

Bird's Eye with Side-by-Side Compare

Dynamic Update


Eye Glass

The Eye Glass view control allows you to focus on a particular image area while leaving the main window at a higher zoom level (e.g., extents).  This is useful for reading small details, like dimensions, when zoomed out.

1.	Click [image] on the 2D View toolbar.

2.	In the main window, click and hold the left mouse button, then drag a box around the area of the image that you want to zoom in on. The selected area displays magnified in the Eye Glass window.

See also:

Eye Glass Right Mouse Button Option Menu

Dynamic Update


Side-by-Side Compare

The Side-by-Side Compare tool allows you to view two 2D documents (single or multi-page) from the same Document Stack side by side.  You can use the Compare Shadow to view differences, or highlight differences quickly using the Bird's Eye and Eye Glass tools.  Markups appear in color, but do not get overlaid with the Compare Shadow or appear in the Bird’s Eye and Eye Glass windows.  You cannot view color raster files or PDF files in Side-by-Side Compare view.

1. 	Be sure the active document stack contains the images you wish to compare.

2. 	On the Tools menu, click Side-by-Side Compare….

3. 	Select the two files contained in the Link for Side by Side Compare dialog box that you wish to view, and then click OK.  When selected, the images appear overlaid on the other. The document name and page number appear in the title bar of each pane.

4. 	Select the Show Compare Shadow check box to turn the shadow off or on at any time.

5. 	To return to normal viewing, click the close button (X) in the upper right corner of the image window.

See also:

Redlines in Side-by-Side Compare


2D Right Mouse Button Option Menu

You can access certain view tools through the Right Mouse Button Option menu.  This menu is available whenever a 2D image is loaded in MYRIAD.  Simply place the mouse pointer anywhere over the image window and click the right mouse button.  The following commands are available through the Right Mouse Button Option menu:

 Fit All

 Fit Width

 Zoom Previous

  Zoom In/Out

  Redraw


Zoom
Zoom Rectangle

Click [image] on the 2D View toolbar to use the Zoom Rectangle command:

You can change the zoom area by dragging a box, or window, around the area you want to zoom in on.  The area within the box fills the image window.  Simply click and hold the left mouse button, then drag the mouse around the area you wish to view.

While the Zoom Rectangle tool is active, you can press and hold the right mouse button and drag up and down to quickly increase and decrease zoom magnification. Up moves in closer, while down moves farther away.


Zoom In/Out

Click [image] on the 2D View toolbar to use the Zoom In/Out command:

Press and hold the left mouse button and drag up and down to quickly increase and decrease zoom magnification. Up moves in closer, while down moves farther away


Fit All
Fit All and View at Extents

Fit All [image] (available from the 2D View Toolbar), and View at Extents [image] (available from the 3D View Toolbar) changes the view so that the full image is visible in the window.  To return an image to extents, click  on the 2D View toolbar.  You can access the Fit All command through the 2D Right Mouse Button Option menu.


Fit Width

The Zoom Width command changes the zoom level so that the entire width of the image appears in the window.  This is especially useful for 8.5 x 11 sized documents because it eliminates the need to scroll left and right to read the text.  To zoom an image to width, click [image]  on the 2D View toolbar.


Zoom Previous

The Zoom Previous command returns the image to the zoom level before the last zoom command was performed.   This command is only available through the Right Mouse Button Option menu.


Bird's Eye Right Mouse Button Option Menu

To view the Bird’s Eye Right Mouse Button Option Menu, place the mouse pointer over the Bird’s Eye window and click the right mouse button.  The Bird’s Eye Right Mouse Button Option Menu contains the following command options:

  Fit Window

  Follow Mode

  Stick Around


Eye Glass Right Mouse Button Option Menu

To view the Eye Glass Right Mouse Button Option menu, place the mouse pointer over the Eye Glass window and click the right mouse button.  The Eye Glass Right Mouse Button Option menu contains the following command options:

 Close and Update Original

 Follow Mode


Bird's Eye and Eye Glass with Side-by-Side Compare

When used with Side-by-Side Compare, the Bird's Eye and Eye Glass view controls highlight the differences found in the compared files.  The active image displays with items missing. The inactive image displays all items found in the active image in one color and any additional items detected in another color.  Markups do not appear in the Bird's Eye or Eye Glass window when used with Side-by-Side Compare.


Fit Rectangle
Fit Window

This command makes the boundary of the Bird's Eye window fit the extents of the image.  You access the Fit Window command through the Bird's Eye Right Mouse Button Option menu.  The command is enabled when selected.


Follow Mode

When enabled, Follow Mode dictates that the Bird's Eye and Eye Glass windows view updates to reflect the currently active document.  For example, if you switch to a different image window where Bird's Eye or Eye Glass is also active, the Bird’s Eye or Eye Glass window changes to display the newly active image.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the View tab, and then select the Follow Mode check box in the Bird’s Eye Options area.

3.	Click OK.

You can also access the Follow Mode command through the Bird's Eye Right Mouse Button Option menu.  The command is enabled when selected.


Stick Around

The Bird's Eye window closes after you select the new view area by default.  Enabling the Stick Around command keeps the Bird's Eye window open until you dismiss it.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the View tab, and then select the Stick Around check box in the Bird’s Eye Options area.

3.	Click OK.

You can also access the Stick Around command through the Bird's Eye Right Mouse Button Option menu.  The command is enabled when selected.


Markups in Side-by-Side Compare
 Redlines in Side-by-Side Compare

You can view images with active or overlaid markups or create new markup files or layers in Side-by-Side Compare.  You can also edit active markup layers, consolidate layers, and change the visible and editable layers for the active document's markup.  The markups only appear in the window where the associated document is active, even when the compare shadow is enabled.  Markups do not appear in the Bird's Eye or Eye Glass windows.


Side-by-Side Compare Right Mouse Button Option Menu

The Side-by-Side Compare Right Mouse Button Option menu contains the standard Right Mouse Button Option menu commands, plus the Show Compare Shadow command.


Close and Update Original

You can update the main window display so that it reflects the zoom level of the Eye Glass window by using the Close and Update Original command.

You access the Close and Update Original command through the Eye Glass Right Mouse Button Option menu.  The command is enabled when selected.


Redraw

The Redraw command refreshes the image window to remove any ghost images that may occur during markup.  You can only access this command through the Right Mouse Button Option menu.


Compare Shadow

The Compare Shadow command overlays each image on the other in gray.  The window on the left side shows the first document in color with the second document overlaid in gray.  The window on the right shows the second document in color with the first document overlaid in gray.  Markups do not get overlaid.


2D View Toolbar

This toolbar can be observed while in 2D viewing and offers a variety of tools used to alter the display of a selected image.

Click on each button below to view information about its command.

To view or hide this toolbar, point to Toolbars on the Tools menu and click View. A check mark appears next to the View command when it is active (visible).

2D Right Mouse Button Menu

When a 2D file is loaded, you can access a shortcut menu containing 2D view commands by clicking the right mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the image window.

Simplified Toolbars

You can also display simplified toolbars for the 2D View, PDF, and Redline toolbars. Enable this option through the View tab of the Options dialog box.


Light Color

To change the color of your light source:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options....

2.	Click the 3D Viewing tab, and then click Lighting.

3.	Click Color in the Lighting dialog box.

4.	Select a color and click OK. The model appears to be illuminated with the selected color.

Tessellated models, such as STL and SLD files for example, assume the color as the light source. Parametric models have their own color assignments and combine with the color of the light. (For example, if you have a blue entity and select yellow for the light color, the entity appears greenish.)


Bounding box dimensions

To view bounding box dimensions, click [image] on the 3D View toolbar. Move the mouse pointer over a line of the box to display linear dimensions.

The bounding box can encompass one or several parts, or an entire model.

See also:

Part Surface


Identify

This tool is useful for identifying the name of any component displayed in the image window. You can select individual components of a 3D model using the Identify tool.

To access the Identify tool:

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

2.	Press the <Ctrl> key to select multiple components.  As you select components within the image window, a bounding box surrounds the selected part and a check appears next to the corresponding part name in the Component List of the Parts tab.

To deselect all components, click the left mouse button on any bounding box. If there is more than one component selected, and you don’t want to deselect them all, you can press the <Ctrl> key and deselect (click) them individually.


Cut and Cross Section

The Cut and Cross Section tool allows you to see the interior of the 3D model and facilitates measuring.

Through the Cut/Cross Section dialog box, you can perform:

  cuts

  cross sections

  combinations

To access the Cut/Cross Section dialog box, click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar. Select your desired cutting plane options from the following sections:

 Plane Position

 Placing Cutting Planes

If you know the specific coordinates of where you want the cutting plane, you can use the Specified Cut/Cross Section dialog box.

To view Cut/Cross Section properties and gather information about plane points and filled cross sections, you can double-click on a Cut/Cross section located in the Views tab, or you can right-click on the Cut/Cross section and click Properties from the menu.


Cut

Performing a cut on the model hides the part of the model on one side of the cut face, but allows you to see the model geometry on the other side. Only visible geometry is cut. You can use the Display/Hide Parts feature to temporarily hide any geometry that you don’t want to cut.  You can perform multiple cuts on any combination of parts.

To perform a cut:

Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

1.	Display the components in the viewing window that you want to cut.

2.	Select cutting placement in the Place By Using area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box.

3.	Select the Cut check box in the Plane Positioning area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box (make sure the Cross Section check box is cleared).

4.	Use the slider to position the cutting plane to a desired location on the model.

5.	Click OK.

See also:

Specified Cut/Cross Section

Clear Cut/Cross Section


Cross Sections

A cross section shows only the outline of the entities along the cut face for easier measuring.

To perform a cross section:

Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

1.	Select one of the Cross Section Placement options located in the Place By Using area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box. If selecting a geometry option, you must then click on the model to select your points.

2.	Select the Cross Section check box in the Plane Positioning area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box (make sure the Cut check box is cleared).

3.	Use the slider to position the cross section plane at a desired location on the model.

4.	Click OK.

The icon color changes for any parts in the Part List that are hidden due to the cross section.

See also:

Specified Cut/Cross Section

Clear Cut/Cross Section

Publish Cross Section


Cut with Cross Section

A cut can also be a cross section.  This performs a cut, leaving the model geometry on one side of the cutting plane, but also highlights the entities along the cut face.  To perform a combination cut/cross section, select both the Cross Section and Cut check boxes in the Plane Positioning area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box.


Placing Cutting Planes

You can place cutting planes perpendicular to one of the three axes of the model (height, width, or depth), or by a selected geometry (vertex, edge, or edge as axis).  The default cutting plane placement is by height.

Choose the method of placing the cutting plane through the Cut/Cross Section  dialog box. Once placed, you will need to position them.

Model

Height	Places the cutting plane perpendicular to whatever axis is defined as the Up Axis.  The plane moves up and down the Up Axis.
Width	The plane moves across the width of the model (if you are looking at the front face, it moves left and right).
Depth	The plane moves front and back on the model.  (If you are looking at the front face, the plane moves towards you and away from you).
Selected Geometry

All of the Selected Geometry points require you to pick a point or points on the model.  You can place a new plane at any time by clicking the Select button and picking a new point.

Vertex	Allows you to select a vertex on the model.  The plane is placed parallel to you and rotates around the selected point. The Offset text box reflects the degree of rotation.
Edge	Allows you to pick the edge on the model that you want to bisect.  When the Lock on Edge check box is selected, you can only move the plane to the ends of the selected edge.  If the check box is cleared, you can move the plane off the edge.
Edge as Axis	Allows you to select an edge on the model.  The center of the plane is placed along that edge and the plane rotates around it.  The Offset text box now reflects the degree of rotation.
Three Vertex	Allows you place the cross section/cutting plane using three vertices to define the plane. This feature lets you place the plane at any angle and at any position on the model.


Plane Position

Once you have placed a cutting plane, you need to position it where you want to make the cut and choose whether you want a cut, cross section, or both. This is done through the Plane Positioning area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box.

Slider	Drag the slider for general positioning of the cutting plane.  If you are placing the plane by Vertex or Edge as Axis, the slider changes the degree of rotation.
Offset text box	Shows the offset of the cutting plane.  If you know the offset where you wish to place the cutting plane, you can type it into the text box.  If you are placing the plane by Vertex or Edge as Axis, the Offset text box shows the degree of rotation (0-360).
Lock on Edge	This is enabled only when placing a cutting plane by Edge.  When selected, you can only move the cutting plane forward and back long that edge, but not beyond the limits of the edge.  When cleared, you can move the cutting plane past the edge limits.
Cut	Performing a cut on the model hides the part of the model on one side of the cut face, but allows you to see the model geometry on the other side.
Cross Section	A cross section shows only the outline of the entities along the cut face for easier measuring.
Reverse Cut	Allows you to choose which side of the cutting plane to remove.
Adjust View	When selected, the cut edge is turned towards you after the cut is performed.
Filled	When selected, the solid portions of the cross section are filled with polygons (surface). In order for the cross section to be filled correctly, the surface must be formed correctly (no misalignment or "cracks").
You can double-click on a Cut/Cross section located in the Views tab (or right-click the Cut/Cross section and click Properties from the menu) to view the Cut/Cross Section's properties and gather information about its plane points and filled cross sections.


Clear Cut/Cross Section

On the Analysis menu, click Clear Cut/Cross Section to clear all cut or cross section actions and return to the full model view.

To clear individual cut or cross sections, select a cut or cross section from the Views tab and press <Delete> on your keyboard.


Up Axis

You can define which axis to use as the Up-Axis.  This determines the orientation of the predefined views and the model placement directions for cutting planes.  This setting is saved across MYRIAD sessions.

To select the Up Axis:

1.	On the Tools menu, point to Up-Axis.

2.	Click X-Axis, Y-Axis, or Z-Axis.


Lock on Edge

The Lock on Edge check box, located in the Plane Positioning area of the Cut/Cross Section dialog box, is available only when you are placing a cutting plane using the Edge selected geometry option.  When selected, you can move the cutting plane forward and back along that edge only, but not beyond the limits of the edge.  When cleared, you can move the cutting plane past the edge limits.


Specified Cross/Cut Section

You can enter specific point and normal coordinates for the cutting plane through the Specified Cut/Cross Section dialog box.  You can perform a cut or cross section through this dialog box, but not a combination.  When doing a cross section, MYRIAD automatically adjusts the view to turn the cut edge to you.

On the Analysis menu, click Specified Cut/Cross Section.

1.	Enter the point and normal coordinates.

2.	Click Cut to cut the model, or X Section to take a cross section.  You cannot do both a cut and a cross section through this dialog box.

See also:

The select 3 vertex method of defining a specific plane.


3D Analysis Toolbar

The 3D Analysis toolbar contains the Measurement, Dimension, Note and Cut/Cross Section tools for the 3D option.

Click on each button to view information about its function.

To view or hide this toolbar, point to Toolbars on the Tools menu and click Analysis Toolbar. A check mark appears next to the Analysis Toolbar command when it is active (visible).


Cut/Cross Section Properties

To view the defining information about a selected cut/cross section:

1.	Click the Views tab, and then select a cut/cross section.

2.	Double-click on the cut/cross section or click Properties from the right mouse button menu. The Cross Section dialog box appears.

Linear units are displayed in the Cut/Cross Section Properties dialog box. You can change the unit of measure by clicking Units on the Tools menu.

Contained within the information box are Plane Location and Filled Cross Section details.

Plane Location	This section displays the defining point and normal for the plane.

Filled Cross Section	Fill information is displayed if the cross section plane position was defined with the Filled check box selected.

The Area information represents the total surface area of the selected cross section.

The Exterior Perimeter information is the linear measurement of the total distance of the outside perimeter of all sections of the selected cross section.

The Interior Perimeter information is a linear measurement of the total distance of the inside perimeters.


Model Surface

You can gather information about the model’s surface or bounding box through the Model tab of the Measurement dialog box.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Model tab.  Bounding box measurements, surface area, and volume information display, along with the overall model surface area.

3.	To access mass information, click Mass and for other Details , click Details.

4.	To change the measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the Measurement dialog.


3D Measurement

You can obtain precise measurements of model geometry in a 3D view. There are a number of different measurement types that essentially follow the types of dimensions found on the Dimension dialog boxes. All radial measurements display the diameter of the selected geometry, and all angular measurements are in degrees. Linear measurements are shown in the selected linear units.

Use the Measurement tool to quickly and easily obtain various types of measurement information while viewing 3D model geometry. Use the Dimension tool to illustrate a variety of dimensions on 3D model geometry and to publish that information to others.

To access the 3D Measurement tools:

1.	Click [image] on the toolbar.

The Measurement dialog box appears and contains 10 measurement tools, each accessible by a different tab in the dialog box.

2.	Click a measurement tab from the following options:

Edge

Edge Angle

Distance

Model

Axis

Part

Relative Angle

Arc Recognition

Circle

Arc

3.	You can perform multiple measurement actions by selecting the Repeat Measurement check box.

4.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement from the dialog box.  If you have started a measurement but not clicked on the final point, it clears the uncompleted measurement from the model.  (Or you can press <ESC> on the keyboard.)

5.	You can select picking points anywhere on the model regardless as to whether or not they are all visible simultaneously. At any time while performing the measurement, you can click Orbit and the measurement operation is suspended. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. Any placed picking points are still visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining picking points.

6.	To change units of measure, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the Measurement dialog box.

7.	The Measurement dialog box remains open until you click Close. Closing the Measurement dialog box clears all measurements.

See also:

Dimension Tools


Edge

The Edge measurement tool gives you the length of any model edge.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Edge tab.

3.	Click on an edge on the model.  Once an edge has been selected, the measurement information appears in the dialog box.  To access detailed information, click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

4.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

5.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

6.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Distance

You can calculate the distance between any two selected points on the model using the Distance measure tool.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Distance tab.

3.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The first point can be by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, Vertex, or Perpendicular To Edge.  The second point can be by Edge, Face, Vertex, Arc Center, Planar to Arc Selection Method, Feature Distance, or Parallel Edge.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point. If the desired location of the second picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the measurement operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining picking point.

5.	Click the left mouse button on the edge or position where you want the second point.  A measurement line is drawn between the two points, which is pickable for future measurements.  To access detailed information, click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

6.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

7.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

8.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Angle to Axis

You can calculate the angle of a line and all three positive axes (X, Y, and Z) through the Measurement dialog box.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Axis tab.

3.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to select the end points of the line. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point. If the desired location of the second picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the measurement operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining picking point.

5.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second point.  A measurement line is drawn between the two points, which is pickable for future measurements.  The angle information displays in the dialog box.  To access detailed information; click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

6.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

7.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

8.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Relative Angle

You can calculate the angle of two lines based on three selected points (the middle point is the common vertex between the two edges) through the Measurement dialog box.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Relative tab.

3.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point.

5.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second point.  This will be the common vertex between the two edges.  If the desired location of the second or third picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the measurement operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining picking points.

6.	Click the left mouse button where you want the third point.  A measurement angle is drawn with the second point as the common vertex, which is pickable for future measurements.  The angle information displays.  To access more information; click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

7.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

8.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

9.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Edge Angle

Edge Angle calculates the angle of intersecting edges on the same plane.  If the edges do not actually intersect, MYRIAD continues them as dashed lines and calculates the angle where they would cross.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Edge Angle tab.

3.	Click the left mouse button on the first selected edge. If the desired location of the second edge is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the measurement operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first selected edge remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining edge.

4.	Click the left mouse button on the second selected edge.  A measurement angle is drawn, which is pickable for future measurements.  The angle information displays. To access more information; click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

5.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

6.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

7.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Circle

You can measure a circle by selecting any three non-linear points.  The diameter measurement provided is the distance from any of the three selected points to the center of the circle.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Circle tab.

3.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point. If the desired location of the second or third picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the measurement operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining picking points.

5.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second and third points.  A circle is drawn based on the angle of the three points and the diameter is provided from the first point.  The diameter and center point information display in the dialog box.  To access more information; click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

6.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

7.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

8.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Arc

The Arc measurement tool measures the arc created by the three selected non-linear points.  The arc begins at the first point, passes through the second point, and ends at the third.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.  The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Arc tab.

3.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point. If the desired location of the second or third picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the measurement operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Measure to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the measurement process and select the remaining picking points.

5.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second and third points, remembering that the arc passes through the second point and ends at the third.  The arc displays on the model.  To access more information; click Details (information in the Details dialog box can be copied to the Clipboard).

6.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model.

7.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

8.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Edge Selection Method

The point is placed on the edge nearest to the mouse pointer. This method is available for the following measurement and dimension tools:

Distance

Relative

Circle

Arc

Axis (measurement only)


Face Selection Method

The point is placed on the face nearest to the mouse pointer. This method is available for the following measurement and dimension tools:

Distance

Relative

Circle

Arc

Axis (measurement only)


Vertex Selection Method

The point is placed on the vertex nearest to the mouse pointer. This method is available for the following measurement and dimension tools:

Distance

Relative

Circle

Arc

Axis (measurement only)


Perpendicular to Edge Selection Method

This method is only available for measurement and dimension Distance tools.

The first point is placed on the edge nearest to the mouse pointer. The second point can be any point that allows a perpendicular measurement from the first point.  A dashed parallel line is drawn, equal in length to the edge selected by the first point.  A perpendicular measurement line is then drawn from the first point to the point of intersection on the line generated by the second point.


Parallel Edge Selection Method

This method is only available for measurement and dimension Distance tools.

This option is only available for the second point and only if the first point's selection method is Edge.  This places the second point on the parallel edge closest to the mouse pointer.


Arc Center Selection Method

The point is placed on the center point of a recognized arc closest to the mouse pointer. This method is available for the following measurement and dimension tools:

Distance

Relative

Circle

Arc

Axis (measurement only)


Planar to Arc Selection Method

This method is only available for measurement and dimension Distance tools.

The first point is placed on the center point of a recognized arc closest to the mouse pointer. The second point can be any point that allows a perpendicular measurement from the plane of the selected arc.  A dashed parallel line is drawn, from the plane of the selected arc to the selected second point.  A measurement line is then drawn from the arc center to the point of intersection on the plane generated by the second point.


Units

You can change the units of measure used for the measurement and dimension tools through either the Units dialog box or the Measurement and Dimension dialog drop down boxes.  The Units dialog box also shows the model units for reference.

On the Tools menu, click Units…, and then select the desired unit of measure.  All existing measurements and dimensions are updated.  The following units are available:

Metric Units

Microns	.000001 meters

Millimeters	.001 meters

Centimeters	.01 meters

Meters 	1 meter (39.37 inches)

Kilometers	1,000 meters

English Units

Microinches	.000001 inches

Mils	.001 inches

Inches	25.4 millimeters

Feet	12 inches

Miles	5280 feet


Measurement Cue

You can select the review method for existing measurement information:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options….

2.	Click the 3D Options tab.

3.	In the Measurement Cue section of the tab, choose one of the three available options:

4.	All On	Shows the measurement information in a cue card window by each measurement line.

5.	All Off 	Removes the cue displays.

6.	Cursor Over	Displays measurement using the mouse pointer. Information displays only while the pointer is paused on the measurement line you wish to get information about.

7.	Click OK.


Mass

The Mass Properties dialog box details information useful for calculating inertia tensor, as well as Center of Mass and volume information.  You can access mass information for the entire model or for a specific part or parts.

1.	On the Analysis menu, click Measurement….

2.	In the Measurement dialog box, click the Part tab to obtain part information or the Model tab for information on the entire model.

3.	Click Mass….

Note:  On the Part tab, the Mass button is unavailable until at least one part is selected.  To select a part, left click on the part in the Part List.  Use the <Ctrl> key to select multiple parts. A check mark remains visible on selected parts until the items are deselected.


Details

The Measurement Details dialog box summarizes measurement information and provides additional measurement information.  The content of the dialog is specific to the active measurement tab (Part, Edge, etc.).

1.	On the Analysis menu, click Measurement….

2.	In the Measurement dialog box, click the desired measurement tab.

3.	Perform the necessary measurement action on the model.  For the Part tab, select a part or parts from the Part List.

4.	Click Details….

Note:  The Details button is unavailable until a measurement has been performed or, for the Part tab, until at least one part is selected.

You can copy the contents of the Measurement Details dialog to the Clipboard by clicking Capture to Clipboard.


Arc Recognition

The Arc Recognition tool allows you perform a pick against the model geometry and displays the measurement of the circle passing through the selected vertex. This allows circular properties of a feature to be viewed by selecting a single vertex of the circle.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar. The Measurement dialog box appears.

2.	Click the Arc Recognition tab.

3.	Move the cursor around the model in the image window. Notice the appearance of circular measurements throughout the model geometry.

4.	Click the left mouse button on a selected vertex to retrieve information about its circular measurement.

5.	To make several measurements, select the Repeat Measurements check box and select a new measurement on the model

6.	Click Clear to remove the active measurement information and begin again.

7.	To change measurement units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Tools

Measurement Cue Display

Measurement Tools


Feature Selection Method

With the Feature selection method, the point is placed on the recognized feature outline closest to the mouse pointer. When Feature Distance is selected as a second or third point selection, the point is placed on the selected feature that marks the closest distance to the previously selected point. This method is available with the following measurement and dimension tools:

Distance

Relative

Circle

Arc

Axis (measurement only)


Document Stack Manager

Document Stack allows you to save a set of documents in a folder, or document stack.  For example, you can save all files related to a particular project, along with their markups, in one folder.  You can then select one document or multiple documents in the stack to view, print, or plot.  You access the document stack through the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

To open the Document Stack Manager dialog box, click [image] on the File toolbar (or you can point to Document Stack on the File menu and click Open). All files opened are added to their default document stack. If the document stack is not saved, all files are cleared when MYRIAD is shut down.

What do you want to do?

 Add Files to a Document Stack

 Create a Document Stack

 Open an Existing Document Stack

 Print Documents from the Document Stack Manager

 Remove Documents from a Document Stack

 View Documents in a Document Stack

See also:

Document Stack Manager Right Mouse Button Option Menu


Create a Document Stack

You can create a new document stack at any time. It is created with a .dsf (document stack file) extension.  If another document stack is currently open, you are prompted to save it.  Any open documents are closed.

1.	On the File menu, point to Document Stack and click New….

2.	Click Add Document….

3.	Select the file or files you want to add to the document stack and click Open.

See also:

Saving a Document Stack File


Open an Existing Document Stack

You can open an existing document stack at any time.  When you open a new document stack, you are prompted to save the current document stack if you have not already done so, and any currently open files are closed.

1.	On the File menu, point to Document Stack and click Open.

2.	Select the appropriate document stack (*.dsf) file, and then click Open.

You are returned to the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

See also:

Saving a Document Stack File


View Documents in a Document Stack

You open Documents through the Open dialog box or through the Document Stack Manager.  The available memory and resources of your system determine the number of documents that you can view at once.

1.	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

2.	Select the document or documents that you wish to view from the Document window, and then click View.

3.	To view the next or previous document in the stack, click [image] (previous) or [image] (next) on the File toolbar.  When you have reached the beginning or end of the stack, the first or last document in the stack is activated.

See also:

Launching Other Applications


Opening Files

You can open files through the Document Stack Manager or Open dialog box.

1.	Click [image] on the File toolbar.

2.	Select the file or files you wish to open. To open MYRIAD view set (*.mvs) files, see Opening View Sets.

3.	Select the Auto Recognize check box to have MYRIAD automatically detect the type of file being loaded, regardless of extension. (Selected is the default setting.)  When cleared, the Unrecognized Extension dialog box appears, prompting you to select the file type. Changing the toggle here resets the Auto Recognize setting defined in the MYRIAD32.INI file.

4.	Click Open.  Opening a file with the Open command or button automatically adds the file to the default document stack. The default stack is not saved across MYRIAD sessions.

Note: You can quickly open files or add them to your Document Stack simply by dragging and dropping them from your file explorer onto your MYRIAD display window. You can select multiple files to drag and drop.

See also:

Opening Previously Viewed Documents


Add Files to a Document Stack

All files opened through the Open dialog box are added to the current document stack. You can also use the Add Document… button in the Document Stack Manager dialog box to add files to the current document stack.

1. 	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

2. 	Click Add Document….

3. 	In the Add Image(s) to Document Stack dialog box, select the file or files you wish to open, and then click Open.

4. 	Select the files you wish to view from the Document window of the Document Stack Manager dialog box, and then click View.

See also:

Saving a Document Stack File

The Auto-Recognize Feature


Saving a Document Stack File

You can save a document stack so that it retains your documents and associations.  A default stack (MYRuser.DSF) is created in your temp (or equivalent) directory when MYRIAD is opened and is deleted when MYRIAD exits. Once you create a new stack, you need to save any changes using the save command.  You are prompted to save your document stack when you open a new document stack or exit MYRIAD.

1.	Review the current document stack and add or remove files as desired. Close the Document Stack dialog box.

2.	On the File menu, point to Document Stack and click Save.

3.	Name the document stack and click Save.


Remove Documents from a Document Stack

You can remove one or more documents from the document stack through the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

1.	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

2.	Select the document(s) to remove. To multi-select documents, you can either press the <Ctrl> key and click on individual files or press the <Shift> key and click the first and last files in a sequential range of documents.

3.	Click Remove.


Most Recently Used File List

You can quickly access the last 10 files opened through the Most Recently Used File list.  Select the desired file name from the File menu.

This feature can be disabled through the Options dialog box.


Document Stack Manager Right Mouse Button Option Menu

You can quickly view, remove, print, or add a markup for review to any file in the document stack or launch the file in another application through the Document Stack Manager Right Mouse Button Option menu.  To access this menu, simply place the mouse pointer over a file in the Document window of the Document Stack Manager dialog box and click the right mouse button.


Next Document

Click [image] on the File toolbar to access the next document in the Document Stack.  If the current window is the last file in the stack, the Next Document button opens the first file in the stack.  If the next file is already open (though inactive), it becomes the current image window.


Previous Document

Click [image] on the File toolbar to access the previous document in the Document Stack.  If the current window is the first file in the stack, the Previous Document button opens the last file in the stack.  If the last file is already open (though inactive), it becomes the current image window.


Closing Files

On the File menu, click Close to close the currently active image window. Click Close All on the Windows menu to close all open files.


Print

The Print and Print Setup dialog boxes allow you to select a different printer, specify print range and number of copies, and change the printer properties and print options.  Changes to the Properties or Options dialog boxes are saved across MYRIAD sessions.  Changes to the Copies, Print Range, and Print What sections are not saved.

Note:  If you have Dual Mode Printing enabled, you can quickly change between two currently configured print devices by selecting the appropriate printer tab.  MYRIAD prints to the device selected on the currently active printer tab (Printer or Printer 2).

MYRIAD prints images as they appear on the screen.  If you have a markup open or overlaid, it prints on the image.

What do you want to do?

  Print a file

 Print a group of documents

 Use Dual Mode Printing

 Auto Select the printer

 View the file in Print Preview

 Change printer properties

 Change print options

 Print a region

 Print with ISO banners

 Watermark

 Print Changemarks

See Also:

3D Publishing


Print a File

To print the open image with the default printer settings, click [image] (Quick Print) on the File toolbar.

Note:  If you have Dual Mode Printing enabled, using the Quick Print button sends the active file to the primary print device, which is the device configured on the Printer tab of the Print dialog box (as opposed to the Printer 2 tab). You can quickly switch between two currently configured print devices by selecting the appropriate printer tab.

To print the image to a different printer or with different print options, use the Print command under the File menu.

While in 2D viewing:

1.	On the File menu, click Print to open the Print dialog box.

2.	Select a printer from the Active Printer dropdown box.

3.	Specify a Print Range and number of Copies to print.

4.	To change the printer properties and/or options, click the Properties… or Options… buttons.  Changes to the Properties or Options dialog boxes are saved across MYRIAD sessions.  Changes to the Copies, Print Range, and Print What sections are not saved.

While in 3D viewing:

1.	On the File menu, click Print to open the Print dialog box.

2.	Select a printer from the Printer drop down box.

3.	Specify a Print What and number of Copies to print. Changes to the Copies and Print What sections are not saved across MYRIAD sessions.

4.	To change the printer properties, click the Properties… button.

5.	To change printer options, click Print Setup on the File menu, and then click the Options… button. Changes to the Properties or Options dialog boxes are saved across MYRIAD sessions.

6.	If your image contains 3D notes and dimensions, and they appear too small on the printed page, you can adjust the font size to make them easier to read.

The Print to File option allows you to send the output file to a directory instead of to the printer. You then can send the resulting .prn file to the printer manually or use the file for another purpose.

See also:

Change printer properties

Overlay Redlines for Review/Printing

Printing Changemarks

Printing Notations

Publishing 3D files


Print a Group of Documents

You can print multiple files from the Document Stack Manager.  There are three methods of printing from the Document Stack Manager.

Standard Printing (one printer)

All files print with the same print and printer settings.

1.	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

2.	Select the files you wish to print.

3.	Click Print….  The Print dialog box appears.

4.	Select any desired settings in the Print dialog box and click OK.

Dual Mode Printing with Auto Select

This is the default printing method when printing from the Document Stack with Dual Mode Printing enabled.  If Auto Select mode of Dual Mode Printing is enabled, MYRIAD can automatically send files to one of two printers based on page width.  This is useful when printing multiple files of various sizes (e.g., letter size documents and E size plots).

1.	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

2.	Select the files you wish to print.

3.	Click Print….  The Select Print Method dialog box appears.  (Note:  You can disable Dual Mode Printing by clearing the Enable Dual Mode check box.)

4.	Click Print….  The Print dialog box appears.  You can set the desired printer properties and print options for each print device, then click OK.  All files over the specified page width are sent to the printer defined on the Printer 2 tab of the Print dialog box.  All other prints are sent to the printer defined on the Printer tab.

Dual Mode Printing without Auto Select

This allows you to send multiple documents to either configured printer when Dual Mode Printing is enabled.  Files are only sent to the printer you select when using this print method, not to both printers.

1.	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager dialog box.

2.	Select the files you wish to print.

3.	Click Print….  The Select Print Method dialog box appears.

4.	Clear the Force Auto Select check box.  (Note:  You can disable Dual Mode Printing by clearing the Enable Dual Mode check box.)

5.	Click Print….  The Print dialog box appears.

6.	Select the desired printer and make any desired changes to the printer properties or print options, then click OK.  All files are sent to this printer.

Note:  If the first file in the list of selected file formats is a PDF document, only the print options available for PDF files are available to all documents.


Print Options

You can set various print options for each file by selecting Options… from the Print (2D only) or Print Setup dialog box. On the File menu, click Print or Print Setup to open the dialog box.

 Black & White

 Outline Fills

 Auto Rotate

 Minimum Line Thickness

 Print to Scale

 Line Width


Line Width

This option allows you to create custom profiles containing specific line width settings for each line color of a 2D .DWG file. Each line color in the drawing can be set to a different line thickness in order to print multiple widths on one print out.

1.	Load a DWG file into MYRIAD.

2.	On the File menu, click Print or Print Setup, and then click Options.

3.	Click Line Widths to display the Line Width Profile dialog box.

4.	Under Current Profile, select an existing profile to use or click New to create one. Each new profile entry is added to the drop down profile box. To remove a selected profile, click Delete.

5.	Select a desired corresponding line color from the 255 colors available.

6.	The line measurement becomes editable. Enter the desired line thickness in the textbox. In the Units area of the dialog box, you can select the Unit of measurement to display as either Inches or Millimeters.

7.	You can continue to select multiple line colors in the current profile to set various line weights.

8.	Click Save to save the current profile. You can use this profile for printing all DWG files or you can create separate profiles to use with each individual file. You can print the same DWG file at different weights by selecting a different profile for each print batch.


Print to Scale

You can print image files to scale through the Scale area of the 2D print Options dialog box.  There are two scaling methods available:

To Scale

To Scale allows you to print an image to a particular scale.  When selected, both the % and ratio text boxes in the Scaling Amount section are available.  You can enter either a percent, such as 75%, or an x to x ratio, such as 4 to 3. Since to scale is defined by the image size, a percentage of 100% crops the image if it is larger than the paper size.

Page Size

Page Size indicates to print the image to fit within the page at a percentage of the of page size as specified in the Scaling Amount section.  For example, you can specify to print the active view to 50% of the page size, and the image prints at extents occupying half of the printed page.  The ratio text boxes are unavailable when this option is selected.


Print a Region

You can select just a region of a 2D image to print using the Print Region command.

1.	Open the appropriate 2D document.

2.	On the File menu, click Print Region.

3.	Click the left mouse button and drag a window around the area of the document you wish to print.

4.	In the Print dialog box, select either OK to print the selected region or select Preview to show it in Print Preview.  If you select Preview, the image region displays according to the current settings in the Print dialog box.


Set Minimum Line Width

You can set the minimum line width for printouts from 0 to 99, with 0 as the thinnest line width available. Enter the desired line thickness in the Minimum Line Thickness text box of the print options dialog box.

See also:

Line Width


Black and White

When selected, Black & White prints all colors black and prints all lines the same weight.


Outline Fills

Outline Fills prints all filled entities contained in the source file with an outline, but without color.


ISO Banners

The same process is used to add or edit ISO print banners and the watermark.

1. 	On the Tools menu, click Banners/Watermarks….

Note:  If MYRIAD is running in System Administrator mode, only users defined as System Administrators can access the ISO Banners dialog box.

2. 	Double-click on one of the ISO banner areas (e.g., Top Left) to display the 10 available lines, each one represented by a page, for data.

3. 	Select the appropriate line and click Edit.

4. 	Type in the desired text string or wildcard and click OK.

5. 	Select the Overlay check box if you would like to activate this feature.

6. 	Click OK again to close the ISO Banners dialog box.

Note:  Print banner strings cannot contain equal signs (=).

You can also:

 View existing print banners

 Add or edit a watermark

 Change the font

 Use wildcard values


Overlay Banners

To overlay banners on an image:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Banners/Watermarks.

2.	Select the Overlay check box to activate this feature.

When selected, MYRIAD allows the print banners to overlay the image.  When cleared, MYRIAD places the banners outside of image margins, but this may result in the image being proportionally resized on the print out to ensure that the banners do not overlay the image.


View Existing Print Banners

You can quickly review all of the existing print banners without searching through the list of available areas.

1. 	On the Tools menu, click Banners/Watermarks….

2. 	Click List.

3. 	Scroll through the list of banners, and then click OK.


Watermark

You can add a watermark to your printouts.  The watermark stretches from the lower left corner to the upper right corner.  Watermarks can be red, blue, green, yellow, white, or black (default) with a darkness value of 1 through 5, with 3 as the default.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Banners/Watermarks….

Note:  If MYRIAD is running in System Administrator mode, only users defined as System Administrators can access the ISO Banners dialog box.

2.	Double-click Watermark to display the watermark line, represented by a page icon.

3.	Select the line and click Edit.

4.	Type in the desired text string or wildcard.  To change the color, type "color:" followed by one of the 5 available colors.  To change the darkness, type "darkness:" followed by a number between 1 and 5, with 1 as the lightest setting.  The order of the text, color, and darkness settings does not matter.

Example:   Draft color:red darkness:4

5.	Click OK to close the Edit ISO Banner String dialog box.

6.	If you would like to have your watermark display in your viewing window as it will print on the image, select the Show Watermark in View checkbox in the Display Options section of the Banners/Watermarks dialog box.

Note: This feature is only available for 2D files.

7.	Click OK again to close the Banners/Watermarks dialog box.

You can also:

 Change the watermark font

 Use wildcard values


Print Banner and Watermark Font

You can change the font, font style, and font size of the print banner and watermark font from the ISO Banners dialog box.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Banners/Watermarks….

2.	Double-click Font to expand to show the active font.

3.	Select the active font and click Edit.

4.	In the ISO Banner Font dialog box, select the new font, style, and size and click OK.

5.	Click OK to close the ISO Banners dialog box.


Wildcards

Print banners and the watermark can contain text strings or one of the following wildcard values (tags):

%Date

Inserts the date the print was spooled.

%SysDatePlusDays(x)

Inserts a date x number of days past the system date.

%Time

Inserts the time the print was spooled based on a 12 hour clock (AM/PM).

%MilTime

Inserts the time the print was spooled based on a 24 hour clock.

%Title

Adds the name of the document.

%Page

Adds the page number.

%TotalPages

Inserts the total number of pages.

%Login (or %User)

Specifies the user name of the person who issued the print.

%Blank

Inserts a blank line.

%MrkPresent

Specifies if the document contains Markups or not. Prints either "Redlines are present", or "No Redlines". The output of this text string can be customized in the [Redline Present Strings] section of your user INI file.

If you are integrating MYRIAD, you can automatically insert information from your database into any of the print banner locations using the %DBString( ) wildcard value.  Insert the desired column name in the parenthesis.

See Also:

ISO Banners

Watermarks


Print Preview

You can view a 2D image as it will print with the current printer settings through Print Preview, located in the Print dialog box.

1.	On the File menu, click Print to open the Print dialog box.

2.	Click Preview.

3.	Click Print to print the image with the current print settings or Close to return to the normal MYRIAD image window.

Print Preview is unavailable when Document and Notes is selected in the Print What drop-down in the Print dialog box.


Configure a Printer

You can set printer properties through the Print Setup or Print dialog boxes.   The properties are stored across MYRIAD sessions and remain in effect until changed.  Remember that if you have Dual Mode Printing enabled, you must set the page width to determine which print device to send each file to in the Dual Printer tab of the options dialog box.

1.	On the File menu, click Print Setup.

2.	Click the Printer tab, if necessary.  Verify that the desired print device displays as the Active Printer.  If not, select a new one from the Name drop-down list.

3.	Click Properties….   Make any desired adjustments to the printer properties, and then click OK.  Any changes are saved across MYRIAD sessions.

4.	Click Options….  Make any desired changes to the printer options and click OK.  Any changes are saved across MYRIAD sessions.

5.	If you have Dual Mode Printing enabled, select the Printer 2 tab and repeat steps 2 and 3.

6.	Set the desired properties and click OK.  These settings are now saved across MYRIAD sessions.


Dual Mode Printing

You can configure two print devices, such as two printers or a printer and a plotter, from the Print or Print Setup dialog boxes.  At print time, you can select one of the two printer tabs to print the document to the selected printer with its predefined printer properties and options.

You must select the Use Printer 2 When Image Width is Greater Than check box in the Dual Printer tab of the Options dialog box for Dual Mode Printing to be available.  If it is cleared, only one printer is available in the Print and Print Setup dialog boxes.

Note:  Any file printed using the Quick Print button is automatically sent to the print device configured on the Printer tab of the Print dialog box (the primary print device).  When printing through the Print dialog box, files print to the device on the currently active printer tab (Printer or Printer 2).

Auto Select Print Device

Dual Mode Printing also allows you to print from the Document Stack using Auto Select.  This forces documents and images over the page width specified in the Options dialog box to be sent to the Printer 2 device.


Auto Rotate

When enabled, MYRIAD automatically prints files in Portrait mode or Landscape based on the dimensions of the image or document.  If the image width is greater than the height, it prints in Landscape mode, otherwise it uses Portrait mode.


Auto Select Mode

When printing from the Document Stack, you can have MYRIAD automatically send files to the appropriate print device based on the page width.  This is useful when printing a group of files from the Document Stack that have various sizes. If Forced Auto Select is checked in the Select Printer Method dialog box, the printer’s Auto Select paper source is used for printing. If it is not checked, then the default paper source selection in the MYRIAD Print setup is used.

Dual Mode Printing must be enabled.  All files over the width specified in the Printer2 at Widths Greater Than text box (found in the Dual Printer tab of the Options dialog box) are sent to the print device configured on the Printer 2 tab of the Print dialog box.  Smaller files are sent to the print device configured on the Printer tab.


Select Print Method

When printing from the Document Stack in Dual Printing mode, you get the Select Print Method dialog box.  This dialog allows you to disable Dual Mode Printing and return to standard, single-printer mode and to disable Auto Select.  Auto Select is enabled by default when printing from the Document Stack Manager when Dual Mode Printing is enabled.

For more information about printing from the Document Stack, see Printing a Group of Documents.


Select Tool

Located on the 2D View toolbar, the Select tool allows you to select inactive redline entities, and to access intelligent object attributes.  To use the Select tool, click  [image].

Placing the mouse pointer over a markup entity while the Select tool is active displays the creation author, creation date and time, and the markup layer for that entity.  In a DWG file, using the Select tool identifies intelligent objects by changing to a pointing hand.

Located on the 3D View toolbar, the Select tool also enables you to select and move Dimensions and Notes in a 3D image window.

Selecting other geometry (such as the bounding box geometry of a highlighted object) allows you to retrieve length information about the selected item.


Dimension Tool

You can create dimensions on the model that can be stored with any view contained in your view set. Unlike the Measurement tool, the information created with the Dimension tool remains visible after the dialog box is closed and can also be printed and published with the image.

There are a number of different dimension types that essentially follow the types of measurements found on the Measurement dialog box. All radial dimensions display the diameter of the selected geometry, and all angular dimensions are in degrees. Linear dimensions are shown in the selected linear units. You can create as many dimensions on the model as you want, and they can be a mixture of different types.

Once you pick the points on a model for a particular dimension, you are placed in rubberbanding mode to determine the placement of the dimension text box. The Plane in which the dimension cue is placed is automatically chosen based on the model geometry and the camera position (from point) at the time the dimension is created.

To access the 3D Dimension tools:

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

2.	The Dimension dialog box displays and contains 7 dimension tools, each accessible by a different tab in the dialog box. Select from one of the following tab options:

 Distance

 Relative

 Edge Angle

 Arc Recognition

 Circle

 Edge

 Arc

3.	To perform multiple dimension actions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

4.	If you have started a dimension but not clicked on the final point, click Clear to remove only the uncompleted dimension from the model (or press <ESC>).

5.	You can select picking points anywhere on the model regardless as to whether or not they are all visible simultaneously. At any time while performing the dimension, you can click Orbit and the dimension operation is suspended. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. Any placed picking points are still visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Dimension to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the dimension process and select the remaining picking points.

6.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the Dimension dialog box.

7.	To change dimension display properties, click Options.

8.	The Dimension dialog box remains open until you click Close.

Use the Dimension tool to illustrate a variety of dimensions on 3D model geometry and to publish that information to others. Use the Measurement tool to quickly and easily obtain various types of measurement information while viewing 3D model geometry.

See also:

Dimension Properties

Measurement Tools

Clearing Dimensions

Changing the Dimension Font Size


Dimension Properties

The Dimension Properties dialog box lets you review the detailed information that was defined when you created the dimension through the Dimension dialog box.

To view the detailed information associated with a dimension:

1.	Click the Views tab.

2.	Double-click on a dimension from the list to view it’s properties. (Or select Properties from the right mouse button menu.)

Depending on the type of dimension selected, an information box is displayed revealing the dimension’s definition points and the resulting value obtained.

The types of dimensions displayed are:

 Distance dimensions

 Circular dimensions

 Arc and Angular dimensions

Linear units are displayed in the Dimension Properties dialog box. These units can be modified by selecting a new unit of measure from either the Tools · Units dialog box or from the units drop down list at the bottom of the Dimension dialog box.

To modify the dimension display Options, click Options in the Dimension Properties dialog box.


Distance Dimension Properties

To access the Dimension Properties dialog box:

1.	Click the Views tab.

2.	Double-click on a dimension from the list to view its properties. (Or select Properties from the right mouse button menu.)

3.	Click Options if you want to change the selected dimension’s display Options.

A dimension created through the Distance and Edge tabs produces distance information that is displayed in the Dimension Properties dialog box. The start and end point section reveals the coordinates of two selected points in space as defined by the intersection of the X, Y and Z-axis.  The Dimension Value displayed is the linear measurement between the start and end points.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Circular Dimension Properties

To access the Dimension Properties dialog box:

1.	Click the Views tab.

2.	Double-click on a dimension from the list to view its properties. (Or select Properties from the right mouse button menu.)

3.	Click Options if you want to change the selected dimension’s display Options.

A dimension created through the Circle and Arc Recognition tabs produces circular information that is displayed in the Dimension Properties dialog box. The Dimension Definition Point area reveals the coordinates of the selected points.  The Dimension Value displayed is the circumference of the resulting arc or circle of the selected non-linear points used to create the dimension.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Arc and Angular Dimension Properties

To access the Dimension Properties dialog box:

1.	Click the Views tab.

2.	Double-click on a dimension from the list to view its properties. (Or you can select Properties from the right mouse button menu.)

3.	Click Options if you want to change the selected dimension’s display Options.

A dimension created through the Arc, Edge angle or Relative angle tabs produces information pertaining to the three selected points of definition for that arc or angle. Arc and angular dimension values are derived from the relationship that exists between three selected points as a circle is passed through them. The arc starts at the first selected point, passed through the second point and ends at the third point.

The point information displayed reveals the coordinates in space where the X, Y and Z-axis intersect to define each point. The resulting arc or angle (in degrees) of that relationship is displayed in the Dimension Value text box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Rubberbanding

Rubberbanding is a feature of the Dimension and Note tools in which selected points become illustrated with a line and a corresponding value textbox or note entity. You can move the textboxes or notes and their associated lines to any location on the display leaving their original anchor point intact.

To perform this action with dimensions:

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

2.	Select a dimension tab from the Dimension dialog box and then select a set of dimension points on the displayed model.

3.	Notice the appearance of the dimension lines and textbox. With your mouse, move the pointer to any location of the display and the box follows.

4.	To set a desired location for the box, click the left mouse button.

To perform this action with Notes:

1.	Click [image] on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

2.	Click on a point on the model with your left mouse button and move the pointer to a selected location on the display.

3.	Click the left mouse button to set the note entity.

See also:

Moving dimensions

Moving notes


Dimension Options

To access the dimension display options, click [image], and then click the Options button on the Dimensions dialog box. (Or you can access the dialog box from the Dimension Properties information box.)

The options available for leader position and text display are as follows:

Leaders Inside	Displays cue arrow between the selected dimension points.
Leaders Outside	Displays cue arrows on the outside of the selected dimension points.
Display Units	Displays the selected units
Display Symbols	Displays the associated geometric symbol.
Display Text Box	Displays the box surrounding the text.
Display Parenthesis	Displays parenthesis around the text.

A check mark indicates that the option is enabled. You can select the dimension options in any combination. You can choose to apply the options to future dimensions, or you can apply them to an existing dimension:

Future:	When you access and select the dimension options through the Dimension dialog box, they are applied to any future dimensions created until the check mark is cleared. With the exception of units (which dynamically update), enabling or disabling a dimension option does not update any previously created dimensions contained in either in the active or saved views.

Existing:	When you access the dimension options through the Dimension Properties

dialog box, they are applied to only the selected dimension.


Clearing Dimensions

On the Analysis menu, click Clear Dimensions to clear all dimensions on the active view.

To clear only a dimension in progress (before setting its location with a left mouse button click), you can either click Clear on the Dimension dialog box or press <ESC> on the keyboard.

Moving Dimensions

You can move any dimension within the image window at any time.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D View toolbar. (If the tool is unavailable, close the Dimension dialog box.)

2.	The cursor displays as a hand. Using your mouse, move the hand to select any dimension in the viewing area.

3.	With the left mouse button depressed, drag the dimension to its new location and release.

4.	Repeat steps 2-4 to continue moving dimensions.


Edge

The Edge dimension tool gives you the length of a selected model edge.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Edge tab on Dimension dialog box.

2.	Move the cursor to an edge of interest and it automatically highlights.

3.	Click the left mouse button to generate a linear dimension cue for the selected edge.

4.	Rubberband to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

5.	To make several Edge dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

6.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Distance

You can calculate the distance between any two selected points on the model using the Distance dimension tool.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Distance tab on the Dimension dialog box.

2.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The first point can be by Edge, Face, Vertex, Arc Center, Feature, or Perpendicular To Edge.  The second point can be by Edge, Face, Vertex, Arc Center, Planar to Arc Selection Method, Feature Distance, or Parallel Edge.

3.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point.  If the desired location of the second picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the dimension operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Dimension to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the dimension process and select the remaining picking point.

4.	Click the left mouse button on the edge or position where you want the second point.  A dimension cue is generated between the two points. (The location of the leaders can be specified using the Options dialog box.)

5.	Rubberband to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

6.	To make several Distance dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

7.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Relative

You can calculate the angle of two edges based on three selected points (the middle point is the common vertex between the two edges) through the Dimension dialog box.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Relative tab on the Dimension dialog box.

2.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

3.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point.  If the desired location of the second or third picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the dimension operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Dimension to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the dimension process and select the remaining picking points

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second point.  This will be the common vertex between the two edges.

5.	Click the left mouse button where you want the third point.  A dimension cue is generated and displays an angle drawn with the second point as the common vertex.

6.	Rubberband to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

7.	To make several Relative dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

8.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Edge Angle

Edge Angle calculates the angle of intersecting edges on the same plane.  If the edges do not actually intersect, MYRIAD continues them as dashed lines and calculates the angle where they would cross.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Edge Angle tab on the Dimension dialog box.

2.	Click the left mouse button on the first edge. If the desired location of the second edge is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the dimension operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first selected edge remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Dimension to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the dimension process and select the remaining edge.

3.	Click the left mouse button on the second edge.  A dimension cue is generated and displays the angle of the intersecting edges.

4.	Rubberband to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

5.	To make several Edge Angle dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

6.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Circle

You can select any three non-linear points on a model to pass a circle through. The diameter measurement provided is the distance from any of the three selected points to the center of the circle.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Circle tab on the Dimension dialog box.

2.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

3.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point. If the desired location of the second or third picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the dimension operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Dimension to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the dimension process and select the remaining picking points.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second and third points.  A dimension cue is generated and displays a circle based on the angle of the three points (the diameter is provided from the first point.)  The diameter and center point information display in the dialog box.

5.	Rubberband to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

6.	To make several Circle dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

7.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Arc Recognition

The Arc Recognition tool allows you perform a pick against the model geometry and displays the dimension of the circle passing through the selected vertex. This allows circular properties of a feature to be viewed by selecting a single vertex of the circle.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Arc Recognition tab on the Dimension dialog box.

2.	Move the cursor around the model in the image window. Notice the appearance of circular measurements throughout the model geometry.

3.	Click the left mouse button on a selected vertex to retrieve information about its circular dimensions. The arc diameter displays in the text box.

4.	Rubberband the textbox to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

5.	To make several Arc Recognition dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

6.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


Dynamic Update Units

When you specify new units in the Units dialog box, or change the units in the Units combo box on the Dimension dialog box, all of the dimensions in the view set are dynamically recalculated.


Arc

The Arc dimension tool measures the arc created by the three selected non-linear points.  The arc begins at the first point, passes through the second point, and ends at the third.

1.	Click [image], and then click the Arc tab on the Dimension dialog box.

2.	In the Point Selections area, choose how you want to pick your points. The points can be picked by Edge, Face, Arc Center, Feature, or Vertex.

3.	Click the left mouse button where you want the first point.  If the desired location of the second or third picking point is not visible in the active view, you can click Orbit to suspend the dimension operation. The Orbit tool is enabled by default, but you are then allowed to use any of the tools in the View toolbar to adjust the model view. The first picking point remains visible. When you click Orbit, the text for the button changes to Dimension to indicate that you must press this button again to resume the dimension process and select the remaining picking points.

4.	Click the left mouse button where you want the second and third points, remembering that the arc passes through the second point and ends at the third.  The arc appears on the model.

5.	Rubberband the textbox to a desired location and click the left mouse button.

6.	To make several Arc dimensions, select the Repeat Dimension check box.

7.	To change dimension units, select a new unit of measure from the drop-down list at the bottom of the dialog box.

See also:

Dimension Properties


3D Note Tool

Similar to the Changemarks feature of MYRIAD 2D, the note function allows you to attach a notation text box to any part of a model.  Within the text box, you can enter a standard note, a note combined with a hyperlink, or just a hyperlink.

You can create and attach multiple notes or hyperlinks to a view as well as edit, delete, and move the notes to any location in the image window.

The information contained in the notations can be printed with each view of your view set. The entire view set (.mvs file), along with the notation information it contains, can be sent to others (who have MYRIAD 3D viewing capabilities) for review.

See also:

Publish View Set

Creating Changemarks


Creating a 3D Note

1.	To create a new note click [image]  on the 3D Analysis toolbar.

2.	Note the crosshairs marking the point on the model. Click the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to a preferred location in the image window. Click the left mouse button to set the note entity.

3.	The 3D note entity displays as a ball:

4.	A hyperlink 3D note entity displays with a circle once the Note dialog box is closed:

5.	The 3D Note dialog box appears.  Assign the note a name in the Name text box.

6.	Type descriptive text in the Note Text scrolling window. There is no limit on the description length.

7.	To enter a hyperlink, enter the desired file path or web address in the Hyperlink Text text box. To locate a file to attach, click [image] to activate the Hyperlink browse box. To enter a URL path, click the URL button located at the bottom of the browse box, and enter the path in the text box.

8.	Click OK to save the note and to close the Note dialog box.


Editing a 3D Note

You can view 3D note properties and edit the contents.

1.	Click [image] on the 3D View toolbar.

2.	Place the hand (mouse pointer) on a note entity and either click the right mouse button once or double-click the left mouse button. Note: A left double click on a hyperlink note launches the hyperlink. You can also access the Note Properties dialog box through the Views tab. Double-click on a note in the list or click Properties from the right mouse button menu.

3.	The 3D Note Properties dialog box appears. Edit the note text and/or hyperlink.

4.	Click OK. Repeat this process for any other notes you wish to edit within the active view.

5.	Click [image] to update the view with your changes or click [image] to save your changes as a new view.

You can edit the color of the each note through either the Options dialog box or through the right mouse button menu of the Views tab.

1.	To edit the note color through the mouse menu, click the Views tab and right click on a note.

2.	Click Color from the right mouse button menu.

3.	Select a new color and click OK.

See also:

Changing the Notation Entity Font Size


Moving and Removing 3D Notes

To remove all notes contained in a view select Analysis · Clear Notes.

1.	To remove just one 3D note from a view:

2.	Click the Views tab and select a note to delete.

3.	Press <DELETE> on the keyboard. Click Yes to confirm deletion of the selected item.

4.	You can remove a note in progress by pressing <ESC> on the keyboard.

Note: Notes are assigned numbers in order of creation and dynamically update if a note is removed from a view.

To move a note to another location in the image window:

1.	Click [image] on the 3D View toolbar.

2.	Place the mouse pointer on the note to be moved.

3.	Click the left mouse button and drag the note to a preferred location. Release the mouse button to drop the note into place.


Hyperlink

A hyperlink contains a pointer to a text, image, sound or video file, or a web address. When you double-click on a 3D note or Changemark with a hyperlink, the application associated with that file type is automatically launched and the specified file is loaded. If the hyperlink references a web address, the default browser is launched and goes to the specified URL.

To launch the hyperlink: with the Select tool active, double-click the left mouse button over the hyperlink Note  or Changemark entity, or you can click Launch located in the 3D Note Properties or Changemark dialog box.


3D View Set Toolbar

The View Set toolbar contains tools used to assist you in the creation and management of customized view sets.  Click on each button below to view information about its function.

To view or hide this toolbar, point to Toolbars on the Tools menu and click View Set Toolbar. A check mark appears next to the View Set Toolbar command when it is active (visible).

See also:

Managing View

View Set Overview


Create a New View

This feature allows you to save a 3D custom view. You can save the view with a text message and an assigned name.

To create a new view:

1.	On the File toolbar, click Open to locate and open a 3D model.

2.	A model can be manipulated from within the Parts, Views,or Thumbnails tab.

3.	Modify the working view using any of the 3D commands available through the 3D toolbars or through the right mouse button menus (Accessible while the mouse pointer is over the Parts, Views, or Thumbnails tabs, or over the image window).

4.	You can also add cut and cross sections, dimensions,or notes to your view while in any of the three tabs. These items appear as attachments to your working view in the Views tab. Clicking on each attachment line highlights its associated entity on the model.

5.	Click [image] (New View) on the View Set toolbar (or you can point to View Set on the View menu and click New View) to save the view you have created.

6.	The View Properties text box appears in which you can assign a name and a notation to the view.

7.	To continue creating additional views, click [image] (New View), modify the view, and then click [image] (Update View) to update and save the changes to the new view.

8.	The saved views display in the Views and Thumbnails tabs with their assigned titles. A set of saved views becomes a View Set.

To create a new view from a saved view:

1.	Click the Views or Thumbnails tab and click an existing view of your view set.

2.	Click [image] (New View) to begin a new view. The View Properties dialog box appears in which you can assign a view title and a notation.

3.	Make any desired modifications to the selected view using any of the available 3D commands.

4.	Click [image] (Update View) to update and save the changes to the new view.

You can automatically create views of MYRIAD’s 9 predefined views with the Create Predefined Views command.


Create Predefined View

You can create a view or set of views using one or more selections from the Predefined Views list: There are 9 basic orientations: Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom, Isometric, Dimetric, and Trimetric.

1.	Click [image] on the View Set toolbar (or you can point to View Set on the View menu and click Create Predefined View).

2.	Select a view or several views from the Create Predefined Views dialog box, and then click OK.

3.	The first selected orientation becomes the active view and the model is zoomed to the extents, regardless of the previous zoom level. The selected view(s) are added to the view set list in the Views and Thumbnails tabs and are manipulated as any other view.

To access the Create Predefined Views dialog box, click the right mouse button while the cursor is over the Views tab, and then click Create Predefined View from the menu.

The properties (lighting, background color and gradation, render method, etc.) of the predefined views inherit the active display settings.

To create a set of your own defined views, see Creating a New View


Update View

The process of updating a view makes the changes made to a view permanent. This is how you tell MYRIAD that you actually want to save the changes you’ve made to a view. Remember that you are allowed to modify the view as you wish (navigate around the view, change the visibility of items, etc) without affecting the original state of the view. This is done because the purpose of a view is to retain a known state of the model. Therefore, you must explicitly say that you want to save whatever changes you’ve made to the view, and this is done with the Update View command. Use Update All Views to perform this operation on all the views.

1.	Select a saved view from either the Views or Thumbnails tabs and make any desired changes.

2.	Click [image] on the View Set toolbar (or you can point to View Set on the View menu and click Update View) to update the selected view with the active view.


Update All Views

You can alternate between the views contained in a view set making modifications as you go. Any changes made, however, are not permanent until a view is updated. To update changes to only certain views, use the Update View command. To make all of your changes permanent to all views, use Update All Views.

1.	Click the Views or Thumbnails tab and modify any contained views.

2.	On the View menu, point to View Set, and then click Update All Views. (Or you can click Update All Views on the Views or Thumbnails tab right mouse button menu.)

Note:  Before applying this command, it is advisable to click each original view contained in the Thumbnails tab and compare it with its corresponding view in the image window (this is the view that you are about to update to). If you would like to reject any of the changed views before applying the Update All command, click the view that you don’t want to update and click [image] to restore the view to its original state (the thumbnail view).


Restore Original View

You can restore a view to its original state by clicking [image] on the View Set toolbar. You can also select Restore Original View from the right mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the Views or Thumbnails tab.

This action undoes all changes that you made to a view since you last updated the view. You can alternate between views making changes, but those changes will not be saved until you click [image] to update a specific view, or use the Update All Views command to update changes made to all views.

The views displayed in the Thumbnails tab are the original views. If the view in the active image window has undergone some changes, you can either accept those changes by clicking [image] (Update View) to update the view and save changes, or you can click [image] (Restore Original View) to reject those changes and restore the original view.

See also:

Restore All Original Views


Restore All Original Views

You can restore all views to their original state by selecting Restore All Original Views from the right mouse button while the mouse pointer is over the Views or Thumbnails tab.

The Restore All Original Views command does the same thing as the Restore Original View command, but acts on all the changed views in the active view set. This feature makes it easier to reset the view set contents back to the original state without having to go through each view individually and restore them.


Delete View(s)

You can remove one or all views contained in a view set or you can remove a view’s attachments.

To delete just one view contained in the Views or Thumbnails tabs:

1.	Select the view to be deleted (the selected view displays a small red check mark next to its name in the Views tab.)

2.	To delete the view, either press <delete> on your keyboard, or click Delete from the right mouse button menu.

3.	Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the selected view.

To delete all views, point to View Set on the Views menu and click Delete All Views.

To delete an attachment of a view such as a dimension, note or cut/cross section:

1.	Click on the Views tab and select a view attachment to delete. The selected attachment displays a small red check mark next to its file name.

2.	Press <Delete> on your keyboard or click Delete from the right mouse button menu.

3.	Click Yes to confirm the deletion of the selected attachment.

Any view(s) or view entities deleted from the Views tab are automatically deleted from the Thumbnails tab and vice versa.


3D Redline View

To create a redline view from a 3D view:

1.	Select a view from your view set listed in the Views or Thumbnails tab or create a new view.

2.	Click [image] on the View Set toolbar or, from the View menu, you can point to View Set and select Redline View. While in the Redline Views tab, you can also create a redline view (of the view which is selected in the Views tab) by selecting New Redline from the right mouse button menu.

3.	A redline file is generated from the 3D view and the MYRIAD 2D toolbars replace the 3D ones. The Redline Views tab displays (by default) the redline view number and it’s associated 3D view name. You can select Rename from the Redline Views tab right mouse button menu and rename the image.

4.	Redline the image as desired using the available Redline toolbar. You can create multiple redline views of a single model and/or it’s components from various 3D views to include in your view set.

5.	To save the redline views, click [image] on the 2D File toolbar and select Save or Save As. Assign a name and file location. A redline file is given an *.mrk (MYRIAD redline save) extension by default (you can select to save the redline file as an XML or DFX file) and is associated with the MVS file.

6.	To return to 3D viewing, click [image] on the View Set toolbar or click one of the other three tabs.

These markup (.mrk) documents can be sent to and viewed by anyone with MYRIAD 2D capabilities and can have additional redline layers added. The Authoring  tool prevents any modifications of the original redline file layers. Redlines exported to DXF or XML can be opened in CAD programs.

See also:

Redline Views Overview


View Set Overview

A view set is a group of snapshots of a 3D model that can be stored and communicated to others. You can open a 3D model file and manipulate it to create a variety of different views. You can add detailed model information such as cut/cross sections and dimensions. You can also add notations to the views.

These files are stored as MVS (MYRIAD View Set) files and can be sent to others for viewing in MYRIAD and Brava! products.  If you receive an MVS file from someone, you can open the file and manipulate the model in MYRIAD to create new views and view sets of your own.  In a 2D application (such as Brava!), a 2D driver loads the snapshot images of these 3D views as a multi-page 2D raster document.  You can use the MYRIAD publish feature to export these 2D images of the view set as a MYRIAD MVP (MYRIAD Published View Set) file.

Note:  MVS files and their associated redline files are also added to the Document Stack.

There are many new features in MYRIAD for supporting these view set files.

Parts Tab	Displays a list of components used in the assembly of a model. From here, you can find and display a specific part or group of parts at any magnification. You can alter the appearance of the selected part(s) with the commands contained in the right mouse button menu to create a view.
Views Tab	Displays the view set in list format and includes the cut/cross section, dimension and note attachments for each view. Here you can edit, create, and delete views, and view attachment information.
Thumbnails Tab	Displays a miniature snapshot of each saved view in your view set as one group. Here you can also create, edit (to a lesser extent) and delete views.
Redline Views Tab	Displays a list of each 2D view created from a 3D view. 2D views can display dimensions, cut/cross sections, note entities. These views have full redline capabilities.

See also:

View Set Toolbar

Managing View Set Information


3D View Window Right Mouse Button Menu

When the Orbit tool is active, you can access a variety of 3D tools through the right mouse button menu while the mouse pointer is over the image window.

  Orbit Tool

  Turntable Tool

  Previous Orbit

  Orbit to Selected Face

  Orbit to Specified Location

  Quick Orbit

  Explode

  Zoom Rectangle

  Pan and Zoom

  Selection

  Projection Mode

  Render Mode

  Resolution

  Cut and Cross Section

  Specified Cut/Cross Section

  Measurement

  Dimension

  Note


Publishing and Exporting 3D Views

There are several types of publishing and export options  available for 3D. To access these commands:

1.	Point to Publish or Export on the File menu (or for publishing options, click [image] on the View Set toolbar).

2.	Click one of the following commands from the secondary menu:

 View Set to HTML

 Displayed Model to ModelPress 3DF/HTML

 View Set for Brava! (MVP)

 Displayed Model and Part Images to HTML

 Displayed View to Image File

 Displayed Model to STL

 Displayed Model to 3DS

 2D Cross Section

See also:

Printing


Export 2D Cross Section

You can export the active cross section view as a DXF file.  Only the cross section information contained in the view is exported and not the entire model view.

1.	Click the Views or Thumbnails tab and select a view containing the cross section information you want to publish.

2.	On the File menu, point to Export and click 2D Cross Section.

3.	The Publish to File command is unavailable unless you have made a cross section on the active model.  In the Export 2D Cross Section dialog box, name the image, select the format type desired, and select the directory where you wish to save the image.

4.	Click Save.

To view the cross section information:

1.	Click [image] on the File toolbar.

2.	Locate the DXF file in the directory where it was exported.

3.	Double-click on the file or click Open to view the cross section information.


Export Displayed View to Image File

You can export the active view as a JPG or PNG file.

1.	On the File menu, point to Export and click Displayed View to Image File.

2.	In the Export Displayed View to Image File dialog box, name the image, select the format type, and select the directory where you wish to save the image, and then click Save.

See also:

Publish Assembly to HTML


Publish View Set for Brava! (MVP)

This method allows you to export the views created in a view set file to HTML just like changemarks are exported in MYRIAD 2D with a few added enhancements.

Use Publish to HTML to export the stored 3D views of your view set in HTML format.  Only snapshots of the 3D views contained in your view set are exported to HTML and not the redline views. The exported files can be viewed from any web browser.

1.	On the File menu, point to Publish (or click [image]).

2.	Click View Set for Brava (MVP).

3.	In the Publish View Set for Brava! dialog box, assign a Base File name and change to the directory where you want the files to be located. You can map a network directory to publish the file to through the Network button.

4.	Click OK.

See also:

Creating Custom 3D HTML Files

Exported 3D HTML Files

Transfer Published Files to a Web Site


Publish View Set to HTML

This method is used to export all of the 3D views contained in a view set. It is particularly useful when publishing to 2D receivers such as Brava! and 2D MYRIAD. Using this method creates a file extension .mvp (MYRIAD Published View Set), which contains a 2D snapshot of each 3D view. Only the 3D views stored in the view set are exported to the .mvp file and not the redline views.

1.	On the File menu, point to Publish (or click [image]).

2.	Click View Set to HTML.

3.	In the Publish View Set to HTML dialog box, assign a File name and change to the directory where you want the files to be located, and then click Publish.

See also:

Sending a view set

Publish Current View

Transfer Published Files to a Web Site


Web Label – topic deleted 8/25/00

This feature is available for 3D images only and can be used to generate 2D HTML that uses a Java applet.

1.	To use the Web Label feature:

2.	On the File menu, point to Publish and click HTML.

3.	The HTML Publish dialog box appears. Select the Web Label check box to activate this feature.

4.	A 2D HTML representation of the active view is generated and includes any labels associated with the image that are defined in the 3D HTML Export section of the MYRIAD32.INI file.

An applet produces highlights on the parts found in the 2D image of the view on the HTML page, which if the cursor is moved over, displays the label (name of the part for example). Using applets provides a method of displaying part names associated with a model to HTML viewers who do not have access to the information through MYRIAD’s Parts tab.


Creating Custom 3D HTML Files

You can create your own 3D HTML files or modify the default files.  These files create the framed page for HTML 3D view publishing.

The base 3D HTML files are located in the MYRIAD32 (or equivalent) directory and can be edited using any ASCII text editor.  The base files need to be pointed to in the [3D HTML Export] section of the MYRIAD32.INI file (also located in the MYRIAD32 directory). The [3D HTML Export] section must contain the fully qualified path and filename of the base files. The default files are shown below.

 [3D HTML Export]

BaseHTMLFile1=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DFrame.htm

BaseHTMLFile2=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DGraphic.htm

BaseHTMLFile3=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DControl.htm

BaseHTMLFile4=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DText.htm

SupportFile1=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\Next.gif

SupportFile2=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\Prev.gif

SupportFile3=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\Index.gif

SupportFile4=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavapict.jpg

SupportFile5=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavarigc.jpg

SupportFile6=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\bg3.gif

IndexFile=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DIndex.htm

Customizing Output for Published Models

You can also customize the content of the HTML output for models published to ISF, View Sets to HTML, and publishing for Brava! Viewer.

Alternate templates are included in the MYRIAD installation directory that provide the ability for you to customize the content of the output, so you can simply push a button and generate the content that you want to put on your web site, etc.

For example, if you want to generate HTML for the Brava! Viewer that did not contain the tree control that is included with the standard HTML template, then you can substitute the 3DnoTreeControl.htm template in place of the standard 3DtreeControl.htm template. This change is done manually in the myriad32.ini file under the [3D HTML Assembly Export] section.

The default values are:

[3D HTML Assembly Export]

BaseHTMLFile1=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DTreeControl.htm

BaseHTMLName1=control

SupportFile1=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\treeApp.jar

SupportFile2=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\file.gif

SupportFile3=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\group.gif

SupportFile4=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\part.gif

SupportFile5=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\pview.gif

SupportFile6=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\uview.gif

SupportFile7=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\logo.jpg

SupportFile8=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavabanb.jpg

SupportFile9=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavapict.jpg

SupportFile10=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavarigc.jpg

SupportFile11=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\bg3.gif

IndexFile=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\3DIndex.htm

See also:

Exported 3D HTML Files


Published 3D HTML Files

By default, one frame HTML file, three support HTML files, and one PNG Image file are created for each view published, but you can have as many frame and support files as you wish.  In addition, if multiple views are exported, GIF files for Next, Previous, and Index buttons are also published.

Three digits are automatically appended to the base filename for each view in the view set (e.g., VIEW000.PNG, VIEW000.HTM, VIEW001.HTM).  The first HTML file set (000) contains three frames:  the image view at the time of export; a frame for the next, previous, and index buttons (if only one view was exported, this frame is blank); and a frame for the Note text.  The three other HTML files are the support files for the frame HTML file.  If you modify the main HTML file to contain more frames, more base files are created. The base PNG file shows the active view when the export occurred.

The NEXT.GIF and PREV.GIF files are next and previous buttons, respectively, which allow users to page to the next or previous exported view in a view set.  The INDEX.GIF file is the index button, allowing users to access a list of all exported views.

Note:  When you export a view set containing more than one view, the base file name is the same for all of them.  Only the three digit addition changes. The base PNG file comes first in each file set and shares the same base filename and three digit addition as the frame HTML.  For example the files for the first exported view, in order, would be VIEW000.PNG, VIEW000.HTM, VIEW001.HTM, VIEW002.HTM, VIEW003.HTM.  The second view’s files would start with VIEW004.PNG, and so on.


Managing View Set Information

The information contained within a view set can aid many intensions.  Among these are to:

1.	Receive a view set from another source strictly for viewing purposes in order to gather information you need for your job.

In this case, you can open the view set (.mvs file) and view its contents. You can manipulate any of the views to obtain more detailed information about the model. If you want to restore a view to it’s original state, use the Restore Original View command.

When you close the file (on the File menu, click Close), no changes are preserved.

2.	Receive a view set from another source in order to view its contents and provide communicative feedback.

All view sets are stored by author, and those author associations remain whether you save the View Set to the existing view set file, or to another file by performing a Save As. Just as in the above example, you can open the file and manipulate the views. If you want to make changes to a view in a view set that someone else has created, simply select that view and click New View to create a duplicate of that view with you as the author. You can modify the new view as you wish. You can create redline views to add to the view set, or you can add additional redline layers to any existing redline views. Once you have completed your changes, you can then save the view set to the existing file rather than having to perform a Save As. The original views of the author along with your views are then stored in the view set file.

You can share the new .mvs file with others through MYRIAD’s Send or Publishing features.

3.	Create a view set to illustrate and publish visual information.

To create a view set from scratch, follow the instructions given for creating a new view. If you load a model, manipulate it and save the file without clicking [image], the working view is saved by default as View<1>. You can create as many views as you want to include in your view set, and you can preserve changes to any existing view with the Update View command.

Click [image] and click Save or Save As to save the view set. If you have made any changes to a view and have not used the Update View or Update All Views command, you will be prompted as to whether or not to keep those changes.

Once you have created your view set, you can publish the information with any of the 3D publishing options.

4.	Create a view set as a work in progress or prototype intended for review and collaboration with others.

Just as in the above example, you can create a view set from scratch or save an existing view set with a different name. You can also choose to create or add to a view set using MYRIAD’s Create Predefined Views feature.


Export Displayed Model to 3DS

You can export the active model as a 3D Studio (3DS) formatted file. 3D Studio is a software package from Autodesk that allows you to create photo realistic views of models, and animations of them (as seen in the movie Toy Story, for example). 3D Studio has a limited capability of importing models from CAD systems and is designed to create models strictly within its own environment. This means that anyone wanting to do work on models in 3DS that were created in another CAD system has to recreate the model in 3D Studio. Using MYRIAD, however, they can export any model that MYRIAD views to 3DS format that can be imported into 3D Studio or 3D Studio Max.

1.	On the File menu, point to Export.

2.	Click Displayed Model to 3DS…

3.	In the Export Displayed Model to 3DS dialog box, assign a File name, browse to the directory where you wish to save the model, and then click Save

Note: If Dimension entities have been added to a model before exporting to 3DS, when the 3DS file is opened in MYRIAD, the entities are visible, but do not dynamically update their frontal perspective while using the Orbit tool.


Load Toolbar (removed 6/04)

MYRIAD now offers support for Pro/E and Catia using CADScript technology. Model geometry information is translated into stream files (ISF) that can be streamed over low bandwidth networks, etc. Because of the large size of these files, MYRIAD uses HOOPS/Stream technology to allow you to immediately view and manipulate the model during the load process rather than having to wait until the entire load is complete.

The Load toolbar allows you to pause the loading of an ISF file at the current level of detail. You can pause and continue repeatedly (the load process picks up where it left off) or you can stop the loading process at any time. You can also have more than one model loading in the background.


ModelPress 3DF/HTML Publishing Options

You can export the active model as an ISF or secure 3DF formatted file.  These are highly compressed model formats that can be viewed in Informative Graphic’s ModelPress Reader.

1.	On the File menu, point to Publish (or click [image])

2.	Click Displayed Model to ModelPress 3DF/HTML…

3.	A publishing options dialog appears.  Select "Password Protected" to grant viewing rights to select individuals. When the file is published, you will enter a secure password in the text box. Users will be prompted for the correct password before they will be allowed to view the published file.

4.	In the Enable Use section, you can select a date for the published document to expire.  If the Date Expired check box is selected, the Relative Date becomes available (select a date on the calendar for the file to expire).  If the Relative Date checkbox is selected, the Date field becomes available (enter number of days from today’s date for the file to expire). Files that have reached their set expiration dates will not load in the ModelPress Reader or MYRIAD.

5.	The Permit section allows you to specify user rights for the secure 3DF document. Rights that you can elect to disable cross sectioning, measurement, part viewing, and printing from an application that can view the published 3DF files. You can choose to disable cross sectioning, measurement, and part viewing in the Permit section.

6.	In the Banner (On Screen) section, you can customize the copyright banner that will be published with your model and displayed on screen to the viewer. Type in the copyright text desired. If the field is left blank, no copyright banner appears.

7.	You can export the active model as a highly compressed ISF or 3DF formatted file. Although both ISF and 3DF files can be published with Visual Rights, 3DF files contain added security measures and the Visual Rights are encrypted into the file. Additionally, only ISF files are streamable as 3DF files do not stream due to their added security layers. Select your choices in the Publish Options section. You can choose to Generate for measurement, Optimize for size instead of load speed, or Generate Secure File (3DF)

 Select Generate for measurement if you would like to retain all measurement information (lossless compression). If this option is not selected, the resulting ISF file is optimized for speed. It is visually perfect, but the measurement information it contains has some loss and may be noticeable when performing angular measurements such as arc recognition.

 Select Optimize for size instead of load speed to turn off additional levels of detail for the greatest compression level possible.

 If both options are selected, the model is published with the fewest levels of detail while retaining lossless compression.

 If neither option is selected, the model is optimized for speed having good compression and retaining levels of detail.

 In order to publish secure files with encrypted Visual Rights, you MUST select Generate Secure File (3DF) to generate 3DF (Sealed Content Format for 3D) files.  If this option is set, a 3DF file is created rather than an ISF file. The 3DF file is used exactly like the ISF file is, and is supported by the ModelPress Reader. Note: Published ISF and 3DF files cannot be republished as ISF or 3DF files.

8.	The Model Up-Axis section controls which axis of the model you will use as the up-axis for publishing. If you select Viewer Default, the model will publish using the Up-Axis selected in the ModelPress Reader or MYRIAD.

9.	The Create section allows you to automatically generate HTML files that reference the created ISF/3DF file. When selected, a file of the same name as the ISF file is generated, but with an HTM extension, and is placed in the same directory that the ISF file is written to.

  **Important note**: This feature assumes that you have ModelPress Reader (must be version 4.2 or higher) installed on the machine where you will view the HTML pages. (You can download this free reader from: http://www.modelpress.com/download.htm)

 Select File Only to create only ISF or 3DF files. Browse to the directory where you wish to save the model, assign a Base File name, and then click Publish.

 Select Email to automatically create and attach the ISF or 3DF files to an email message. The message contains a link that the recipient can use to download the free ModelPress Reader if he doesn’t already have it installed.

 Select Web Pages to create the HTML necessary to use all of the features of the ModelPress Reader. This option publishes a folder containing a complete set of files needed to create a self contained web site. The ModelPress Reader is embedded in the site.

WARNING: Because a directory structure is created, if the output location already exists, the application will try to overwrite the location and a prompt appears. If you choose to overwrite, any existing data in that directory will be lost).

Once published, a "Publish Completed Successfully" dialog appears. You can choose to preview how your published files will look once uploaded to your Web site by clicking Preview HTML. (Requires ModelPress Reader to be installed for preview.)

Note: In the template file (isfFullContainer.htm) located in the MYRIAD installation directory, you can adjust a setting that controls whether or not the ModelPress Reader tab controls are displayed or hidden (rolled up) by default when viewing the published  web pages:

MPVGUIObj.DisplayTabWindow = 0 (hide tab controls)

MPVGUIObj.DisplayTabWindow = 1 (expose tab controls)

See Also:

Transfer Published Files to a Web Site

ModelPress


Export Displayed Model to STL

You can export the active model as an STL (Stereolithography) formatted file.

1.	On the File menu, point to Export.

2.	Click Displayed Model to STL.

3.	In the Export Displayed Model to STL dialog box, assign a File name, browse to the directory where you wish to save the model, and then click Save.


Publish Displayed Model And Part Images to HTML

You can export snapshots of each part contained in an assembly to HTML and you can publish View Set views to HTML.

1.	On the File menu, point to Publish (or click [image])

2.	Click Displayed Model And Part Images to HTML…

3.	The Predefined views checkboxes are available to select which views of the model parts you want to publish. All parts and assemblies/subassemblies are published for each of the selected views. You must have at least one predefined view selected if you are publishing model parts. The default is the isometric view, but you can choose as many others as you would like. The current visibility state of parts is used and only the parts you have visible are exported.  All hidden parts are not exported.  See Display/Hide Parts to set the visibility state of parts.

4.	The Include Authored View Sets checkbox allows you to publish any view set views that you currently have available (MVS views). Since the view set views are of a specific view, the predefined views do not apply to them.

5.	Click Publish and browse to the directory where you wish to save the HTML files. Give the base file a name (VIEW by default), and then click OK

6.	When you launch the base file that you just created (VIEW.HTM by default), the 3D player displays in your browser.  Use the player to view the parts and View Sets exported. The image files (jpg) are contained in a subdirectory (named VIEWimages by default) where you published the base file.  The top control bar has options to explode the current assembly, navigate, and select the orientation to view.

See Also:

Transfer Published Files to a Web Site


Publish Displayed Model to 3DF/HTML
Publish Displayed Model to ModelPress 3DF/HTML

You can export the active model as an ISF formatted file.  This is a highly compressed model format which can also be viewed in Informative Graphic’s ModelPress Viewer.

1.	On the File menu, point to Publish (or click [image])

2.	Click Displayed Model to ModelPress 3DF/HTML

3.	In the Publish Displayed Model to ModelPress 3DF/HTML dialog box, assign a File name, browse to the directory where you wish to save the published model files, and then click Publish.

See Also:

ModelPress Publishing Options


Publish Folder

Browse to a directory path where you would like to publish your HTML files.  The base name you specify will be the name of the created folder containing the generated HTML and supporting image files. All published *.htm files are appended with the base name specified. The created folder and any subfolders created contain all the files necessary for publishing to a Web site.

See Also:

Transfer Published Files to a Web Site


Transfer Published Files to a Web Site

Once you have successfully generated your html content, click the "Preview HTML" button to view how the published files will appear in your browser.

To publish these files to your Web site:

1.	Simply transfer  (or import) the created folder  (including any subfolders it may contain) to your Web server.  The created folder contains the published HTML files as well as supporting files created in the publishing process.

2.	Create a link on an existing page where you would like to launch the published file set. The link should point to the file in the created folder designated as the "Start Page". (For example, D://Published Files/NewModel/NewModel000.htm)

To transfer the created folder to your Web server, you can copy and paste the folder into your web site directory, or you can import the folder through Front Page.

To import through Front Page:

1.	Open your Web site in Front Page.

2.	Select Import from the File menu.

3.	Click Add Folder and browse to the Created Folder path.

4.	Click OK.  All files contained in the created folder now appear in the Import dialog file list.

5.	Click OK. The folder now appears on your Web root directory.


Associated Model Files

The Associated Model Files list contains the 3D Solidworks files that are referenced by the current SolidWorks drawing document.

Select an associated file to view in MYRIAD and click OK.


Turntable Tool

The Turntable tool quickly orients the model to an upright axis and also sets the orbit mode to left to right (side to side).

For example, if a model of a car is displayed in the viewing window and you clicked the Turntable command, the car would have all four wheels planted on the ground.

Press the left mouse button while using the Turntable tool to rotate the image from side to side as if it were on a turntable. The behavior is similar to how the Orbit tool works, except that the model only rotates on one axis instead of three.


MYRuser.INI File and MYRIAD32.INI

You can modify paths, colors, and other MYRIAD features for an individual user in the MYRuser.INI file (MYR followed by the user’s login name and MYRIAD version) or for all users in the MYRIAD32.INI file.  Each user has a different MYRuser.INI file, so each user can have different settings.  The MYRuser.INI takes precedence over the MYRIAD32.INI, except for settings that only appear in the system configuration file.  You can also customize MYRIAD by disabling features for each user through the MYRuser.INI file (as opposed to using command line arguments).

The location of the MYRuser.ini file is as follows:

Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\IGC

Note: The actual file name MYRuser.ini does not exist. This file is named according to the following convention: the string "MYR" appended with the user’s login name, appended with the Myriad version number. For example, if your Windows login for that session is JDoe, Myriad will create a settings file in your Windows (or equivalent) directory called myrjdoe520.ini, and myrjdoe520.tbr with 520 being the current version number.

Note that in both the MYRuser.INI and the MYRIAD32.INI, there must be a blank line at the end of the file.

The sections in the MYRuser.INI use the following format, unless otherwise noted:

Format:	Parameter=VALUE

Example:	Bold=FALSE

The sections and settings of the MYRuser.INI and/or MYRIAD32.INI file are documented below.  Any sections or settings that are not documented should not be modified.

[Auto-Recognize File Format Options]

[BackgroundPalette]

[Changemark Export]

[Changemark_Tool]

Disabling Features

[ForegroundPalette]

[Options]

[Print]

[PrintHeaders]

[RedlinePalette]

[Redline Present Strings]

[SidebySide]

[Startup]

[Symbol Driver Options]

[Symbol Libraries]

[3D HTML Export]


[Startup]

This section sets the parameters for MYRIAD’s startup environment.

ImagePath

Specifies the path where the File/Open… and File/ Document Stack…/Add… commands search for image files.

RedlinePath

Indicates the last path where the File/Redline/Open…, /Save…, and /Save As… and File/Document Stack/ Redline commands loaded and saved markup files.

PermanentRedlinePath

Specifies the permanent path where the File/Redline/Open…, /Save…, and /Save As… and File/Document Stack/ Redline commands load and save markup files. Note: This setting can be edited in the Paths tab of the Options dialog box.

DocStackPath

Specifies the path where the File/Document Stack/ Open… and /Save… commands load and save DSF (Document Stack) files.

SerialNumber

Indicates an encoded serial number for any copy of MYRIAD using this INI file.  Note:  This value only appears in the MYRIAD32.INI file.

LicenseServer

The IP address of the license server machine on the network. Note:  This value only appears in the MYRIAD32.INI file.

Network

The network protocols and their parameters, comma delimited in order of network. Note:  This value only appears in the MYRIAD32.INI file.


[Changemark_tool]

The Changemark_tool section sets the parameters for the Changemark tool.

State

Specifies if the Changemark tool should display on startup.

FALSE	=	(Default) Do not display

TRUE	=	Display Changemark tool

Large

Specifies whether the Changemark tool should display in expanded form.

FALSE	=	Display in collapsed form

TRUE	=	(Default) Display in expanded form


[Options]

This section describes both the general display and advanced options, most of which are available through the Options dialog box.

AutoHybrid

Automatically senses Hybrid image types and loads all associated files.  This corresponds to the Auto Open Hybrid setting in the Options dialog box.  Note:  This setting should be changed in the Open tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	Do not sense Hybrids

TRUE	=	(Default) Sense Hybrids

AutoRedline

Specifies to load markup files associated with an image file automatically.  This corresponds to the Auto Open Redline setting in the Options dialog box.  Note:  This setting should be changed in the Open tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	Do not load markups

TRUE	=	(Default) Load markups

AutoZoomWidthEnable

Indicates if the image should be considered as a candidate for loading in Zoom Width mode. Note:  This setting should be changed in the View tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	(Default) Not a candidate

TRUE	=	Candidate

AutoZoomWidthMax

This key determines the maximum image size for files to be loaded at Zoom Width.  The integer value specifies the maximum width in inches or centimeters (selected in the View tab of the Options dialog box), of images that are opened in Zoom Width mode.  For example, the following value specifies that any image whose actual width is 10 inches (the default) or below, inclusive, are opened in Zoom Width mode (based on the AutoZoomWidthEnable key below). Note: This setting should be changed in the View tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

AutoZoomWidthMax	=	10

AutoZoomWidthUnit

Specifies whether the Auto Zoom Width is specified in inches or centimeters. Note:  These settings should be changed in the View tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

0	=	(Default) Inches

1	=	Centimeter

Background Color

Indicates the index into the background palette (see [BackgroundPalette]).  Note: the user should not change this setting.  You can adjust it in the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

CacheImages

Specifies to keep standard images (non-multi-page) in memory, which speeds up subsequent access to those images.

FALSE	=	Do not keep in memory

TRUE	=	(Default) Keep in memory

DisplayWhileLoading

Indicates whether to display images while loading.

FALSE	=	Do not display images

TRUE	=	(Default) Display images

Draw Mode

Specifies the integer representing the desired raster draw mode.  Note:  This setting should be adjusted in the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

0	=	Sample Draw (Fast, Default)

1	=	Full Draw (Slower)

2	=	Scale to Gray (Slowest)

DynamicUpdate

Indicates whether MYRIAD pans and zooms the image while performing rubberbanding that drag off the edge of the visible image window. Note:  This setting should be changed in the View tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	(Default) Do not pan

TRUE	=	Pan

ForegroundColor

Indicates the index into the foreground palette (see [ForegroundPalette]).  Note: the user should not change this setting.  You can adjust it in the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

Invert

Indicates whether to load monochrome raster files in Invert mode.  Note:  This setting should be adjusted in the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

FALSE	=	(Default) Do not load images inverted

TRUE	=	Load images inverted

Launch

Specifies whether the Launch feature is enabled or disabled.

FALSE	=	The Launch feature is disabled, and the Launch button is not present in the Document Stack Manager

TRUE	=	(Default) The launch feature is enabled and the Launch button is present in the Document Stack Manager

MonoMode

Indicates whether to load color vector images in Monochrome mode.  Note:  This setting should be adjusted in the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

FALSE	=	(Default) Do not load in monochrome

TRUE	=	Load in Monochrome

MRUList

Indicates whether to keep a list of the 10 most recently used files under the File menu.  Note:  This setting should be changed in the Open tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	No MRU list

TRUE	=	(Default) MRU list

MultipageCache

Corresponds to the Keep Loaded Pages option in the Open tab of the Options dialog box.  Specifies to keep each page visited in a multi-page file in memory, which speeds up subsequent access to those pages.  Note:  This setting should be changed in the Open tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	(Default) Do not keep in memory

TRUE	=	Keep in memory

Orientation

Specifies the integer representing the desired orientation of the image.  Note:  This setting should be adjusted in the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

0	=	(Default) 0 Degrees

1	=	90 Degrees

2	=	180 Degrees

3	=	270 Degrees

OutlineRedlineHides

Specifies to draw an outline around the Markup hide entities, making them more visible.

FALSE	=	(Default) Do not draw outline

TRUE	=	Draw outline

Precision

Determines the number of decimal places used in calibration.  Five is the default value.  Values greater than nine are not recommended.  Numbers entered with more decimal places are rounded.

ReserveColors

Determines whether or not the redline palette colors are added to the image colors.  This only affects images with more than 256 colors. Note:  This setting should be changed in the Open tab of the Options dialog box, not the MYRuser.INI.

FALSE	=	(Default) The redline palette is not added to the image colors, allowing a more accurate image palette

TRUE	=	The redline palette is added to the image colors


[SidebySide]

This section sets the parameters for the Side-by-Side Compare tool.

SxsShadow

Specifies the RGB value (in RGB triplet form) for the Alternate Document "shadow" in a Side-by-Side view.  The default value is 128, 128, 128.  Note:  This value is highly dependent on the background color of the view.

SxsBirdsBackground

Specifies the RGB value (in RGB triplet form) for the background of the Side-by-Side Bird’s Eye view.  The default value is 0, 0, 0.

SxsBirdsOnlyMain

Indicates the RGB value (in RGB triplet form) for the data only present in the main image in the Side-by-Side Bird’s Eye view.  The default value is 0, 0, 255.

SxsBirdsOnlyOther

Indicates the RGB value (in RGB triplet form) for the data only present in the other (alternate) image in the Side-by-Side Bird’s Eye view.  The default value is 0, 255, 0.

SxsBirdsInBoth

Specifies the RGB value (in RGB triplet form) for the data only present in both the main and other image in the Side-by-Side Bird’s Eye view.  The default value is 255, 0, 0.


[RedlinePalette]

This section contains the RGB values (in RGB triplets) for all 18 Redline colors, from 000 to 017.  The standard Redline palette is shown below, though the user can change these colors to any valid RGB triplet within the limitations of the display hardware and operating system.  Note:  This section appears in the MYRIAD32.INI file.  The number and format of these keys should not be modified.

Color000	=	0,0,0

Color001	=	0,0,128

Color002	=	0,128,0

Color003	=	0,128,128

Color004	=	128,0,0

Color005	=	128,0,128

Color006	=	128,128,0

Color007	=	192,192,192

Color008	=	128,128,128

Color009	=	0,0,255

Color010	=	0,255,0

Color011	=	0,255,255

Color012	=	255,0,0

Color013	=	255,0,255

Color014	=	255,255,0

Color015	=	255,255,255


[BackgroundPalette]

This section contains the RGB values (in RGB triplets) for the three background colors, from 000 to 002.  The standard background palette is shown below, though the user can change these colors to any valid RGB triplet within the limitations of the display hardware and operating system.  Note:  This section appears in the MYRIAD32.INI file.  The number and format of these keys should not be modified.

Color000	=	0,0,0

Color001	=	192,192,192

Color002	=	255,255,255


[ForegroundPalette]

This section contains the RGB values (in RGB triplets) for the 16 foreground colors, from 000 to 015.  The standard Redline palette is shown below, though the user can change these colors to any valid RGB triplet within the limitations of the display hardware and operating system.  Note: This section appears in the MYRIAD32.INI file.  The number and format of these keys should not be modified.

Color000	=	0,0,0

Color001	=	0,0,128

Color002	=	0,128,0

Color003	=	0,128,128

Color004	=	128,0,0

Color005	=	128,0,128

Color006	=	128,128,0

Color007	=	192,192,192

Color008	=	128,128,128

Color009	=	0,0,255

Color010	=	0,255,0

Color011	=	0,255,255

Color012	=	255,0,0

Color013	=	255,0,255

Color014	=	255,255,0

Color015	=	255,255,255


Disabling Features

You can customize MYRIAD for each user or for all users by creating a Custom section in the individual MYRuser.INI file or MYRIAD32.INI file, respectively.  Unlike command line arguments, values entered in the MYRuser.INI file remain in effect until you remove them; however, command line arguments override any MYRuser.INI values for that session.

Most customizations made in these files involve creating a [Custom] section. The [Custom section] can be inserted after any other section and can contain as many commands as you require.

You can disable any item by using one or more of the general customization command line arguments and assigning it a value of FALSE.

Format:	[Custom]

<key>=FALSE

Example:	[Custom]

appexit=FALSE

Because there are no short-cut commands in the MYRuser.INI file, you must disable all related keys to remove certain items completely.  The list below shows the equivalent MYRuser.INI file commands for the items with short-cut command line arguments.

Disable Redline	Disable Mail

MyriadEditRedlineMenu=FALSE	SendMail=FALSE

MyriadRedlineMenu=FALSE

Disable Printing	Disable Calibrate and

PrintSetup=FALSE	Measure

Print=FALSE	Calibrate=FALSE

PrintRegion=FALSE	Measure=FALSE

QuickPrint=FALSE

You can also disable or customize the following three items using the format shown below.  These items can also be disabled from the command line.

There are three additional items, shown below, that can be customized or disabled using the following format at the command line.  No spaces are allowed in the <section>.

Format:	-c<section>:<key>=FALSE

Example:	-cChangemark_Tool:Print=FALSE

item	Section	Key
Print button on the Changemark List Dialog Box	Changemark_Tool	Print
Color palette on the Redline toolbar	Custom	RedlineColor
Orientation button on the View toolbar	Custom	ToolbarOrient
Disabling the Splash Screen

You can disable the MYRIAD splash screen.  In the [Options] section of either the MYRuser.INI or MYRIAD32.INI file, add:

Splash Delay=FALSE

Adding this setting to the MYRuser.INI file disables the splash screen for that user, while adding it to the MYRIAD32.INI disables it for all users. Remember that settings in the MYRuser.INI take precedence over the settings in the MYRIAD32.INI.


[Changemark Export]

This section, located in the MYRIAD32.INI file, indicates the path of the base HTML files for the HTML export feature.  See Exporting Changemarks for more information on exporting Changemarks.

BaseHTMLFilex	Specifies the path for the HTML file.
SupportFile1	Specifies the path for the button and image files.
IndexFile	Specifies the path for the index HTML file, the index of all Changemarks exported.
 [Changemark Export]

BaseHTMLFile1=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\frame.htm

BaseHTMLFile2=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\graphic.htm

BaseHTMLFile3=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\control.htm

BaseHTMLFile4=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\text.htm

SupportFile1=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\next.gif

SupportFile2=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\prev.gif

SupportFile3=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\index.gif

SupportFile4=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavapict.jpg

SupportFile5=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\myrjavarigc.jpg

SupportFile6=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\bg3.gif

IndexFile=D:\Program Files\IGC\Myriad\index.htm


[ISF_HTML_Export]

This section, located in the MYRIAD32.INI file, indicates the path of the base HTML files for the ISF/3DF to HTML export feature.  See Publish Model to 3SF .

The sections for the three types of HTML generation are:

[ISF HTML Export Base Only]

BaseHTMLFile1=isfBaseOnly.htm

[ISF HTML Export Base With Part Hierarchy]

BaseHTMLFile1=isfBaseWithPart.htm

[ISF HTML Export Full Container]

BaseHTMLFile1=isfFullContainer.htm


[Auto-Recognize File Format Options]

This section dictates whether MYRIAD automatically recognizes file formats, regardless of extension, or not.

Prompt On Success

Gives a message box telling the user what type of file was detected and verifying if the user wants to load it.  If multiple files were selected, even if they are the same type, the message box appears for each one

Enable AutoRecognize

When set to TRUE, MYRIAD automatically detects the type of file being loaded, regardless of extension.  When set to FALSE, the Unrecognized Extension dialog box displays, prompting the user to select the file type. Note: This feature can be controlled through the Auto Recognize checkbox located on the File/Open dialog of the MYRIAD GUI.


[PrintHeaders]

The PrintHeaders section controls the ISO 9000 print banners.  This corresponds to the Banners/Watermarks dialog box in MYRIAD.

OverlayISOBanners

When set to TRUE, this key indicates for MYRIAD to allow the print banners to overlay the image.  When FALSE, MYRIAD places the banners outside of image margins, but this may result in the image being resized to fit on the page.

Font

A comma delimited description of the font.  This should only be set through the Banners/Watermarks dialog box.

TopLeft1

The actual text or wildcard to place in the field (e.g., TopLeft1= Date : %Date, TopRight1= Time : %Time, BottomCenter1= Title: %Title). These three appear by default.  There are three available fields along each edge (TopLeft, TopCenter, TopRight, BottomLeft, BottomCenter, BottomRight, etc).  Each field can be ten lines deep.  Specify which line to print after the field location (TopLeft1).  You can also modify these through the Banners/Watermark dialog box.


[Symbol Driver Options]

Points MYRIAD to the two DWG libraries for symbol support.  This should have been filled in automatically at install and should not need to be modified.

Loader1

The full path to the driver libraries Adinit.dat and Marcomp.dll must be specified here, separated by a comma, as shown below.

Loader1=<Myriad path>\marcomp.dll, <Myriad path>\adinit.dat


[Symbol Libraries]

This section controls what symbol libraries are available through the Symbols dialog box.  You can have as many symbol files as you require and can control how they are grouped within the dialog box.  Symbol files must be DWG files with defined blocks.  Each block is one symbol.

Library<n>

Specifies the group name and dwg file containing the symbol set.  Replace <n> with the appropriate number (starting with 1).  The symbols are grouped by group name in the dialog box.  More than one library can have the same group name so that all the symbols contained in those libraries appear together in the dialog box.  An example is shown below.

Library1=Mechanical Symbols,D:\Progra~1\IGC\Myriad32\myrmech.dwg


[Print]

This section controls the settings and options for the print device on the Printer tab.  These can be specified in the MYRIAD32.ini, but any changes made through MYRIAD’s interface are recorded in the MYRuser.ini file.  If no second print device is configured (there is no Printer 2 tab), this represents the only print device.  If Dual Mode Printing is enabled, the settings for the second print device (on the Printer 2 tab of the Print dialog box) are stored under the [Plot Section] section of the MYRuser.ini file.

Allow Dual Output

When set to TRUE, this enables dual print mode and adds the second print device tab in the Print and Print Setup dialog boxes.  The default is FALSE.  This option should be set through the Dual Printers tab of the Options dialog box.

Auto Rotate

When set to TRUE (default), MYRIAD automatically prints any image whose width is greater than length in Landscape mode.  If the length is greater, it prints in Portrait mode.  When set to FALSE, images print in whichever mode is specified under the Printer Properties.  This corresponds to the Auto Rotate option in the print Options dialog box.

ColorsToBlack

When set to TRUE, this prints all colors to black, which can reduce the size of the print file spooled.  This is generally only useful for raster documents.  This corresponds to the Black and White check box in the print Options dialog box.

Metric

When set to TRUE, the Printer2 at Greater Widths Than width is in Centimeters.  The default is FALSE, indicating the width is in inches.  This corresponds to the Cents option in the Dual Printers tab of the Options dialog box.

MinLine

You can set the minimum line width for printouts, with 1 as the thinnest line width available.  Set this equal to the desired number.  This corresponds to the Minimum Line Thickness text box in the print Options dialog box.

Outline Fills

When set to TRUE, this prints all filled entities from either the redline or source file with an outline, but without color.  The default is FALSE.  This corresponds to the Outline Fills check box in the print Options dialog box.

Plot at Width

When Dual Mode Printing is enabled, all files with a width greater than the size specified here are sent to the second print device when printing from the Document Stack with the Auto Select option.  This should be changed in the Printer2 at Greater Widths Than text box in the Dual Printers tab of the Options dialog box.

Note:  the user should not modify the three additional settings (Paper Size, Active Printer, and Printer Name).


[Plot Section]

This section controls the settings and options for the print device on the Printer 2 tab.  These can be specified in the MYRIAD32.ini, but any changes made through MYRIAD’s interface are recorded in the MYRuser.ini file.  If no second print device is configured (there is no Printer 2 tab), this section may not exist.  All print settings are then contained in the main [Print] section.

Auto Rotate

When set to TRUE (default), MYRIAD automatically prints any image whose width is greater than length in Landscape mode.  If the length is greater, it prints in Portrait mode.  When set to FALSE, images print in whichever mode is specified under the Printer Properties.  This corresponds to the Auto Rotate option in the print Options dialog box.

ColorsToBlack

When set to TRUE, this prints all colors to black, which can reduce the size of the print file spooled.  This is generally only useful for raster documents.  This corresponds to the Black and White check box in the print Options dialog box.

MinLine

You can set the minimum line width for printouts, with 1 as the thinnest line width available.  Set this equal to the desired number.  This corresponds to the Minimum Line Thickness text box in the print Options dialog box.

Outline Fills

When set to TRUE, this prints all filled entities from either the redline or source file with an outline, but without color.  The default is FALSE.  This corresponds to the Outline Fills check box in the print Options dialog box.

Note:  the user should not modify the three additional settings (Paper Size, Active Printer, and Printer Name).


[Automatic Paper Size]

This enables MYRIAD to detect the paper size of the file to be printed and send it to the appropriate tray of the active printer.  This is an advanced feature of MYRIAD that can only be enabled through the MYRIAD32.ini and MYRuser.ini files.  This section must be manually added to and configured by an administrator.

Three printers can be configured under this section.  MYRIAD checks the Active Printer setting under the [Print] section of the INI file to determine which of the three printers is currently active (set through the Print or Print Setup dialog boxes).  It will then determine if the page size of the current file matches any of the listed sizes for that printer.  You configure the printers and page sizes using the settings below (an example follows).

AutoSize

This setting must be TRUE to enable the detection of page size.

Printer(n)

Specifies the printer path, name, and supported paper sizes.  You can configure paper sizes for up to three printers.  Replace (n) with the appropriate number between 1 and 3, starting with Printer1.  This setting must point to a valid printer accessible by the current machine and the printer name should appear exactly as it does in the Active Printer Name text box in MYRIAD’s Print dialog box.  Place a comma after the printer name, then add the numbers corresponding to the supported page sizes for that printer, separated by commas.  Be sure only to use paper sizes that are valid for that printer.  Use the following matrix to determine the numbers to use for page sizes:

2.	Letter 8.5x11

3.	Tabloid 11x17

4 	Ledger 17x11

5 	Legal 8.5x14.0

6   	Statement 5.5x8.5

7   	Executive 7.5x10.5

8   	A3 297x420mm / 75.5x106.5

9   	A4 210x297mm / 53.5x75.5

11 	A5 148x210mm / 37.5x53.5

12 	B4250x354mm  / 63.5x90

13 	B5 182x257mm / 46.2x65.2

14 	Folio 8.5 x 13

15 	Quarto 215x275mm / 54.5x69.8

16 	10x14

17 	11x17

24 	C 17x22

25 	D 22x34

26 	E 34x44

39 	US standard fan 14.8x11

40 	German standard fan 8.5x12

41	German legal fan 8.5x13

Example:

[Automatic Paper Size]

AutoSize=TRUE

Printer1=\\<Print Server Machine>\HP LaserJet 4MV,2,3

Printer2=\\<Print Server Machine>\QMS 1660 Print System,7,14

Printer3=\\<Print Server Machine>\HP DesignJet 750C (E/A0) Color,9,11,12,24,25,26


[3D HTML Export]

This section, located in the MYRIAD32.INI file, indicates the path of the base HTML files for the 3D HTML export feature.  See Exporting Changemarks for more information on exporting Changemarks.

BaseHTMLFile1	Specifies the path for the 3D frame HTML file.

BaseHTMLFile2	Specifies the path for the 3D graphic HTML file.

BaseHTMLFile3	Specifies the path for the 3D control HTML file.

BaseHTMLFile4	Specifies the path for the 3D text HTML file.

SupportFile1	Specifies the path for the Next button, next.gif.

SupportFile2	Specifies the path for the Previous button, Prev.gif.

SupportFile3	Specifies the path for the Index button, index.gif.

SupportFile4	Specifies the path for the hotspot, hotspot.class

SupportFile5	Specifies the path for the imagemap, imagemap.class

SupportFile6	Specifies the path for the background image, bg3.gif

IndexFile	Specifies the path for the index 3D HTML file, the index of all view sets exported.


[Redline Present Strings]

Overrides the default strings that are displayed for the %MrkPresent ISO banner token. If a redline is present on the image being printed, then the default Present string value displays "Redlines are present". If no redlines are present, then the default Absent string value displays "No Redlines". You can customize the output of these strings with this key.

Present=<string>

Absent=<string>


[PDF Support]

This section controls the method used for PDF support. Upon installation, MYRIAD checks to see if a version of Adobe Acrobat is available. If found, MYRIAD will prompt the user as to whether or not to use Acrobat for PDF support. If Acrobat is selected, the UseAcrobat setting is automatically set to TRUE. If Acrobat is not selected, the UseAcrobat setting is set to FALSE and MYRIAD uses the Liberty driver to view PDF files.

UseAcrobat

When set to TRUE, MYRIAD uses Adobe Acrobat to view PDF files. When set to FALSE, NULL, or if no version of Acrobat is available on the user’s machine, MYRIAD uses the Liberty driver to view PDF files.

Note: This value is required to be set to TRUE for MYRIAD to use Acrobat.


MYRCOM32

MYRCOM32 is a 32-bit command line integration application that you can use to send DDE commands to MYRIAD.  You can use the following arguments:

MYRCOM32.EXE -DDE [DDE command] -DDE [DDE command]

This command launches MYRIAD, if it is not already running, and performs all listed commands, waiting for notification from MYRIAD after each command is completed.  After all commands are completed, MYRCOM closes down.

MYRCOM32.EXE -script [path\filename of script file]

This command launches MYRIAD, if it is not already running, reads the specified script file, and executes all listed commands, waiting for notification from MYRIAD after each command is completed.  After all commands are completed, MYRCOM closes down.

MYRCOM32.EXE -queue

This command launches MYRIAD, if it is not already running, and scans the specified directory (in the MYRCOM32.INI) every X number of seconds (also from MYRCOM32.INI) for script (*.SCR) files.  If it finds any, it will read the oldest script file in the directory and execute all listed commands, waiting after each one for notification from MYRIAD that the command was completed.  After all commands are completed, MYRCOM erases the script file and resumes scanning for more script files.  MYRCOM remains running until MYRIAD is closed or someone closes MYRCOM.

MYRCOM also supports the following script commands:

set_printer(printer1)

Sets the default printer settings.  The description of printer1 is contained in MYRCOM32.INI.

restore_printer()

Sets the default printer settings to the original default printer.


Myrcom32.INI

MYRCOM32.INI controls MYRCOM32 and contains the following settings:

queuedirectory=c:\temp

Points to the directory MYRCOM32 scans for script files when in queue mode.

scriptfile_wildcard=*.scr

Specifies the type of file MYRCOM32 searches for when looking for scripts in Queue mode.

queuetimer=10000

Frequency (in units of 1/1000 of a second) at which MYRCOM32 scans for scripts when in Queue mode.

timeout=60000

Amount of time (in units of 1/1000 of a second) at which MYRCOM32 waits for a response from MYRIAD after sending a DDE command.  This value should be greater than the amount of time it takes MYRIAD to load the largest file.

timebuffer=1000

Length of time (in units of 1/1000 of a second) to pause between script commands.

freespaceminimum=20000000

Minimum amount of free disk space (in bytes) needed before sending a print job.  If there is less disk space available than specified here, MYRCOM32 waits before sending another print command to MYRIAD.  This value should be based on the largest print job expected.

There is also a [Printers] section in the MYRCOM32.INI, but this section is maintained by the application and should not be altered by the user.


PDF Support

IGC incorporated Adobe Acrobat into MYRIAD for the most accurate PDF support possible.  This means that MYRIAD supports nearly all features of Acrobat, including viewing redlines created in Acrobat.

What do you want to do?

 Create and view thumbnails.

 View bookmarks.

 View embedded video.

 View a hyperlinked file.

 Burn redlines into the source PDF file.

 Select text or graphics in a PDF file.


Thumbnails

You can create and view thumbnails for PDF files in MYRIAD.  MYRIAD also supports thumbnails created in Adobe Acrobat.

To create thumbnails:

1.	Open the PDF file.

2.	On the Views menu, click Create Thumbnails.

To view thumbnails:

1.	Open the PDF file.

2.	Click [image] on the PDF toolbar.

3.	To return to the view of just the active page, click [image].

Note: This functionality is only available if you are using the Acrobat plugin. If using MYRIAD’s built in PDF driver (myrips.dll), this functionality is not available.


Bookmarks

You can view bookmarks created in Adobe Acrobat in MYRIAD.  Bookmarks are a list of hyperlinked page markers that let you jump immediately to a certain place in the document.

To view the bookmark list, click [image] on the PDF toolbar. To return to the view of just the active page, click [image].

Note: This functionality is only available if you are using the Acrobat plugin. If using MYRIAD’s built in PDF driver (myrips.dll), this functionality is not available.


Embedded Video

You can view a video file embedded in a PDF file.  To view the video, make sure you have the Select tool active, and then double-click on the video window of the document.


Hyperlinks

MYRIAD supports hyperlinks in PDF files, just as Adobe Acrobat Exchange does; however, MYRIAD supports hyperlinks to any of the file formats it can view, not just to other PDF files.

Use any of the PDF tools or the Select tool to click on the hyperlinked text to launch the file in MYRIAD.


Selecting Text and Graphics

You can copy text or graphics from PDF files.

To copy text:

1.	Click [image] on the PDF toolbar.

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer across the desired text.

3.	Press <CTRL><C> to copy the text to the Clipboard.

To copy graphics:

1.	Click [image] on the PDF toolbar.

2.	Click on the desired text.  Press <Shift> to select multiple graphics.

3.	Press <CTRL><C> to copy the selection to the Clipboard.

Note: This functionality is only available if you are using the Acrobat plugin. If using MYRIAD’s built in PDF driver (myrips.dll), this functionality is not available.


Wire Frame


Hidden Line


Shaded


Composite


Boundry Representation


Boundry Representation Hidden Line


Boundry Representation Composite


Feature


Feature Hidden


Feature Composite


Redline Overview

The redline button is available on the 2D File toolbar. Creating redlines allows you to annotate documents without altering the document itself.  All redlines are saved in a redline file, which is overlaid on the image.  Each redline file is made up of layers.  There can be one or more layer by one author or several layers by several different authors, but each author can edit only layers with their author name.  To edit someone else’s redlines, you must consolidate them into a new redline file under your author name.

You can create new redlines, open an existing redline for editing, or overlay one or more redlines on a source document for review.

Note: If you want to add redlines to a 3D image, you can create a redline view of the image by clicking [image] on the View Set toolbar.

What do you want to do?

 Create Redlines

 Open Redlines for Editing

 Overlay Redlines for Review

 Edit Redline Entities

 Copy/Paste Redlines

 Consolidate Redlines

 Close Redlines

 Save Redlines

 Redline PDF Files

 Use Custom Symbols

 Use Changemarks

 Use the Author Tool

 Create a redline view from a 3D view

See also:

Redline Toolbar

Redline Layers

3D Redline Views


Creating Markups
Creating Redlines

To redline a document or image, you must first open a redline file.

1.	Click [image] on the 2D File toolbar and click New….

2.	Every redline file is made up of at least one layer.  When you create a new redline, a layer is automatically be created for you.  You can rename this layer at any time.

3.	Select the desired tool from the Redline toolbar.


Open Markups for Editing
Open Redlines for Editing

You can open a redline file with your author name or another author name for editing.  This is called the active redline.  This redline remains associated with the image document - meaning it opens automatically upon viewing the image file, and remains open until you open or create another redline file or remove it from the document stack.

To open an unassociated redline file:

1.	Open the appropriate document.

2.	Click [image] on the 2D File toolbar and click Open….

3.	Select the redline file you wish to open and click OK.


Overlay Markups for Review
Overlay Redlines for Review

Though an image file can have only one active redline file associated with it, there can be multiple overlaid, or read-only redline files attached.  Overlaid redlines appear under the image document in the Document Stack Manager and remain there until you remove them from the document stack.

To open redlines for review:

1.	Click [image] located on the 2D File toolbar and click Open for Review….

2.	Select the redline file or files you wish to overlay and click Open.

To view the list of overlaid files, open the Document Stack Manager and click on the plus sign in the document window to show the expanded view of the document.  All of the redline files that you selected should now appear under the main document.

To add redlines to the current view:

1.	Click [image] to open the Document Stack Manager and then select a view.

2.	Click Add Redline to locate associated overlay redline files.

3.	Click View to review the selected addition or click Print to print the image with its overlays.


Closing Markups
Closing Redlines

To close the currently current redline:

1.	Click [image] located on the 2D File toolbar

2.	Click Close.  You are prompted to save changes made since the last save.


Saving Redlines

Redline files can be saved as MRK files (editable redline files) or as DXF or XML files so they can be imported into CAD applications.

1.	Click [image] on the 2D File toolbar and click Save… or Save As….

2.	Type the file name in the File Name text box and select the appropriate drive and directory.

3.	In the Save as type field, select an output file format for the redline. You can choose to save only the Changemarks text as a TXT file.

4.	Click Save.

See also:

3D Redline View


Changemarks

The Changemarks feature allows authors of redlines to assign a placeholder and descriptive text and/or a hyperlink to a particular redline.  All Changemarks contained in the redline files in the current Document Stack appear in the Changemarks List.  This allows reviewers to step through each Changemarks annotation in all related documents and images, so no comments are missed.

From the Changemarks List, Changemarks can be filtered by author, title, or content.  The descriptive text contained in the Changemarks can be printed, copied to the Clipboard, or published with the image and annotation to an HTML page.

See also:

Creating Changemarks

Publishing Changemarks

Creating a 3D Note


Changemarks Filters

You can filter Changemarks by title, content, or author.

Filter Titles

This option allows you to filter the list by a keyword or words in the Changemark titles.  Type the keyword in the Filter text box.

Filter Content

You can filter the list by a key word or phrase in the content of the Changemarks by enabling this radio button. Type the keyword or phrase in the Filter text box.

Filter by Author

By default, all Changemarks, regardless of author, are visible.  You can view the Changemarks by a particular author or authors by disabling the other authors in this window.  A check mark displays to the left of the active author(s).


Creating Changemarks

Changemarks can be just an annotation entity, or they can be paired with a Cloud, Rectangle Highlight, Ellipse Highlight, or Polygon Highlight.

1.	Create a new redline layer or open an existing layer.

2.	Select the desired tool from the Changemarks drop down options on the Redline toolbar.

3.	Draw the redline shape on the image by clicking and holding the left mouse button, and then dragging the desired shape.  Release the mouse button to set the entity.  For the Poly Highlight, click the left mouse button where you want each corner or junction of the polygon, then click back on the first point to set the entity.

4.	Enter the title of the Changemark in the Title text box, and then press <Tab>.

5.	Type any descriptive text necessary (this entry is optional and can be quite extensive) and click OK. You can also copy text to the clipboard and select Paste from the right mouse button menu to add text from another source.

6.	You can type in a URL or IP address (also optional) in the hyperlink field.

7.	You can resize both the highlight and the annotation entities (they can be sized separately) at any time. Use the edit handles immediately after insertion, or use the Select  tool to pick the entity if it has already been set.  Click and hold the left mouse button on one of the handles and drag the entity to the desired size.


Editing Changemarks

You can edit Changemarks in open redline files.  If the redline file is overlaid or has a different author name, you cannot edit the Changemarks.

1.	Open the redline file.

2.	On the Tools menu, click Changemarks.

3.	Select the appropriate Changemark from the Changemark List and click View (you can also double-click on the Changemarks annotation on the image to open the Changemark dialog box).

4.	In the Changemark dialog box, click Edit.

5.	Make any changes and click OK.


Publishing Changemarks

You can publish Changemarks to HTML files through the Changemark List dialog box.  You can publish one or more Changemarks, with or without the title and descriptive text.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Changemarks.

2.	Select the appropriate Changemarks from the list and click HTML. You can select one or multiple Changemarks (by holding down the CTRL key).  Each Changemark selected is published to its own framed HTML page and contains the Changemarks source file view with redline entities, text, title, and any hyperlink URL or IP address present.

3.	Assign a base file name and select a directory location to store the files.

4.	Click Publish.

5.	To view the published files in your default browser, click Preview HTML – or you can double-click on the default file name CHMRK000.htm from the directory where you just stored the files.

See also:

Published Changemark Files

Creating Custom HTML Files

Burning Redlines into PDF Files

Exporting 3D Views

HTML


Published Changemark Files

By default, one frame HTML file, three support HTML files, and several image files are created for each Changemark published, but you can have as many frame and support files as you wish.  In addition, if multiple Changemarks are published, GIF files for Next, Previous, and Index buttons are also published.

Three digits are automatically appended to the base filename (e.g., CHMRK000.GIF, CHMRK000.HTM, CHMRK001.HTM).  The first HTML file (000) contains three frames:  the image view at the time of publishing; a frame for the next, previous, and index buttons (if only one Changemark was published, this frame is blank); and a frame for the Changemark text.  The three other HTML files are the support files for the frame HTML file.  If you modify the main HTML file to contain more frames, more base files are created. The base PNG file shows the current view when the publishing occurred.

The NEXT.GIF and PREV.GIF files are next and previous buttons, respectively, which allow users to page to the next or previous exported Changemark when more than one is published.  The INDEX.GIF file is the index button, allowing users to access a list of all published Changemarks.

Note:  If you publish more than one Changemark, the base file name is the same for all of them; only the three-digit addition changes. The base GIF file comes first in each file set and shares the same base filename and three digit addition as the frame HTML.  For example the files for the first published Changemark, in order, would be CHMRK000.GIF, CHMRK000.HTM, CHMRK001.HTM, CHMRK002.HTM, CHMRK003.HTM.  The second Changemarks files would start with CHMRK004.GIF, and so on.

See Also:

Creating Custom HTML Files

Publishing Changemarks


Creating Custom HTML Files

You can create your own HTML files or modify the default files.  The base HTML files are located in the MYRIAD (or equivalent) directory and can be edited using any ASCII text editor.  The base files need to be pointed to in the [Changemark Export] section of the MYRIAD32.INI file (also located in the MYRIAD directory).  The default files are shown below.

[Changemark Export]

This section, located in the MYRIAD32.ini file, indicates the path of the base HTML files for the HTML export feature.

BaseHTMLFile1	Specifies the path for the frame HTML file, frame.htm.

BaseHTMLFile2	Specifies the path for the graphic HTML file, graphic.htm.

BaseHTMLFile3	Specifies the path for the control HTML file, control.htm.

BaseHTMLFile4	Specifies the path for the text HTML file, text.htm.

BaseHTMLFile5	Specifies the path for the hyperlink HTML file, hyperlink.htm.

SupportFile1	Specifies the path for the Next button, next.gif.

SupportFile2	Specifies the path for the Previous button, Prev.gif.

SupportFile3	Specifies the path for the Index button, index.gif.

IndexFile	Specifies the path for the index HTML file, the index of all Changemarks exported.

There are certain tags, which are replaced with the Changemark information in the output files that you may want to include in your customized base files.  The tags are listed below, but you may want to use the existing files as a reference.

%changemark_image%	Name of the GIF image

%changemark_title%	Title of the Changemark

%changemark_text%	Changemark text

%index_url%	Path for the index HTML file MYRIAD will generate

%index_button%	Marks  the beginning of the HTML block source corresponding to the index button

%/index_button%	Marks the end of the HMTL block source corresponding to the index button

%previous_url%	Path for the previous Changemark

%next_url%	Path for the next Changemark

%previous_button%	Marks the beginning of the HTML block source corresponding to the previous button

%/previous_button%	Marks the end of the HTML block source corresponding to the previous button

%next_button%	Marks the beginning of the HTML block source corresponding to the next button

%/next_button%	Marks the end of the HTML block source corresponding to the next button

The beginning and end block specifiers for the next and previous buttons ensure that the buttons do not appear in the frame file if only one Changemark is exported.


Printing Changemarks

You can print Changemarks and message contents from the Changemark List dialog box or through the Print dialog box.  If you print using the Quick Print button on the File toolbar, the Changemarks entities appear on the image but the message contents do NOT print.

Print Changemarks from the Changemark List

Print Changemarks and Notes from the Print dialog box


Print Changemarks from the Changemark List

Printing from the Changemark List allows you to select which Changemarks entities and text you wish to print.  Only the entities of the selected Changemarks are numbered and only the message contents of the selected Changemarks print.  The Changemarks entities of the selected Changemarks print on the image and are numbered according to their order in the Changemark List.  The Changemarks contents print as a separate document, also corresponding to the order of the selected Changemarks in the Changemark List (and the numbered entities).

Each Changemark prints at the zoom level and with the view settings (e.g., background color, etc.) that existed when the Changemark was created.  For example, if one Changemark was placed while the image was zoomed to extents, and another was placed while zoomed on a specific area, two pages print:  one showing the image at extents and one showing the zoom area.  For multi page documents, only pages containing selected Changemarks print.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Changemarks.

2.	In the Changemark List, select the Changemarks you wish to print with the image.  All Changemarks entities print, but only the entities of the selected Changemarks are numbered.  Only the notes of the selected Changemarks print.

3.	Click Print on the Changemark List dialog box.

MYRIAD prints images as they appear on the screen.  If you have a redline open or overlaid, it prints on the image.


Printing Changemarks and Notes

You can print an image and all Changemarks and Notes contained in the currently active  and/or overlaid redline files, and 3D image files from the Print dialog box.  Unlike printing Changemarks from the Changemark List , the image prints only once, at extents, showing all of the attached Changemark entities. When printing a 3D image containing notes, the current image displayed constitutes the first page.  A second page containing all of the Changemarks or Notes contents then prints. Each numbered message corresponds with the numbered entity contained in the selected view.

1.	On the File menu, click Print.

2.	Select Document and Notes from the Print What drop-down list, and then click OK.

Note:  If you only print the current view, Document and Notes are not an option for the Print What drop-down.  The Changemark and note entities print, but they are not numbered and the contents do not print.


Reviewing Changemarks

You or subsequent reviewers can view a list of all the Changemarks associated with a document stack through the Changemark List dialog box.  The Changemarks listed reflect all Changemarks for the current document stack, even if the files have not been opened.  If you are reviewing Changemarks that you authored in the active redline file, you can also edit the Changemarks.

1.	Open the document with the appropriate redline open or overlaid.

2.	On the Tools menu, click Changemarks.

3.	In the Changemark List dialog box, select a filter, if any, and then select the Changemark(s) you wish to view.

4.	Click View.  You can progress through the Changemarks without returning to the Changemark List by using the Next and Previous arrow buttons.  If you closed the Changemark List dialog box, you can close the Changemark dialog box and return to the Changemark List dialog box in one step by clicking List.

5.	To launch any hyperlinks present, click Launch and Myriad will bring up your default browser to display the specified URL.

To review individual Changemarks:

1.	If the Changemark tool is not active, click [image] on the 2D View toolbar.

2.	Double-click on the redline entity.


RedlineToolbar

The Redline toolbar contains various redline tools and their related options. The arrow displayed in the lower right corner of a redline tool button indicates the existence of additional options. To access these related option menus:

1.	Click and hold on a selected redline tool button until its drop-down menu displays.

2.	Click on the desired option from the drop-down to select a tool.

From left to right, the menus are:

 Redline Menu

 Redline Tools

 Redline Entity Options

Simplified Toolbars

You can also display simplified toolbars for the 2D View, PDF, and Redline toolbars. Enable this option through the View tab of the Options dialog box.


Consolidating Markups
Consolidating Redlines

You can consolidate redline layers from multiple overlaid redline files into one file with one author name.  Consolidating redlines creates a duplicate layer in the new file, leaving the original files and their layers unchanged.  The user that consolidates the redline layers appears as the author for the new file and all of the layers it contains, thereby allowing him to edit all consolidated layers.

1.	Overlay the redline files containing the layers you wish to consolidate on the appropriate document.

2.	To create a new redline file, point to Redline from the File menu and click New…, or open an existing redline file that you wish to use as the master file.

3.	On the Edit menu, click Consolidate Redlines….

4.	Select the layers you wish to consolidate, and then click OK.

Once consolidated, the user can change the editable redline layer through the Redline Layering dialog box .  The visibility is automatically turned off for the original, overlaid redline files under the Set Visible Layers dialog box .  If there are any Changemarks in the consolidated layers, they appear twice in the Changemark List dialog box, once for the overlaid file and once for the master file.  To avoid confusion, it may be advisable to remove the overlaid files once you have consolidated all desired layers.


Editing Markups
Editing Redlines

You can edit open or active redlines.  You can create new redline entities or use the Select tool to resize, reshape, move, or delete existing redlines with your author name.

To select redlines:

1.	Open the appropriate redline file.

2.	Click [image] on the View toolbar. The pointer changes to a hand when you pass it over a selectable item.

3.	Click the redline(s) that you wish to edit (you can select more than one redline by pressing <Ctrl> while clicking on the desired redlines). The entity is selected when you see a series of eight small squares surrounding it.

4.	Move a redline by holding and dragging with the left mouse button. Resize a redline by holding and dragging one of the surrounding resize boxes in any direction. Delete a redline by pressing <Delete>. Select a tool button from the Redline toolbar to change a redline’s color, line width, line style, or text properties.


Markup Layers
Redline Layers

All redline files are made up of at least one redline layer.  Each layer can have only one author, though there can be many layers by one author or by multiple authors in one redline file.  Authors can only edit redlines on layers with their author name.  If a new author opens a redline file created by another author, they are prompted for a new layer name and a new layer is automatically created for them.

You can view a list of the layers contained in the current redline file, change the active layer to a different layer with your author name, create a new layer, delete a layer, or rename an existing layer with your author name through the Set Redline Layer dialog box.  To access the Set Redline Layer dialog box, click [image] on the Redline toolbar and click Set Redline Layer….

You can set the visible redline layers through the Set Visible Layers dialog box.


Set Visible Layers

Redline files are made up of layers.  The Set Visible Layers dialog box displays all the layers of the active and overlaid redline files, as well as the layers of the image itself.  You can select as many or as few layers of the redline and image files as you wish.  The Set All button selects all layers to be visible.  The Clear All button deselects all layers so no layers are visible. Find allows you to select layers by a text string.

1. 	View the document and overlay the appropriate redline files.

2. 	Click [image] on the 2D View bottom toolbar (or you can click Set Visible Layers from the View menu).

3. 	Select the check box to the left of any layer you wish to turn off, or make invisible.  Notice that the image layers are at the top of the list, with the redline files and their layers shown below.

4. 	Click Apply to update the image display without closing the dialog box. Click OK to update the image display and close the dialog box.

See also:

Change the Active Redline Layer

Set Redline Layer

Set Visible Layers Right Mouse Button Option Menu


Author Tool

MYRIAD automatically detects each user’s Windows login name and uses it as their author name when they create redlines.  The names of all authors in the currently open and overlaid redlines image are listed in the Author tool.  You can then choose to view or hide the redline of any author or authors by selecting or deselecting them in the Author tool. A check mark next to the authors name indicates visibility.

1. 	Open the document with the appropriate redline files overlaid.

2. 	On the Tools menu, click Author Tool.

3. 	Select the author or authors whose redlines you wish to view or hide.


Change the Active Markup Layer
Change the Active Redline Layer

You can change the active layer in the current, editable redline file through the Set Redline Layer dialog box.

1. 	Click [image] on the Redline toolbar and click Set Redline Layer….

2. 	Select the check box corresponding to the new layer.  The active layer displays the red pen icon.  If the layer does not have a check box, it does not have your author name and therefore cannot be edited by you.

3. 	Click OK.


Rename Markup Layers
Rename Redline Layers

You can rename any redline layer with your author name in the current, editable redline file through the Set Redline Layer dialog box.

1. 	Click [image] on the Redline toolbar and click Set Redline Layer….

2. 	Select the layer you wish to rename, and click Rename.

3. 	In the Rename dialog box, type in the new layer name and click OK.

4. 	Click OK again.


Create a New Markup Layer
Create a New Redline Layer

If you open a redline file by another author or authors, you are prompted to create a new layer with your author name (note:  layer names cannot contain apostrophes).  You can also create a new redline layer at any time for the current, editable redline through the Set Redline Layer dialog box.

1. 	Click [image] on the Redline toolbar and click Set Redline Layer….

2. 	Click New.

3. 	In the New Redline Layer dialog box, type the name of the new layer and click OK.

4. 	Click OK again.


Delete a Markup Layer
Delete a Redline Layer

You can delete a redline layer with your author name from the current, editable redline file.  You cannot delete the active layer.

1. 	Click [image] on the Redline toolbar and click Set Redline Layer….

2. 	Select the layer you wish to delete.  If it is currently the active layer , you must first select a new active layer, then select it again to delete it.

3. 	Click Delete and then click OK twice.


Editable Markups
Editable Redlines

Redlines in MYRIAD can either be editable or overlaid.  Editable redlines are working redlines currently in progress.  Overlaid redlines cannot be edited.


Duplicate Redline Layer

MYRIAD warns you if there is already an existing layer with the same name.  You can click OK to create the duplicate layer or Cancel to cancel the creation of the new layer.  The original layer of that name becomes active when you cancel the creation of the duplicate layer.


 Redline PDF Files

There are six additional redline tools available on the Redline toolbar for PDF files, including three additional Changemarks options.  All options add an underline, strikeout, highlight, or outline to the selected PDF file text.  To select the text, click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer until all the text is highlighted.

	Underlines selected text.
	Adds strikeout lines to the selected text.
	Highlights the selected text.
	Underlines the selected text and adds a Changemark annotation in the left margin.
	Highlights the selected text and adds a Changemark annotation in the left margin.
	Adds an outline to each word in the selected text and copies the selected text to a Changemarks annotation, added in the left margin.  You can edit the Changemark text so the person making the desired changes needs only to copy and paste the text into the new revision of the file.

Redlines can also be added to the PDF file , altering the source PDF file so that the redlines can be viewed from other applications that support PDF, such as Adobe’s Acrobat Reader.

Note: This functionality is only available if you are using the Acrobat plugin. If using MYRIAD’s built in PDF driver (myrips.dll), this functionality is not available.


Burning Redlines into PDF Files

To burn redlines into a PDF file:

1.	On the File menu, click Save with Redline….

2.	This action allows you to save a copy of the source PDF file with it’s redlines burned in.  The new file, with it’s redlines, can be exported and viewed in applications such as Adobe’s Acrobat Reader.  The actual source file remains untouched.  It is not necessary for the recipient of such a file to have MYRIAD installed on their system in order to view the changemarks.

Burning in redlines allows the viewer to open and view the contents of a Changemark directly from its location on the source document. Clicking on the annotation displays an Adobe note containing the Changemark title, author, last modification date, layer name, and Changemark contents.

Note: This functionality is only available if you are using the Acrobat plugin. If using MYRIAD’s built in PDF driver (myrips.dll), this functionality is not available.


Redline Menu

Click [image] on the Redline toolbar to access the Redline menu.  It contains the following commands:

 Undo

 Redo

 Set Redline Layer


Markup Tools
Redline Tools

The following tools are available for creating redlines.  With PDF files, you can also access the PDF redline tools.

	Draw and sketch various line and freehand shapes:  Line , Line Arrow , Sketch , Arc , Poly Line
	Draw filled or unfilled solid shapes.
	Draw a cloud around image areas for emphasis or use highlights.  Highlights are translucent shapes that allow the image to show through.
	Hides can be used to create a blank space for adding text or to cover confidential information for printing.  The Crossout tool allows you to place an "X" over any area of the image.
	The Text tool allows you to place text directly over the image.   You can change the font type, style, and size and make an opaque background through the Font dialog box:  Text, Text Caret, Text Crossout, Text Leader
	You can add custom symbols in your redlines through MYRIAD’s Symbol tool.
	You can add Changemarks annotations to your redlines that allow you to step reviewers through changes one by one.

You can remove redline entities:

1.	Click [image] on the View toolbar. The cursor changes to a pointing hand.

2.	Click on the entity to be deleted.

3.	Press <DELETE> on your keyboard.

See Also:

Copy/Paste Redlines


Markup Entity Options
Redline Entity Options

	Select solid or various dashed line styles using the Line Style drop-down on the Redline toolbar.
	Select from 10 line widths using the Line Width drop-down on the Redline toolbar.  The first width is always one pixel, regardless of the zoom level.  The other nine widths vary based on the height of the image.
	Change the color of any entity using the predefined redline palette.  These colors can be changed in the MYRIAD32.INI or MYRuser.INI file.
	Select for solid shapes to be filled or unfilled.  The active command displays a check mark.
	Change the font type, style, and size for redline text through the Redline Text Font dialog box or you can use the drop down box described below as a simplified method. You access the Redline Text Font dialog box through the Font button on the Redline toolbar. Select the Opaque Box check box under the Effects section to add a text box with the same background color as the image.  This allows you to create space for textual comments on a busy image.
	Use these combo boxes as an alternate method of setting font style and size. You can select true type fonts sized between 1 and 72 points. If a single text object is selected, the combo boxes show the properties for the object. If multiple text objects are selected, and the properties are the same for all selected objects, then the combo box(es) show the property. If the properties are different, then the combo box(es) are blank.


Line

The Line tool allows you to draw straight lines in any direction.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button where you want the line to start and drag the mouse pointer to where you want the line to end.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the line, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Line Arrow

The Line Arrow tool allows you to draw an arrow.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button where you want the arrow to point and drag the mouse pointer to where you want the line to end.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the arrow, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Sketch

Use the Sketch tool to draw freehand shapes.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to draw the shape.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Arc

You can place an arc using the Arc tool.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag a box to contain the arc.  The arc opens to the bottom of the drawing by default.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the arc, and then grab the angle handles to change the length and orientation of the arc.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Poly Line

Poly Line allows you to draw connected line segments.

1. 	Click the left mouse button where you want the first line segment to start.

2. 	Move the mouse pointer to where you want the next line segment to begin and click the left mouse button.  This will be the vertex of the first two line segments.

3. 	Repeat step two until all vertices have been set.

4. 	Double-click the left mouse button to set the line.

5. 	You can reshape, resize, or adjust any segment by clicking on it to display the resize box and dragging the handles at any vertex.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Solid Shapes

The Solid Shapes group allows you to draw filled or unfilled Rectangle, Ellipse, or Poly shapes.  For the Filled or Unfilled Rectangle and Ellipse:

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to draw the shape.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

For the Filled or Unfilled Poly:

1. 	Click the left mouse button where you want to set the first vertex of the polygon.

2. 	Move the mouse pointer to where you want the second vertex and click the left mouse button again.

3. 	Set any remaining vertices, and then click the left mouse button on the first point to set the entity.  You can also double-click the left mouse button at the last vertex position and MYRIAD automatically fills in the last line segment for you (connecting the last vertex point to the first).

4. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Cloud

You can draw clouds using the Cloud tool under the Highlight group.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to draw the shape.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Highlights

Draw translucent shapes using the Rectangular, Elliptical, or Poly highlights.  For the Rectangular or Elliptical Highlight tools:

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to draw the shape.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Make the entity filled or unfilled using the Fill button on the Redline toolbar.

For the Poly Highlight:

1. 	Click the left mouse button where you want each corner or junction of the polygon.

2. 	Click the left mouse button on the first point to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Make the entity filled or unfilled using the Fill button on the Redline toolbar.


Hides

Use hides to obscure shapes on the image.

To draw a Rectangular or Elliptical Hide:

1.	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to draw the shape.

2.	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

To draw a Poly Hide:

1.	Click the left mouse button where you want each corner or junction of the polygon.

2.	Click the left mouse button on the first point to set the entity.

To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Make the entity filled or unfilled using the Fill button on the Redline toolbar.  You can show the outline of hides by selecting Outline Hides from the Redline/Pan section of the Options dialog box.


Crossout

The Crossout tool is used to place an "X" over an area of the image.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse pointer to draw the shape.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.

Change the Line Style

Change the Line Width


Text

Use the Text tool to place text directly on the image (as opposed to adding an annotation).

1. 	Click the mouse pointer where you want the text to start.

2. 	Type the desired text and press <CRTL><Enter> to set the string.

3. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Note:  This does not resize the text.

Change the Font


Text Caret

Use the Text Caret tool to place an insert caret and related text directly on the image (as opposed to adding an annotation).

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the caret.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the caret.

3. 	Click the mouse pointer where you want the text to start (you can move the text at any time once set).

4. 	Type the desired text and press <CRTL><Enter> to set the string.

5. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Note:  This does not resize the text.

Change the Font


Text Crossout

Use the Text Crossout tool to place and "X" over an area of the image with related text.

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the X.

2. 	Release the mouse button to set the entity.

3. 	Click the mouse pointer where you want the text to start (you can move the text at any time once set).

4. 	Type the desired text and press <CRTL><Enter> to set the string.

5. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Note:  This does not resize the text.

Change the Font


Text Leader

Use the Text Leader tool to place an arrow and related text directly on the image (as opposed to adding an annotation).

1. 	Click and hold the left mouse button where you want the arrow to point.  Drag the arrow.

2. 	Click the mouse pointer where you want the text to start.

3. 	Type the desired text and press <CRTL><Enter> to set the string.

4. 	To resize the entity, click on it to display the resize box and drag the handles accordingly.  Note:  This does not resize the text.

Change the Font


Symbols

The Symbol tool in the Redline toolbox allows you to add custom symbols to your redlines.  You create DWG file libraries containing your custom symbols, then point to them in the MYRIAD32.INI file.  All symbols contained in files listed in the MYRIAD32.INI file appear in the Symbols list.  You can also group several files so that the group name appears in the Symbol list.  Double-clicking on the group name reveals the symbols contained in the group.  The symbols contained in files without group names appear at the bottom of the symbol list.

1. 	Create DWG files containing your symbols.  Make each symbol a defined block.  The block names appear as the symbol titles in the Symbols dialog box.

2. 	Open MYRIAD32.INI in an ASCII text editor.

3. 	Scroll down to the [Symbol Libraries] section.

4. 	Either replace the existing libraries (MYRMECH.DWG, MYRSYM.DWG, etc.) or add new lines after the last library listed (Library4, Library 5, etc.).  Add the group name, if any, in the first field followed by the path and filename of the DWG file containing your custom symbols (Note:  This path and filename cannot contain spaces).  To assign files to the same group, simply give each file the same group name.  If the group name contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotes.  The group name can be separated from the path with a space or a comma.  The format is shown below.

[Symbol Libraries]

Library0="group name" myrsym.dwg

Library1=group_name,custom.dwg

5.	You need to set the following loader option to point to MARCOMP.DLL and ADINIT.DAT in the MYRIAD32 (or equivalent) directory.

[Symbol Driver Options]

Loader1=c:\progra~1\igc\myriad32\marcomp.dll, c:\progra~1\igc\myriad32\ADINIT.DAT

To add a symbol to an image:

1.	Click [image] on the Redline toolbar.

2.	You can search for any symbol in the current symbol file by using the Find command in the Symbol Right Mouse Button Option Menu .

3.	Double-click one of the symbol groups contained in the Symbols dialog box list to view its contents. Select a symbol, and then click a location on the document to place it. You can adjust the size manually by dragging the corners of the surrounding textbox, or you can select the Scale Symbol check box and enter a value in the Scale Factor text box. MYRIAD will automatically adjust the symbol to your specified scale.

4.	To adjust the orientation of a symbol, enter an amount in degrees in the Orientation section of the Symbols dialog box before placing the symbol on the image.

5.	Select the Preserve Colors check box to activate the Reserve Redline Color feature for the selected symbol. To change the symbol color, click [image], click a symbol on the image to select it, and then click [image] to select and apply a new color from the palette.

6.	If you want to delete a symbol, click [image], and then click on the symbol to select it. Press <delete> to remove the symbol from the document.


Undo

Undoes redline actions, beginning with the most recent command.


Redo

Redo re-implements the actions undone with the Undo command.


Markup Font
Redline Font

Change the font type, style, and size for redline text through the Redline Text Font dialog box.

1.	Click [image] on the Redline toolbar to open the dialog box.

2.	Select the Opaque Box check box under the Effects section to add a text box with the same background color as the image window.  This allows you to create space for textual comments on a busy image.

Note: To resize, move or delete the text box, click [image]. Click the box and drag a side or corner to resize, drag the box to move, or press <delete> to remove.

3.	Select the desired font, style and size to use from the list boxes and click OK. (Or you can use the drop down menus on the Redline toolbar to select a font and size.)

4.	Click a tool from the text menu [image] to activate the redline text feature.

5.	Select a location on the image and type the desired text. While the text feature is active, you can click on and edit any pre-existing text.


Line Style

Select solid or various dashed line styles by clicking [image] on the Redline toolbar and selecting a line style from the drop-down list.


Markup Line Width
Redline Line Width

You can change the line width of redline lines.  Click [image] on the Redline toolbar and select the desired width from the drop-down list.  The first width is always one pixel, regardless of the zoom level.  The second line width changes based on the zoom level.


Set Visible Layers Right Mouse Button Option Menu

You can access Set and Clear shortcut commands for the Set Visible Layers dialog box through the Set Visible Layers Right Mouse Button Option menu.  Set selects the currently highlighted layer to be visible, while Clear deselects the highlighted layer.

1.	Click [image] on the 2D View toolbar.

2.	Move the mouse pointer over the Visible Layer window.

3.	Click the right mouse button and click a command.


Find

The Find feature in the Set Visible Layers dialog box allows you to select layers by a text string.  For example, to find all layers with the word "Layer" in their title:

1.	Click [image] to open the Set Visible Layers dialog box, and then click Find.

2.	Type "Layer" in the Find What text box.  Click Set to make all layers found visible or Clear to turn off all currently visible instances.


Symbol Right Mouse Button Option Menu

Rather than scrolling through the list of symbols in the Symbol window, you can use the Find Symbol Name command in the Symbol Right Mouse Button Option menu to access any symbol in the current symbol file quickly.

1.	Move the mouse pointer over the Symbol window in the Redline toolbar.

2.	Click the right mouse button, and then click Find Symbol Name.

3.	Type the name of the symbol in the Find What text box and click OK.


Copy/Paste Markups
Copy/Paste Redlines

You can copy/cut and paste redlines into the same redline or to other redlines.

1.	Click the Select [image] tool, and then click a redline entity to copy. You can select several entities by holding down the <shift> key. (Changemarks entities cannot be copied.)

2.	Select Copy or Cut from the Edit menu, and then select Paste to place the selected redline entities within the open redline. You can choose to open another redline for the same file to paste the entities, or you can open another document (including PDF), create or open a redline file, and paste the entities there as well.

Note: The clipboard data can only be used by MYRIAD and cannot be pasted into any other program (such as WORD or AutoCAD).


Page Control

When you view a multi page document, a paging toolbar displays with paging controls.  You can hide this toolbar by selecting Tools · Toolbars · Page Control (a check mark displays to its left when active).

	Changes to the first page of the document.
	Changes to the previous page.  If you are viewing the first page, it changes to the last page.
	Allows you to specify the page you wish to view.
	Changes to the next page.  If you are viewing the last page, it changes to the first page.
	Changes to the last page of the document.

You can also select pages by name when Page Name is available from the View menu.


System Administrator Mode

MYRIAD's System Administrator mode allows you to keep general users from editing ISO print banner information and the Watermark.  Once a system administrator is defined, you must always launch MYRIAD in this mode using the -a switch to access the ISO Banners dialog box.  If no system administrator is defined, everyone has system administrator privileges.  You can have more than one system administrator defined.

When running a network copy of MYRIAD, the System Administrator option is available under the Tools menu. When you launch MYRIAD in System Administrator mode, you are prompted for a valid system administrator user ID and password.  These must be supplied to access the ISO Banners dialog box or to make any changes to the System Administrator information.

To define a system administrator:

1.	On the Tools menu, click System Administrators.. The System Administrators dialog box appears.

2.	Click Add.

3.	In the Add System Administrator dialog box, enter a user ID and password for a user you would like to add.  These are not case sensitive and do not need to be the same as the system username and password. The user will need to enter the ID and password that you set up in order to logon to and use the network copy of MYRIAD.

4.	Click OK twice.


Administrator Logon

When running a network copy of MYRIAD, you will need to enter your user ID and Password that has been set up for you by your server Administrator to be able to use MYRIAD.  If you don’t have an ID and password, check with your administrator to have him add you to the list of users.


Capture to Clipboard

You can copy all or part of what is actively displayed in the image window to the Clipboard to be pasted into another application.

1.	Open the image and any associated redlines, if applicable, that you wish to copy to the Clipboard.

2.	On the Edit menu, click Capture to Clipboard.

3.	In the image window of a 2D view, drag a box around the area you wish to capture. With 3D, the entire view is captured. You receive a message stating that Capture to Clipboard has completed successfully.

4.	Paste the Clipboard contents into the other application.


Removing MYRIAD Components

Use the Windows Add/Remove Components to remove MYRIAD in all Windows platforms.  Do not delete the MYRIAD directory manually or you will not be able to do a full reinstallation.  You can edit the registry if needed to remove the remaining files and allow reinstallation.


Send Mail

You can send the file that is currently active to another person if you have Microsoft Mail. This can include any MYRIAD .mvs files. If you wish to send related redline files, you must also attach them to the message.

1.	Open the file you wish to send.

2.	On the File menu, click Send Mail….

3.	Add any attachments necessary and send the message using standard Microsoft Mail conventions.


Command Line Arguments

You can customize individual MYRIAD sessions by using command line arguments. Command line arguments take precedence over MYRuser.INI settings for that session.  Because you launch MYRIAD from the command line, you must be in the MYRIAD directory and type MYRIAD32, followed by a space before the argument.  All arguments must begin with a dash (-) or a forward slash (/).

See also:

General Customization

Predefined Switches


DDE Commands

You can integrate MYRIAD with another application, such as a database or document management application, through DDE commands.  The integrating application can launch MYRIAD, tell MYRIAD what files to load, and give instructions for printing a particular document, including where to place an ISO 9000 banner.  Several programs can be integrated with MYRIAD at one time.  For complete information on integration commands, please see INTGDOC.RTF in the INTGCLT directory of the main MYRIAD directory.

There are several ways in which you can integrate MYRIAD.  You can use MYRCOM, an application included with MYRIAD (MYRCOM32.EXE) in the INTGCLT directory, which allows you to send DDE commands to MYRIAD from the command line.  This program is the easiest method of integrating MYRIAD, but it is limited.  MYRCOM only allows one-way communication, as it cannot receive information back from MYRIAD.

Native DDE commands are a more complex and flexible method of integrating MYRIAD.  Native DDE commands can be sent from the server application to MYRIAD, but again, this allows no communication back from MYRIAD.  For the most flexible integration method, you can program a workflow integration application or program your integrating application to make calls and receive information from MYRIAD.


View Attribute Information

One or more entities (i.e. a block or group) within a DWG image may have assigned attributes.  You can view these attributes in MYRIAD.

1.	View the appropriate document.

2.	Click  [image] on the View toolbar.

3.	Move the mouse pointer over the entity with the assigned attribute.  The mouse pointer changes to a pointing hand.

4.	Double-click on the entity to display the attribute information.


URL Lookup/Zipped Files

You can retrieve files from the Internet without using a web browser or view files within a zip file from the local network or your system by using the URL/Zip dialog box.  You access the URL/Zip… dialog box through any of the Open dialog boxes:  Open Image, Add Image(s) to Document Stack, Open Document Stack, Open Redline, Overlay Redline and Open View Set.

The URL/Zip dialog box works just like the dialog box used to summon it.  For example, you can only open valid DSF or GRP files using the URL/ZIP feature through the Open Document Stack dialog box.  A file opened though the URL/Zip feature in the Open dialog box is viewed immediately and is automatically added to the document stack.

The URL/Zip dialog box contains a drop-down list of the last 10 files entered in the Add URL/Zip text box, whether the file was valid or not.  The list reflects all path and filenames entered in any URL/Zip dialog box, regardless of which Open dialog box it was accessed through.


URL Lookup

1.	Open the appropriate Open dialog box. (Open Image, Add Image(s) to Document Stack, Open Document Stack, Open Redline, Overlay Redline or Open View Set.)

2.	Click [image].

3.	Type the ftp or http address and filename in the URL/Zip Path text box and click OK.

Example:	ftp://ftp.infograph.com/mps/%21index.txt

See also:

Proxy Server

Zipped Files

Add Zip/URL


Zipped Files

If you do not know the specific file you wish to access within the zip file or if you want to view more than one zipped file, you can view the contents of the zip file and select the files you wish to view.

You cannot view zip files within zip files or password protected zip files.

1.	Open the Open Image, Add Image(s) to Document Stack, Open Redline, or Overlay Redline dialog box (Note:  Only one file can be opened through the Open Redline dialog box).

2.	Select the zip file containing the file or files you wish to view and click Open.

3.	Select the file or files you wish to view or open and click OK.

If you know the name of a specific file within the zip file that you wish to view, you can use the URL/ZIP dialog box.

1.	Open the appropriate Open dialog box.

2.	Click [image].

3.	Type path\file.zip(file.xxx)in the URL/Zip Path text box and click OK (for example, type n:\master.zip(project.dwg)).

4.	Select the zipped file and click View.

If you add the file to your document stack, you do not have to add it again unless the file path changes.

See also:

URL Lookup


Configuring Supported Network Protocols

The License Server is already configured using the default settings (refer below). You can change the settings manually if needed.  When running as a service, the license server does not display the dialogue containing license key, number of licenses in use, etc.  To view and edit this information, proceed with the following instructions. This shuts down the service, and runs the license server as an application. Shutting down the application restarts the service. Stopping the service does not reset the licenses in use.

1.	Double-click on licserv.exe in the installed MYRIAD directory.

2.	In the MYRIAD License Server dialog box, click Configure Network.

3.	In the Supported Network Protocols dialog box, click Add to add NetBIOS or TCP/IP Communications protocol. In the Open dialog box, locate and select an available Network Transport file (either myrbncm.dll for a Netbios protocol, or myrsncm.dll for a TCP/IP protocol) and click Open.

4.	To remove a protocol, select the protocol and click Remove.

5.	To change the TCP/IP protocol, select TCP/IP Communications Protocol and click Properties to display the TCP/IP Configuration dialog box. You should only modify the Broadcast Port or Server Port if you are using another application that requires those settings.  The Broadcast Port is the TCP/IP port where the License Server listens for new MYRIAD connections.  The Server Port is the port where the License Server processes requests for a MYRIAD connection.  Listen Buffers represents the number of requests for connections that can be processed at one time before being turned over to the Server Port.  The range for the Broadcast and Server ports is 1,024 to 9,999, but only needs to be changed if there is a conflict.  The Listen Buffers should not be changed

6.	Click OK to close the Supported Network Protocols dialog box and save any changes.

See also:

Changing the Serial Number


Launching Other Applications

You can launch an application associated with a file and load the file within that application by using the Launch feature in the Document Stack Manager.  The Launch button is grayed out until one or more source files (not redline files) are selected in the document stack.  By default, a separate application window appears for each file, even if they call the same application (see below to change this behavior).

1.	Launch MYRIAD and summon the Document Stack Manager.  (Click [image] on the File toolbar.)

2.	In the Document Stack window, select the file or files you wish to view in another application(s).

3.	Click Launch.

A warning appears if there is no application associated with that file extension.  DOS applications cannot be launched.  The default associations for file extensions set in Windows Explorer is used unless otherwise specified in the MYRuser.INI or MYRIAD32.INI file.  To change which application MYRIAD launches for a particular extension add a section called [Launchers] in the MYRuser.INI or MYRIAD32.INI file, specify the extension, followed by the equals sign (=) and the path to the executable of the application you wish to launch, as shown below.  If you specify the same application and path as the default, the Launch feature does not work.

[Launchers]

doc=d:\MSOffice\Winword\WINWORD.EXE,WinWord,System,[FileOpen("%1")]

xls=d:\MSOffice\Excel\EXCEL.EXE,Excel,system,[open("%1")]

The three fields following the path contain optional DDE information.  The first field contains the application name, the second the topic name, and the third the DDE message. Specifying the DDE information allows MYRIAD to specify for the application to open another file instead of launching another application window.


Network Licensing

Previously, MYRIAD was available with two floating network license configurations. A floating network license allows the customer to install a specified number of licenses on the server for checkout by any operator on the network. Seats become available to other users with this method as soon as a user exits MYRIAD.

The two methods for managing floating network licensing were file lock networking and the License Server. The File Locking method is no longer available, and the License Server method has changed.

The new Network Licensing method locks licenses to a MAC ID instead of a user name. It is a self-administering method in that there is no list of authorized users to maintain. The License Server now monitors how many users are accessing MYRIAD at one time by recording the client machine’s MAC ID number (based on the network card). Once the total number of licenses allowed is recorded, it prevents any additional copies of MYRIAD from being launched. Therefore, if you are licensed for 25 users, the first 25 different MAC IDs to request licenses get them. Network Licensing automatically installs and runs the License Server as a service upon the install of a network copy of MYRIAD. The License Server must be running at all times and can be used only for TCP/IP networks. The server machine must be assigned a static IP address or host name as this information is encoded in the license key. The License Server will only run on that particular server with the licensed IP address or machine name. If DHCP is used, the server must be assigned the same address or host name for each request occurrence. A network copy of MYRIAD should be run only on a Windows NT, XP, or 2000 server.

See also:

Changing the Serial Number

Configuring Supported Network Protocols


Proxy Servers

If you are using a proxy server or gateway, you need to set your environment variable to point to the appropriate IP address or hostname and port.  For example, if your proxy is located at proxy.company.com:10080, you would set the http_proxy to http://proxy.company.com:10080.  Ask your network administrator for the appropriate port.

In Windows NT 4.0 you change the environment variable through Environment tab of the System Properties dialog box from the Control Panel.  Enter http_proxy as the variable and http://proxy.company.com:10080 as the value.

If you want to bypass the proxy server for internal or intranet locations, you can set a specific IP address or hostname or a range of addresses to ignore the proxy server.  To do this, you set the variable no_proxy (instead of the http_proxy variable above) to the intranet address or addresses you wish to contact directly.  For example, to set a specific address, you could set no_proxy to internal_server.company.com.  For a range of addresses, set no_proxy to company.com.


Changing the Serial Number

You can change the serial number to reflect your current user status at any time through the License Server.

1.	To update the License Server, access the License Server shortcut through your Myriad Program group on your Start menu (or you can double-click on the licserv.exe file in the installed MYRIAD directory).

2.	In the MYRIAD License Server dialog box, click Change Serial Number.

3.	Enter the new serial number that was provided to you by IGC in the Serial Number dialog box and click OK. This automatically updates the serial number in the myriad32.ini startup file. You can change the serial number while licenses are in use. If the new number of total licensed users is less than the number of current users, the excess users are logged off using a first on first off method of elimination.


Toolbars

You can display or hide any of MYRIAD’s toolbars.

On the Tools menu, point to Toolbars and click any of the following. A check mark displays to the left of the active (visible) toolbars.

 File Toolbar

 View Toolbar  (2D)

 View Toolbar (3D)

 PDF Toolbar (only with PDF files using Acrobat viewer)

 Redline Toolbar (2D)

 Status Bar

 Page Control Toolbar (2D)

 Analysis Toolbar (3D)

  View Set Toolbar(3D)

Note: While in 3D viewing, you can click [image] on the View Set toolbar to convert the active 3D view into a 2D raster file.  All 2D toolbars display in place of the 3D toolbars.  You can click [image] on the View Set toolbar to return to 3D viewing.

Simplified Toolbars

You can also display simplified toolbars for the 2D View, PDF, and Redline toolbars. Enable this option through the View tab of the Options dialog box.


Status Bar

The status bar is the informational bar at the bottom of the MYRIAD window.   You can choose to display or hide the status bar.  From the Tools menu, point to Toolbars and select Status Bar.  A check mark displays to the left of the Status Bar command when it is active (visible).


File Toolbar

The File toolbar appears by default at the top of the MYRIAD window, just under the menu commands.  It allows you to access basic file commands quickly.  Click on a button for more information about that command.

To display or hide the File toolbar at any time; from the Tools menu point to Toolbars and select File.    A check mark appears next to the File command when it is active (visible).


PDF Toolbar

The PDF toolbar allows you to access several basic Adobe Acrobat Exchange features.  From left to right, these buttons allow you to:

View the page only

View both bookmarks and the page

View both thumbnails and the page

Select text

Select graphics

Go to the previous page

Go to the next page

To display or hide the PDF toolbar at any time; from the Tools menu point to Toolbars and select PDF.

Note: This functionality is only available if you are using the Acrobat plugin. If using MYRIAD’s built in PDF driver (myrips.dll), this functionality is not available.


Calibrate

When measuring distances on 2D files, you must first calibrate the scale you wish to use.  For example, if the image contains a component with a marked dimension of 1.5 m, you can use the Calibrate tool to measure the dimension line and enter 1.5 as the scale.  The Measure tool now gives measurements in meters.

1.	On the Analysis menu, click Calibrate.

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button on the first point in the distance you are using as the baseline.

3.	Drag the mouse pointer across the distance to the last point and release the mouse button.

4.	Enter the value you wish to use as the scale (the unit that all future measured distances are based on) and click OK.

The default precision for the Calibrate tool is five (5) decimal places.  This can be changed in the Options section of the MYRuser.INI (PRECISION=n), but a value greater that nine (9) is not recommended.


2D Measure

There are various Measure tools available for obtaining precise measurements of 2D drawing and image files under the Measure menu. You must calibrate a baseline distance before the Distance, Polygon, and Rectangle Measure tools will be available. MYRIAD uses an interval of 0 to 360 degrees for all angular measurement

There are three Measure tools available for 2D files:

 Distance

 Polygon

 Rectangle


Distance

This feature allows you to measure the distance between two selected points based on the calibrated baseline.  The length of the new distance, in terms of the calibrated baseline, appears in the status bar at the lower right corner of the MYRIAD window, along with the angle of the new line and the offset difference in y-axis position of the new line.

1.	On the Analysis menu, point to Measure and click Distance.

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button where you want to start measuring.  An X appears to mark the first point.

3.	Drag the line to the desired destination and release the mouse button.  Another X marks the end of the line.

4.	Creating a new line removes the existing measurements from the status bar and clears the old line from the image window.


Polygon

This feature allows you to measure a polygonal shape.  The length of the line between the last point set and the current mouse position, the total perimeter of the polygon (including the current mouse position) and the area of the polygon (including the current mouse position) appear in the status bar, respectively.

1.	On the Analysis menu, point to Measure and click Polygon.

2.	Click the left mouse button where you want to place the first point of the polygon.  As soon as you move the mouse pointer away from the first point, the measurement information changes in the status bar.

3.	Click the left mouse button where you want to place the second point, and continue to set the points of the polygon.  Notice that the measurement information continues to update.

4.	Double-click the left mouse button to set the last point of the polygon.  You are not able to set a point if it bisects the polygon, creating two shapes.

5.	Creating a new polygon clears the old measurement and removes the old polygon from the image window.


Rectangle

This feature allows you to measure a rectangular area.  The width, height, and area of the rectangle display on the right side of the status bar, respectively.

1.	On the Analysis menu, point to Measure and click Rectangle.

2.	Click and hold the left mouse button where you want the rectangle to start.

3.	Drag the mouse pointer to where you want the opposite rectangle corner and double-click to set the shape.

Creating a new rectangle clears the old measurement and removes the old rectangle from the image window.


Exiting MYRIAD

On the File menu, click Exit to exit MYRIAD.  You are prompted to save any open, unsaved redlines.


Unrecognized Extensions

Normally, MYRIAD automatically detects the type of file being loaded.  However, if you change the Enable AutoRecognize setting in the MYRIAD32.ini (located in your MYRIAD directory) or MYRuser.ini (located in <windows>\Profiles\<username>\Application Data\IGC for Windows NT, or Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\IGC for Windows 2000) file set to FALSE and you load a file with an unrecognized extension, you are prompted to select a file type.  Select the appropriate file type from the list of supported formats and click OK.

Note:  To view a file with a redline overlaid that has either no extension or an unrecognized extension, first view the file, and then add the redline through the Document Stack Manager dialog box or the Redline file menu.


Find

You can search PDF files for words or phrases.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Find...

2.	In the Find What text box, type in the word or phrase you wish to find.

3.	Click Find Next to jump to each instance of the text string.

4.	Click Cancel to close the dialog box.


View Set

The MYRIAD View Set feature allows you to save a set of 3D views (or snapshots) and 2D markups of a model, complete with all attachment information, as one file. The file extension for these is *.mvs (MYRIAD View Set).

To manage MVS files:

1.	Click [image] on the File toolbar.

2.	Click Open to open an existing view set. If 3D viewing is enabled, the file loads as a 3D MVS file and enables all 3D toolbars. If not, the file loads as a 2D raster file with the 2D toolbars enabled. If both 2D and 3D are enabled, you can select which components will load through the Load Options section of the 3D Options tab on the Options dialog box.

3.	You can view and publish the open view set as well as edit the view set and save it with a different file name.

4.	Click Save to save an open view set with its same name and location if you are the author. Click Save as to save a new view set or to save an open view set as a separate file from the original. Choose a file location and file name.

See also:

Information about View Sets

Managing View Set Information

3D View Set Toolbar


Simple Mode

Simplified Mode provides a limited set of tools for non-power users.

1.	From the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the View tab, and then select the Enable check box in the Simple Mode section.

3.	Click OK. MYRIAD must be restarted to view the following toolbars containing only the basic operations:

Simplified View Toolbar

Selections include:

Select Tool

Zoom All

Zoom Width

Zoom

Also with PDF Files:

Select Text

Simplified Redline Toolbar

Selections include:

Line Arrow

Rectangle Highlight

Crossout

Text

Creating Changemarks

Redline Font

Font Face


General Customization

You can disable virtually any toolbar button or menu option from the command line by using the format shown below.  A FALSE value disables the item, while a TRUE value enables any item that has been disabled in the MYRuser.INI for that session.  You can enter as many as you need, up to 256 characters, by inserting a space after each one.  The example shows how you would remove the Exit option from the File menu.

Format:	myriad32 -c<key>=value

Example:	myriad32 -cAppExit=FALSE

Some of the popular commands are grouped below by toolbar.  Click here to view a complete list of arguments, sorted alphabetically.  There are also predefined switches that disable an entire feature automatically, such as markup ability or printing.

File Toolbar

FileOpen	Removes the Open button from the File toolbar and Open command from the File menu.
MyriadEditRedlineMenu	Removes the Redline Menu button from the File toolbar and Redline command from the File menu.
DocStack	Removes the Document Stack button from the File toolbar.
NextDoc	Removes the Next Doc button from the File toolbar and command from the File menu.
PrevDoc	Removes the Prev Doc button from the File toolbar.
Print	Removes the Quick Print button from the File toolbar and the Print command from the File menu.

View Toolbar

Select	Removes the Select button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.
ZoomExtents	Removes the Zoom All button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.
Zoom	Removes the Zoom button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.
ZoomWidth	Removes the Zoom Width button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.
BirdsEye	Removes the Bird’s Eye button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.
Eyeglass	Removes the Eye Glass button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.
Color	Removes the Monochrome/Color button from the View toolbar
RasterToggle	Removes the Raster button from the View toolbar.
BackgroundColor	Removes the Background Color button from the View toolbar.
Layering	Removes the Set Visible Layers button from the View toolbar and the Visible Layers command from the View menu.
ToolbarOrient	Removes the Orientation button from the View toolbar.

Redline Toolbar

RedlineEntityLine	Removes the Line, Sketch, Arc, and Arrow Redline tools from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineEntityHighlight	Removes the Cloud and Highlight tools (Rectangle, Ellipse, and Polygon) from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineEntityText	Removes the Text, Text Crossout, Text Leader, and Text Caret tools from the Redline toolbar.
RedlinePDF	Removes the PDF tools from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineSymbol	Removes the Symbol button from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineChangemarks	Removes the Changemarks tools from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineLineStyle	Removes the Line Style button from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineLineWidth	Removes the Line Width button from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineColor	Removes the Color button from the Redline toolbar.


Command Line Argument

This is the complete list of command line arguments available for MYRIAD.  Commands are listed alphabetically.  Click here for the predefined command line switches.

AppExit	Removes the Exit option under the File menu.
ArrangeIcons	Removes the Arrange Icons command under the Window menu.
Associate	Removes the Unrecognized Extension dialog box.
AuthorTool	Removes the Author Tool under the Tools menu.
BackgroundColor	Removes the Background Color button from the View toolbar.
BirdsEye	Removes the Bird’s Eye button from the View toolbar and the Bird’s Eye command under the View menu.
BirdsEyeClose	Removes the Close command in the Bird’s Eye Right Mouse Button option menu.
BirdsEyeStickAround	Removes the Stick Around command in the Bird’s Eye Right Mouse Button option menu.
Calibrate	Removes the Calibrate feature under the Analysis menu.
Capture	Removes the Capture to Clipboard feature under the Edit menu.
CascadeWindow	Removes the Cascade command under the Window menu.
Changemarks	Removes the Changemark Option from the Redline toolbar and the Changemarks command from the Tools menu.
CloseAll	Removes the Close All command under the Window menu.
Color	Removes the Monochrome/Color button from the View toolbar
Consolidate	Removes the Consolidate Redlines command under the Edit menu.
DocStack	Removes the Document Stack button from the File toolbar.
EyeGlass	Removes the Eye Glass button from the View toolbar and the Eye Glass command under the View menu.
EyeGlassClose	Removes the Close command from the Eye Glass Right Mouse Button option menu.
EyeGlassCloseSync	Removes the Close and Update Original command from the Eye Glass Right Mouse Button Option menu.
FileClose	Removes the Close command under the File menu.
FileOpen	Removes the Open command under the File menu.
FitWindow	Removes the Fit  to Image command under the Window menu.
HelpAbout	Removes the About MYRIAD command under the Help menu.
HelpContents	Removes the Contents command under the Help menu.
HelpSearch	Removes the Search for Help on command under the Help menu.
HelpSupport	Removes the Product Support command under the Help menu.
Layering	Removes the Set Visible Layers button from the View toolbar and the Visible Layers command from the View menu.  To completely disable layering capabilities, you must also disable SetRedlineLayer.
MainFileMenu	Removes the File menu when no files are open.
MainHelpMenu	Removes the Help menu when no files are open.
MainToolsMenu	Removes the Tools menu when no files are open.
Measure	Removes the 2D Measure feature under the Analysis menu.
MRU (Most Recently Used List)	Removes the most recently used file list.
MyriadEditMenu	Removes the Edit menu.
MyriadEditRedlineMenu	Removes the Redline submenu from the File menu.
MyriadFileMenu	Removes the File menu when there is an active document window(s).
MyriadHelpMenu	Removes the Help menu when there is an active document window(s).
MyriadToolsMenu	Removes the Tools menu when there is an active document window(s).
MyriadViewMenu	Removes the View menu.
MyriadWindowMenu	Removes the Window menu.
NextDoc	Removes the NextDoc button from the File toolbar.
NewWindow	Removes the New Window command under the Window menu.
Options	Removes the Options command under the Tools menu.
PrevDoc	Removes the Prev Doc button from the File toolbar.
Print	Removes the Quick Print button from the File toolbar and the Print command from the file menu.
PrintRegion	Removes the Print Region command from the File menu.
PrintPreview	Disables the Print Preview button from the Print dialog box.
PrintSetup	Disables the Print Setup command under the File menu.
RasterToggle	Removes the Raster button from the View toolbar.
RedlineChangemarks	Removes the Changemark tools from the Redline toolbar and removes the command from the Tools menu.
RedlineColor	Removes the color palette in the Redline toolbar.
RedlineEntityLine	Removes the Line, Sketch, and Arc Redline tools from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineEntityText	Removes the Redline Text tool from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineEntityHighlight	Removes the Cloud and Highlight tools (Rectangle, Ellipse, and Polygon) from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineLineStyle	Removes the Line Style button from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineLineWidth	Removes the Line Width button from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineMenu	Removes the Redline menu button from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineNew	Removes the New command under the Redline menu.
RedlinePDF	Removes the PDF tools from the Redline toolbar.
RedlineOpen	Removes the Open command under the Redline menu.
RedlineOpenForReview	Removes the Open for Review command under the Redline menu.
RedlineSave	Removes the Save command under the Redline menu.
RedlineSaveAs	Removes the Save As command under the Redline menu.
RedlineSymbol	Removes the Redline Symbol tool.
Redraw	Removes the Redraw command from Right Mouse Button Option menu.
Select	Removes the Select button from the View toolbar and the Select command from the Edit menu.
SendMail	Removes the Send Mail feature under the File menu.
SideBySide	Removes the Side-by-Side Compare command under the Tools menu.
TileHorizontal	Removes the Tile Horizontal command under the Window menu.
TileVertical	Removes the Tile Vertical command under the Window menu.
ToolbarOrient	Removes the Orientation button from the View toolbar.
Undo	Removes the Undo command under the Edit menu.
ViewStatusBar	Removes the Status Bar command under the Tools menu.
Zoom	Removes the Zoom button from the View toolbar and the Zoom command from the View menu.
ZoomExtents	Removes the Zoom All button from the View toolbar and the Zoom All command from the View menu.
ZoomIn	Removes the Zoom In command from the Right Mouse Button Option menu and disables the (+) key command. To completely disable the zoom features, you must use all zoom commands.
ZoomOut	Removes the Zoom Out command from the Right Mouse Button Option menu and disables the (-) key command. To completely disable the zoom features, you must use all  zoom commands.
ZoomPrevious	Removes the Zoom Previous command from the Right Mouse Button Option menu. To completely disable the zoom features, you must use all zoom commands.
ZoomWidth	Removes the Zoom Width button from the View toolbar and the command from the View menu.


Predefined Switches

You can disable or remove a number of buttons and menu commands through the general command line arguments. In addition, you can use the predefined command line switches listed below. You can also add predefined switches by editing the target of your Myriad shortcut properties menu. For example, …<path>\Myriad32.exe –a –np launches MYRIAD in administrators mode with printing disabled.

Disable Redline	-v or /v

This command disables all redline capabilities so MYRIAD can only be used for viewing.

Example:  	myriad32 -v

Disable Folder	-d or /d

This disables the Document Stack, or folder capability.

Example:	myriad32 /d

Disable Printing	-np or /np

This option disables all printing capabilities.

Example:	myriad32 -np

Disable Mail	-nm or /nm

This option disables MYRIAD’s mail interface.

Example:	myriad32 /nm

Disable Calibrate and 2D Measure	-ni or /ni

This command disables all 2D Calibrate and Measure capabilities.

Example:	myriad32 –ni

Disable View Set	-x or /x

This command disables the View Set Toolbar and menu.

Example:	myriad32 -x

Launch with Document Stack	-f or /f

This command automatically loads the specified Document Stack when MYRIAD is launched.

Example:	myriad32 -f c:\project\stack.dsf

Launch with Changemark List	-m or /m

This command automatically summons the Changemark List when MYRIAD is launched.

Example:	myriad32 -m

Load in Side-by-Side Compare	-s or /s

This command automatically loads the two specified files in Side-by-Side Compare.

Example:	myriad32 /s (filename1, filename2)

Launch in Administrator mode	-a or /a

This command Launches MYRIAD in System Administrator Mode.

Example:	myriad32 -a

There are three additional items, shown below, that can be customized or disabled using the following format at the command line.  No spaces are allowed in the <section>.

Format:	-c<section>:<key>=FALSE

Example:	-cChangemark_Tool:Print=FALSE

Item	Section	Key
Print button on the Changemark List Dialog Box	Changemark_Tool	Print
Color palette on the Redline toolbar	Custom	RedlineColor
Orientation button on the View toolbar	Custom	ToolbarOrient


Options

You can control many MYRIAD features through the Options dialog box.  To access this dialog box, click Options on the Tools menu and click one of the available tabs. The Display tab is only available when a 2D file is loaded.

Note: Changes made to the Open and Dual Printers tabs do not take effect until the new files are loaded.

 Open

 View

 Display

 Dual Printers

 3D Display

 3D Options

 Paths

See also:

Print Options


Background Color 2D

You can change the background color of file types with "transparent" background colors, such as monochrome raster and vector file types (color raster files are not affected) to black, white, or gray.  If you change the background color to the same color as the selected foreground color for monochrome images, the foreground color is automatically changed if the Enable Color Conflict Resolution check box is selected.

To change the background color, click [image] on the 2D View bottom toolbar and select the desired color. (Choices are gray, black, or white.) You can also change it through the Display tab of the Options  dialog box.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Reserve Markup Colors
Reserve Redline Colors

When marking up images with more than 256 colors, it is recommended that you use the Reserve Redline Colors feature.  Reserve Redline Colors indicates for MYRIAD to use the image's color palette rather than the default, 16-color redline palette for creating redlines.  This preserves the colors of the image, but can affect the colors of the redlines for that file.  If you do not use the Reserve Redline Colors option when marking up a 256-color image, MYRIAD tries to use only 16 colors, which may affect how the file displays.  Note that this only occurs when you have a redline file open or overlaid.

To enable the Reserve Redline Colors feature:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Open tab and select the Enable check box in the Reserve Color section.

3.	Click OK.


 Orientation

You can rotate a 2D image in 90 degree increments. Click [image] on the 2D View bottom toolbar and select the desired rotation increment from the drop-down list or use the Orientation section of the Display tab in the Options dialog box.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Raster Method

Available for monochrome raster images only, the Raster method changes the raster sampling method between these three available options:

Sample Draw

Draws the image quickly with less detail.

Full Draw

Draws the image slower, with more detail. Areas with many small details close together may become congealed into single entities.

Scale to Gray

Draws the image the slowest of the raster methods, but gives the best image when zoomed out.

Control this feature through the Raster Method section on the Display tab of the Options dialog box. Changing the raster method does affect how the image prints.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Printer 2 At Widths Greater Than

When printing from the Document Stack, MYRIAD can automatically send all files over a specified width to the second print device using the Auto Select printing method of Dual Mode Printing.  This is useful when printing multiple files of various sizes from the Document Stack Manager.

1. 	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2. 	Click the Dual Printers tab, and then select the Use Printer 2 when image’s width is greater than check box.  The text box and measurement options are now active.

3. 	Enter the desired image width in the text box and select either Inches or Cm (centimeters), and then click OK.

Once the Dual Printers feature is enabled, you must configure the second print device.  The page width is only used when printing from the Document Stack using the Auto Select print method.

See also:

Configure Dual Mode Printing


Invert

Inverting images interchanges the foreground and background colors of monochrome images.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Display tab, and then select the Invert check box from the Display Toggles section.

3.	Click OK.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Printing Raster Files

You can use the raster method to change how a raster image prints.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Display tab and select one of the following three options in the Raster Method section:

If the image loses data when printing, set the raster method to Full Draw.

If the image prints too dark and has overlapping lines, change the raster method to Scale to Gray.

If you want to print a large file quickly, use Sample Draw.

3.	Click OK.

Note:  When printing bitmap images, which contain only pixel information, MYRIAD scales the image to 400 dpi, regardless of the selected printer resolution.


Read from/Set to

The Read from/Set to feature allows you to change the display options for the active file, all subsequently loaded files, or all files of a certain format type.  For example, you can have all DWG files monochrome with a green foreground and black background.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Display tab, and then select one of the three available options in the Read from/Set to section:

Current

The default selection, indicating that the options only apply to the current document.

Default

Select to change how all files load.

By Format Type

Select a file type from the drop-down list to apply the selected option changes.  Be sure to do this before you change any options. The changes also apply to any files of that type you subsequently load These settings do not override any previously set options for a specific file type.

3.	Change any options in the Display tab and click OK.


Foreground Color

You can change the foreground color for monochrome files.   If you change it to the same color selected for the background color, the background color is automatically inverted if the Enable Color Conflict Resolution check box is selected.

Change the foreground color through the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Display tab, and then select the new foreground color from the Foreground Color section.

3.	Click OK.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Monochrome

The Monochrome toggle on the 2D View bottom toolbar changes all lines of a color image to a single color (the default is black).  Redline entities remain in color for quick identification.  When Monochrome Mode is selected, the image displays and prints in black and white.

To change the monochrome setting, click [image] on the 2D View toolbar. You can also use the Monochrome setting on the Display tab of the Options dialog box.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Auto Open Markup
Auto Open Redline

When enabled, Redline automatically opens the associated redline file.  The redline file must have the same base filename and be in the same directory as the source file.  If an editable redline is attached to a file, indicated in the Document Stack Manager by a red pen to the left of the document and redline file, the redline always opens with the file regardless of the Redline setting.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Open tab and select the Redline check box in the Auto Open section. A check mark appears, indicating that it is active.

3.	Click OK.

Note:  Changes made to the Open tab of the Options dialog box do not take effect until you load a new file.  Files currently loaded are not affected.


Auto Zoom

When the Zoom at Widths Less Than check box is selected, if the width of the image is less than the value in the Width Size text box, the file loads zoomed to the width of the image.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the View tab and select the When width is less than check box in the Auto Zoom section.

3.	Select Inches or Cm, and then enter the desired value in the displayed text box.

4.	Click OK.


Auto Hybrid Open

Automatically associates raster, vector, and resource files when loading hybrid files

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Open tab and select the Hybrid check box in the Auto Open section.  A check mark appears, indicating that it is active.

3.	Click OK.

The primary use of this feature is for customers who have scanned images of their old drawings. To site an example: Engineering organizations, like city planning offices, have drawings of all the old buildings in their town, and they had problems back in the 80’s where their Mylar blueprints were deteriorating. To fix the problem, they scanned these large blueprints into a computer, creating black and white raster images of the drawings. Then, later on, they discovered they had to update the drawings (the building was remodeled, etc.). The problem is that essentially all CAD programs create vector data to represent their drawings. They didn’t want to have to pay someone to redraw the entire scanned blueprint in AutoCAD, so they simply blanked out the changed portion on the raster image, and drew the new vector portions on top of it. The resulting image is a hybrid, with a taster image underneath the vector image.

Auto hybrid simply associates like named files together with a reference file that tells MYRIAD how to scale and align the two images. For example, let’s say that you have the following files in the same directory:

mydrawing.dwg

mydrawing.cg4

mydrawing.res

If you loaded the mydrawing.dwg file using the File · Open command, you would find the other two and treat the three files as a single hybrid, with the .cg4 raster image as the base image, and the .dwg on top of it. The .res file maintains the relative placement information for the images.

Note: Changes made to the Open tab of the Options dialog box do not take effect until you load a new file.  Files currently loaded are not affected.


Dynamic Update

Dynamic Update scrolls across the image when a rubberbanding command extends beyond the image window border.  For example, if you draw a rectangle redline and drag it off the visible boundary of the image window, the image pans until you stop dragging the mouse. Use Dynamic Update when you want the image to follow a redline, Bird’s Eye or Eye Glass command. When this feature is disabled, the image remains stagnant, and you cannot extend the redline, Bird’s Eye or Eye Glass beyond its boundaries.

To enable Dynamic Update:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the View tab, and then select the Enable check box in the Dynamic Update section.

3.	Click OK.


Most Recently Used File List

You can enable or hide the most recently used file list under the File menu.  The list shows up to ten files.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Open tab and select the Enable check box in the Most Recently Used File List section.

3.	Click OK.  The list does not appear until you exit and restart MYRIAD.


Window Controls

You can control the way images display on-screen through the commands under the Windows menu.

New Window

Creates a new, duplicate window containing the current active document.

Close All

Closes all windows.

Cascade

Staggers the open windows from the top left to the bottom right of the MYRIAD window.

Tile Horizontal

Horizontally tiles opened windows so the windows do not overlap.

Tile Vertical

Vertically tiles opened windows so the windows do not overlap.

Arrange Icons

Arranges the icons of all minimized windows.

Fit to Image

Changes the zoom level so the entire image fits within the window borders.  When multiple files are opened, the windows are also cascaded.


Colors

You can specify a color for the following:

Plane	Cutting plane color.
Wire Frame	Wire frame render mode color.
Picking	Color indicating entities that are currently selected.
Measure	Measurement line color.
Cross Section	Entity highlight color, once a cross section is taken.
Light	Lighting color.
Part Highlight	Part bounding box color.
Axis Cue	Color of the axis cue in the lower left corner of the window.
Explode	Color of the arrows used in Explode view.
Dimension	Color of the dimension line and corresponding information box.
Note	Color of the notation entity.
Background	Background color of file types with "transparent" background colors, such as monochrome raster and vector file types (color raster files are not affected). Also applies to gradient background color.
1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab, and then click Colors….

3.	In the Color to Set section, click on the object whose color you wish to change. The default color for each item appears in the Color Sample view box.

4.	Click New Color.

5.	Select the new color. You can click Default at any time to reinstate the default colors.

6.	Click OK.

Note: You can change the light color through the Lighting  dialog box.


Clipping Planes

The front and back clipping planes are automatically set for each model, but they can be adjusted.  You can, for instance, set the front clipping plane back farther so that any part of the model in front of the clipping plane as you move in gets cut away, revealing the interior of the model.  Any portion of the model that extends beyond the back clipping plane or nearer than the front clipping plane is not visible.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab, and then click Clipping Planes….

3.	Type in the new clipping plane offsets.

4.	Click OK.

5.	To restore the clipping planes to the default settings for that model, click Defaults.


Font

This feature allows you to specify the font to use for all 3D MYRIAD generated text (3D Note and Dimension font).

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab, and then click Font….

3.	Select a Font, Font Style and Size.

4.	Click OK.


Keep Loaded Pages

Stores each page of a multi-page image to memory as you view it, allowing you to switch between pages faster.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Open tab, and then select the Enable check box in the Keep Loaded Pages section.

3.	Click OK.

Note: Changes made to the Open tab of the Options dialog box do not take effect until you load a new file.  Files currently loaded are not affected.


Dynamic Display

To increase performance while manipulating models, you can change the display method of the model.  This display method only affects the model while you are rotating it using the Orbit tool.  Once rotation is finished and you have released the left mouse button, the model returns to the Render Mode selected.

To change the display method:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab, and then select on of the three commands available from the Dynamic Display section:

Full

(Default) All model geometry is displayed while rotating.

Sampled

An intelligent representation of the model is displayed, where parts that are not visible (and sometimes a few that are) are removed from the display.  This is not as fast as the Vertex display method, but it gives a more understandable representation of the model.

Feature

Displays only the model’s feature geometry while navigating for the fastest possible speed.

3.	Click OK.


Gradient Background

This option lets you apply gradation to a selected background color and adds the illusion of depth to your view. The current background color is graded towards black to generate the effect. If black is selected as the background color, then the color is graded towards white.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab, and then select the Gradient Background check box.

3.	Click OK to activate the effect.

Any selected background color remains graded until the checkmark is cleared.

Note: Applying this feature may slow response time while using the Orbit tool. Performance depends on the capabilities of your system’s video card. If performance is affected, you can turn on this feature as an added visual effect when creating 2D snapshots of a 3D view.


Apply to All Views

This feature allows you to select whether to apply a 3D option change to the active view only, or to all of the views in a view set. This option is only available if you have more than one view in your view set. The default for this check box is cleared.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	In either tab, select the option(s) you would like to apply to all of the views in your view set.

3.	Click the 3D Display tab, select the Apply settings to all the views in the View Set check box and click OK.

The check box reverts to the default (cleared) when the Options dialog box is closed and must be selected to apply another option change to all views.

Note: Not all 3D options can be updated for all views. These include note color, light color, and lighting options.


Display Options

The Display tab of the Options dialog box contains options that affect how the image appears on your screen and sometimes how it prints.  Changes made in the Display tab take effect immediately by clicking on OK or Apply.  Choosing OK makes the changes and closes the Options dialog box.  Choosing Apply makes the changes but leaves the Options dialog box open.

 Read from/Set to

 Foreground Color

 Background Color

 Enable Color Conflict Resolution

 Orientation

 Raster Method

 Invert

 Monochrome


Enable Color Conflict Resolution

This feature is intended for vector files only and allows you to disable the automatic color conflict resolution. When the check box is selected (the default), drawing an entity using the same color as is used for the background (black, gray, or white) signals MYRIAD to reverse the foreground color automatically so that the entity remains visible.

Note: Even though raster data is not affected by this option, redline entities drawn on a file are affected. Therefore, this option can apply to redlines created on raster files.

When the check box is cleared, color conflicts are not resolved.

To disable this feature:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the Display tab and then clear the Enable Color Conflict Resolution check box.

3.	Click OK.

Note:  Changes made in the Display tab of the Options dialog box only affect the file that is currently active unless you have selected Default, or By Format Type in the Read from/Set to section.


Load Options

You can specify which components of a file are processed and viewed when the file is opened. Load 2D displays the files drawing components and Load 3D displays the files model components.

To select a load option:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Options tab.

3.	In the Open Options area, select Load 2D or Load 3D.

Note: MVS files always load as 3D regardless of this setting.


Use Generic OpenGL

Some video cards have problems (bugs) in their hardware acceleration features that cause them to not work properly with MYRIAD 3D. With the software implementation, the operating system supplies the OpenGL interface. This software OpenGL interface is fairly stable, however, it is significantly slower because all of the computation is done by software rather than hardware. When the video card supports hardware acceleration, the hardware OpenGL interface is also supplied.

MYRIAD uses the hardware OpenGL interface very extensively, taking advantage of all OpenGL features that it can to get the best performance possible. If there are any bugs in your video card manufacturer’s code, they are likely to surface when running MYRIAD 3D. If you are experiencing viewing problems, you can switch from using hardware OpenGL to using software OpenGL with the following procedure. This should be used only as a last resort as it will severely affect performance.

See Troubleshooting 3D for alternative solutions to possible video problems. If none of the suggestions in the troubleshooting section solve your video issues, only then should you proceed with the following steps:

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Options tab.

3.	Select the Use Generic OpenGL check box and click OK.


Open Options

The following open options are available in MYRIAD:

 Auto Open Hybrid

 Auto Open Redline

 Keep Loaded Pages

 Most Recently Used File List

 Reserve Redline Colors


View Options

The following view options are available in MYRIAD:

 Follow Mode

 Stick Around

 Auto Zoom

 Dynamic Update

 Simple Mode


3D Display Options

The following viewing options are available in MYRIAD for 3D:

 Dynamic Display

 Display Axis

 Gradient Background

 Animate View Changes

 Lighting

 Colors

 Clipping Planes

 Font

 Apply to All Views

  Use Flat Shading

  Measurement/Dimension Precision


3D Options

 Load Options

 Measurement Cue

 Use Generic OpenGL

 Feature Recognition Computation


Paths

The Paths tab allows you to modify several commonly used startup settings directly through the Options dialog rather than requiring you to edit the Myrdrv.INI and MYRuser.ini files.

The Default Redline Folder field alters the PermanentRedlinePath setting in the [Startup] section of the MYRuser.ini file.

The remaining paths are for the specified loaders that use these paths to find externally referenced files and fonts.

The DWG Xref and shx path field alters the [CAD] section of the myrdrv.ini file.

The DGN Xref field alters the [DGN] section of the myrdrv.ini file.

Note: See the myrdrv_userguide.rtf document contained in your MYRIAD install directory for information about the editable driver sections available for MYRIAD.

They can each have more than one path specified if separated by a semicolon. You can select an abort specification from the dropdown box for each that will result if the file is not found when looking to the specified path. The choices are:

IGNORE – do nothing and continue loading the file

WARN – warn you of any files it couldn’t find and continue loading the file

ABORT – warn you of any files it couldn’t find and stop trying to load the file


 Feature Recognition Computation

This feature has been preset for optimal feature recognition. You can manually adjust the amount of detail recognized as a geometric shape on a tessellated 3D model.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Options tab.

3.	In the Feature Recognition Computation section, move the slider towards Less Aggressive to decrease the feature recognition (larger sections of the model are recognized). Move the slider towards More Aggressive to increase the feature recognition (smaller sections of the model are recognized).

4.	Click OK.


Flat Shading

Use Flat Shading to reduce the three dimensional look of models that are displayed using the Shaded and Composite render modes. This feature is useful if you want to capture 2D snapshots of a model view.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab.

3.	Select Flat Shading and click OK.


Measurement/Dimension Precision

The value entered in the Measurement/Dimension Precision text box determines the number of decimal places used in calibration.  For example, where a value of 2 might display a measurement of 3.16, a value of 5 might display 3.15874. Four is the default value.  Values greater than nine are not recommended.

1.	On the Tools menu, click Options.

2.	Click the 3D Display tab.

3.	In the Measurement/Dimension Precision text box, enter the number of decimal places that you want displayed in your calculations. The default is 3 decimal places.

4.	Click OK.


Mirror

The Mirror feature allows you to flip a raster image horizontally in the viewing window. This feature is not available for vector images.

On the View menu, click Mirror (or you can use the hotkey Ctrl + F) to toggle horizontal mirroring on and off.

Notes:

o	You can create markups on images that have been mirrored, however, when the image and markup are reloaded for viewing, you will need to mirror the image again for the markup to display correctly over the image.

o	When navigating through or doing a print preview on a multi-page document, the mirror setting is retained (persisted) when navigating back and forth through the document pages. In addition, printing when doing a print preview with the mirrored state intact will print the image correctly as seen in the preview.

o	The Mirror feature is not available for PDF files.


Redline Views Tab Overview

The Redline Views tab provides you with full 2D functionality including redline capabilities from within MYRIAD 3D viewing. You can manipulate 3D models through the Parts, Views and Thumbnail tabs and capture the views created as 2D raster files (complete with any cross cut and dimension information).

These 2D files can be marked up, printed for documentation purposes, and can be exported to others for review. The MYRIAD view set (*.mvs) files and their associated markup files (*.mrk, *.dxf, or *.xml) are linked and must be saved to the same directory. When sending a View Set containing redline views, you must attach both the *.mvs and markup files to the mail message.

See also:

Creating a Redline view from a 3D view


View Authoring Support

The View Authoring support in the view set files follows the concept used by MYRIAD for single markup files used by multiple authors.  MYRIAD automatically detects each user’s Windows log in name and uses it as their author name when they create a view set. A user cannot modify views in a view set that were created by another author.


Views and Thumbnails Overview

The Views and Thumbnails tabs (which are interwoven) provide you with complete view entity management, including the management of views, dimensions, cuts/cross sections, notes, and hyperlinks.

The Views tab displays the views in list format while the Thumbnails tab displays the views as miniature images. Within these two tabs, you are able to access a variety of tools and commands in order to create very detailed and informative views of a model.

The commands of the Views and Thumbnails tabs right mouse button are as follows:

Hide/Display	Can apply to any dimension, cross section or note. Available through the Views tab only.
Rename	Can apply to any view or attachment name.
Set Transparency	Only applicable to filled cross sections. Available through the Views tab only.
Colors	Can apply to any dimension, cross section or note. Available through the Views tab only.
NewView	Can apply to any view to create a snapshot.
Create Predefined View	Can add predefined views to your view set.
Update View	For views which have been modified. Saves changes to the active view.
Restore Original View	For views which have been modified. Reverts to original view.
Restore All Original Views	For view sets which have been modified.
Properties	Available for all entities through the Views tab only.
Delete	Can apply to entities or to entire views.

See also:

Managing View Set Information

Create and Save a New View

Opening a View Set


Hide/Display

You can choose to display or hide entities through the Views tab right mouse button menu.

1.	Click the Views tab.

2.	Place the mouse pointer over the appropriate entity name and click the right mouse button.

3.	Click Hide from the right mouse button menu.  Only the part that is selected is affected.  Notice that the icon color of all hidden entities changes.

4.	To display the entity again, repeat step one and select Display.


Rename

You can choose to rename any view or entity attachment.

1.	Click the Views tab.

2.	Place the mouse pointer over the appropriate entity or view name and click the right mouse button.

3.	Click Rename from the right mouse button menu. The text becomes active.

4.	Type in a new name for the entity.


Properties

You can view the properties of all items listed in the Views tab. To access the properties of a cut/cross section, note or dimension, either double click on the item in the Views tab or click Properties from the right mouse button menu while the pointer is over the selected item.

 View properties contain an author and time stamped message box for a selected view. You can rename the view, edit (if you are the author) and review the message contents in the View Properties dialog box. To edit the view title or text message, right click on the selected view title and select Properties from the menu.

  Dimension properties contain the definition information of selected dimension. You can change the Option values from within this dialog box.

 Cross Section properties contain the definition information of the selected cross section plane and the filled measurement information if the cross section is filled.

 Note properties contain an author and time stamped message box for a selected note. You can rename the note, edit and review the note contents in the 3D Note Properties dialog box.


PlugIn Readme
Myriad Browser Plug-in

README

This document contains all product and other important information.  For installation instructions, please refer to the Administrator’s Guide in your installed Myriad directory.  The following topics are included in this file:

FEATURE DIFFERENCES OF THE BROWSER PLUG-IN AND MYRIAD

FEATURE LIMITATIONS

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

TROUBLESHOOTING

CONTACTING INFORMATIVE GRAPHICS

The Myriad browser interface is a full-feature version of Myriad that runs inside the browser window.  You can point the browser to an HTML page or use MIME types to call the plug-in.  For example, when a user clicks on a hyperlinked DWG file in an HTML page, the file would be launched in the browser version of Myriad.  The plug-in requires access to a normal installation of Myriad.

Feature Differences of the Browser Plug-in and Myriad

Due to the nature of the browser interface, there are a few subtle differences between Myriad and the Browser Plug-in.

There is no System Administrator mode.

The Document Stack Manager has been removed.

There is no Send Mail feature.

There is no Most Recently Used File list.

Side by Side Comparison is not supported in this release.

You cannot exit the Myriad window within the browser.  To close the Myriad window, you must close that HTML page.

ISO banner and other user information is not stored in the MYRuser.INI or MYRIAD32.INI files.  This information is stored in the MYRuser.PLG file.

Feature Limitations

Markup filenames for Myriad and the Browser Plug-in cannot contain special characters that are not supported in URL strings.   Those characters are:  quotes ( " ), apostrophe ( ' ), accent ( ` ), brackets (< > { } [ ] ), plus (+), pound (#), percent (%), pipe ( | ), caret (^), and tilde (~).

Other Important Information

Myriad and the Myriad Plug-in only run under Windows 2000/XP and Windows 2003 Server.

You must set your browser to check for new versions of stored pages.  Do not use the cached version of documents.

Do not resize the Netscape Browser window while running the plug-in.  Resizing the Netscape window while marking up a PDF document will cause any unsaved markups to be lost.

When running Internet Explorer, the plug-in will only launch for files opened via their MIME type (clicking on a link in an HTML page), not when browsing local or ftp files (e.g., opening a local file through the File/Open command or typing a direct ftp path to a file).

Troubleshooting

The browser plug-in requires access to an installation of Myriad.  The plug-in will search the Windows Registry first for a local installation of Myriad.  If it does not find one, it will launch the first instance of Myriad that it finds in your path.  If you are running a network version of Myriad, make sure the path to the Myriad directory is in your System Path.

If you choose to open a file and it comes up as text in IE or if you get a Save As dialog box in Netscape, you may need to edit the MIME and Extension settings on your web server.  This is because it is the web server that is sending the MIME type (the MIME type is what tells your browser what kind of file you are trying to load) to your browser.  If the web server does not know what kind of file you are requesting, you will get this behavior.  The location of these settings varies depending on your web server and the OS on which it resides.

For a NCSA and Apache web servers, there is a text file called mime.types (for example, in Apache this file is located in the Conf subdirectory within the installed Apache directory).  This contains a list of file formats and their MIME types.  You may need to add some formats to this list.  To find the correct MIME type for a format, you can check the following web address:

ftp://ftp.iana.org/in-notes/iana/assignments/media-types/image

Select the link for the desired format and find the Type name and Subtype name.  The MIME type format is:  <Type Name>/<Subtype Name>.   For example, CGM is image/cgm.  If the format you require is not listed at the above website, use the following format:

application/x-<file extension>

If your web server does not use a mime/types or similar file, they may use registry keys.  For more specific information please check your web server documentation.

Contacting Informative Graphics

4835 E. Cactus Road

Suite 445

Scottsdale, Arizona 85254

Phone:	(602) 971-6061

FAX:	(602) 671-1714

E-Mail:	info@infograph.com

Home Page:	http://www.infograph.com

FTP:	ftp://ftp.infograph.com


Troubleshooting 3D

If you are experiencing problems viewing in 3D, check your system against the following requirements. If your system meets or exceeds these requirements, refer to the tips below for assistance.

Requirements

To run MYRIAD 3D successfully, the following system requirements are highly recommended:

OpenGL video card version 1.1 or higher.

8MB video card memory minimum. We recommend 32MB.

450MHZ processor speed minimum.

128MB RAM. (This requirement is proportional to the model size being loaded; the larger the model, the more memory required.)

Note: MYRIAD 3D is recommended for use on desktop systems.  MYRIAD 3D can be run on laptop computers; however, these platforms provide limited and sometimes problematic video hardware. OpenGL performance and stability in these environments can be an issue.

Possible Problems and Solutions

1.	Problem: When using the Rubberbanding feature (dragging a 3D entity across the image window), the entity smears along its path.

Solution: Video card settings are specific to each card, and some cards have settings that can be edited. This type of video card often comes with settings that need to be changed from the default. The most common (and recommended cards to use) are:

3D Lab’ Oxygen series

Diamond’s Fire series

Matrox video cards

If you are using one of these cards, check the configuration settings in Control Panel · Display and verify the following:

Note: Instructions for the specific 3D Labs and Diamond cards are for the NT platform, but there should be equivalent functionality on the other platforms as well with possibly a different user interface for the card.

3D Labs:

1.	On the Display Properties dialog box, click the 3D Labs tab.

2.	Go to the 3D Labs Display Settings /Advanced OpenGL Support dialog.

3.	Select the SolidWorks Optimized application setting.

4.	Verify that the Overlay / Alpha mode is set to Overlay Only.

Diamond:  If you have the Fire GL 1000 Pro or some other derivative, then no setting changes need to be made. If you have a Fire G1 card, check the following:

1.	On the Display Properties dialog box, click the Configuration tab.

2.	From the Configuration Profiles list, select SolidWorks.

3.	Click Modify.

4.	In the SolidWorks Settings section, verify that Force copy swap and 4-bit double buffered are selected.

2.	Problem: The image window stalls or hangs, especially when re-sizing the window.

Solution: Follow the troubleshooting steps below to correct the problem:

Check to see if your video card is one listed above in problem #1. If it is, follow the suggested procedure to verify its configuration settings.

1.	Make sure that your video card is using the latest driver version available from its manufacturer.

2.	Experiment with your video card configuration settings (buffer, etc.) in your Control Panel to see if you can rectify the problem.  Some video cards do not properly support all OpenGL operations when running with hardware acceleration on. You may find that turning off some or all the hardware acceleration corrects the problem.

3.	Refer to your video card documentation for the acceptable range to set the card’s resolution to maintain hardware optimization. Most cards come set to their optimal performance from their manufacturer. The higher the resolution, the lower the acceleration capabilities.

4.	Open the file myriad32.ini (installed in your MYRIAD directory). Refer to the [3D Manager] section and check the value of the parameter DIB Draw = FALSE. This setting is normally false for NT, but   setting it to TRUE may correct the problem. .

5.	As a last resort, you can turn off MYRIAD’s use of the hardware acceleration features of your video card (use software OpenGL instead of hardware OpenGL); however, this may significantly affect performance.  Software OpenGL can be turned on through the 3D Options tab of the Options dialog box. This option defaults to disabled, but if enabled, it causes 3D to use the generic software implementation of OpenGL which is more stable on some video cards, but is markedly slower.