Editing Recipes for Using Creo View MCAD Adapters > Introduction to Recipe Editing for Converting CAD Data > Setting Options on the Parameters Tab > Miscellaneous Parameters for the Creo View Thumbnail Generator
  
Miscellaneous Parameters for the Creo View Thumbnail Generator
Select adapter-specific parameters for the output of this adapter.
Recipe Setting Name
Values
Description
Generate
Image
Generates 2D thumbnail images.
With Shadows
Generates 2D thumbnail images with shadows.
Model
Generates 3D thumbnail image (PVT) files.
Extents
Generates extents file with bounding box details of each component in a PVS file.
Sub Extents
Generates extents file with bounding box details of entities associated with the component.
Show Object
Overrides the object visibility
Always
Shows all the objects.
If any layer is enabled
Shows the object, if it is present on any of the visible layers.
If all layers are enabled
Shows the object only if all the layers on which the object is present are visible.
Sub-thumbnail level
Provides the option to create 3D thumbnail images (PVT) at specific sublevels in the assembly tree.
See Enabling Hierarchical Visual Navigation for more information.
0
Does not create 3D thumbnail images at subassembly levels.
–1
Creates 3D thumbnail images for the components and subassemblies at all subassembly levels. This does not include the components at the leaf nodes of the structure
n
Creates 3D thumbnail images for the components and subassemblies at the <n> level, where <n> is 1 or more.
If <n> is greater than the available sublevels inside an assembly, then nothing is generated.
Treat
Model As Primary
Displays Model thumbnails instead of drawings from the Windchill property page.
You have defined the miscellaneous parameters for the MCAD Adapter for the Thumbnail Generator. Save the settings before you proceed to the next tab.