Windchill Configuration Management: WebGL-based 3D Graphics Viewer Technology in the Visualization Tab
Product: Windchill PDMLink
Release: 11.0 M030
Summary
Visualization tab now supports a WebGL-based default 3D graphics viewer.
Additional Details
Web browsers are moving away from plug-in support. WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D computer graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins. The client system does not need to have Creo View installed to enable the display of visual representations.
Now, WebGL View replaces Creo View as the default embedded 3D model viewer technology in Visualization tab for users of Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge browsers. For users of Internet Explorer browser, Creo View is the default embedded 3D model viewer technology.
If you want to revert to using the Creo View plug-in for Firefox ESR 52 (32-bit), set the wvs.visualizationtab.use.plugin.firefox WVS property to true.
The Visualization tab with the WebGL-based 3D graphics viewer has been implemented in the following configuration management applications:
• Part Structure Browser
• Part Structure Compare
• Configuration Context Structure
• Product Variant Structure
The following functionality is added to the Visualization toolbar:
• Spatial rule—Contains a menu to set or update a box, sphere, or proximity spatial rule.
The following functionalities are modified in the Visualization tab:
• Rotate and Transform mode—The pre-existing actions Transform mode and Free Rotation mode are combined into a single, dual-purpose action that allows both rotation and transformation.
• Restore location—The Restore all to original and Restore selected to original actions are added to the Restore location action set.
The following functionalities are not available in the Visualization toolbar:
• Measure
• Render mode
Related Information
For more information, see
Visualization Tab.
For more information about the pros and cons of WebGL with respect to Creo plugin, see the following Tech Support articles:
CS248643 and
CS252026.