About the ECAD-MCAD Collaboration User Interface
The ECAD - MCAD Collaboration tab consists of four groups of commands and shortcut menus. To open the ECAD - MCAD Collaboration tab:
• From a design assembly modeling ECAD designs, click
Applications >
ECAD Collaboration.
• From an ECAD assembly, click
ECAD Collaboration.
Tools Commands
• 
Compare—Opens the
Select Assembly to compare against dialog box.
• 
Launch Validate—Opens
Creo View ECAD Validate.
Collaboration Control Commands
• 
Find—Opens the
Search Tool dialog box.
• Click Cross Select to use one of the following commands:
◦ 
Cross Select—Highlights the selected object in the other tool.
◦ 
Cross Select on any selection—Highlights objects as you select them in the other tool.
• Click Cross Preview to use one of the following commands:
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Cross Preview—Overlays an image of the selected object’s location in the other tool.
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Cross Preview On Select—Overlays an image of object’s location as you select them in the other tool.
• 
Include Zoom To—Zooms into the selected object in the other tool.
• 
Reset—Removes highlighting and resets the preview.
• Collaboration Control—Displays the following commands:
◦ Input From File—Opens the Open dialog box. Select an IDX file to load incremental events from a file.
◦ Options—Opens the Collaboration Options dialog box.
• 
Propose—Opens the
Save a Copy dialog box. Leave the default name or type a new name and click
OK to save the IDX file of proposed changes.
Model Display Commands
• 
Flat State—Shows the assembly in a flat state.
• Model Display—Displays model display commands. The following commands are available in Creo ECAD-MCAD Collaboration:
◦ Temporary Shade
◦ Appearance Gallery
◦ Display Style
|  Search the Fundamentals area of the Help Center for detailed information on model display commands. |
Shortcut Menus
Right-click in the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
When no item is selected, the following commands are available:
• Compare—Opens the Select Assembly to compare against dialog box.
• Launch Validate—Opens Creo View ECAD Validate.
• Find—Opens the Search Tool dialog box.
• Cross Select on any Select—Highlights objects as you select them in the other tool.
• Cross Preview on any Select—Overlays an image of object’s location as you select them in the other tool.
• Include Zoom To—Zooms into the selected object in the other tool.
When an item is selected, the following commands are available:
• Find—Opens the Search Tool dialog box.
• Cross Select—Highlights the selected object in the other tool.
• Cross Preview—Overlays an image of the selected object’s location in the other tool.
• Propose—Opens the Save a Copy dialog box.