Opening an Illustration in Creo Illustrate
Once an illustration is created, you can open it in Creo Illustrate.
An operation can have one or more illustrations associated with it. Perform the following steps when only one illustration is associated with an operation:
1. In the Process Plan Browser, right-click an operation.
The context menu opens.
2. In the context menu, select Illustration > Open in Creo Illustrate.
The illustration that is created using the Process Plan Browser opens in Creo Illustrate.
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An error message appears if the selected operation has multiple illustrations associated with it. In this case, the system advises you to use the Open in Creo Illustrate action available in the References Documents table of the Documentation tab.
Key Points
If an operation has only one illustration associated with it, use the Illustration > Open in Creo Illustrate action to open the illustration in Creo Illustrate.
An operation can have multiple illustrations associated with the it. In such a case, use the Open in Creo Illustrate action available in the References Documents table of the Documentation tab to open an illustration. To open an illustration, select the illustration and click Open in Creo Illustrate.
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At a time, you can open only one illustration using the Open in Creo Illustrate action available in the References Documents table.
An error message appears if you select a non-published reference document and try to open it in Creo Illustrate.
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