Integration with Other Applications > Windchill Workgroup Manager Documentation > Arbortext IsoDraw > Working with Windchill PDM Actions > File Menu Options in Arbortext IsoDraw > Preview
  
Preview
Previewing allows you to preview a Windchill object within an active Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw session before opening or placing it in Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw.
Windchill objects that can be previewed in an Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw active session are:
Part assembly files.
Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw files.
Graphic dynamic documents.
1. In an active Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw session, select File > Open or File > Place.
Or,
In an active Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw session, select File > Open or File > Place and click Windchill to open the Windchill Workgroup Manager client.
2. If the part assembly, illustration or graphic dynamic document to preview is not located here, you can search for it.
a. If you know the file name: Browse to and select the file name from the Open window. You can also click Windchill in the Open window to browse for the file.
b. If you do not know the file name: Enter the search keyword in the Search field of the Open window and click Enter. You can also click the Windchill button in the Open window to browse for the file. From the Search Results table, browse to and select the file name you want to preview.
3. Select Preview in the Open window
to view the file before opening or placing it in Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw.
a. Click Open if you want to open or place the file in Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw.
b. Click Cancel if you want to close the file without opening or placing it.
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Updating a source in Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw fails if a object that was placed in an illustration is renamed in Windchill during an open session. If this happens, synchronize the workspace, close the Servigistics Arbortext IsoDraw illustration, reopen it, and update the source again.