Using the Open In IsoDraw Command
You can open an
Arbortext IsoDraw illustration with an .idr or .iso file extension using the > or
Open in IsoDraw
commands from the following
Windchill locations into your active
Arbortext IsoDraw session:
• Active workspace on the primary server
• Workspace on the primary server
• Workspace listing page
• Right mouse button (RMB) on workspace listing page
• Actions drop-down list in the commonspace and workspace
• Folder listing page (commonspace page) under the Actions column
• Add to workspace/Checkout UI when “Open initially selected object(s) in Authoring Application” check box is checked.
• Windchill search result page
• Navigator search result page
• Primary Content report of a CAD document information page
• Information System Manager with Service Parts (if installed)
◦ Information Structure page
◦ Folders page
◦ Structure page
◦ Workspace page
1. Depending on your preference, you can check out the illustration from
Windchill before opening it. To do so, right-click the illustration and select
check out.
2. Select > or
Open in IsoDraw to open the illustration in an active
Arbortext IsoDraw session.
| If you haven’t checked out the illustration while in the active workspace, check out the illustration if you want to edit it in Arbortext IsoDraw. To do so, select Check Out in the Windchill toolbar. |
3. When finished editing the illustration, you can save it to the active workspace, or check in using
Checkin / Auto 
or
Checkin / Custom
from within
Arbortext IsoDraw, or from within the active workspace.
