Setting Up 2D and 3D Viewers

ENOVIA Business Process Services gives you the tools needed to let users launch 2D/3D viewer applications, such as Brava, Spicer, and eVis, from any application.

Before you begin: Install the server and client software for the viewer and the ENOVIA servlet that provides the integration. This may include configuring the framework.properties file. For instructions, see the installation instructions that accompany the integration package.

  1. Add all formats that you want to associate with the viewer to ENOVIA Live Collaboration using Business Modeler or MQL.

  2. Register the viewer with ENOVIA Business Process Services as described in Registering Your Own Administrative Objects.

  3. Assign the formats for the viewer as described in Assigning Formats to Viewers.

  4. Specify the file extensions that should be opened in viewers as described in emxSystem.properties.

  5. Define the formats for which users can choose a preferred viewer. For example, if you have more than one viewer registered for a format, you may want to let users choose the viewer they prefer. See emxSystem.properties.

  6. Make sure everyone who needs to use the viewer has the client software installed locally. Some applications provide the ability to add a Download option to user's Profile page so they can download the e-Vis viewer application and install it. For instructions on configuring this for a particular application, see the application's Administrator Guide.