Teamcenter Lifecycle Visualization: Illustrate

This two-page datasheet describes the illustrate add-on option for Teamcenter lifecycle visualization. It is an older document, published in 2011 under the Siemens PLM Software name, so it reflects the product as offered at that time. It explains how technical illustrations for work instructions, maintenance manuals and parts catalogues can be built directly from JT design data, so documentation can start before the design is final and stay linked to it.

What the document covers

• Capturing 3D geometry snapshots, annotations and markups to the clipboard while keeping a link to the original JT file
• A Microsoft Visio based authoring environment with drag-and-drop 3D content, rulers, grids, stencils and reusable templates (the Visio licence is not included)
• Illustrations that combine text, 2D and 3D graphics, annotations and tables, grouped into portfolios with consistent headers, footers and tables of contents
• Callouts, a symbol manager for custom icon libraries and a thrustline editor for assembly instructions
• Change detection through Teamcenter, so updated design assets flow into illustrations through the normal change review process
• Delivery of managed illustrations in lightweight web format, and export to Visio, HTML and other formats

Who it is for

Technical publications teams, illustrators and documentation managers who produce assembly, service and parts documentation from managed CAD data, particularly those already using Teamcenter lifecycle visualization.