15.5. Using VCollab for 3D Visualization in EKM

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## 15.5. Using VCollab for 3D Visualization in EKM

By default, EKM extracts 3D images in glTF format from supported CAE files and displays them in an interactive viewer in EKM. If instead you want to display images in the VCollab viewer, you must first configure CAE types to extract images in the CAX format, which is the format supported by VCollab.

To achieve this, the following requirements must be met:

- For each CAE file type from which you want to extract CAX images, you must specify the following attributes:

  - `extractImageOnUpload`: The value for this type attribute must be `true`.

  - `imageName`: To extract CAX files, the value of this attribute must be `file.cax`.

  - `imageApplication`: For CAX files, the value of this attribute must be `extractCaxImage`.

  - `showContentViewAsDefault`: The value for this type attribute must be `false` if you want the visualization view to be the default view when you open the file in the EKM web client.

  For more information about editing type attributes see Defining Type Attributes for a Custom Type.

- To make the extraction of CAX images possible, you must install `VMoveCAE` on the EKM server. You must then edit the external application being used for image extraction (for example, extractCaxImage.app.xml) and specify the execution path of `VMoveCAE` in the application’s settings. For more information see Editing an External Application Definition.

- To be able to visualize extracted image files in VCollab within EKM, each user must have either `VCollab Presenter` or `VCollab Presenter Lite` installed on their system.

See http://www.vcollab.com for more information on VCollab products and VMoveCAE supported file formats. VCollab 2012 release is supported in EKM for 3D visualization.

With these steps completed, when you upload a configured CAE file to a repository, EKM will automatically extract a CAX image from the file and save it as a new EKM object of type `VCollab File` with the appropriate extension. You can then display the 3D image by selecting (More) > Display > Image when the CAE file is selected, or by selecting the Image tab if the CAE file is already open. The VCollab viewer will be loaded in the EKM file list window and will display the 3D simulation image. You can visualize the 3D image using the interactive tools that are available in the VCollab viewer. For more details, see Displaying 3D Simulation Images Using VCollab.

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