To open a 3D CAD document in Spinfire Ultimate there is an icon available on each Profile Card. It is located on the thumbnail (the lower one, whilst the upper icon is used to display the web viewer): Open in Desktop Viewer.

The first time you click on this icon, a new SpinFire Ultimate instance (window) will be launched, and your CAD file will be open there.

If you later open a second CAD document in the viewer through the 'Open in desktop viewer icon', a pop up menu with appear:

"--> Open in a new window" will launch a new SpinFire instance:

"--> Open in a new tab in the first window" will open the selected CAD Document in a new tab of the FIRST instance of SpinFire that was launched.

"--> import to the active tab of the first window" will merge the selected CAD Document in the active tab of the FIRST instance of SpinFire that was launched:

With this last option, it is possible to merge multiple CAD documents that were made with different CAD authoring tools (ex: REVIT & CATIA V5).

The origin axis systems of all CAD Documents will all be coincident. But it is possible to move some components using the Transform dialog box.

Note: PLM desktop must be running, even if you are browsing the PLM using your web browser.

More about how to use SpinFire Ultimate: FAQ

Ultimate SpinFire is a program that can be used to open CAD Documents saved in a range of file types. It can be used to perform different types of analysis and rendering options, these include;

• Measuring
• Cross-section
• Exploded view
• Rendering Views

For more information on these topics please read the following documentation.

More: How to use SpinFire ultimate as an advanced visualization tool for CAD data? 

To locate, view or open files of SmarTeam(ST) CAD Documents through the PLM platform, follow the subsequent steps.

1. Optional prerequisite to enable the opening of STEP files of ST CAD Document directly into SpinFire Ultimate:

         Install the software below from CMF. These are available on any CERN Windows machine.

• CERN - PLM Desktop
• Actify SpinFire Ultimate

Note: There is an embedded viewer in the PLM to allow users to view the documents without installing Actify SpinFire Ult., but for a comprehensive review of a document Actify SpinFire Ult. is required.

For the subsequent steps, use either the PLM Desktop app (open the PLM website as shown below), or open the following link in any web browser, https://plm.cern.ch/. However please note, to open a file directly into SpinFire Ult., the PLM desktop must be running. An explicit error will be returned if it is not.

2. Search for the document in the PLM

  2.1 It’s recommended to search for a document through the Folders (ST Projects) and Parts (ST Items) it is in, rather than directly, as these queries load much faster and have improved accuracy. Access these search boxes through the table of contents on the PLM Website (or webpage), as shown below.

Note: the Part (Item) reference can easily be deducted from the ST CAD Doc reference: just remove the _ and the 2 last digits

ex: CAD Doc ref :ST1234567_01 -> Part ref: ST1234567
     

  2.2 Query for the desired Folder or Part using the filter fields. Double-click to open the object in its own window.
 

  2.3 Navigate to the document from the Folder or Part window.

        The contents of both objects are shown as icons under the main information boxes, click to open them in their own window. Alternatively, navigate using the ARAS grid and different tabs at the bottom of the window as shown in the images below.         

2.4 Ensure you open the required revision of the document. A warning will be displayed in the header of the profile card if it is non-latest, with a link to the latest revision.

3. The 3D data of a CAD Document can be viewed from its Profile Card.

• For quick visualisation there is an embedded viewer window on the right-hand side of the window (installation of Actify SpinFire ult. is not required to view this).
• For a more in-depth review, the data can be opened in the local default CAD viewer using the button below (SpinFire Ult. if installed and the PLM desktop is running).
• To download a .stp file of the document, press the arrow in the top box and choose the filetype from the dropdown list.  

4. For a drawing, the 2D data can also be viewed on the Profile Card.

• For quick visualisation there is an embedded viewer window on the right-hand side of the window.
• To download a .pdf file of the CAD Document, press the arrow in the top box and choose the filetype from the dropdown list.
• If it is saved in EDMS, there is also a link to this area.​​​​​​

For more information on how to use SpinFire Ultimate please read the following documentation.

FAQ: SpinFire Ultimate