Technical Illuminate Your Presentations with xHighlight

December 30, 2024
Technical ililuminate your presentations with Xlight

In the fast-paced world of digital design and engineering, having the right tools can make the difference between success and obsolescence. Enter xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE, a game-changing tool that is set to revolutionize the way designers, engineers and manufacturers approach their projects. This article will delve into how xHighlight enhances the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, offering unprecedented capabilities in visualization, collaboration and efficiency.

Getting Started with xHighlight: A Comprehensive Guide

xHighlight is an intuitive and powerful tool within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform that offers advanced visualization capabilities. To help you get started, this guide will walk you through the user interface, including Content Management, Canvas Manipulation, 3D Area, the Properties Manager Tab and Action Bar.

Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

User Interface:

  1. Content Management

The Content Management section is where you organize all the elements of your project.

Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
  1. Scenes Panel: Create and arrange various scenes.
  2. Design Panel: Manage design elements like labels, callouts, markups, annotations and environment settings.
  3. Assembly Panel: Select and organize parts and products. 
  4. Material Panel: Choose and apply different materials to components.
  5. Ambiences Panel: Set and customize the overall lighting and atmosphere for scenes.
  6. Canvas Manipulation

Modify the canvas settings, such as Aspect Ratio, Zoom and Move, in the top bar to suit your requirements.

3. 3D Area

The 3D Area showcases your scene along with the canvas where your content is displayed.

Here, you can choose and position products, parts and design elements. Additionally, you can adjust the camera’s perspective by sliding up or down.

4. Properties Manager Tab

Customize model parts or design elements in the Properties panel by adjusting attributes such as position, scale, effect, interaction and part list.

5. Action Bar

In the action bar and the Enrich section, you’ll discover essential commands such as callouts, text boxes, labels, images and arrows.

Meanwhile, the Tools section offers options including explode, 3DGrid and live preview rendering for arranging your product. 

Lastly, the Views section provides commands for adjusting your model’s size, position and creating sections.

Setting the Scenes To set the environment:

  • Click the Navigate to Content Management and switch to the Design Panel.
  • In the Environment settings, click on the Environment tab in the right properties panel.
  • Enable Background and Browse the image to set your environment.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

Create a Text Box:

  • In the enrich action bar and select the create Text box.
  • It allows you to Enter the text and you change the size, format, colour and background on/off in the properties pane.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

Working with Labels:

  • In the enrich action bar and select the create Label.
  • It allows you to place the component name and display state in the 3D View Port.
  • It allows you to change the style of the label, Text formatting and background on/off.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

Working with Exploded Views:

  • In the Tools action bar and select the Transform.
  • It allows you to explode your component by using of robotic manipulator.
  • In the properties pane you can set the position of the component.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
  • Once you will be exploded the component update the view in Scenes.

Working with Digger Tools:

  • In the enrich action bar and select the Create digger.
  • It allows you to place the Digger in the canvas.
  • Change the properties like position and setting and capture 2D Snapshot.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
  • Digger Tool allows you to choose various action like zoom, onion skin and x-ray object. Then you can change the radius and percentage.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
  • Select the captured 2D Snapshot and change the properties like shape, position and leader type and colour.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

Working with Preview mode:

  • In the enrich action bar and select the Preview mode.
  • It allows you to preview the captured scenes and play the Scenes.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

Working with Publish Media:

  • In the enrich action bar and select the Publish Media.
  • It allows you to capture the image, video and technical Illustrations.
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials
Managing content in xHighlight for 3DEXPERIENCE with design, scenes, and materials

Overall, xHighlight is a versatile tool that offers advanced Technical Documentation with visualization capabilities and enhances collaboration within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.