ixvl player manual

iXVL Player Ver. 6.0 User’s Guide iXVL Player Features and Functions February 2020

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iXVL Player User’s Guide

Table of Contents

1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 3

1.1 iXVL Player Overview ................................................................................................................................... 3

1.2 System Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 3

1.3 Sample Data ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

2 Major Functions ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

2.1 iXVL Player Major Functions ...................................................................................................................... 4

2.2 Restrictions ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

2.3 Known Issues ................................................................................................................................................. 6

3 iXVL Player Usage ................................................................................................................................................ 7

3.1 Using the File List ....................................................................................................................................... 7

3.2 Copying XVL Files ....................................................................................................................................... 8

3.3 Downloading Files or Links from Web Pages ........................................................................................ 10

3.4 Reading Encrypted Files ......................................................................................................................... 13

3.5 Basic 3D Viewing Functions....................................................................................................................... 18

3.6 Additional 3D Viewing Functions ............................................................................................................. 21

3.7 Walk Mode .................................................................................................................................................... 28

3.8 Display Operations .................................................................................................................................... 30

3.9 Playing Process Animations .................................................................................................................. 33

3.10 Playing Disassembly Animations ....................................................................................................... 41

3.11 Playing Animations Triggered by Events ........................................................................................ 43

4 Q & A ...................................................................................................................................................................... 45

4.1 FAQs ................................................................................................................................................................. 45

4.2 Additional Questions .................................................................................................................................... 46

5 Release Information ............................................................................................................................................ 47

Copyrights ............................................................................................................................................................................ 48

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1 Introduction

1.1 iXVL Player Overview

iXVL Player is an iPad / iPhone application for browsing XVL files output by iXVL Publisher. Web

Browser on iXVL Player can browse HTML files output by iXVL Publisher and linked with XVL

files.

iXVL Player is available for free on the Apple App Store and through the iOS Developer Enterprise

Program. This document introduces the main functions and capabilities of iXVL Player. Note that

some of the functions described in this document are not available on iPhone.

For details on HTML files output by iXVL Publisher and linked with XVL files, please refer to

iXVL Publisher manuals.

1.2 System Requirements

・ OS: iOS 12, iOS 13, iPadOS13

・ Device: iPad (5th, 6th, 7th generation), iPad mini Retina, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 4,

iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Pro, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone

6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPod Touch (6th,

7th generation)

1.3 Sample Data

The sample files used in this document are included with iXVL Player and they will be installed during

the application installation. You can also download them and other samples from the iXVL product

information site: http://www.lattice3d.com/products/ixvl/index.html

http://www.lattice3d.com/products/ixvl/index.html

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2 Major Functions

2.1 iXVL Player Major Functions

iXVL Player is an iPad / iPhone application for browsing 3D XVL files output by iXVL Publisher. It

provides 3D viewer functions such as rotation, translation and zoom as well as assembly tree

display, turning assembly and part display on or off, properties, snapshot updating, and

walkthroughs. iXVL Player enables you to browse 3D data and technical information anywhere you

want and it enhances iPad / iPhone use for manufacturing services.

・ View XVL files created using iXVL Publisher. (Only XVL files created with iXVL Publisher are

supported.)

・ XVL files are typically less than 1% of the original CAD file size.

・ Easy, intuitive multi-touch functions to rotate, pan and zoom in/out (drag to rotate, two-finger

drag to pan and pinch to zoom in/out).

・ Automatically fit the view to portrait and landscape according to the iPad / iPhone orientation.

・ Apply snapshots created by XVL Studio.

・ Play process animations.

・ Play disassembly animations.

・ Play animations triggered by events.

・ Show the assembly tree (eBOM).

・ Select parts and assemblies.

・ Show / hide selected parts and assemblies.

・ Show properties of selected parts and assemblies.

・ Fit the whole model or selected parts and assemblies to the screen.

・ Restore original viewpoint.

・ Shaded view with and without edges.

・ Three levels of display accuracy.

・ Switch between walk mode and examine mode.

・ Turn collision detection on and off in walk mode.

・ Display setting screen can be used to fix projection method and direction of rotation

and to modify back face display.

・ Easily copy files to your iPad using the iTunes file transfer function.

・ Download XVL files and save their URLs from any web server.

・ List XVL files on your iPad / iPhone.

・ Delete XVL files by swiping the file name.

・ Six XVL sample files are included.

2.2 Restrictions

・ XVL assembly files with the extension xv0 cannot be shown.

・ Displays the initial background color, visibility, layout viewpoint in and reference coordinate

systemthe XVL file.

・ Some very large XVL files may not display correctly in iXVL Player or may cause iXVL Player to

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close due to insufficient memory.

・ Use of keys to control disassembly animations is not supported.

・ Use of events in XVL Studio to trigger the playing of animations is only supported for

part pick, body pick, and load completion events.

・ V-XVL Ver. 5 and Ver. 7 are not supported.

・ V-XVL Ver. 11 (U-XVL) is not supported.

・ Texture images, image notes, and image alerts are supported for embedding only.

・ Fonts that are unavailable on the iPad or iPhone are not displayed.

・ Environmental texture mapping is disabled.

・ When snapshots are applied, the display settings for cross sections, clipping view

areas and activation state may not be applied.

・ Edges are displayed in part colors only.

・ The following elements may be displayed differently than in XVL Studio and XVL Player:

Note and trace line halos.

Infinite lines, infinite points, user coordinate systems.

Trace line styles.

Background colors of circled notes.

Edges, wireframes, markups and bounding boxes that are the same color as the

background.

Parts with transparent textures.

Markup line type and line color, line thickness, and fill pattern for filled markups.

・ Displaying alerts in accordance with the aspect ratio is not supported.

・ Display of multiple cross-sections is not supported.

・ Note directions are not supported.

・ Base location and relative location of snapshot are not supported.

・ 2D-fixed notes are not supported.

・ Process animation cross sections are not supported.

・ Shadows are not supported.

・ Highlight display of moving parts in process animations is not supported.

・ Only world coordinate lights are supported. View coordinate lights are ignored.

・ Environment light component of lights is not supported.

・ Layers are not supported.

・ Displaying vertex color is not supported.

・ Interference shape and marker are not supported.

・ Cross-section method (product and sum) is not supported.

・ Billboarding is not supported.

・ 6-plane clipping is not supported.

・ Simple snapshot is not supported.

・ Point cloud is not supported.

・ In back face display, only back face colors that are the same as the front color are

supported.

・ XVL files that use the Unicode character set are not supported.

・ Default value of several Display Options is different from XVL Studio and XVL Player.

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Default value of Display Options in iXVL Player is as follows.

Text and leader lines color of notes and dimensions is white.

2.3 Known Issues

・ When iXVL Player is launched from App Store, the screen is blackout and does not transition to

file list. Do not launch iXVL Player from App Store. If you launch iXVL Player from App Store and

the screen become blackout, go to multi-task screen and erase the history of iXVL Player. After

that, tap the icon of iXVL Player.

・ Repeated file reading may cause display errors or a black screen.

・ Japanese characters may not be displayed correctly in environments where languages

other than Japanese and English are used.

・ 3D notes may not be selectable in some cases.

・ Elements selected in the 3D view may not be highlighted in the assembly tree.

・ Manipulating models with three or more fingers may cause them to be hidden.

・ Changing display accuracy may cause parts of shapes to be hidden.

・ Snapshots added via automatic update may not be correctly displayed.

・ Some lights may not display correctly.

・ Abnormal termination caused by element names containing 1,000 or more characters is a

known issue.

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3 iXVL Player Usage

3.1 Using the File List

To start iXVL Player, tap its icon on the iPad / iPhone. When iXVL Player starts, it will show the file list.

In the list, six sample files are shown. Files shown in black have been downloaded to the iPad /

iPhone; files shown in blue are links to files on remote servers.

Tapping the information icon shown on the top right of the title bar opens the iXVL Player about

box. The about box shows the iXVL Player version and provides links to the Settings dialog and the

Lattice Technology website.

Tapping a file name opens the file for viewing.

Swiping a file name (put your finger on a filename and slide it horizontally on the screen) will cause the

“Delete” button to appear. Tap the “Delete” button to delete the file from the iPad / iPhone.

1. Swipe the file to be deleted.

2. Tap “Delete.”

Tap a file: View the selected

XVL file.

Display the application information.

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※ File deletion cannot be undone. If you have deleted a sample file and want to replace it,

download the file from the iXVL information page

(http://www.lattice3d.com/products/ixvl/index.html) and copy the file to iXVL Player as

described in section “3.2 Copying XVL Files” or “3.3 Downloading Files or Links from

Web Pages”.

3.2 Copying XVL Files

XVL files can be copied to iXVL Player using the iTunes file sharing function.

Connect the iPad / iPhone to the PC where iTunes has been installed using a USB cable, and iTunes

will start. Once iTunes starts, select the icon in the tool bar (different icons such as may

appear depending on the connected device)

Select “File Sharing”. From the “Apps” list, select “iXVL Player.” To add XVL files, drag and drop them

to the “Documents” list.

1. Select the icon.


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Notes:

・ “iXVL Player documents” does not display the pre-installed sample files, nor any files

downloaded from the web using the procedure described in “3.3 Downloading Files or

Links from Web Pages”.

・ The files copied using iTunes can be deleted or renamed.

・ XVL assembly files (*.xv0) cannot be browsed on iXVL Player.

After XVL file copy finishes, you may terminate iTunes and disconnect the iPad / iPhone.

The name of the file copied using iTunes is displayed in the file list in green.

3. Drag and drop XVL files to here.

2. Select “iXVL Player”.

1. Select “File Sharing”.

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3.3 Downloading Files or Links from Web Pages

iXVL Player can download XVL files or links from web pages.

Tapping the add icon shown on the top right of the title bar opens the web browser on iXVL

Player.

The web browser window appears as shown below. Use the icons to browse the web page.

File copied using iTunes

Open Web Browser

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Input the URL of the Web page that contains the XVL file that you want to download to address bar.

Returns to the file list.

Address Bar. Go to next

web page.

Back to previous

web page.

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Tap the link to the XVL file and the dialog box shown below opens.

If you will be connected to the WiFi network and want to always view the latest version of the file, select

“Add as a link” to save a link to the file. If you want to view the 3D data when you are not connected to

the network, select “Download” to download the file to your iPad / iPhone.

When you select “Add as a link”, the file name and its URL are saved and then appear on file list. On the

file list, the file name is shown in blue.

When you select “Download”, the file is downloaded and saved on your iPad / iPhone. On the file list,

the file name is shown in black.

If you don’t want to “Add as a link” or “Download”, tap the outside of the dialog to dismiss it, (on the

iPhone, tap the “Cancel” button).

Tapping the refresh icon causes all of the downloaded files to be updated with the latest version at

their URLs. This is useful when you need to update the files when connected to a network and then

display the files in an area when not connected.

Downloaded file

Added as a link

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The iXVL product information site (http://www.lattice3d.com/products/ixvl/index.html) provides several

sample files for iXVL Player.

3.4 Reading Encrypted Files

Some XVL files are encrypted and require a password for access.

Tapping the information icon on the top right of the title bar opens the information dialog.

Tap the “Settings” button on the information dialog to open the settings screen.

Settings


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Tap [Option] in the settings screen to open the options screen. Tap [Security] in the options

screen and specify the password for accessing the file signed using XVL Signer. When a file

is signed using XVL Signer, it is possible to identify which users are able to access the file.

Specify the user group for accessing the signed file, and use this screen to set the password.

While the password for a password-locked file needs to be entered each time it is opened,

specifying a password here will skip password input when opening files with that password.

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User Group

Specify a user group name and password for opening files signed with XVL Signer.

File Password

Specify the password for opening locked files.

Tapping [Public Key Encryption] enables the settings necessary to open

public-key-encrypted XVL files.

When iXVL Player attempts to open an encrypted XVL file, it applies the saved security

settings. If the saved settings cannot open the file, iXVL Player prompts the user for a

password. If the provided password cannot open the file, iXVL Player displays the message

“The file cannot be opened.”

XVL files are protected with the following security features:

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Passwords

The [File Password] specified on the [Security] page in the [Options] dialog box is applied

when files are imported. If no password is set, the following message box appears:

The specified password is used for XVL file import.

Signature

Group names and passwords for [User Group] set on the [Security] page in the [Options]

dialog box are applied when files are imported.

Public Key Encryption

When iXVL Player accesses the key server for the first time, the following message box is

shown:

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Enter the user name and password to log in to the server with the secret key.

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3.5 Basic 3D Viewing Functions

Tapping a file as described in “3.1 Using the File List” opens the 3D view window in examine mode.

The XVL file can be viewed in the window using the functions listed below:

The white circle that appears when rotating a model is only displayed when “Fix upward

direction when rotating view” is turned off in the display settings.

Tapping the home icon

resets the viewpoint and layout.

3D Viewing Functions:

Zoom : Pinch the model in/out.

Translation : Drag the model with two fingers.

3D rotation : Drag the area inside the white circle shown in the window.

2D rotation : Drag the area outside the white circle shown in the window.

Zoom: Pinch in/out.

Pan: Drag with two fingers.

To rotate the model in 3D, drag the

area inside the white circle shown in

the window.

To rotate the model in 2D, drag the

area outside the white circle shown in

the window.

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The 3D view window appears as shown below. Use the icons to browse the model.

iPad

Selects the display accuracy and

shows and hides edges.

Fits the 3D model or the selected part

to the screen.

Shows or hides the selected part.

Shows the properties of the

selected part.

Shows the assembly tree.

Shows the snapshot list.

Shows the selected part name.

Shows the file name.


Opens the information dialog.

Resets the viewpoint and layout.

Turn collision detection on or off.

Swithc between walk and

examine mode.

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iPhone

Some of the functions are available on the iPhone.

If the iPad / iPhone is rotated, the view is automatically adjusted.

Switches the display mode

between “Shaded” and

“Wireframe+Shaded.”

Initializes the viewpoint and layout.

Shows the snapshot list.

Fits the 3D model to the screen.


Shows the version information.

Swithc between walk and

examine mode.

Turn collision detection on or off.

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3.6 Additional 3D Viewing Functions

In addition to the basic view functions described in “3.5 Basic 3D Viewing Functions”, iXVL

Player also includes additional functions such as those for viewing manufacturing

information.

・ Showing and hiding edges

Tapping the settings icon opens the settings dialog box. Use the “Show Edge” control to show

or hide edges.

2. Tap to show

wireframe.

3. Tap to hide wireframe.

1. Tap the icon.

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・ Selecting the display accuracy

On the settings dialog box, use the “Display Quality” control to specify the display accuracy.

“Normal” is selected by default. Selecting “Fine” or “Extra Fine” shows 3D models with a smoother

appearance.

※ For large models, switching the display accuracy may take a long time to refresh the view.

1. Tap the icon.

2. Select the display accuracy.

Fine

Extra Fine

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・ Applying snapshots

Tapping the snapshot icon on the bottom right of the screen shows the list of snapshots saved

in the XVL file. Selecting a snapshot from the list shows it in the 3D view.

2. Tapping a snapshot with opens its

child snapshots.

3. Select and tap a snapshot to

show it in the 3D view.

1. Tap the icon, and the list of

snapshots is shown.

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・ Browsing the assembly tree and selecting parts and assemblies

Tapping the assembly tree icon on the bottom right of the screen shows the assembly tree. In

the tree, tapping on the left expands the hierarchy opens the child hierarchies. Tapping a

part name in the assembly highlights it in the tree and in the 3D view. Tapping a part in the 3D view

highlights it in the 3D view and in the assembly tree. The selected part name is shown at the bottom

of the screen.

To close the assembly tree, tap again.

Note that the assembly tree shows only assemblies and parts. Subordinate bodies or shells are

not shown.

1. Tap the icon.

2. Select a part, and it is

highlighted both in the 3D

viewer and the assembly tree

and the part name is shown at

the bottom of the screen.

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Use one of the following methods to clear part selection.

• Tap the background

• Tap the selected part

• Tap the 3D view at an appropriate place using two fingers.

Playing an animation (process animation, disassembly animation, or an animation

triggered by an event) clears the selection. Tapping a part while an animation is playing

does not select the part.

Also, the following parts are not selected when tapped in the 3D view.

• Parts for which a part pick or body pick event triggers an animation to play

• Parts with a material for which transparency is 100

These parts can be selected in the assembly tree.

・ Fitting the model or the selected part to the screen

Tapping the fit icon when no parts are selected fits the model to the screen.

Tapping the fit icon when a part is selected fits the selected part to the screen.

1. Select a part.

2. Tap the icon.

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・ Showing and hiding the selected part

Tapping the show / hide icon hides the selected part. Tapping the icon again shows the part.

In the assembly tree, the names of hidden parts are shown in gray. If a hidden part is selected in

the assembly tree and is tapped, the part will be shown.

1. Select a part.

2. Tap the icon.

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・ Checking the properties of the selected part

Tapping the properties icon shows the properties of the selected part. When only part of the

property value is visible in the dialog box, tap the item to show all of the information.

3. Tap the item to show all the

information.

2. Tap the icon.

1. Select a part.

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・ Opening external links

If an assembly, part or note has an associated link, tapping the element will open the link in

Safari. If the link references an XVL file, tapping the element will have no effect.

To return to the iXVL Player screen after Safari opens, swipe up the Safari window with

four or five fingers to reveal the multitasking bar, then select iXVL Player. This function is

available when [Settings] [General] [Multitasking Gestures] is checked.

・ Specifying the center of rotation

Long-touching a point with a finger moves the screen center to the point. After that, 3D

models are rotated with the center lying on this point.

3.7 Walk Mode

In walk mode, the viewpoint can be moved as if walking over a flat plane.

Tap the icon to switch to walk mode. Tap again to return to examine mode.

Switching to walk mode displays a control panel at the bottom-right of the 3D view for manipulating the

viewpoint and an arrow at the bottom of the 3D view showing the forward direction.

Switching to walk mode also sets the projection method to “perspective projection”.

In walk mode, the viewpoint can be manipulated as required using the following operations.

① Tap the icon to switch to walk mode. ②Tap the icon to switch to Examine mode.

Examine mode Walk Mode.

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・ Using the control panel

Dragging the icon on the control panel changes the viewpoint.

The following drag operations move the viewpoint forwards or backwards, or rotate it to the

left or right.

Operations for controlling walkthrough mode

Look around : Drag on 3D view

Move viewpoint : Drag on 3D view with two fingers

Control panel for manipulating viewpoint

Look around : Drag on 3D view

Move viewpoint : Drag on 3D view with two fingers

Using the control panel to change the viewpoint

Move viewpoint forward : Drag upward on icon

Move viewpoint backwards : Drag downward on icon

Rotate viewpoint to the left : Drag to left on icon

Rotate viewpoint to the right : Drag to right on icon

Dragging upward on icon moves viewpoint forward

Dragging downward on icon moves

viewpoint backwards

Dragging icon to right rotates

viewpoint to right

Dragging icon to right rotates

viewpoint to left.

Arrow indicating forward direction

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・ Turning collision detection on or off

Tapping the icon turns on collision detection in walk mode.

Tapping the icon again turns it off.

When the icon is displayed, collision detection is off. When the icon is displayed,

collision detection is on.

When collision detection is on, the viewpoint stops moving if it collides with a shape when

being moved forwards or backwards in walk mode.

When the viewpoint collides with a shape, the forward direction arrow at the bottom of the

3D view changes color.

・ Making viewpoint direction horizontal

Double tapping on the 3D view in walk mode changes the viewpoint direction to horizontal.

3.8 Display Operations

Display Options saved in XVL file are preferentially read in iXVL Player. In case of the Display

Options is not saved in XVL file, default value of Display Options is reflected in iXVL Player.

In iXVL Player, how to display XVL files can be specified in the settings screen.

Tap the icon at the top-right of the title bar to change display settings. Tap “Setting” to

close the settings screen.

②Drag upward on icon to move forward

① Tap icon to turn

collision detection on

③ Forward direction arrow changes

color on colliding with shape

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Tapping “Display Settings” in the settings screen opens the following display settings screen.

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Projection method

Select either [Parallel] or [Perspective]. The views corresponding to each selection are

shown below.

Changing the walk mode projection method to “Parallel projection” changes to examine

mode.

Display view with its upper direction fixed.

This specifies whether to fix the upward direction when rotating the model.

When turned on, the operation is as follows.

If CAD coordinates are set as the base coordinate system of the model, the direction of

rotation is fixed such that the positive Z-axis direction in world coordinates does not end

up as the downward direction in the view.

If CG coordinates are set as the base coordinate system of the model, the direction of

Perspective Parallel

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rotation is fixed such that the positive Y-axis direction in world coordinates does not end

up as the downward direction in the view.

Back Face Display

Specifies whether to show back faces, and their color if shown.

Parameter How back faces are shown

Color same as front Shows back faces with the color set for each part.

Hide Hides back faces.

3.9 Playing Process Animations

Process animations consist of a series of animations showing the tasks for part assembly and

disassembly.

If an XVL file contains a process animation, iXVL Player will display an animation controller

that can be used to play the process animation.

Animation controller

As shown in the figure below, the animation controller appears semi-transparent at the bottom

left of the 3D view.

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iPad

Return to state prior to starting process

animation playback.

Return to previous

process or task.

Jump to next process or task.

Play process animation in reverse.

Pause process animation.

Restart playing process animation.

Play process animation.

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iPhone

Only a subset of the playback functions is available on the iPhone.

On the iPhone, the following icons appear when the animation is playing.

On the iPhone, the following icons appear when the animation is paused.

The animation controller disappears when performing view operations in the 3D view. Tapping

the 3D view when the animation controller is hidden restores it to view.

The following table lists the functions of the animation controller buttons.

Return to previous process or task.

Play process animation.

Jump to next process or task.

Return to state prior to starting process animation playback.

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Button Name Explanation

Stop Returns the process animation to its state before it started

playing.

Go to previous

process or task

Returns to the previous process or task.

The actual behavior depends on the ”Step Interval” animation

setting.

Play in reverse Plays the process animation in reverse.

Pause Pauses process animation playback.

Play Plays the process animation.

Play from start Plays the entire process animation from the beginning.

Jump to next

process or task

Jumps to the next process or task.

The actual behavior depends on the ”Step Interval” animation

setting.

Animation Settings

To specify the animation settings, tap the information icon on the right side of the title bar.

Tap “Settings” to open the settings screen.

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Tap “Options” in the Settings dialog box to open the Options dialog box. Tap “Animation” in

the Option settings dialog box to open the Animation Options dialog box shown below

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Play Range

This specifies the playback range for the start to the end of the process animation.

Setting Explanation

Entire anim. Play all the process animations in the XVL file.

Selected proc. Only play the process indicated by the current context, such

as the current process specified in the process list.

Play Interval

This specifies how to play the process animation.

Setting Explanation

Entire range Play the entire process animation.

Task Halt the animation at the end of each assembly or

disassembly task. When playback is restarted, it plays the

animation for the next task.

Step Interval

This specifies how to step through the process animation.

Setting Explanation

Process Each step forward or backward through the process

animation corresponds to a process.

Task Each step forward or backward through the process

animation corresponds to an assembly or disassembly task..

Loop

Repeatedly plays the process animation. However, loop playback is not performed if the Play

Range animation has zero length.

When Loop is ON, tapping the play icon on the animation controller causes the animation to

play to the end of the play range and then continue playing again from the start, and so on.

Similarly, tapping the reverse play icon causes the animation to play backwards to the start of

the play range and then continue playing again from the end.

Alert Highlight

When a process animation in which a [Pause] has been set is played forward in XVL Studio,

the animation will pause according to the settings (see table below). The animation does

not pause when played in reverse.

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Setting Description

Start The animation pauses at 0 seconds.

End The animation pauses at MAX seconds.

Action Allows selection of how animation is restarted.

Selecting [Part Pick] causes part objects in the current

animation to blink. Selecting [Alert Pick] makes the alert blink.

Tapping a blinking object restarts the animation.

The method used to specify how to highlight alerts is described below.

Interval

Specifies the interval for highlighting of the pick target set for text alerts. Assuming the

highlight is for a looped animation, the interval indicates the play time for the animation.

Tapping [Interval] in the Animation Options dialog box opens the dialog box shown below.

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settings in the range 1 second to 10 seconds.

Target Part Color

When a part pick is used to resume a paused animation, the color toggles between this

color and the normal part color.

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Tapping [Target Part Color] in the Animation Options dialog box opens the dialog box

shown below.

Use the RGB sliders to specify the target part color.

Note that the color does not toggle if the target part color is set to black.

Show paths when playing animation

Specifies whether to show paths of the part during process animation play.

Paths are shown only for animations created for path authoring processes in XVL Studio or

elsewhere. They are not shown in general animations, disassembly animations, or normal

process animations, even when this box is checked.

Display all paths and alerts in the process

If this checkbox is selected, all paths and alerts belonging to the process are displayed at all

times. If cleared, paths and alerts are only displayed for tasks.

Display of the paths and alerts in the process is only performed for path authoring process

animations. Paths and alerts are not displayed for normal process animations, regardless of

this checkbox setting.

If [Only display when process state is shown] is selected, paths and alerts are only

displayed when their associated task is displayed. If cleared, all paths and alerts in the

process are displayed.

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3.10 Playing Disassembly Animations

If the XVL file includes a disassembly animation, the animation controller in iXVL Player can

be used to play the disassembly animation.

Animation Controller

If the model contains a stepwise-executed disassembly animation, the animation controller

appears as shown in the figure below.

If the model contains a disassembly animation that is not stepwise-executed, the a

n i m a t i o n c o n t r o l l e r a p p e a r s a s s h o w n i n t h e f i g u r e b e l o w.

Return to the previous

animation.

Go to the next animation.

Play in reverse. Play forward.

During playback, click to pause

the animation. When paused,

click to resume playback.

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The operations invoked by tapping the animation controller buttons are listed below.

Button Operation Description

Reverse one

level

Execute the animation one level back in the hierarchy from

the current state.

Reverse Execute all reverse animations back from the completed

state.

Pause During playback, all current animations are paused.

When paused, all currently paused animations resume.

Play in reverse. Play forward.

During playback, click to

pause the animation. When

paused, click to resume the

animation.

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Forward Execute all forward animations from the closed state

Forward one

level

Execute the animation one level forward in the hierarchy from

the current state.

3.11 Playing Animations Triggered by Events

iXVL Player can use events to trigger the playing of an animation if the XVL file contains both

an animation and events for triggering the animation to play.

Event Types

The following types of event are supported.

Part pick

Body pick

Load complete

Animation Controller

The animation controller can pause and resume animation playback.

The animation controller appears when an animation starts and closes when it finishes.

The animation controller appears as shown in the figure below.

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The following icon appears when the animation is halted.

The following icon appears when the animation is playing.

The operations invoked by tapping the animation controller buttons are listed below.

Button Operation Description

Pause Pause all currently playing animations.

Play Resume all currently paused animations.

Resume all currently paused

animations.

Pause all currently playing

animations.

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4 Q & A

4.1 FAQs

What size XVL file can be read?

XVL files up to approximately 15MB in size can be opened and viewed on iPad 2. Actual performance

may vary depending on the features of the model and the spec of devices. Typically, 15MB XVL files

can represent CAD models of approximately 1GB or larger.

I have XVL files copied or downloaded via iTunes and they are shown in the file list, but when I try

to open them the message “iXVL Player cannot load an XVL which is not processed by iXVL

Publisher” appears.

iXVL Player can show only XVL files output by iXVL Publisher.

I copied an XVL file to iXVL Player using iTunes, but it is not displayed in the file list.

Only XVL files with the extension .xv2 and .xv3 are supported by iXVL Player. xv2 and .xv3 is the

extension used by P-XVL / V-XVL / U-XVL files. XVL files with the extension .xv0 must be converted

to .xv2 or .xv3 before viewing with iXVL Player.

iXVL Player fails to open the file.

This may occur when the XVL file is too large to process. If you encounter this, we recommend using

XVL Studio to create smaller files (e.g. sub-assemblies) from the larger file.

Although I was able to open the file, not all of the data is displayed.

This may occur in XVL files that have a very large number of display polygons. There is not solution at

this time and we recommend using CAD system or XVL Studio to divide the model into smaller

segments.

I restored my iPad / iPhone from a backup file and the file name disappeared.

When iPad / iPhone is restored from a backup file or the free storage space is running short, the XVL

files with URLs downloaded from the Web site may disappear from the file list. This is the current

specification of iXVL Player. Please download the files again.

Is technical support available?

Telephone support is not available for the free iXVL Player product. You can submit support requests via

email and tell us your opinion via the Lattice Technology website.


Are there any plans to add more features to iXVL Player?

There are plans for future updates. We will announce updates via our website when they are available.




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Are there any plans to support other mobile devices (Android, etc.)?

We are looking at the possibility of developing other versions of iXVL Player. Additionally, with XVL

Studio 10.1 or later, it is possible to save data in an HTML5 compatible form. This allows 3D data to be

viewed in any environment that supports HTML5 (Windows, Android, etc.). Please look for details at


4.2 Additional Questions

If you have any other questions or feedback about iXVL products, you can submit support requests via

email and tell us your opinion via the Lattice Technology website.

Lattice Technology Website http://www.lattice3d.com/products/ixvl/index.html



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5 Release Information

November 30, 2017 iXVL Player Ver. 6.0

・ Fixed bugs.

January 13, 2017 iXVL Player Ver. 5.1

・ Fixed bugs.

August 26, 2016 iXVL Player Ver. 5.0

・ Added the Walk Mode.

・ Added the Display setting dialog.

・ Fixed bugs.

November 16, 2015 iXVL Player Ver. 4.2

・ Fixed bugs.

March 2, 2015 iXVL Player Ver. 4.1

・ Added support for 64-bit.

・ Fixed bugs.

September 29, 2014 iXVL Player Ver. 4.0

・ Fixed bugs.

June 28, 2013 iXVL Player Ver. 3.1

・ Enabled playing of disassembly animations.

・ Enabled use of events to trigger animation playback.

・ Enabled display of keywords that reference properties specified in note text or alert

text.


・ Enabled process animation play.

・ Enabled use on iPhone 5 and iPod touch (5th generation) 4-inch Retina display.


・ Enabled reading of encrypted XVL files.

July 27, 2012 iXVL Player Ver. 2.0

・ Enabled external linking.

・ Enabled specification of the center for view rotation.


・ Reflected “Display view with its upper direction fixed” set by XVL Studio.

・ Changed the contents of the Information dialog box.

・ Changed the default Web page opened by clicking the “+” button.

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・ Fixed bugs.


・ First release.

Copyrights

iXVL Player Ver. 6.0

Copyright (C) 2012-2017 Lattice Technology Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.

iXVL Kernel Ver. 7.4a

Copyright (C) 1998-2011 Lattice Technology Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.

Zlib version 1.1.3

Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.

All rights reserved.

The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG software release 6b

Copyright (C) 1991-1998, Thomas G. Lane. All rights reserved.

Libpng version 1.2.6 - August 15, 2004

Copyright (c) 1998-2004 Glenn Randers-Pehrson

Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger

Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.

Libtiff version 3.5.7

Copyright (c) 1988-1997 Sam Leffler

Copyright (c) 1991-1997 Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and

its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided

that (i) the above copyright notices and this permission notice appear in

all copies of the software and related documentation, and (ii) the names

of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics may not be used in any advertising or

publicity relating to the software without the specific, prior written

permission of Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,

EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY

WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SAM LEFFLER OR SILICON GRAPHICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY

SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR

ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,

WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY

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OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE

OF THIS SOFTWARE.

OpenSSL 1.0.1j Oct 15 2014

Copyright (c) 1998-2014 The OpenSSL Project

Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson

All rights reserved.

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