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- Introduction
- Setup
- Quick start guide
- Navigation
- Search
- Selecting, clipping, colouring and highlighting
- Packaging
- Views
- Line tracking
- Avatars
- Commenting
- Sketching
- Custom attributes
- Tools
- Settings
- Colouring Options
- File management
- Linking and API
- Advanced options
- Configuration file
- Animations
- 360° panorama
- Markup
- Drawings
- Spraying
- IntelliPID Module
- 2D to 3D Projection
- Appendix - How to use 3D PDF files
- Appendix - Performance optimisation
- Command line parameters
Introduction
UniversalPlantViewer is an easy to use tool to bring “Digital Twins” of your models (e.g. chemical plants, ships, off-shore platforms, buildings etc.) to any device running Windows, iOS, Android or a web browser. The Digital Twin can be used online and offline. In UniversalPlantViewer you can link all internal and external specifications, manuals, isometrics, etc. to your 3D model and stay up-to-date on the status of individual components.
The UniversalPlantViewer infrastructure consists out of
- UniversalPlantViewer App, the app for end users.
- UniversalPlantViewer Capture Station, a set of software tools to create UniversalPlantViewer models.
- UniversalPlantViewer Distribution Server, a set of software tools to host UniversalPlantViewer models.
- UniversalPlantViewer WebServices Server, a set of server tools providing an entry point to access UniversalPlantViewer models.
Technology
- Based on Unity Gaming Engine, available for Windows, iOS and Android
- Streaming or local storage
Prerequisites
- Windows or
- Android or
- iOS or
- Web browser
If the model is used in streaming format, a huge amount of data may be transferred. On mobile devices, model size might be limited by memory.
Windows
- OS: Win 10 or newer
- 8GB or more
- Graphics: On-board (dedicated Graphic card with 4GB)
iOS
- OS: iOS12 (iOS15)
- RAM: 4GB (8GB)
Android
- OS: Android 7 (11) RAM: 4GB (8GB) (usage might be restricted by manufacturer)
Web browser
Supported formats
UniversalPlantViewer uses input files created by UniversalPlantViewer Builder. Please refer to the UniversalPlantViewer Builder manual for a list of all supported 2D and 3D input formats.