2D snapshot overview

2D snapshots are dynamic objects that represent a 2D scene (a view of the base image and markups) but are more than just image captures. You can have one or many snapshots associated with a BOM line in your product structure. When you select a BOM line, Teamcenter displays the attached image dataset in the 2D Viewer pane. If there are multiple images attached, you can select the desired image dataset. You can:

• Use 2D snapshots to load base images and markups into the 2D Viewer pane and restore the saved positioning information.

• Populate assets in technical illustrations with 2D snapshots.

• Query 2D snapshots to find related item revisions and technical illustrations.

• Update 2D snapshots to reflect changes in base images and markups.

• Print 2D snapshots from Teamcenter.

• Send 2D snapshots to Lifecycle Viewer or a standalone application viewer.

You can create 2D snapshots from any file displayed in the 2D viewer.

To work with 2D snapshots in the 2D Viewer pane, you must activate the 2D Snapshots toolbar.

The 2D snapshot mechanism works best when the BOM structure used has a one-to-one relationship between BOM lines and image datasets. Although the functionality works when this condition is not satisfied, the user interaction is not as clean. This is especially true when the image datasets are revised. As a result, Siemens Digital Industries Software recommends as a best practice to maintain a one-to-one relationship between image datasets and BOM lines when establishing the BOM structure, if possible.

If you open the 2D Snapshot Gallery from Manufacturing Process Planner, see Manufacturing Process Planner — Usage.