Bookmark workflows
 
 
 

Describes typical workflows using bookmarks.

Bookmarks in Alias are typically used for one of the following two purposes:

In the first workflow, the user is likely a designer exploring different concepts for a design. He/she wants to be able to sketch on top of a model then save the different sketches (including orientation and shading) as a series of bookmarks that can be quickly viewed later. For example, a car designer may be experimenting with different looks for some components on the front panel of a car (see workflow A below).

In the second workflow, a designer or manager wants to review a completed design and indicate areas that require modification, or simply add some comments.

Both workflows are described in detail below.

A. Using sketch tools and bookmarks to explore design ideas.

  1. Choose File > Open to open your model in Alias.
  2. Adjust the Perspective view to your liking by tumbling, dollying or tracking.
  3. Choose WindowDisplay > Hardware Shade to shade the model or choose one of the shading modes in the Diagnostic Shading Panel.

  4. Choose Windows > Bookmark Lister to open the Bookmark Lister.
  5. Choose Canvas > New Overlay Canvas to create a new overlay canvas in the Perspective window.
  6. Choose Windows > Editors > Canvas Layer Editor to open the Canvas Layer Editor.
  7. Choose a Pencil, Marker, Airbrush or other tool from the Paint menu. With the mouse or stylus, sketch on top of the model in the Perspective view. Draw some feature lines and other characteristics that will help develop the model further.

    Let’s say you now want to explore two different alternatives for the front detailing, but want to show both with the general features you sketched in the previous step.

  8. In the Canvas Layer Editor, rename the existing layer “General Features”.
  9. Choose Layer > New Image layer in the Canvas Layer Editor to create a new layer. Rename it “Front_A”.

  10. Sketch the first version of the front detailing in the Perspective view.

  11. In the Canvas Layer Editor, make the Front_A layer invisible by clicking its icon so that it becomes a icon.
  12. Choose Layer > New Image layer in the Canvas Layer Editor to create a new layer. Rename it “Front_B”.
  13. Sketch the second version of the front detailing in the Perspective view.

  14. Click the New button in the Bookmark Lister.

    A new bookmark is created, containing the general features and second version of the front detailing.

  15. In the Canvas Layer Editor, make the Front_A layer visible by clicking its icon, and make the Front_B layer invisible by clicking its icon.
  16. Click the New button in the Bookmark Lister.

    A new bookmark is created, containing the general features and first version of the front detailing.

    By now you should have two bookmarks showing the same view of your car model with different sets of front detailing.

B. Using sketch tools and bookmarks to review a completed design.

  1. Choose File > Open to open your model in Alias.
  2. Adjust the Perspective view to your liking by tumbling, dollying or tracking.
  3. Choose WindowDisplay > Hardware Shade to shade the model or choose one of the shading modes in the Diagnostic Shading Panel.

  4. Choose Windows > Bookmark Lister to open the Bookmark Lister.
  5. Choose Canvas > New Overlay Canvas to create an overlay in the view.
  6. Choose a Pencil, Marker, Airbrush or other tool from the Paint menu. With the mouse or stylus, sketch on top of the model in the Perspective view. Write some comments, mark areas that require modifications, etc
  7. Click the New button in the Bookmark Lister.

    A new bookmark is created that captures the camera position, shading information and annotations.

  8. Change your view of the model by tumbling, etc

    All sketching is removed.

  9. Choose Canvas > New Overlay Canvas to create an overlay canvas in the new view.
  10. Add comments, and so on, to the new view with some Paint tools.
  11. Click the New button in the Bookmark Lister to create another bookmark.

  12. Repeat steps 8 to 11 until your model is fully annotated with design feedback.
  13. Review the different annotated views by cycling through the bookmarks using the Prev and Next buttons in the Bookmark Lister.