Introduction

The GM works according to the principle:

1. manage projects (view “Projects”),
2. manage geometries (view “Geometries”),
3. manage meshes (view “Details”) and/or
4. manage products (view “Products”).

The program has an optimized operation for this purpose. You can switch back to the previous view at any time using the Back button.

Workflow The Geometry manager is primarily used to manage the geometries of a model or series. Geometries can contain meshes for standard and high resolutions, normal maps for both resolutions, animations and deformations.

However, the focus of the program is on viewing and evaluating geometries as a whole object.

For a perfect workflow it is always recommended to create an Index Excel file and import it into a new project in the Geometry manager. From then on, the geometries, meshes and products can be managed in the Geometry manager.

Alternatively, a project can simply be created from a directory of geometries.

In addition, the GM allows to create a report and synchronize the information with the geometry folder and/or the IG Model Exporter information.

New project from disk

1. Click on “New project from disk” in the projects view,
2. enter Name e.g. “MyModel”,
3. copy Path with “Geometries” part e.g. “C:\Meine Projekte\Modell\Geometries” and
4. click “Create” to import the Geometries and fill internal structures

New project from Xlsx

1. Ceate an Index Excel (minimal version, more details version)
2. click on “New project from Xlsx” in the projects view,
3. let the Geometry manager synchronize for local files with the project,
4. maintenance of the geometry files in the folder “Geometries” with subsequent synchronization,
5. use the the information from IG Model Exporter.
6. maintenance of geometry information in the Geometry manager and
7. provision of reports for company internally or suppliers as feedback.

Details about the functions of the different views and the geometry information can be found in the chapter “Working with the GM”.