Model Views Activity Center
This activity center enables you to register and track VEO model views for the current project. The top section lists the model views that have been logged to the current project, and the bottom section contains tabs for a description of the models, email messages linked to the models, related items, supporting documents, and a history of changes.
Model Views● Open Newforma Model Viewer Click to open the Newforma Model Viewer. ● Utilities > Clear VEO Project Association Click to remove the association between the model view and VEO. ● Create a Report Click to open the Create a Report dialog box to select the type of model views report to create. 1 You can customize which columns appear in reports simply by selecting which columns to show and hide in the activity center. Simply right-click on column headers to add or remove columns. A checkmark indicates the column will appear in the activity center and the report. Selected Model View● Modify Click to open the Modify Model View dialog box to modify the information about the selected model view. ● Show Latest View in Model Click to display the latest model view. ● Show Originating View in Model Click to display the original model view. ● Review Related Action Items 1 This task is available only when you select a model view that has related action items. Click to open the Related Action Items activity center to view action items related to the selected item. ● Review Related Markup Sessions 1 This task is available only when you select a model view that has related markup sessions. Click to open the Related Markup Sessions activity center to view information about and preview the related markup sessions. ● Delete Click to delete the selected model view. See File Tasks panel. See Email Tasks panel. |
Model ViewsCategory drop-down listSelect All Model Views to list all model views for the project. Filter All ColumnsYou can filter by any text that appears in any of the Items columns in this section. For example, if you know the name (or part of the name) of the model view that you are searching for (or the category, discipline, etc.), enter at least part of the text in this field. The Items list updates automatically as you type. For example, if the model view you are searching for has the number 30 somewhere in one of the columns, enter 30 in this field. The list will be narrowed down to only model views that have the number 30 somewhere in one of the columns. Click to toggle between showing and hiding the column filter fields. ClearClick to clear all filters. ColumnsAll model view columns are listed here. Right-click on any column
header to list or de-list columns. Click the NameThe name of the model view. AuthorThe author of the model view. Team MembersThe project team members involved with the model view. Related ItemsIf the model view has any related items, the icons appear here. Related Project ItemsThis column is a text version of the icons in the Related Items column. The text will appear in reports. CategoryThe model view's category. DisciplineAny disciplines applied to the model view. KeywordsAny keywords applied to the model view. Create DateThe date the model view was created. Preview tabThis tab show the selected model view. Description tabThis tab displays the text from the selected model view's Description tab (from the Modify Model View dialog box).
Email Log tabThis tab lists all email messages associated with the selected model view. Users can drag and drop email messages from Microsoft Outlook and Windows Explorer into this log. Double-click an email message to open it in Microsoft Outlook or the Project Center Email Viewer. From there, you can reply to or forward the message. 1 The number in parentheses indicates the number of email messages linked to the model view.
Supporting Documents tabUse this tab to attach files to the selected model view, and to view attached files. For example, if you define a model view based on a drawing, you can use this tab to attach the drawing file to the model view. 1 The number in parentheses indicates the number of files that are attached to the model view. 1 You can copy and paste and drag and drop files from Windows Explorer into this tab.
Preview tabA preview of the selected file appears here. Related Items tabThis tab lists all related Project Center items for the file. Related Items tabThis tab lists all related Project Center items for the selected model view. Create Related > Action ItemClick to open the Identify an Action Item dialog box to create a new action item and link it to the current model view. Create Related > Transfer > Via EmailClick to open the Send Files to Email Recipients dialog box to send project files via email. Nothing is logged in this tab. Create Related > Transfer > Via Info ExchangeClick to open the Transfer Files to a Newforma Info Exchange Server dialog box to transfer project files via your Newforma Info Exchange Server and link the transfer to the current model view. Create Related > Transmittal > Via EmailClick to open the Send Files and Create an Outgoing Transmittal dialog box to send project files via email, file an outgoing transmittal for a file transfer, and link the transfer to the current model view. Create Related > Transmittal > Via Info ExchangeClick to open the Transfer Files and Create an Outgoing Transmittal dialog box to transfer project files via your Newforma Info Exchange Server, create a new outgoing transmittal for the file transfer, and link the transfer to the current model view. Create Related > Contract Management> Contract Management ItemClick to open the Create Contract Management Item dialog box for the type of contract management item you selected to create a new CM item and link it to the current model view. Create Related > Web LinkClick to open the Create Web Link dialog box to enter a web link and automatically relate it to the selected Project Center item. After it is created, the Relation Type column will indicate Web Link, and users can double-click on it to open the website. Relate to >Click to select an existing project item and establish a relationship between it and the currently selected model view. This gives you the ability to link two items that are related together. (For example, an action item that is related to a model view.) Select Another Project Item to open the Select Project Item dialog box to locate an item that is not in the list. When you create a relationship between two items, each item's icon is added to the other item's Related Items column and tab. RemoveClick to unlink and remove the selected project item from the Related Items tab. 1 Removing a related item from the Related Items tab does not remove it from the database. The Relation Type column has two icons to indicate the relationship type: ● The
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Change Log tabThis tab lists the dates and project team members who created and modified the model view. |
To access this activity center
Click Model Views from the Activities list or from the Project Home activity center.