Users can display attached assets in the Asset Viewer by checking the attached asset in the attached asset explorer. You can display assets and attached assets at the same time.

You can select/pick attached assets in the viewer like you can for "normal" assets in the asset database.


The viewer will always select the lowest level attached asset object in the attached asset hierarchy, irrelevant of asset selection priority.


The asset viewer context menu for attached assets provides the following commands:


Zoom Selection

Zooms the viewer to the selected attached assets.

Select in Explorer

Selects the viewer select attached asset in the Attached Asset Explorer (tree)

Properties

Presents the properties form for the selected attached assets.


The viewer allows you perform many actions on attached assets like taking measurements (attached assets do not have snap points), view properties, zoom and highlight. However, certain actions are not supported:


    • Users cannot modify attached assets.
    • Users cannot create a knowlegde view containing attached assets.
    • Users cannot apply a display filter to attached assets.
    • Users cannot use the existing asset search function to search for attached assets.
    • Users cannot place a Marked Point on an attached asset.


If you perform an unsupported actions you will see this warning: