26.5 External Viewer: View External Documents

For external documents with the extensions .oeax and .oedx, there are two ways to open them:

  • 1. Double-click the document to launch the External Viewer. In the file list, double-click the file to open it, or click "Open With" to select an application.
  • 2. Launch the External Viewer first, then drag the external document into the viewer. In the file list, double-click to open, or use "Open With" to choose an application.

For external documents with the extension .exe, double-clicking the file will launch the External Viewer, and subsequent viewing works the same as for .oeax and .oedx files.

When viewing external documents in multi-level directories, double-click a folder to enter a subdirectory. Click the Subdirectory or Navigate Back buttons to navigate back to the parent directory.

For 3D design software such as UG or Proe, different vendors use varying file format standards. When opening files from different vendors, it is often necessary to first import the file into the software to convert it to a compatible format. To view external files created from such varied formats, follow these steps:

  • 1. Open the external document and click [Open With Program].
  • 2. Select the program to open the file and click [OK].
  • 3. Wait for the selected program to launch, then use File → Open within the program to locate and open the extracted file from the external document's directory.

For computers using a USBKey, insert the USBKey authorized for the external recipient first. Launch the External Viewer and log in to the USBKey to access external documents.

Note:

  • If the USBKey password is empty, the External Viewer will automatically log in to the USBKey upon startup.