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Interactive Graphics – Hotspots – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our new series, in this post we will discuss the creation of hotspots and the graphic file formats supporting their inclusion. There are two main ways of creating hotspots on graphics the first…
Read More »Interactive Graphics – Hotspots – Part 1
The technical manual user experience can be enhanced when the technical graphics are interactive. The concept of hyperlinks on text and images in a web environment is very familiar, therefore, this is a very natural expectation in an…
Read More »S1000D Issue 4.2 – ICN Metadata File – Part 4
In this the fourth part of the post I will continue to discuss the technical aspects of the IMF. The Contents section, <imfContent> contains metadata pertaining to the ICN Object. The ICN Object can be in different file…
Read More »S1000D Issue 4.2 – ICN Metadata File – Part 3
In the third part of the post, I will continue to discuss the technical aspects of the IMF. The Status section includes six elements at the highest level, three of the elements are flat. Security is a flat…
Read More »S1000D Issue 4.2 – ICN Metadata File – Part 2
In the second part of the post I will discuss the technical aspects of the IMF. I must emphasize at this point, although the IMF is an XML file it is not an S1000D Data Module Type. However,…
Read More »S1000D Issue 4.2 – ICN Metadata File – Part 1
The management of S1000D Data Modules (DM’s) in a CSDB (Common Source Database) has always been straightforward. The ID & Status section provides a great mechanism for entering metadata pertaining to the Data Module. The same cannot be…
Read More »CGM and SVG – Part 5
The final part of the series provides some thoughts, conclusions, and ideas on a 2D graphics strategy. There is currently a lot of hype around 3D graphics and delivering this information to aid repair and maintenance activities. This…
Read More »CGM and SVG – Part 4
When you’ve completed or revised a technical illustration it usually requires publishing, for example in a web environment. Traditionally, many companies and organizations will deliver using different media, paper, PDF and electronically in a web browser. The benefit…
Read More »CGM and SVG – Part 3
Technically there are major differences between CGM and SVG, however, the graphics display is visually the same. So how do they differ? The big difference, the structure of the data. The CGM file format is binary and therefore…
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