Display Images in DOORS

[Verena Mai]

Hi all,

I am looking for a way to show MagicDraw diagrams in DOORS. My idea
was to save the diagrams as an image file and import it into DOORS.
The problem is, that the files are quite big so I cannot use bmp. I
would like to use emf, wmf or jpg. Is there any possiblitie to make
emf or wmf visible in DOORS? Or to "zoom" into a jpg picture? The
digrams are qutie complex and it is necessary to see everything.

As I have 12 diagrams for each module I looking for a scrpit which
does the import automatically.

If one of you have any ideas I am thank grateful.


Regards
V

[Beau]

Verena,
DOORS has an extremely limited in displaying drawings of any
complexity. I only use the drawings
"native" program by creating an external drawing folder structure on a
drawing server, then using external
links to open the drawing. This keeps the DOORS database text driven,
opens the drawing in it's native program, and
most importantly keeps the drawings in one central location. You don't
have to update your DOORS module when
drawings are updated and you don't have to rely on someone telling you
when they change.

Beau

[Verena Mai]

Hey Beau,

thanks for your answer. In the mean time I came to the same
conclusion. I use external links. The only problem is that it is still
necessary to show a little preview of the picture. But this should not
be a problem now, because the pictures can be small. Unfortunately it
is not possible to keep the picture completely out of DOORS.

Do you know if it is possible to write a dxl script, which creates
external links automatically?

Thanks
V

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[Beau]

Verena,
The short answer is yes it is possible, but depending on the number
(amount) of links that you have to create, it could be faster to make
them manually. Sorry I don't know of any already written DXL that will
meet your requirements. I checked a couple of different forums without
any luck. I does peak my interest because I could use it myself. It
would be possible to write a dbe to select an object and associate it
with a file and complete the External command, but again it depends on
the amount of time you have to write DXL.

Depending on your experience with DXL, you can use Stream and Buffer
to read a file containing the path and filenames of each drawing, and
use the results with ExternalLink to create links, but that's as far
as I have gotten in my thought process

[Verena Mai]

Hey Beau,

the amount is the reason why I want to have s script. I have 150
modules with 15 external links each. I do not have much experience
with dxl, but a lot of time. I will write the script with a friend of
mine, who has good knowledge in dxl. As soon as I have a solution I
can contact you, if you want.

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