What is IETM and What is Not IETM?

IETM Vs 3d Blowups:

There is a misconception about IETM. As the name indicates interactive, then people assume that it is a 3d based on blowup software. Interactive means, users can browse or cross-refer or interact with the software to search on a particular topic/sub-topic.

Assume that you have 3000 pages in 10 different manuals, you cannot refer to all the pages quickly. But this interactive electronic technical manual searches the entire database of 3000 pages in a second and displays results. Because all the text is converted into the database, hence search and retrieval will be done in seconds. Users can see related topics and also on rollover of text, users can see images, Video or text descriptions, etc.

Users can save bookmarks and annotate text etc. Users can see his search history, document access history, etc.

These elements are called INTERACTIVITY. These features power the document and make it an Interactive electronic manual. These documents are technical in nature and seen using electronic devices hence they are termed interactive electronic technical manuals.

Interactivity does not mean, clicking on the part it will blow up into sub-parts, and clicking on a subpart it will further blow up and an explanation comes in voice-over, etc. They are called 3d Blowups or 3d Virtual reality models and Computer-based tutors (CBTs) Having said this, still we can put these 3d blowups in IETM. If OEM has any videos or 3d animation blowups then we can plug them into IETM.

IETM:

Interactive Electronic Technical Manual is your PDF file i.e. user handbook, technical manual only. It is called Level -1 IETM.

IETM is one of the mandatory deliverables (DVD) along with any equipment to be supplied to Indian Defence. JSG is an agency that defines standards for every defense deliverable. JSG 0852:2015 is standard to prepare IETM documentation.

(If you have heard about JSS 0251, it is the standard defined to design your UHBs or technical manuals. JSS describes the layout of the document. I.e. Front page design, table of content design, header and footer, index, a record of amendment sheet, the structure of the content/document,etc are defined in JSS. Similarly,JSG 0852 is for IETM documentation.)

Level 2: (IETM)

IETM is having cross-references to one section of PDF to another section cross reference using hyperlinks is Level -2

In Level 3, all your manuals will be converted into to HTML pages and arranged in a linear structure in the form a of Table of content, tree as per the original manual.

Sections and sub-sections will be maintained as it is like in the original UHB. Hyperlinks. Next, the Previous buttons, search in page, manuals tab, and drawings tab will be available in Level -3.

Level -4 is more advanced than Level -3. All the manuals are converted into a database. IETM viewer is a web application/ software to view this IETM Level -4. Using IETM Viewer software, the database will be accessed and viewed.

Features of IETM LEVEL 4:

IETM 4 has powerful features like Search, Advanced search, Module wise search filter, Related topics, Sequential next and previous, history, Dynamic Login, Glossary, keywords, annotations, bookmark, full screen, Hot spots (text, image, Video), hyperlinks, user dashboard, user history tracking, and many more features.

Like PDF and MS word, this is not any document so that you can see a sample of 10 pages, etc. Names indicate technical manual but it is not any single file so that you can see a sample.

If you see the software once, you will get 100 % clarity about IETM. If you want to see the sample please contact us at: 9849527706 and we will arrange a quick demo or software walkthrough of live projectsso that you get a fullunderstanding of the architecture of IETM

IETM Assignment.

• This job is creating Interactive Technical Manuals Level -4
• IETM Vendor will only make IETM by using inputs given by the Client
• Videos, Images, Cad drawings/PDF, to be provided by Client only
• Whatever Videos, Graphics, Diagrams, etc. available with the client will be integrated into IETM
• IETM Vendor will not create any 3d animations or 3D Models, or 2 d Animations, 2d Drawings, etc. Whatever the 3d file, OEM has, we will plugin in IETM only.
• Videography, photography or cad designing, blowup drawings designing, etc. will not be done by IETM Vendor

3d Animations and blowups can be taken as separate tasks based on the complexity of the system and the level of blowups that you want. We have a separate division to take up such assignments.

If your SCOPE /SOTR /RFP says IETM then stick to IETM only. These 3d animations cost more than IETM cost.

Another important point to check is which IETM level the client/ SCOPE is asking for. Generally, they may ask for Level 3 or Level 4. (If your RFQ is 5 years old around 2016-17 then they may ask for Level -2)

The latest RFPs / SCOPE asks for Level -4 only.

If your client simply says IETM then opt for IETM level 3 only. Because Level 4 costs almost double of Level -3.

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