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FrankSiano1-Visitor
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October 5, 2016
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Merge part/drawing

  • October 5, 2016
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1. Take an assembly checked into Windchill with alpha names components but no drawings associated.

2. Check it out, save as new assembly with part number names on all components, make new detail drawings.(New in workspace only)

3. Can a merge be done to combine alpha name parts with new parts and associate to these new drawings?


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RoyCrerar1-Visitor
1-Visitor
October 5, 2016

Hi Frank,

I think I understand what you are looking to do. Do you want a new assembly? New sub components (all of some)? and the drawings to port over too?

If yes then its easy. Load in the workspace the assembly that you are copying and when you pull it in you want to bring in the associated drawings that you need for the new assemblies, sub-assemblies and components. As long as these are in your workspace then the associations will work.

Open the top level and save a copy, generate the new names for the components that you want to change in the assembly and you will generate the drawings automatically.

Try on something small first to make sure you see what's happening.

Hope this helps.

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FrankSiano1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
October 5, 2016

Thanks but actually its the other way around.  In any case, I have done a test as you suggested and  I see that it can work if I choose the correct references when prompted. They must be corresponding. I did notice that the drawing scale was screwed up though. Depending on how much rework will be needed to fix the drawings, it may be better to start from zero.

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RoyCrerar1-Visitor
1-Visitor
October 5, 2016

I don't understand what you mean it's the other way around. please tell me what you mean.

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kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
October 5, 2016

Here is how I would accomplish what I think you are trying to do:

  1. Backup the drawings you wish to copy outside of Windchill.
  2. Backup the old models to the same location.
  3. Erase all objects from session.
  4. Change CREO to no server.
  5. Set your working directory to where the backed up files are located.
  6. Delete the new models from this location.
  7. Rename (in File Explorer) the old models to the name of the new models.
  8. Open each drawing and use CREO to rename the drawing and model to the old name and save the drawing.
  9. Erase all objects from session.
  10. Delete all models from the folder you are working in keeping only the drawings.
  11. Activate Windchill as your server.
  12. Open new drawings and save.
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