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TomM_50536114-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
February 21, 2022
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Can't see any files in windchill workspace

  • February 21, 2022
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Hi,

 

I have just connected Creo Illustrate to Windchill (without Windchill Workgroup Manager, just direct connection). I choose Import - Link - and browse to my workspace but it is completely empty. When I look at the exact same workspace in Creo, then there are all the files in all the formats that I saved.

 

What could be the issue and how to fix it?

 

Kind regards,

Tom

Best answer by TomM_505361

Allright, I solved at least portion of problems. Construction surface geometry is by default turned off in Creo View and Illustrate. For some reason all imported geometry is treated as construction so turning it on in options makes it appear...

 

The mystery remains why exporting PVZ directly from Creo makes this geometry a "normal" surface geometry visible in both applications...

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TomM_50536114-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
February 21, 2022

Nevermind, it's actually a different location...Hoever here comes another question:

 

I have 2 distinct workspaces created in Windchill from Creo application, let's call them A and B. They have uncommon names and I know those are mine.

I use workspace B all the time, I add files to the workspace and delete them, modify etc. It is the active workspace and I made sure of that.

Now, when I click "open" in Creo (not illustrate!) the top location bar says "workspace on plm.*our server url*. And this is the directory where all the files i "add to workspace" reside. However, when I click "Windchill Commonspace" there is a folder called "Workspaces" which constains 2 folders called A and B (those that I had created previously). Now the question is - why can't I access the contents of these folders from Creo Illustrate?

 

Edit:

Allright, now I saved a previously exported to desktop location file to this workspace B. Creo Illustrate gained a new button "Windchill" - cool. This workspace now contains a c3di file that I saved and I can access it from Creo Illustrate - cool. Now, to my understanding - every application has its own version of a workspace that I create in Windchill and no other application can access others folder version but its own, right? Cause this is exactly what it looks like. 

 

In windchill, accessing from Creo Parametric browser, I can see the illustration I just saved to this workspace, just as I can see all .asm and .prt files. Now, I would like to create a pvz file using Creo Parametric and put it in the workspace so I can open it in Creo Illustrate. I saved it in the workspace, I uploaded it, but I can't see it nor any other files other than c3di in the workspace when I access it from Creo Illustrate....

 

Edit 2:

Allright, so it appears the way to do the trick is to: 

save a file as .pvz to the workspace directory

find it in windchill, right click it and "add to workspace" for whatever reason...

Open it by browsing to the directory in Creo Illustrate, shame you can't add a commonly used folder shortcut like it exists in Creo Parametric...

 

I think I solved my own issue...unless it's just a workaround and the intended way is different. Also - Creo illustrate is supposed to be able to open .asm and .prt files, but they do not appear in workspace accessible from Creo Illustrate, how come?

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agarland16-Pearl
16-Pearl
February 22, 2022

Hi Tom,

 

Good to see you have resolved your issues yourself.

As for your last question ...

Only published pvz files can be imported into Illustrate when working in a Windchill environment.

This is done to ensure only data that is "approved" can be used to avoid unfinished data being used in illustrations.

 

 

 

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TomM_50536114-AlexandriteAuthor
14-Alexandrite
February 22, 2022

Thanks for reply.

 

Could you please tell me:

1) Are the files which are visible as thumbnails in Windchill (and can be opened in Creo View directly by clicking on the thumbnail) PVS or PVZ files generated automatically by windchill?

2) How can I associate PVZ files to models? I mean - due to certain conditions above mentioned files do not contain some features in our system. But when I export the assembly in Creo as PVZ they become available. What I would like to do is to export an assembly in Creo as pvz, associate it to this assembly in Windchill so that when I create c3di using this pvz and then the assembly changes, those changes are reflected in c3di.

 

Cheers

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