topic Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM in Windchill

Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

PaulMoss — Wed, 02 May 2018 14:14:22 GMT

PDM automatically publishes STEP & IGES files from the model & PDF files from the drawing upon check-in to CS (under Content - Additional Files). We can download these locally by navigating to the part/drawing and manually downloading them.But wondered is it possible to have

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

GregoryPERASSO — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:53:41 GMT

Unfortunately, think you will need a customization.

We have made this kind of thing ....

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

DavidBrand — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:01:51 GMT

Not answering your question, so sorry, but are you saying that it is possible to set PDMLINK (not necessarily essentials) to save STEP and IGES files from the model and PDF files from the drawing when checking in? Are there any guides, or any one willing to share, how to set this up?

Thanks

DAvid.

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

PaulMoss — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:10:10 GMT

Hi David,

I believe this is OOB functionality and is only available in PDMLink (and Essentials) 10.2 onwards. It didn't need any special set-up to do this and the files are available under 'content' by RMB on the thumbnail - see attached.

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

DavidBrand — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:59:24 GMT

Thanks Paul

We are on 10.1, so I will have to wait.

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

BjoernRueegg — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:36:22 GMT

Hello David

you don't need to wait... Check the Visualization Guide (WindchillVisualizationServicesGuide_10-1_M040.pdf) and read the chapter Using Publish Rules.

In the chapter "Windchill 10.1 Publish Rules Enhancements" on page 80 you'll find the necessary information.

Pay attention that not every CAD-System supports publishing rules for different file types.

Björn

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

DavidBrand — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 11:18:30 GMT

Thanks Björn

I'll take a look.

David.

Re: Automatically exporting STEP or PDF files from Windchill PDM

DHLewis — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:50:50 GMT

Paul,

My issue is that I have the files created, but where I really need the file to be is on the attachments of the EPMDocuument. The other crazy thing that I can't seem to turn off is the requiremnet for Prefix and Suffix to the file name.

Why they ever decided that the best place to store this is in the PVZ file I don't think I will understand.

David