PTC Windchill - Additional files type

[Branko_Gajovic]

Version: Windchill 13.0

Use Case: Is there a possibility to use publish rules, and for additional type to have solidworks part and assembly attached as an attachment of Creo part and Creo assembly (EPM docs), like we do for a step file or pdf for a drawing?

Description:

We have collaboration license (for solidworks), and we can export files to .sldprt and .sldasm. But can it be used in publish rules like we are using for step files. Bellow is part of .xml file we are using for publishing step files after check-in of EPMdoc types.

<!-- PART -->
<additional-files name="part_files">
<file display-label="STEP" type="step" output-prefix="3d" output-suffix="step" default="true"/>
</additional-files>
<!-- ASSEMBLY -->
<additional-files name="assembly_files">
<file display-label="STEP" type="step" output-prefix="3d" output-suffix="stepasm" default="true"/>
</additional-files>

There is 2 articles i found but i wanted to hear opinion of others if they know much more about this topic or if someone already tried this.

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/view/r10.1/fr/index.html#page/creo_view/adapter_install_config_guide/Config-ProE-Files/PVAdapterProEIntro/proe_Generating_Other_File_Formats.html

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/view/r9.1/en/index.html#page/creo_view/adapter_install_config_guide/Config-SW-Files/PVAdapterSWIntro/Generating_Additional_File_Formats_for_SolidWorks_with_Windchill.html

[avillanueva · Accepted solution]

I am going to take a leap and say that this is not possible, not without some customization. If it were supported, the file type would be listed in their documentation: https://www.ptc.com/support/-/media/support/refdocs/Creo_View/12_0/CVMCADAdaptersInstallConfigGuide.pdf?sc_lang=en

Page 244 does not mention this as a supported type and since they have a matrix of type codes for configuration, it would have to be mapped in. 

[JM_12529808]

We are currently in the process of implementing the following guide:

Article - CS81396 - How to publish a WVS Representation with Additional File Types for CAD Documents in Windchill PDMLink

Currently I'm though stuck at restarting the Methodservers, as none of the support articles helps - Hope it helps, and let me know you find a way to do so!

(Using MBeans to Stop or Restart Method Servers)

[avillanueva]

This looks like a different issue. Are you not able to use windchilll start/stop to restart Windchill.  If its not starting, check your steps when modifying xconf settings.

[Branko_Gajovic]

Are you using method servers as a SERVICE or they are up in taskbar as java processes?

[Branko_Gajovic]

If you didn't do at the start i would recommend creating a services for method servers and apache.

1) Go to Start menu and find Windchill Shell, run it as an administrator

2)Paste line below but first adjust location if its not E:\... and name service for example "Windchill"

ant -buildfile E:\ptc\Windchill\Windchill\opt\ntservice\WindchillService.xml install -DserviceName="Windchill"

3)Navigate to <Drive Letter>\ptc\Windchill\HTTPServer in the Windchill Shell with CD command and then paste line below, and we call this service "Windchill Apache"

ant -f config.xml installService -DserviceName="Windchill Apache"

4) In both cases you should see build successful.

5)You will see newly created services

6) You can now easily restart services manually or with net stop or net start command in cmd.

net stop Windchill

net start Windchill

[JM_12529808]

Thanks for the explanation and help - it worked restarting the windchill service.