Automatically Relating Drawings to Parts

[DennisRehmer]

To all,

I was looking for the preference in WindChill that would associate all models in a family table to the drawing the generic is on, without having to add all of the instances to the drawing. There are times when we have a family table that consists of more than 20 parts or assemblies. having to add them one by one takes time, and makes the I found the following topic in the support.ptc.com but cannot find the preference option in our WindChill system. they say the preference option is:

Windchill preference: Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Relate Drawings To Parts

https://support.ptc.com/help/wnc/r12.0.0.0/en/index.html#page/Windchill_Help_Center%2FMCPR_AutoRelatingDrawingsTolParts.html%23

We are running WindChill 11.1, M020-CPS14. if this option is somewhere else, or not in the version of WindChill we are using, can someone let me know.

Thanks.

Dennis J Rehmer

ABB

[HelesicPetr]

Hi @DennisRehmer 

A preference  Auto Relate Drawings To Parts exists in your system version.

Site-> PreferenceManager ->   Operation > Auto Associate > Auto Relate Drawings To Parts

The preference  Auto Relate Drawings To Parts is related to a WTPart object  not a CAD Model. 

With this preference you can set what is shown in the WTPart Related Object Tab in a  CAD/Dynamic Documents table. 

The preference controls if there are shown drawings from the owner association or from others CAD model links. 

PS: I think what you are rally looking for does not exist in Windchill 

PetrH

[DennisRehmer]

PetrH,

Thank you for your response. So from this I am taking it that this needs to be setup at our top level WindChill system, and not by me with some Admin rights.

So for me, these are options I have available to change, but sounds like it is more at the next up level administration to do this, correct?

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Dennis James Rehmer
Lead Component Design Engineer

Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC
45 Griffin Road South
Bloomfield, CT 06002-0021
Phone: 860.331.8673
E-mail: dennis.rehmer@us.abb.com
abb.com

[HelesicPetr]

Hi @DennisRehmer 

Yes. 

You can set the preference only on the Org level or Site level.

Preferences on Product/Library level are limited. 

PetrH