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Hi
I have a part file on local disk. I can open the same in Creo. Activate Wind chill Server within Creo and can check in the opened part (present into local disk) to windchill.
My query is how to do check in of part from local disk from windchill browser without opening Creo. Can I checkin part file from disk space to windchill if Creo is not installed on my machine?
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Technically, you can rename the file name of any file to any other file name outside PDMLink. Then import that in.
You can also import a .prt, .asm or .drw as a WTDocument. In fact there are a few users where I am at that have done that for project files. It does not happen very often though and I do not know the reason.
I do not see the advantage of renaming a text file (.txt) to a part model file name. If there is someone that is not familiar with your procedures, then what happens when they try to open the file with Creo? I am not saying there isn't one. Just that I do not see it.
If the file you are trying to check in is a document type then import at a WTDocument.
To conclude, I am looking for the functionalities (Check In, Checkout and Edit,Replace Content) similar to documents for CAD data. I dont have CAD i.e. Creo installed on my system, but physical CAD files are present with me. Can I do check in of the same through web browser of Windchill?
You cannot check Creo files in to PDMLink as EPMDocuments without Creo. There is no option for that.
Technically, you can rename the file name of any file to any other file name outside PDMLink. Then import that in.
You can also import a .prt, .asm or .drw as a WTDocument. In fact there are a few users where I am at that have done that for project files. It does not happen very often though and I do not know the reason.
I do not see the advantage of renaming a text file (.txt) to a part model file name. If there is someone that is not familiar with your procedures, then what happens when they try to open the file with Creo? I am not saying there isn't one. Just that I do not see it.
If the file you are trying to check in is a document type then import at a WTDocument.
Hi
I have renamed tst.txt to tst.prt. I would like to check in this as Creo Part. How to import this? Doing so as Document doesnot solve as it don't provide Creo Icon ahead of name in browser.
I tried to upload renamed text file (tst.prt) through Creo. I opened workspace, then tools and then Import to Workspace, but import is failed being the imported file as non cad data (even though it has extension as .prt)
There is more to a .prt file than just a file extension.
There is Creo header data that identifies the version, build, etc. to the system.
Just calling a file abcd.prt does not make it a part file in the eyes of Windchill or Creo.
Thanks a lot. My title to query discussion was different (I messed it :p), but this is exactly what I was looking for.
I opted option B from Creo WGM. Able to set Excel extension and load it through Creo embedded work space import option.
Type of excel document is Other even though it is loaded from Creo (More relief that it is not Document type). But I would prefer to do this excel file renamed as .prt from .xlsx and upload the same as CAD part. Revision should be done for this also like we modify from work space by checking out and reimport. We would export content from workspace, rename it modify and re-rename to .prt. Again import it to workspace, do check in.
Above all operations are done using direct import as excel file and I am happy about this option (As it solves my purpose), but it's object type is Other compared to expected CADPart (Not sure whether it is really allowed or not to rename and upload .xlsx as .prt.....!)
Thank you so much once again....!
@Ketan_Lalcheta Since your question has been answered, please mark this post as answered.
However, you don't need to open each CAD file in Creo. You can do a mass import.
Go to your workspace through Creo and select Tools > Import to Workspace.
Then select the Add icon. You can select multiple files at once.