How to manager AFX & Piping in Windchill

[VP_9467744]

Version: Windchill 11.2

Use Case: One of our customer has updated the windchill & Creo 11, He is looking for a suggestion to manage the AFX & Piping

Description:

How do we manage the AFX & Piping modules in Windchill?

1 How can we use the AFX module in conjunction with our Windchill number policy? Currently, we have to use a generic project name to start the module.

2 The same issue applies to the Piping module, which allows users to input any generic name to begin modeling. How can we control the piping number?

3 What is the correct way to save a Manikin in the Windchill library and retrieve it when a user accesses the Manikin module?

Thanks

[avillanueva]

Consider upgrading your Windchill version as its off support. For the manikin, we created matching folders and structure in Windchill the same as you would on a local drive:

Ensure users are read only to this area so it does not get modified. In your config.pro, you can call out Windchill folders like this:

ptc_manikin_library_path wtpub://PDMLink/Libraries/General Parts Library/Manikin

Note that the hostname alias needs to be consistent for all users so best to align that across the board. Same can be done for other libraries.