You can ask the guys at Psion who are still there. We had issues where there EPM components and the EPM schematic or EPM boards have the same number and there wasa comflict. Also, most cases the EPM ECAD documents had a high percentage chance with the same number of MCAD EPM components. Thus, conflicts would occur with multiple CAD. We implemented the fix see attached to fix the issue with Windchill and will not conflict/hack Org ID because we used Org ID for AVL/AMLs. For options and varients, there had to be some customizations to build the same structure from Mentor to WTPart for BOM creatations.
As for Dx Data book, there are workarounds to make Dx Data book more robust to be integrated with Windchill has to who is the owner of the information. It is difficultt if Dx Databook is the owner, because there is always a manual/sync to Windchill if updates are performed. It is best to place the DxDatabook in the same database as Windchill and have listeners create and classify at the same time or have the owership in Windchill and then update DxDatabook so that there is a single source of entry.
Another thing,
Depending which Windchill version you are on,the architecture of WVS is a workaround in previous version where the markups are stored as secondary content. Thus, everytime you require to create a markup, the EMP object (content, etc)has to be modifyable when undergoing a review. We thought this was just bad practice according to the other Windchill objects as standard WVS architecture where the markups is stored in another markup object.
We are hoping the WVS will be part of the solution for ECAD for later versions of Windchill. Another thing about ECAD integration, it doesn't behave like ProE where all the files are separate EPM. ECAD zips or packages all the files of Projects, Schematics and boards.
All I could say now is good luck,
Patrick Hi,
First of all thank you very much,
Can you please tell me what versions are you referring? (Windchill and Mentor)
If i understand you right, are you saying that OOTB Windchill cannot handle a WTPart which has simulatneously both Electronic EPMDocument (those orange triangles) and MCAD EPMDocument together attached automatically by either WGM? even if the MCAD file has its file suffix? (i.e part1.sldprt)
Regards
Saul Szulanski
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We used either Windchill 9.0 M050 or 9.1 F000 at the time. It is actually a Windchill foundation issue since the beginning of CAD integration at 5.0 and changed up a bit at 7.0 with Site.
For EPMDocument generation and conflicts only:
WTPart
I hope this helps,
Patrick