PLMXML Support In windchill

[ptc-5033362]

Hello im new to windchill, does windchill support import and export of data using PLMXML format, if yes, is it as good as in case of Teamcenter?

Thanks in Advance,

Aniruddha

[Harshal]

Yes, Import/Export of data using PLM xml is possible. Not sure though if its good as in case with Teamcenter.

~Harshal

[vichavan · Accepted solution]

No. Windchill does not support PLMXML format. [Do not confuse PLMXML with PLM Services]

Windchill does support PLM Services v2.0 format for specific objects, but nothing for PLMXML which is not really based on any ISO standard.

[ptc-5034558]

Virenndra, PDMLink as a tool must be supporting some formats for its extractors/loaders OOTB, and there might be some 3rd party integrations to make other neutral formats understandable to PDMLink.

Can anyone help me out with the formats types supported OOTB and available other integrations if you know any.

[vichavan]

Amitosh,

PDMLink uses its own XML format for extractors/loaders which is not really an ISO standard format per say. Though, PDMLink today supports a few standard formats for collaboration/integration purpose. PLM Services is one of them and PDMLink as well supports STEP AP214 AIM Part 21. This is for some specific objects as I mentioned above. Having said that, there is a plan to enhance this type of standards support in future and allow representing Windchill data in multiple other standard formats.