Reload drawing from common space

[MC_6294097]

Hello together,

we worked with ECTR from SAP for many years. It was possible to reload a drawing from SAP via a mapkey if the 3D model or assembly was open in Creo. Of course, I am now wondering whether this is also possible in Windchill:

I would like to reload a drawing from the common space via a mapkey from a 3D model or assembly opened in Creo, if the drawing is not yet in the local workspace, but a corresponding drawing is in the common space. Shouldn't be that difficult. However, I have noticed that mapkeys can only be recorded within Creo. Mapkeys do not work within the embedded Windchill interface. But maybe we could realise this with a script?

[Hari_Vara · Accepted solution]

Hi,

From the embedded browser inside Creo, you can navigate (in windchill) to that drawing and click "Actions>Open", Windchill will directly download it to Workspace and open it.

For navigating to the related drawing, you can use "Related Objects" tab from the 3D model object. Drawings are usually marked as "Calculated links".

This method is OOTB, I have not come across mapkeys for Windchill without customization.

Cheers

Hari

[avillanueva]

If the drawing is not in the workspace and you do file - open - drawing filename, it should retrieve it  and add it to the workspace. That part should be able to be mapkey'd right?

[MC_6294097]

Hello avillanueva,

that's exactly what I'm looking for.