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troberts12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
January 19, 2018
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CAD Filename overlaying the CAD Name

  • January 19, 2018
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Windchill 11 MO20 - Auto-numbering is turned on...and correctly auto-numbered SolidWorks CAD file attributes are being automatically overwritten in a specific context when saved...the CAD File name is overlaying the CAD Name. is this a Windchill preference somewhere? This is not the behavior we want. Any ideas? Which preferences/settings affect these attributes?

 

Thank you.

Best answer by troberts

The preference: operation/upload  operation/naming parameter appears to be working for what we need. I added a setting in it for SOLIDWORKS and set it to the field Description to match Solidworks 2016. 

 

Upon save to workspace, the CAD NAME field is NOT being overwritten by the number or file name! Same with check-in.

 

This looks like NAMING PARAMETER setting is the solution? See attached graphics.

Is this how that preference is supposed to work? Thanks!

 

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pmooteri14-Alexandrite
14-Alexandrite
January 22, 2018

Hi,

 

With the limited information provided, I feel that, there is change in the preference level between site level & context level.

Can you please check below preference in both site & at product level?

 

Site/Context>Utilities>Preference Management>Operation>New CAD Document>Synchronize CAD File Name with CAD Document Number

 

If this does not solve your query, request you to provide step by step of the actions carried out to understand the issue.

 

Regards,

Pankaj Mooteri

Product Manager, PTC

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troberts12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
January 22, 2018

The problem is the CAD NAME is somehow sync'ing with either the CAD FILE name or the CAD Number.
STEPS TO RECREATE: Using WGM for Solidworks 2016, Windchill 11 - In Solidworks, we do a FILE/NEW - create a new part. The part gets correctly auto-numbered.
Set the Description Parameter which is what we want the CAD NAME to be.
Just doing the function of SAVE in Solidworks to my workspace and the CAD NAME is over-written by (one or the other) File Name or Number.
This is happening in multiple contexts, on multiple machines.
NOTE: The preference "Synchronize CAD File Name with CAD Document Number" is set to YES in the Site, Org and Context levels - that appears to be working.
Could this have something to do with OR be resolved by using this pref? operation/upload  operation/naming parameter
Also, there is a USE CURRENT ATTRIBUTE MAPPING option as well..?? I am not familiar with these prefs.


Thank you.

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troberts12-AmethystAuthorAnswer
12-Amethyst
January 22, 2018

The preference: operation/upload  operation/naming parameter appears to be working for what we need. I added a setting in it for SOLIDWORKS and set it to the field Description to match Solidworks 2016. 

 

Upon save to workspace, the CAD NAME field is NOT being overwritten by the number or file name! Same with check-in.

 

This looks like NAMING PARAMETER setting is the solution? See attached graphics.

Is this how that preference is supposed to work? Thanks!

 

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