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mrossman1-Visitor
1-Visitor
June 20, 2013
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How do I re-number CAD files while importing

I have several folders of CAD data I would like to import from different sources, and there are different file with the same part number. To avoid conflicts, I would like to be able to simply re-number all files as I import them. Is there a way to do this?

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dkessler6-Contributor
6-Contributor
May 5, 2014

Hey Mark, did you get an anwer to this question?

I have a dozen folders of Pro/E parts and assemblies files. My boss wants me to simply "import" automatically the files into Windchill so we can browse them. I can not figure out how to do this. I can open one at a time and save them, but don't know how to automate this process. I'm a Com Sci guy running the server and Oracle database, not an Engineer who uses Creo with Windchill. Can you point me to any "importing into Windchill for dummies" documents?

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apatil-212-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
May 6, 2014

Hi ,

For this you need to do coding using Pro/E API .You can find info in Pro/E customization Guide. There are again two ways to do this Synchronous and asyncro. Choose which ever is fissible for you.

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AntonBagryanov1-Visitor
1-Visitor
May 6, 2014

1. Create file (for example mapping.txt) like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<userSettings>

<mappingRules>

<COPY_AS>

<tag>number</tag>

<value>0000*</value>

<newValue>plm_0000*</newValue>

</COPY_AS>

</mappingRules>

</userSettings>

2. Select this file in import manager (file of the import rules).

3. Import

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