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Dmi3U15-Moonstone
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November 5, 2013
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Watermark rev of wt.part on the published drawing

  • November 5, 2013
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I am hoping somebody already figured it out, and it is not a costly customization...

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    MikeLockwood22-Sapphire I
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    November 5, 2013
    Your terminology is a bit confusing. Do you mean WTPart or (CAD) .PRT?

    We include Drawing Number, Name & Version in the watermark. This uses standard watermark configurations (we hard branch to watermark file with state hard coded because this was buggy in the past; may revisit). A printed / emailed drawing is traceable to a single object in the system.
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    Dmi3U15-MoonstoneAuthor
    15-Moonstone
    November 5, 2013

    Here is to clarify:


    The watermark is applied by CreoView/WVS publishing.


    The Rev of the WTPart is needed to be on the watermark as well as the date of the release change - we might have rev of the drw different from rev of the WTPart (example: multiassembly drawings)




    In Reply to Dmitry Ushamirsky:



    I am hoping somebody already figured it out, and it is not a costly customization...

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    cadjett1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    February 10, 2014

    Need Help. 1st time trying to implement watermarking for DRW Printing & Viewing.

    I followed the ptc tans/tpis/etc & still not working. Below is my prefs file. Attached is my ini file (asf_01.ini).

    I would also like to add date & Version, but have not found the proper property. Only found "epmdoc_lifeCycleState".

    I have also attached what the General/Watermark preferences & mapping are set to (image prefs.jpg).

    server_prefs.xml also attached.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Larry Jett
    datajett@aol.com, cadjett@aol.com

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      cadjett1-Visitor
      1-Visitor
      February 10, 2014

      I forgot to attach an image of the settingsfor: Visualization Configuration Administration - Site (viscfg.jpg).

      Larry Jett

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      MikeLockwood22-Sapphire I
      22-Sapphire I
      February 10, 2014
      One approach (which we use) is to have a number of watermark files, and to have the system select the one needed at the time of viewing - based on current lifecycle state of the parent object. This requires no coding - just configuration thru the Creo View GUI and loading of the resulting text file.

      You can have the system use one of a variety of criteria to select which watermark file to apply; in our business, lifecycle state is the only one that makes sense.
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      Note: This benefits greatly from some good discussion with all affected parties. One can choose to

      * embed the watermark in the viewable at the time of publishing, or

      * select and apply it at the time of viewing.

      Embedding it of course requires re-publish after each state change.
      Selecting and applying at the time of viewing is elegant and in our opinion the only way to go.

      Need to prepare multiple watermark files and load them here
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      This stuff is not necessarily all that evident from PTC documentation...

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        cadjett1-Visitor
        1-Visitor
        February 10, 2014

        Thanks Mike,

        Look at my attached files, because I think I am doing what you suggest. But just for simple DRW to show LC State & Date.
        Then eventually add Version (dont know the property for that yet. cant find it in support search).

        You showed option:

        embed the watermark in the viewable at the time of publishing

        I am trying to set this up to add watermarks for all DRW PDF's published.

        I cant get the watermark to show anywhere. When publishing or just viewing. I am probably just one step off.

        Thanks
        Larry

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        cadjett1-Visitor
        1-Visitor
        February 10, 2014

        I did find the properties for Revision & Date:

        I am placing them in this message, so others can find them in future searches.

        I also attached an excel with them enclosed:

        epmdoc_creatorName
        WindchillEPM
        user name

        epmdoc_modifierName
        WindchillEPM
        Administrator

        epmdoc_instance
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_cabinetName
        WindchillEPM
        Default

        epmdoc_templated
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_businessType
        WindchillEPM
        EPMDocument

        epmdoc_organizationName
        WindchillEPM
        XXX

        epmdoc_modifyTimestamp
        WindchillEPM
        2014-02-10 09:43:52 CST

        epmdoc_versionInfo
        WindchillEPM
        B

        epmdoc_folderingInfo
        WindchillEPM
        /Default/XXX

        epmdoc_name
        WindchillEPM
        FILL/EXTERNALXXX MANIFOLD

        epmdoc_hasVariance
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_lifeCycleState
        WindchillEPM
        Design

        epmdoc_CADName
        WindchillEPM
        XXX09008.drw

        epmdoc_generic
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_verified
        WindchillEPM
        TRUE

        epmdoc_docType
        WindchillEPM
        Drawing

        epmdoc_displayIdentity
        WindchillEPM
        Drawing - XXX09008.drw,
        B.2

        epmdoc_defaultUnit
        WindchillEPM
        each

        epmdoc_formatName
        WindchillEPM
        NONE

        epmdoc_hasHangingChange
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_createTimestamp
        WindchillEPM
        2013-12-12 09:12:05 CST

        epmdoc_containerName
        WindchillEPM
        XXXYYY

        epmdoc_lifeCycleBasic
        WindchillEPM
        TRUE

        epmdoc_collapsible
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_topGeneric
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_hasPendingChange
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_creatorEMail
        WindchillEPM
        xxx@YYY.com

        epmdoc_number
        WindchillEPM
        XXX09008.DRW

        epmdoc_lifeCycleName
        WindchillEPM
        XXX_LC

        epmdoc_iterationDisplayIdentifier
        WindchillEPM
        B.2

        epmdoc_ownerApplication
        WindchillEPM
        Workgroup Manager

        epmdoc_missingDependents
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_derived
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        epmdoc_modifierFullName
        WindchillEPM
        Site, Administrator

        epmdoc_creatorFullName
        WindchillEPM
        last name,first nme

        epmdoc_qualifiedidentifier
        WindchillEPM
        B.2

        epmdoc_revisionNumber
        WindchillEPM
        144

        epmdoc_authoringApplication
        WindchillEPM
        Creo

        epmdoc_placeHolder
        WindchillEPM
        FALSE

        L Jett

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          tcurry10-Marble
          10-Marble
          March 10, 2016

          Lawrence,   I know this is an old thread, but this post with the epmdoc variable names and examples was a huge help for me along with your attachments.  Just wanted to say Thanks

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            pwilliams-313-Aquamarine
            13-Aquamarine
            February 10, 2014
            So the title of this thread is "Watermark rev of wt.part..." but so far I have only seen solutions for watermarking EPMDoc properties on the drawing. Does anyone have a solution for watermarking associated wt.part information on the drawing?

            Patrick Williams | Engineering Systems | c: 616.947.2110
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            MikeLockwood22-Sapphire I
            22-Sapphire I
            February 10, 2014
            As far as I know, the viewable of the associated EPMDocument (either drawing or 3D model - configurable globally) is mapped to the WTPart and displayed. No attributes from the WTPart are part of what is displayed in CreoView.
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            patrickchin20001-Visitor
            1-Visitor
            February 11, 2014

            HI Dimitry,


            I know that someone who figured it out. I don't think it is costly customization and I thinkthey are pretty affordable. It called the "Stamper" and PLM Worker from Najanaja.com. It is a great self-configurable architected framework that you can query any application (i.e. Windchill) up and down objects to be placed on the drawings as a watermark. I really like the flexibilty of the framework.


            I've used Najanaja in the past and had no issues with their support and amazing work. Some many other big companies have used Najanaja as well. I wouldn't waste my time and money with other companies with false promises that has no experience with standard requirements and windchill proper architecture. If you have a tight budget, timeline and want the best custom solutions,give them a shout. Because we all have tons of experience implementing Windchill, I have no issues passing my requirements to them with instant sync'ing of knowledge of business requirements, architectual soluions and expected results. When you have to start to teachthe consulting company how to properly look into up and down Windchill architecture, then you know you should be looking elsewhere. I don't have that issue with Najanaja.


            http://www.najanaja.com/?q=products



            Patrick

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