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MA873117416-Pearl
16-Pearl
July 22, 2024
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Windchill and thingworx integration (pvz files)

  • July 22, 2024
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Version: Windchill 12.0

 

Use Case: Dear Community, I would like to integrate the windchill with thingworx. My usecase is that we already have done the part where we have pvz files in windchill. I want to integrate it with thingworx that i can get the pvz files from windchill so that i would be able to use them in vuforia studio. I have been working on thingworx and vuforia studio since more then a year and i dont know how to get this connectivity done between thingworx and windchill so that from expereince i would be able to get these file dynamically with the help of thingworx. Anyone can please help me to do this task.


Description:

We are using vuforia studio to show models and animations from pvz files for our customers and we have a case where we can expect changes often so our designers do the changes in the animation and then the pvz file would be saved in windchill and i want to get these files dynamically in experience with the use of thingworx so that customer can be able to use it and see changes and i dont have to upload these files everytime in the experience. So i want connectivity of windchill and thingworx so that i can have the pvz files dynamically in vuforia studio. This could be the max information which i have provided for my usecase.

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jlecoz15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
July 22, 2024

To extract pvz files programmatically from Windchill you can use Windchill Rest Services (WRS).

 

WRS knowledge hub on tech support site:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS254366?source=search

 

HelesicPetr
22-Sapphire II
HelesicPetr22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
July 22, 2024

Hi @MA8731174 

You can define a SSO with Windchill and Thingworx

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS268105?

Then you can use the Windchill Rest Services WRS to get all information  (PVZ)

Then you have to write a code to manipulate with PVZ in the Thingworx to prepare the source files for the vuforia or just send the PVZ to some place and open in Vuforia.

There is not any general integration or functions that can help you to transfer data from Windchill to Voforia.

You have to write own functions for now.

PetrH

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    MA873117416-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    July 23, 2024

    Thanks for your answer. I have upload one pvz file in thingworx repositry and wrote a code there in vuforia studio to access it and i am able to see the model in vuforia studio. Now task is that how can i get this pvz (ilu) file which are upload in the windchill to get in there in thingworx? is there any proper documentation for the connectivity. i have checked the documentation and its a massive content there. can you please suggest me something proper steps to achieve this task. Secondly i saw that it needs to be done from thingworx navigate and not thingworx IOT. means thingworx navigatge will use rest api to get the pvz file and upload in the repositry in the thingworx right? would you please let me know about it or thingworx navigate will directly assign the pvz file in vuforia studio... I am confused. 

     

     

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    rleir17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    July 22, 2024

    There is a separate community for Thingworx.  You will get better answers there for this kind of question.

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