SMARTEAM CATIA INTEGRATION

Overview

Conventions

What's New ?

Getting Started

Before Performing the Getting Started Scenario

Connecting to the SmarTeam Database

Copying a Part Stored in the SmarTeam Database

Editing the Copy in the Part Design Workbench

Storing the New CATPart Document in the SmarTeam Vault

Modifying a Checked In Assembly

Working with Project-based Security

Releasing the Modified Assembly

User Tasks

Finding and Working with Documents

Finding/Browsing/Editing

Viewing 'exactly as released'

File Open Integration

Running a Predefined Search

Finding Out Where a Document Is Used

Showing Profile Cards

Duplicating an Existing Document

Managing CATIA Parts

Checking Out a Part

Saving a Part

Available File Types

Checking In a Part

Releasing a Part

Creating a New Release

Using Mapped Product Properties

Managing Assemblies

Using Tools for Building Assemblies

Building an Assembly

Adding a New Assembly

Saving an Assembly

Managing the Revisions of a CATProduct Document

Checking In a Product for the First Time

Checking In/Checking Out/Releasing an Assembly

Lifecycle Options

Managing Drawings

Saving a Drawing

Preventing the Saving of External Links

Managing the Revisions of a Drawing

Document Associations and Dependencies

Designing a Title Block

Displaying a CATIA Part SmarTeam Attribute in a Title Block

Designing the Revision Block

Displaying a CATIA Drawing SmarTeam Attribute in a Title Block

Creating a Drawing Document from a Template

Text ID Mapping

Configuring Title Block Text ID Mapping

Managing the Document Lifecycle

Analyzing the Impacts of a Change

Administration Tasks

Mandatory Settings

Document Localization Strategies

Enabling the Display of the SmarTeam File Open User Interface

Lifecycle Rules for Copy File and Check Out Operations

Customizing

Customizing SmarTeam Document Display Information

Configuring the Links Display

Computing Quantity According to Instance Activity

System Variables for SmarTeam CATIA Integration

SmarTeam CATIA Integration Settings

Customizing the Open Dialog

Customizing Bulk Loading

Customizing Design Copy

Enabling Design Release Operation from SmarTeam

Using SmarTeam Scripts in a CATIA Session

Removing Profile Cards Display

Simplifying Lifecycle Operations

Enabling 2D Preview for 2D Products

Enabling 3DXML Format for CATProduct Documents

Defining the Light Weight Mode for CATPart Documents

Enabling Multi-Sheet CATDrawing Documents Preview

Data Model Modification for Assembly Variants

Customizing Modification of Settings

Enabling SmarTeam Global Refresh

Enabling Design Compare

CATIA Workbenches Integration

Managing Catalogs

Creating and Saving a Catalog

Modifying a Catalog

Managing Sheet Metal Tables

Integrating CATIA Sheet Metal Tables

Saving/Displaying the Mass Attribute in SmarTeam

Managing CATAnalysis Documents

Integrating CATIA Equipment and Systems Engineering Workbenches

Defining Property Mapping

Property Mapping Basics

Defining Property Mapping for the Title Block

Defining Property Mapping for the Revision Block

Defining Property Mapping for CATIA Products and CATIA Parts

Recommendations

Lifecycle Settings

Lifecycle Rules Setup

Lifecycle Operations

Releasing CATIA Parts, Drawings and Assemblies

Reviewing Lifecycle Rules for CATIA Links

Managing Contextual Links

Last Public Revision Setting

Override Previous Revision

Link to Parents of Previous Revision

Rules for Overwriting Local Files

File Naming

Data Model Considerations: Defining Classes

Data Model Considerations: Defining Attributes

Importing CATIA Data Inside SmarTeam

Updating the Database to Use 3D Live Functionalities

Methodology

Concurrent Engineering

Tools For Working in a Concurrent Engineering Environment

Global Refresh

SmarTeam Global Refresh

CATIA Global Refresh

Keeping the Integrity of Vaulted CATIA Documents

Design Compare

Part and Product Comparison

Managing Large Assemblies

Using Work In Progress (WIP) Assembly

Creating Work In Progress (WIP) Assembly

Managing WIP Documents

Synchronizing Large Assembly

Using Manage Representation for Large Assemblies

Enriched Decision Support with All V5 Links

Managing Multiple CATIA Environments

Toolbar / Menu Customization

Automatic Launch Connection

Modification to Read-Only Documents

Save Documents

Mapping Text ID

CATIA Workbenches Integration

Accessing CATIA Catalogs

Accessing Sheet Metal Bend Tables

Creating a Mass Parameter in the Generative Sheet Metal Workbench

Handling CATAnalysis Documents

The User Working Area

Support of DMU Scenarios

Support of DMU Review Process

Support of DMU Batches: Creating the TEAM PDM URL Command for End Users

Support of DMU Batches: Using the TEAM PDM URL Command

User Interface

Workbench Description

SmarTeam Menu

SmarTeam Toolbar

SmarTeam Collaboration Toolbar

Glossary

Index