SUCCESS IN INTEGRATING ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING IFS CAD ADAPTER IFS CUSTOMER SUMMIT 2011, CHICAGO
MATT WATTERS, P.E. BUSINESS CONSULTANT ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING Phone: 330-309-0873 Email: matt.watters@ifsworld.com
AGENDA
AGENDA Overview Capabilities Benefits Basic Principles Parts, Assemblies & Drawings Basic Data & Setup IFS Adapter Adapter Functionality Check-In Check-Out Undo Check-Out 5 AGENDA
OVERVIEW
IFS CAD ADAPTER WHAT IS IT? A link between a CAD system and IFS Applications Improved accuracy of engineering design data Eliminates redundant data entry Increased efficiency of engineering design time Promotes reuse of designs through search capabilities Easy to use One user interface between CAD and IFS system Promotes data integrity with two-way adapter CAD-to-IFS IFS-to-CAD 7 OVERVIEW
IFS CAD ADAPTER CAPABILITIES Engineering Part Management Create new part revisions and enter part information Part revision search Create and modify part characteristics Mass Material List of Values Uses IFS basic data fields Document Management Full revision control Document revision search Document connections create, delete, and modify connections for a model Bill of Material One-direction transfer of part/structure information from CAD to IFS PDM bill of material 8 OVERVIEW
IFS CAD ADAPTER BENEFITS OF USE One PDM Application serving both Engineering and Manufacturing One system for storing parts and bills of material Eliminate need to license a separate Engineering PDM / Workgroup product Reduce software acquisition cost and maintenance Consistent use of drawings Correct drawing revision 9 OVERVIEW
IFS CAD ADAPTER RECOMMENDED AREAS OF IFS PROFICIENCY PDM-Configuration Engineering Part Revisions Part Revision Statuses Part Characteristics Manufacturing Standards Engineering Transfer Document Management Document Revisions Document Access Document Structures Document Approval Routings Document Class Management Object Connections Engineering Parts to Document Revisions 10 OVERVIEW
IFS CAD ADAPTER CAD APPLICATIONS Supported CAD Applications Autodesk Inventor (2008 or later) SolidWorks (2008 or later) IFS Versions Applications 7.5 SP3 or later - standard Applications 7.0 7.5 SP2 - require a custom modification 11 OVERVIEW
IFS CAD ADAPTER PRODUCT SUPPORT CAD Adapter is a third party product Developed by partner Etrage Resold by IFS CAD Adapter is supported by Etrage Training and consulting Bug fixes 2 nd Line support IFS Call Center handles 1 st Line support and dispatches cases 12 OVERVIEW
BASIC PRINCIPLES
IFS CAD ADAPTER BASIC PRINCIPLES Parts used in the CAD application map to Engineering Part Revisions in IFS PDM module. Part attribute data (metadata) in the CAD application maps to Characteristic data for the Engineering Part Revision. Mass Material Model files (part, assembly, and drawing files) used in the CAD application map to Document Revisions and Document Structures in IFS Document Management. 14 BASIC PRINCIPLES
CAD & IFS BASIC PART-DRAWING REPRESENTATION Objects in CAD Part Drawing 15 BASIC PRINCIPLES
CAD & IFS BASIC PART-DRAWING REPRESENTATION Objects in CAD Check-In IFS Equivalent Part Engineering Part Document (Part Class) Drawing 16 BASIC PRINCIPLES
CAD & IFS BASIC PART-DRAWING REPRESENTATION Objects in CAD Check-In IFS Equivalent Part Engineering Part Document (Part Class) Document (Drawing Class) Drawing 17 BASIC PRINCIPLES
CAD BASIC ASSEMBLY & OBJECT RELATIONSHIPS Structure in CAD Assembly (Nut&Bolt) Parts Drawings 18 BASIC PRINCIPLES
IFS PDM & DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT OBJECT RELATIONSHIPS - ASSEMBLY Engineering Part (Nut&Bolt) Engineering Part (Nut) Document (Assembly Class) Document (Drawing Class) Engineering Part (Bolt) Document (Part Class) Document (Drawing Class) Document (Part Class) Document (Drawing Class) 19 BASIC PRINCIPLES
CAD ASSEMBLIES WITH SHARED PARTS Standard design practice - one part used in multiple assemblies 20 BASIC PRINCIPLES
IFS PDM & DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLIES WITH SHARED PARTS Engineering Part (Nut&Bolt) Engineering Part (Nut&Bolt2) Engineering Part (Nut) Document (Assembly Class) Document (Assembly Class) Engineering Part (Bolt) Document (Part Class) Document (Part Class) 21 BASIC PRINCIPLES
CAD & IFS PARAMETRIC PARTS CAD One master file One attribute is varied (e.g. length) Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Part-4 IFS Four unique part revisions One part document Engineering Part 1 Engineering Part 2 Document (Part Class) Engineering Part 3 Engineering Part 4 Part-1 Part-2 Part-3 Part-4 22 BASIC PRINCIPLES
BASIC DATA & SETUP
BASIC DATA IFS DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT Document Classes Used for creating IFS Document Revisions specific to each type of CAD object to be managed Examples: Document Class IAM IDW IPN IPT SLDASM SLDDRW SLDPRT Description Autodesk Inventor Assembly Autodesk Inventor Drawing Autodesk Inventor Presentation Autodesk Inventor Part SolidWorks Assembly SolidWorks Drawing SolidWorks Part 24 BASIC DATA & SETUP
BASIC DATA IFS DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT Applications Required setup for viewing and editing CAD files through the CAD Adapter Examples: Application File Type Description Doc Type INVENTOR ASSEMBLY IAM Autodesk Inventor Assembly ORIGINAL INVENTOR DRAWING IDW Autodesk Inventor Drawing ORIGINAL INVENTOR PART IPT Autodesk Inventor Part ORIGINAL INVENTOR PRESENTATION IPN Autodesk Inventor Presentation ORIGINAL SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY SLDASM SolidWorks Assembly ORIGINAL SOLIDWORKS DRAWING SLDDRW SolidWorks Drawing ORIGINAL SOLIDWORKS PART SLDPRT SolidWorks Part ORIGINAL 25 BASIC DATA & SETUP
ADAPTER INTERNAL OPTIONS GENERAL Numerous options for managing information for CAD-to-IFS and IFS-to-CAD Quantity vs. Position in PDM BOM Default Document Classes Document numbering format Part uniqueness Characteristic mapping Engineering Part default values File Management settings (check-out) View Copy control Approval Routings Specific per CAD Application Access controlled through IFS Security 26 BASIC DATA & SETUP
ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CAD MENUS IFS Applications 28 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
LOG-ON User Name & Password = IFS User One logon per license 29 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN Used to Check-In CAD objects to the IFS database. All CAD objects must be associated with IFS Documents. Some CAD objects must also be associated with IFS Engineering Parts. Two methods to create these associations: Associate Auto-Map 30 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN ASSOCIATE / AUTO-MAP ASSOCIATE Manually associate the new model with: AUTO-MAP New IFS Documents New/Existing IFS Engineering Parts Ability to associate with existing parts is dependent on setting for part uniqueness in Options Automate the process of associating CAD objects with IFS Documents and IFS Parts Expedites the Check-In process User is notified of any conflicts (e.g. the document or engineering part already exists) 31 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN PROCESS AUTO-MAP 32 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN PROCESS AUTO-MAP 33 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN PROCESS AUTO-MAP 34 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN PROCESS AUTO-MAP 35 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-IN RESULTS ENGINEERING PART ASSEMBLY DOCUMENT 36 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT Used to retrieve parts and/or drawings from the IFS database for editing or viewing in the CAD application. Two methods for Checking-Out files Find Find the object (part or document) and perform a check-out Reload Reload the file in CAD and perform a check-out Check-Out for View Check-Out for Edit 37 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT FOR VIEW OR EDIT For View Part, assembly, and/or drawing files will be retrieved from the IFS repository and loaded to the specified folder Local files will be read-only For Edit Part, assembly, and/or drawing files will be retrieved from the IFS repository and loaded to the specified folder. Checked-out files will be locked in the IFS database to the user who performed the check-out, preventing changes to the files by others Status of the corresponding IFS Documents will change to Checked-Out. 38 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT PROCESS FIND 39 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT PROCESS FIND 40 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT PROCESS CHECK-OUT FOR EDIT 41 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT PROCESS CHECK-OUT FOR EDIT 42 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT PROCESS CHECK-OUT FOR EDIT 43 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
CHECK-OUT FOR EDIT RESULTS 44 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
UNDO CHECK-OUT Allows a user to undo a prior check-out action. When performed: Any new IFS Document Revisions created during the check-out will be set to obsolete in the database Any locked IFS Documents will be unlocked, allowing changes by others 45 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
UNDO CHECK-OUT PROCESS From the IFS Applications Menu 46 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
UNDO CHECK-OUT PROCESS From the IFS Applications Menu Options 47 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
UNDO CHECK-OUT PROCESS Critical Information Document Number Checked-out Rev 48 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
STATUS BROWSER Opens a table containing information about the status in IFS of all models currently loaded in the CAD system. After a particular operation is performed on any model, the user can always check for the status of the model. Good for control of the workflow and for status verification of every model on which the user is working. Option to display only current model or all loaded models. 49 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
STATUS BROWSER Crank Assembly: Checked-in at revision A1 Checked-out for edit at revision A2 Check-out undone 50 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
STATUS BROWSER Crank Assembly: Checked-in at revision A1 Checked-out for edit at revision A2 Check-out undone Current status of local file: 51 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
GET NEW NUMBER & SAVE Provides an option to save the model in session to a desired directory and associate either a new IFS Document number or a new IFS Part number, along with default, unique attribute values to the CAD model. The user can enter values for the document or part number or, as an option, the user can allow IFS to assign the document or part number. A unique value will be retrieved from either the IFS Document Management module or the IFS PDM module according to the parameters for autogenerating Number attribute values. The Engineering Part Revision will be registered in IFS. 52 ADAPTER FUNCTIONALITY
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