CAD Data Management: 3D Printed Assembly Object Now Supported in Windchill
Product:Windchill PDMLink
Release: 11.0 M020
Benefit
In Creo 4, there is a new type of assembly for 3D printing called a “tray assembly” (TA). The TA is comprised of parts and sub-assemblies to be printed. Meta-data and unique objects relevant to the 3D printing process are included. The Creo user interacts with the TA and uses it to communicate with 3D printing software.
Additional Details
• Currently, tray assemblies can only be opened in the following applications:
◦ Creo Parametric
◦ Creo Elements/Direct
• Once a tray assembly object is selected in Windchill, you can use the action Open in Creo from standalone and embedded browsers.
• Auto Association of tray assemblies is supported by default except for Owner or Image contexts.
• If a tray assembly has an Owner relationship to a WTPart, reverse build of structure changes are prevented.
Related Information
For more information regarding tray assemblies and Auto Association, see
Operation Preferences for descriptions of the following
Windchill preferences:
Disallow Product Structure Links by Document Sub-types and
Disallow Structure CAD Document Sub-types.