Uploading and Checking In a Simple Family Table

Consider a simple Family Table, based on the generic CAD part, box.prt. It has three major components, as follows:

Uploading the Box Family Table to Windchill results in the creation of the following CAD document objects in the PDM database:

In the Icon column of the preceding table of CAD documents, the symbols with the highlighted table row indicate that the document is an instance (no highlighting in the symbol for a generic). During the upload, designated Creo Parametric parameters generate analogous attributes of the CAD document objects created in Windchill, only if:

• An attribute definition exists for an attribute of the same name as a designated parameter

• An explicit mapping between a designated parameter and an existing attribute definition exists on the server.

The upload process includes non-verified (non-regenerated) instances. The following series of graphics show the information pages for the Box Family Table members after upload:

Selecting Related Objects > Family on the information page of any family member refreshes the information page to display the other members of the Family Table:

Each instance is an independent document in its own right, and can be searched for, downloaded, and included in assemblies independently from other members of the family.