Include Secondary Content Attachment with an Illustration
There are two methods of introducing ICN illustrations with primary and secondary content to a product:
• Associate an ICN’s secondary content file as an attachment when creating the ICN from a local file
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If you create an illustration from a Creo Illustrate or Arbortext IsoDraw template, a blank secondary content file will be included as an attachment to the ICN automatically. You can then edit the illustration to add the required secondary content file, using Windchill Workgroup Manager and the corresponding authoring application.
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• Import multiple versions of the same ICN with different file extensions
If an import package contains multiple ICNs of the same name but different file extensions, the ICNs are all imported into the product and linked as primary and secondary content.
These guidelines apply:
◦ If the ICN does not already exist in the target product
The first file encountered in the import package is imported as the primary content, and any other files of the same name but a different extension are added as secondary content attachments
◦ If the ICN already exists in the target product
New files of the same name but a different extension in the current import package are added to the existing file as secondary content attachments
The Import Validation report (see > for the product) provides information about which ICNs have been imported, and which files have been linked as secondary content attachments.
Primary content of an ICN is listed on the Primary Content table of the Content tab in the ICN’s information page. Secondary content attachments are listed in the Attachments table (General category) for an ICN. You may need to customize your view of the information page to expose this table.
For more information, see
Customizing Table Views.
Attach .pvz as Secondary Content of a .c3di Illustration
• Create an illustration from a local .c3di file
• Open Windchill Workgroup Manager and connect to the product.
For more information about the Windchill Workgroup Manager and Creo Illustrate, see Creo Illustrate.
• Open the illustration in Creo Illustrate
• Check out the illustration using the > option
• Make the required updates to the illustration
• Set up (or verify) the default publishing options for.c3di to .pvz in > >
To set up the publishing option:
◦ Go to > >
◦ Select Edit Publish Options
◦ Select Add
◦ Select New
◦ Enter a name for the publish option
◦ Ensure 3D is selected
◦ Click OK to close each dialog box
• Click Auto-Check In
The illustration is checked in to Windchill and the .pvz file is uploaded as an attachment to the illustration
The error No active publish options or no publishable figures. indicates that the publish options have been not set up for the illustration.
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The value of the preference Insert Multiple Figures specifies which figures in the .pvz file should be included when content that references the illustration is output:
• Yes — include all figures in the .pvz
• No (default value) — only include the figure that is defined as the default figure
The preference is located in the > category in the Preference Management utility.
Corresponding graphic references will be included in content:
• When Illustrated Parts Data (IPD) content is generated
• When a data module (DM) is published to PDF or Servigistics InService A&D bundle
• When a DM is exported in an S1000D package
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Attach .cgm as Secondary Content of .iso Illustration
• Create an illustration from local .iso file
• Open Windchill Workgroup Manager and connect to the product
• Check out the illustration using the > option
• Open the illustration in Arbortext IsoDraw
• Make the required updates to the illustration and save the file
• Select > and save the .cgm file
• Select the Edit Attachments action for the illustration
• Add the .cgm file to the Object List
• Select Viewable from the Category drop down list
• Click Save
• Check in the illustration
The illustration is checked in to Windchill and the .cgm file is uploaded as an attachment to the illustration
