Working with the Windchill Service Parts - S1000D Module
Windchill Service Parts - S1000D Module allows the use of Service Parts data as the source to create S1000D Illustrated Parts Data (IPD) data modules for:
• Interchange of data module XML documents managed in accordance with S1000D schema and versioning rules.
• Creation of PDF representations of S1000D IPD data modules.
• Creation of representations of S1000D IPD data modules for electronic delivery.
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IPD data modules can be authored independently of Service Parts data if required.
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The S1000D specification uses complex structures to document part list information. However, the information uses the same basic data structures:
• Figures. The term used to describe the collection of parts and illustrations/3D models that describe and illustrate the breakdown of an assembly. S1000D standards have rules and conventions for uniquely identifying a figure within a product; normally involving the use of a Standard Numbering System (SNS).
• Illustrations. This can be one or more 2D or 3D representations of the assembly. It is also possible to have a figure that does not have an illustration.
• Part List. A list of the parts that make up the assembly. A part list has the following characteristics:
• Item Numbers. A sequential number used to identify an item in a parts list and in any associated illustration. Generally, item numbers are assigned in the disassembly order of the assembly.
• Variance. Used to indicate that an alternate part can be used as a replacement for another part identified by an item number. Alternate parts would have the same item number.
• Indenture. A single figure can describe a complex assembly that has sub assemblies. Indenture is used to indicate what "level" a part exists.
◦ level 1 is normally used for the main assembly
◦ level 2 for sub assemblies and parts of the assembly
◦ level 3 for sub-sub assemblies and parts of the sub assembly and so on.
• Part Number. Usually associated with a manufacturer, the part number is used to uniquely identify a part within a supply system.
• Quantity. The number of physical objects for an item number.
• Item description. A short description/name of the item.
Other common constructs in a parts list include:
• Not illustrated. A character indicating whether an item in the list is not shown in the illustration.
• Applicability. A method of indicating which physical products or conditions apply to the use of an item in an actual build of a product. Applicability can be applied at both the figure and item level. A common model used for applicability is stating which serial numbers of products use a particular item.
• Interchangeability. When a part has an alternative, interchangeability indicates the conditions when each alternative part can be used.
• Attaching parts. A character used to indicate whether an item is used to attach another item to its parent. Typically these are nuts, bolts, and washers.
