Inserting a Template

You can instantiate a user feature or a power copy. In the example below, the template has no entry.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Bind Object Operation
Instantiate Template Operation
Catalog

With ARM

You can insert a template using ARM.

  1. Double-click the type you have created and click Sequence Combination to create a combination of operations.
  2. Click Bind Object from the Operations section.
  3. Double-click the Bind a PLMComponent operation in the tree and enter ExtObj in the Relative Name box. Click OK to validate.
  4. Click Instantiate Template from the Operations section.
  5. Expand the Bind a PLMComponentnode.
  6. Double-click the Instantiate a Template operation in the tree. The Instantiate Template editor opens.
    1. In the Definition area, click ARM input.
    2. Click .... T
      he ARM table opens.
    3. Click Add a new resource item.
      A new line appears in the table.
    4. Double-click the Resource cell.
      The Select a User Defined Feature for item "Resouce1" appears.
    5. Select the 3D Shape from the list and click OK to validate.
    6. Select the User Feature or the Power Copy from the list and click OK to validate.
    7. Click OK to close the ARM table.
    8. Click the Destination field in the Instantiation context area and click the output link of the BindaPLMComponent.1 operation in the tree. Click OK to validate.

Without ARM

You can instantiate a template without using the ARM option.

  1. Double-click the type you have created and click Sequence Combination to create a combination of operations.
  2. Click Bind Object from the Operations section.
  3. Double click the Bind a PLMComponent.1 operation in the tree and enter ExtObj in the Relative Name box. Click OK to validate.
  4. Click Query Component .
  5. Double-click the Query PLMComponent operation and select the 3D Templates Capture in the scrolling list. Click OK to validate.
  6. Click Instantiate Template from the Operations section.
  7. Expand the Bind a PLMComponentand the Query PLMComponent nodes.
  8. Double-click the Instantiate a Template operation in the tree. The Instantiate Template editor opens.
    1. Click the Representation box and click Component located below the Query PLMComponent node.
    2. Enter the template name, MyUserFeature for example in the Template name box.
    3. Select the Template type in the Template type scrolling list, user feature in our example.
    4. Click the Destination box in the Instantiation context area and click the output link of the Bind a PLMComponent operation in the tree. Click OK to validate.

Using a Catalog

You can instantiate a template using a catalog.

  1. Double-click the type you have created and click Sequence Combination to create a combination of operations.
  2. Click Bind Object from the Operations section.
  3. Double-click the Bind a PLMComponent operation in the tree and enter ExtObj in the Relative Name box. Click OK to validate.
  4. Click Catalog .
  5. Click Instantiate Template .
  6. Expand the Bind a PLMComponent and the Filter a PLMCatalog nodes.
  7. Double-click the Instantiate a Template operation in the tree. The Instantiate Template editor opens.
    1. Click Template from a catalog.
    2. Click the corresponding field and click the Item variable output link of the catalog operation.
    3. Click the Destination field in the Instantiation context area and click the output link of the BindaPLMComponent.1 operation in the tree. Click OK to validate.