Electrical Manufacturing Preparation Database Design Import

Database Design Import (DBDI) enables the migration of CATIA V5 data stored in a legacy database into 3DEXPERIENCE.

This topic specifies the import correspondences between V5 data types and 3DEXPERIENCE content types, and the import result. The statuses for import results are fully imported, partially imported, and not imported (-).

This page discusses:

Common Import Behavior

This section describes the behavior of CATIA V5 data stored in legacy databases imported into 3DEXPERIENCE that is common to all connectors.

V5 Data Type 3DEXPERIENCE Content Type Import Result
Flattening Parameters Flattening Parameters Fully Imported
FTA Dimension FTA Dimension Fully Imported

Not converted as an Electrical dimension.

If the design is not modified, the FTA Dimension will remain correct, but if the design is changed, the FTA Dimension will not be updated accordingly.

Electrical Links between two Multi-branchable Parts Electrical Links between two Multi-branchable Parts Fully Imported

You may need to launch the Synchronize command to reconnect the flatten link in V5 and in V6.

Green Line Green Line Fully Imported
3D Flatten without Scale Segment
3D Flatten data: The link between 3D design harness and 3D flattening harness is OK. The flattening link is OK. Fully Imported
3D flatten data: The link between 3D design harness and 3D flattening harness is KO. The flatten link is not set.

You may need to launch the Synchronize command to reconnect the flatten link in V5 and in V6.

Partially Imported

Considerations

You should take the following considerations into account:

Managing Flattening Links
When you import a product via DBDI, the 3D design and the 3D flattened data open in 3DEXPERIENCE.

The contextual design between segment and other electrical components (devices, supports, mechanical parts) is removed and replaced by a green line that keeps the link between elements. But the contextual design between the segment and these elements is deleted. The segment is a master element and it is not impacted by other elements.

  • The contextual design between segment and support is replaced by a green line.
  • If there are multiple segments in one support, the green line is created.
  • The contextual design between segment and devices is replaced by a green line. If there is no contextual design between segment and devices but an electrical link, a green line is created on between connection points and segment ends.
  • The green line for Loop is kept.
  • The branch point is migrated to a new data model.

  1. Import a product using DBDI. As a result, the 3D design and the 3D flattened data open in 3DEXPERIENCE.
  2. To check if all the flattened data is retrieved in 3DEXPERIENCE, launch Synchronize with the activated option: Simulate. You get a synchronize report.
    Note: During the extraction of data to generate a flattened view, a flattening link is created between each component (flattened and design) to allow a synchronization of the flattened harness to support the design modification process and propagate the harness design modification onto the flattened harness.

ENOVIA VPM V5 Database to 3DEXPERIENCE

There are no differences with respect to the common import behavior.

ENOVIAvpm Database to 3DEXPERIENCE

There are no differences with respect to the common import behavior.

X-CAD Design Management Database to 3DEXPERIENCE

There are no differences with respect to the common import behavior.

SmarTeam Database to 3DEXPERIENCE

There are no differences with respect to the common import behavior.

Adapter for X-PDM Database to 3DEXPERIENCE

There are no differences with respect to the common import behavior.