Smart Mechanical Components and Mold Tooling Design Database Design Import

Considerations

You should take the following considerations into account:

Visibility

To avoid unexpected results, make sure the V5 Transparency Quality (Me > Preferences > Display > Performance) has been set to High(Alpha Blending).

Tooling Components

3DEXPERIENCE Smart Mechanical Components andMold Tooling Design Components are products made compliant to Smart Mechanical rules. While the V5 CATParts and CATProducts containing them are fully imported as products, FBDI does not apply the Smart Mechanical rules to them. You must migrate those CATParts and CATProducts using the batch Utility ToolingMigration. This utility combines FBDI + Define Component (that applies the Smart Mechanical rules).

In the Batch Monitor

• Select ToolingMigration.
• Define the parameters as explained in 3DEXPERIENCE Native Apps: Defining the Batch Parameters .
• By default, the Use Mapping Tables check box is selected.
• Specify how to run the migration:
  • Generate Component Family: Define Component is run and the associated Component Family is generated.
  • No library nor catalog generation: Only Define Component is run. The result Component receives a type, a Hook and Assembly Features.
  • Generate Library with name: Is selected by default.
  • Generate Catalog with name
    • An unique catalog is created for all the Smart Mechanical components of the same type (e.g. Cap Screw). Different catalogs are created for different types.
    • A catalog name is composed of 3 strings of characters "Prefix""UserString""_Type":
      • "Prefix" is the Identification String defined in Me > Preferences > Content Access > Identification tab.
      • "UserString" is the one defined on the right of Generate Component Family and Catalog with name

        ToolingCatalog is proposed. This string is editable.

      • Type is that of the Smart Mechanical component.
    • A type chapter corresponding to the type of the Smart Mechanical component is created under this catalog.

      The name of this type chapter is "Prefix""ToolingTypeChapter""_Type". "ToolingTypeChapter" is not editable.

    • Under this type chapter, a component chapter is created for each Smart Mechanical component.

      The name of this component chapter is "Prefix""ToolingCmpChapter""_Type"."ToolingCmpChapter" is not editable.

    • If a catalog, or a type chapter already exists, they are completed with the new additions.
  Notes:

  • Since Define Component is run, no need to modify the maturity of the Component reference. Each Component family contains a reference part and its dimensional variant.
• The CATParts and CATProducts are imported as products and saved in the database.
• The names of the products created by ToolingMigration include the type name. Those names are not editable.
• If the Part Number of a V5 CATPart or CATProduct contains a string corresponding to the V5 type names listed below, the type name is automatically proposed.
  Note: The V5 type name contains no blank. For example LocatingRing, not Locating Ring.
  • Smart Mechanical Components supports the following types (also supported by Mold Tooling Design) :

    CapScrew

    CountersunkScrew

    DowelPin

    LockingScrew

    Spring

    SpringScrew

  • Mold Tooling Design supports the following types:

    AnglePin

    AngularCam

    Baffle

    BaffleBoard

    Block

    Bushing

    CapScrew

    ClipRing

    ConnectorPlug

    ConnectorPlugClamp

    CorePin

    CountersunkScrew

    DateStamp

    DowelPin

    EjectionUnit

    Ejector

    EjectorPin

    EjectorSleeve

    Eyebolt

    FlatEjector

    GuideRail

    HeatingComponent

    HotRunnerBlock

    InclinedPin

    Interlock

    KnockOut

    LeaderPin

    Lifter

    LocatingRing

    LockingBlock

    LockingScrew

    MoldOpeningController

    O-Ring

    PinpointGateBushing

    PlugBaffle

    Protection

    Retainer

    ReturnPin

    RunnerComponent

    Sleeve

    SlideGuide

    Slider

    SlottedKey

    SpiralBaffle

    SphereBushing

    Spring

    SpringScrew

    SprueBushing

    SpruePuller

    StopPin

    StraightPin

    SupportPillar

    Switch

    UserComponent

    Washer

    WearPlate

• You can perform queries in the database to retrieve those objects (catalog, chapter, family, or product).