FBDI in Standard Mode
This section describes FBDI in Standard mode.
The characteristics of FBDI in Standard mode are:
- Used in Interactive or Batch mode.
- The content is imported as new for each import. The new content (data) is generated in 3DEXPERIENCE corresponding to the migrated documents, even if they have already been imported.
- If one of the pointed document is missing, the FBDI import fails. To import missing documents, see Content.
Some documents which are not applicable in 3DEXPERIENCE are not imported. Therefore, they do not appear in the FBDI list of documents to import.
Before the FBDI migration, open the File to Process window. The file list also depends on what has been customized in Search Order. For more information about Search Order, see Installation and Administration | 3DEXPERIENCE Platform | 3DEXPERIENCE Platform - Administration | Native Apps User Preferences | General | Search Order. It is recommended to use the same ordered list in V5 as in 3DEXPERIENCE.
- Relative folder is activated.
- Folder of the link, Folder of the pointing document, Other folders are deactivated.
It is recommended to activate one of the other folder strategy if you need to use Relative folder option.
An order is then defined, because it is not possible to create an instance if the reference does not exist. The following order is used:
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CATPart documents.
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CATProduct documents.
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Other documents (CATDrawing, CATProcess, CATMaterial, etc...).
This order is used during the loading and check stages. The migration is done document after document in this order.
When selecting a document using the command: Share > Import > CATIA File..., a complete set of documents is built. The set of document represents the list of documents that should be migrated with the selected one. So, if the selected file has a link to another file, this file should be migrated too and it is referenced in the list.
The import executes all processes one after the other. Due to the asynchronous mode, all links are naturally rerouted on previously imported packages.
To know which feature can / cannot be imported in 3DEXPERIENCE, see Importing Application Files from Previous Versions.