Fastening File-based Design Import

V5 to 3DEXPERIENCE Data Import Table

The following table describes import correspondences between V5 file-based data and 3DEXPERIENCE data. The statuses for import results are fully imported, partially imported, and not imported (-).

V5 Data Type	3DEXPERIENCE Data Type	Import Result
Bead	Unified Bead	Fully Imported
Spot	Spot	Fully Imported
Process category	Process category	Fully Imported
Process type	Process type	Fully Imported
Function (Design)	Classifications(Engineering)	Fully Imported
Function(Manufacturing)	Classifications(Manufacturing)	Fully Imported
Shape Definition
3D point Hemisphere Shank Shank with head Shank with head & foot	3D point Hemisphere Shaft Shaft with head Shaft with head & foot	Fully Imported Fully Imported Fully Imported Fully Imported Fully Imported
Joined component	Joined component	Fully Imported Reported as joined components on connection of every spot instance.
Support	Support	Fully Imported ‘Pilot’ role is assigned to component containing support zone.
Hem	Hem	Fully Imported Component containing hemmed zone is duplicated.
Annotation	Annotation	Partially Imported Annotations are imported, but isolated from 3DEXPERIENCE spot
Assembly joint	-	-
Joint body	Bundle	Partially Imported
Zone attributes (zone name, zone material, thickness)	-	- Joined components are imported, but joined zones are not imported.
Spot belonging to assembly joint having unresolved links of missing/deleted components.	Broken bundle (that is with no stacking)	Partially imported
BiW fastening parameters	-	-
Deactivated spot	Spot	Fully imported. A warning message is issued to inform that it is active in 3DEXPERIENCE.
Attributes on V5 Spot
Forecast element count Stacking type (lap, hem, unspec) Thickness count value Fastener shape definition parameter - offset Material SAG/STEP tolerance values stored on bead Bead shape type (circular, diamond etc.) and its base/height value	-	-
Location Methods for Spots
On Surface	On Surface	Fully Imported
On Point	On Point	Fully Imported
Along Curve	On Curve	Fully Imported
From Curve On Surface	Point On Parallel Curve On Surface	Fully Imported
Bitangent Circle Center	Bitangent Circle Center	Fully Imported
Explicit	Explicit	Fully Imported
Intersect	-	-
Location Methods for Beads
Explicit	Explicit	Fully Imported
From Curve on Surface	Point On Parallel Curve On Surface	Fully Imported
On Curve	On Curve	Partially Imported Partial bead on curve by selecting a point and Length (Ratio) Impossible to select/invert direction of curve

Defining Mapping Between V5 Attributes and V6 Attributes

You must define the mapping between V5 attributes and their corresponding V6 attributes in win_b64\resources\msgcatalog\CATFstFastenerFBDIMapping.CATRsc.

The following attributes defined in GBF_STD.txt file must be mapped:

1. Process categories
2. Process types
3. Classification attributes
4. Shape definitions

The mapping format to be used is: V5Attribute=V6Attribute;

Customization

You can customize the default mapping specified in the CATFstFastenerFBDIMapping .CATRsc file. If required, you can define the meaning of some attribute values.

If there are custom values defined in V5 standards file then corresponding custom values should also be defined in V6 standards file and the mapping must be defined inside the CATFstFastenerFBDIMapping.CATRsc file.

As a first step, the FBDI process checks that:

• Each attribute mentioned above (from 1 to 4) in GBF_STD.txt in V5 is mapped to an attribute in V6.
• The mapped attribute in V6 must be defined in Fst_Standard.txt in V6.

Important: If any of these two conditions fails, the migration will not start.

If you do not want to import a V5 attribute in V6, set the value for this attribute as null in the CATFstFastenerFBDIMapping.CATRsc file.

Example

Material = “NULL”

Considerations

You should take the following considerations into account:

About Mapping

Note that:

• The position, orientation and geometrical associativity of V5 fasteners are mapped onto 3DEXPERIENCE fastener instances.
• The technological attributes (classification attributes, shape parameters etc.) of V5 fasteners are mapped onto 3DEXPERIENCE fastener references.
• The fastened parts of v5 assembly joints are stored inside 3DEXPERIENCE bundles (that aggregate fastener instances).

Recommendations

Make sure that V5 assemblies have the links related to joined components on joints in resolved states so as to create well-resolved 3DEXPERIENCE data. In short, there should be no missing joined components.

The names of V5 spots should be unique to make it possible to easily identify the corresponding 3DEXPERIENCE fasteners instances.

About V5 Joined Zones

In 3DEXPERIENCE we can specify a fastened part but not a specific zone inside that part. All attributes of a V5 zone (zone name, zone material, thickness) are not imported in 3DEXPERIENCE.

Automotive BiW Fastening Workbench (ABF) Spots

The following attributes of Automotive BiW Fastening Workbench (ABF) spots are not reported on 3DEXPERIENCE fasteners:

• Forecast element count
• Stacking types (lap, hem, unspec)
• Thickness count values. In V5 this value is calculated or you can manually override the calculated value. If is was overridden in V5 then it will not be imported.
• Fastener shape definition parameter. Offset.
• Material: it is defined in GBF_STD file and can be chosen at the time of creation of fastener.
• SAG/STEP tolerance values stored on beads.
• Bead shape types (circular, diamond, etc.) and its base/height value are not imported in 3DEXPERIENCE, as 3DEXPERIENCE bead supports circular cross-section only.

Grouping of Fasteners

The fasteners are grouped in bundles in 3DEXPERIENCE.

Annotations

Annotations associated with V5 ABF spots are isolated from 3DEXPERIENCE fastener product instance after import.

Importing and Updating Parameters

The FBDI process incorporates modifications of V5 parameters.

If parameters of V5 data already imported into 3DEXPERIENCE are modified, then, during the re-import of the same data, the corresponding parameters in 3DEXPERIENCE are updated.

Only the parameters defined in Fst_Standard.txt file (attribute FST_REFERENCE_PARAMETERS) are elligible for FBDI updates.

The FDBI update is done for the following parameter modifications:

• Proces type (PTYP2)
• Classification parameters: Robustness, Finish, GeometryFlag, InspectionFlag, etc.
• Shape parameters:
  • Spot: Diameter, Length, HeadDiameter, HeadLength, FootDiameter, FootLenght
  • Bead: Diameter