Creating a Part Family

Part families allow engineers to define part naming conventions for the part auto-generation capability. The part family has attributes that describe how the part number is generated such as prefix, suffix, and the numbering sequence to use when dynamically generating a part.

When a new part is created from a part family, the type and policy of the newly created part are determined from the default part type and default part policy attributes of the part family. This allows part types to be created at any level.

You can create part families on the GBOM page for model versions or logical features.

Before you begin: View the GBOM page (see GBOM Page) or Active Parts page tab for the GBOM Part Table (see GBOM Part Table: Active Parts Page Tab) for an object.
  1. Click Create Part Family .
  2. Enter these details:

    Field NameDescription
    NameEnter a descriptive name for the part family, for example, "Type A Wheel Assemblies."
    TypeClick to select the type or subtype of part family.
    DescriptionEnter details that describe the part family.
    Default Part TypeClick to select the type or subtype to be used as the default when creating a part from this part family.
    PhaseFrom the list, select the release phase of the part:

    • Development
    • Production

    Pattern SeperatorEnter the character that is used between the prefix and the part name, and between the part name and the sequence pattern.
    Base NumberEnter the starting number for the part name.
    Name GeneratorIf the name generator on value is specified as On, all parts added to the family will be automatically named.
    Suffix PatternEnter the pattern of letters and numbers at the end of every part name that identifies the part family, for example, -0001. All parts with the same suffix are members of the same part family.
    Prefix PatternEnter the pattern of letters and numbers at the beginning of every part name that identifies the part family. For example, if the part family is Screws, the prefix pattern could be SCR.
    Title Enter a title for the part family.
    Sequence Pattern Specify a sequence pattern for the part family.

  3. Click OK.