Engineering Rules Capture File-Based Design Import

File-based Design Import (FBDI) enables content migration from V5 to 3DEXPERIENCE.

Note: Some Knowledge parameters and relations may have been created inside applicative containers located in a CATProduct. The application used to create the applicative container is responsible for migrating the data.

This page discusses:

V5 to 3DEXPERIENCE Data Import Table

The following table describes import correspondences between V5 file-based data and 3DEXPERIENCE content.

The statuses for import results are fully imported, partially imported, and not imported (-).

V5 Data Type 3DEXPERIENCE Content Type Import Effect
Relations (rules, checks, reactions, actions, sets of equations)IdenticalFully imported
ListIdenticalPartially imported. Needs manual rework. Objects from a representation cannot point directly to another representation. Lists located at the product level filled with items located in 3D Parts or in representations are empty.
Loop- - (Use knowledge patterns).
VB MacrosIdenticalPartially imported (not migrated: V5 VB APIs are not migrated into the 3DEXPERIENCE APIs)

Considerations

You should take the following considerations into account:

Isolate Formulas, Rules and Checks Links
You can find information about the isolation of formulas, rules and checks links.

If at least one parameter of the formula is located in the CATPart or CATProduct document that cannot be loaded or if parameters are missing, the formula is imported and the lost parameter is replaced by a cloned parameter and a warning appears.

For data anterior to V5R11 (V5R11 excluded), parameters are lost. For data posterior to V5R11 (V5R11 included), a clone parameter is created.

You can migrate data anterior to V5R11 using the CATAsmUpgradeBatch batch available in the Tools > Utility menu.

Isolate List Links
If the list contains some parameters that cannot be loaded or if parameters are missing, it is imported into phase 2 documents without the parameters. A warning message appears to indicate which parameters are removed from the List.
Isolate Reaction Links
If the Reaction contains some parameters that cannot be loaded as sources or if parameters are missing, the Reaction is imported into 3DEXPERIENCE documents without those sources.
Isolate Action Links
If the Action contains some parameters that cannot be loaded or if parameters are missing, the Action is imported into 3DEXPERIENCE documents and the lost parameters are replaced by cloned parameters. A warning message appears.
Isolate Set of Equation Links
If at least one parameter of the Set Of Equation cannot be loaded or if parameters are missing, the Set Of Equation is imported into 3DEXPERIENCE documents and the lost parameters are replaced by cloned parameters. A warning message appears.
Import Exceptions or Limitations
  • The DragAndDrop event is no more supported by the Reaction feature.
  • Relations (rules, checks, sets of equations, Visual Basic actions, actions, reactions, lists) inside a CATProduct referencing parameters in other CATProducts or parameters inside CATParts. If these parameters are output parameters for the relation, the link is no longer valid.
  • Relations (rules, checks, sets of equations, Visual Basic actions, actions, reactions, lists) inside a CATProduct referencing other parameters at the Product level (constraints offsets, component activities, product properties). These links are no longer valid.
  • Visual Basic Script V5 syntax may not be 3DEXPERIENCE compatible. Relations using VBScript (reactions, Visual Basic Script with arguments) are impacted. A warning is raised during the FBDI process.