Settings Using Collaborative Spaces Configuration Center

Your administrator can set preferences using the Collaborative Spaces Configuration Center widget to globally deploy the preferences to all users.

This avoids the need to modify local settings at every installation.

For more information about adding custom attributes to Physical Product, refer Adding Custom Attributes to Types

For more information about mapping the user-defined attributes of a physical product to user-defined attributes, and some default attributes in the CAD, refer Configuring Attribute Mapping and Settings for CAD PLM Collaboration Services

The following table lists the attributes your administrator can set using the Collaborative Spaces Configuration Center widget:

Important: The settings listed in the Classification section are not supported.

Attribute Name Description
PCB Reference Designator Represents the PCB Reference Designator which is used as the instance name for the bare board during product structure modification.Default Value: BOARD
Use Electronic Library Classification Enables the use of IP Classification. If classification is used, the associated libraries are used as the ECAD categories. Default Value: FALSE
Electronic Component Library Enter the name of the library to be used as the default. By default, the value is empty.
Package Name Property Defines the name of the property used for the name of the 3D package. Default Value: PackageReference
Package Description Property Defines the name of the property used for the description of the 3D Package. Default Value: PackageDescription
Component Categories Lists the default ECAD component categories. You can also configure your own ECAD component categories.
Automatic Class Assignment Property Defines the name of the property that holds the class assignment definition. For example, ClassificationPath. In the Parameters tab of the Electronic Component Editor dialog box, the hierarchical path for Classification is displayed for components.
IPC2581 Settings You can set the following preferences:
  • IPC2581 Version: Define the IPC2581 version to be used.
  • Measurement System: Define the measurement system to be used. For example, Metric, Imperial and US, etc.
  • Floating Point Precision: Define a number for floating point precision. The precision setting determines the positional and sizing accuracy of the data within the generated IPC-2581 compliant file.
  • Merge Net-Tie Nets: Enable to report nets as distinguished single nets in the netlist if a design contains nets connected by Net-Tie components.
Enterprise Item Number Property By default, the value is Enterprise Item Number.
Note: The value of Part Number for this field is not allowed.

Configuring the Class Assignment Property

The Class Assignment property defines the hierarchical class path as a path with the path delimiter “/“. The hierarchical class path starts with a class level that is a child of the defined library. If the path delimiter is to be used in a class name, then the path delimiter needs to be escaped. Any character can be specified using the escape character (\). Escaped characters are part of the sub path which precedes/contains them. Leading and trailing blanks are removed from the individual class names.

Examples

This section shows examples of configuring the parameter for “Automatic Class Assignment Property” to import an component from an library in the Electronic Component Editor.

The setting in Collaborative Spaces Configuration Center:

  • Automatic Class Assignment Property=Classification

Example: Class name without a path delimiter

  • Parameter in Component:: Classification=Electronics/Circuit Protection/TVS–Diodes
  • Results in Electronic Component Editor after import: "Electronics”→”Circuit Protection”→”TVS–Diodes"

Example: Class name with path delimiter

  • Parameter in Component: Classification=Electronics/Circuit\/Prot\”ection/TVS–Diodes
  • Results in Electronic Component Editor after import: "Electronics”→”Circuit/Prot”ection”→”TVS–Diodes"