Is it possible to link MathCAD's custom properties to an EPDM data card?
I've tried the obvious of creating a data card and adding attributes with the block type of "CustomProperty" for file extension xmct.
However the data card is blank when I select the MathCAD file. Am I missing something?
Thanks,
Adam
Hi Raghavendra,
1. I have created a datacard for .xmct
2. You are correct that CustomProperty is not the right block type. How would you go about tracing the correct block name?
Here is a screen shot of the MathCad card.
The Custom Properties in MathCad
Another note of interest. The xmct file is XML based which EPDM can link to. I attempted to link to the file properties this way but wasn't able to figure out the correct attribute string. I've included a screenshot of the pertinent XML information.
Thanks for your help.
Adam
Hello Adam,
I would suggest you to do the following:
1) Open the Number Variable (Which you have used in the mathcad data card)
2) Create a new Attribute
3) Name the block as customValue and the enter the attribute name ( Type the same as is in the custom properties in the math cad)
Ex: Block Name Attribute Name;
customValue Description
customValue Division
customValue PartNum
customValue Project
4) in the file type .xmct
And this should work.
Let me know on this.
Cheers !
Raghu.
Hi Raghavendra,
Thanks for taking the time to help me out.
Unfortunately, customValue did not work for the block name. I set the Variable attributes as follows:
I attempted a few variations on this but wasn't successful. Are block names case sensitive? Does EPDM only support variable mapping with the applications specified in the Admin Guide?
i.e.
Microsoft Office
AutoCAD
Autodesk Inventor
SolidWorks
Solid Edge
Pro/E
CALS Raster
XML
Outlook MSG
INI
Adam
Adam,
essentially yes, the file types listed in the administration guide are the ones that Enterprise currently support reading/writing properties from. In order to read properties from a file, an Enterprise PDM file format plugin DLL needs to exist that contains code to understand the file format specifics. Different file formats will need different code, in many cases we need to access some form of API of the format in question which many times need licensing to do making it more complex. So while ideally it would be great if we had plugins for every possible format, that is not the case.
You can of course store, check in and manipulate any type of file in the vault - but you may not get property mappings for all types.
There may also be 3d party providers out there that offer custom EPDM file format plugins for formats not supported out of the box.
I am not aware of any file format plugin for MathCad though.
-Tor Iveroth, PDM support
Dear Adam,
1) Have you created an datacard for .xmct ?
2) I am sure CustomProperty is not the block type for SolidWorks. Hence you need to trace what would be the Blockname.
Post the screen shot of the Mathcad file and the datacard, I think i can help.
Cheers !
Raghu.