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Implementing Engineering Standards through Autodesk Vault
The document outlines the implementation of engineering standards using Autodesk Vault, focusing on managing templates and design data, automatic file naming, and property configurations. It details the creation of custom categories for file organization, rules for property compliance, and the vault data standard feature that enforces data entry. Additionally, it explains the job server's role in processing files and syncing properties during lifecycle changes.
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- 1. Implementing Engineering Standards throughAutodesk Vault Joe Corson John Kavusak
- 2. • Manage Templatesand Design Data inside Vault • Automatic file naming • Property Configuration • Property Dropdowns • Property Compliance • Vault Data Standard • Property Edits • Job Server Class Overview
- 3. Create Custom Categories •Create categories that group like files together • Categories can define a property set, lifecycle workflow, and a revision scheme for a type of file • Categories can also help control property compliance • Create rules for automatic Category selection from CAD
- 4. UPD – UserDefined Properties • Types of properties • Assign properties to categories • Set initial value • Create a dropdown list • Controlling case of property values • Setting the min and max values • Configure overrides for categories • Mapping Vault properties to file properties
- 5. Numbering Scheme • Createsmart file names and item numbers based on user specified criteria • Using an auto-generated sequence insures unique file naming • Numbering schemes work with design accelerators like frame generator, tube and pipe, and bolted connections • Numbering schemes also play an important role in the Vault Data Standard and the NEW Copy Design tool • File names can be automatically assigned in any application with a Vault add-in
- 6. Vault Data Standard •The Vault Data Standard is a data control feature that enforces users to enter data for new or existing files in a standard format • Works inside of Inventor, AutoCAD, and the Vault client • Controls category, file naming, property compliance, and file path • Very easy to use with dropdown pick boxes and text boxes to enter all data in a single form • From within Vault the data standard can be used to create new blank files populated with property data for virtually any file type • Available to subscription users of Vault Workgroup and Professional
- 7. Job Server • TheJob Server is used to take the dwf creation process away from the check-in process, create dwfs after state or category changes, and to sync properties after a lifecycle change has occurred • The Job Server consist of two components: Job Queue and the Job Processor • The Job Queue is the list of files that are to be processed. Files can be submitted to the queue thru Inventor, AutoCAD, Vault, or the AutoLoader. • The Job Processor is the application that runs to process the files that are in the queue.
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- #4 Create new categories: show new and copy Production_Parts – make new -Orange -Finished forged parts Lifecycle – Flexible Revision – Alphabetic Properties – select a bunch In_House_Tools – make new -Blue -Tools Made In House Lifecycle – Basic Revision – Alphabetic Properties – select a bunch Outsourced_Tools – copy from IN_HOUSE_TOOLS -Yellow -Tools purchased outside Explain: How to assign Lifecycles Edit Here you can create new lifecycles Assign Here you assign a lifecycle scheme or schemes and select your default How to assign Revision scheme Add properties to category
- #5 Create new properties -Tool_Type (for rule for category selection) -Text -Associations ---File ---Select IN_HOUSE_TOOLS & OUTSOURCED_TOOLS -State – Enabled -Search – Enabled -Initial Value – leave blank -List Values ---2 tools categories created and ‘-’ ---set default to ‘-’ ------show initial value changed to what you selected as default -Enforce List Values – True -Requires value – True Map property to inventor template file standard.ipt -Manufacture -Text -Associations ---File ---Select OUTSOURCED_TOOLS -State – Enabled -Search – Enabled -Initial Value – leave blank -Enforce List Values – false -Requires value – false Map property to inventor template file standard.ipt -MFG_Part_Number -Text -Associations ---File ---Select OUTSOURCED_TOOLS -State – Enabled -Search – Enabled -Initial Value – leave blank -Enforce List Values – false -Requires value – false Map property to inventor template file standard.ipt -Lead_Time -Number -Associations ---File ---Select PRODUCTION_PARTS -State – Enabled -Initial Value – leave blank -List Values ---30,45,60,75,90 ---set initial to ‘30’ ------show initial value changed to what you selected as default -Enforce List Values – True -Requires value – True Map property to inventor template file standard.ipt Create rules for category selection for Tool_Type for IN_HOUSE_TOOLS & OUTSOURCED_TOOLS
- #6 Create numbering schemes PRODUCTION_PART Finished Part – Fixed Text – FP Delimiter – ‘~’ Part Number – Auto-generated – 4 digits TOOLS Predefined List – Run Machine – “-,FP1 – Forging Press 1, FP2 – Forging Press 2, FP3 – Forging Press 3” Delimiter – ‘-’ Free Text – Finished Part Number – ‘EnterPartNumber’ Delimiter – ‘-’ Predefined list – ‘OP’ – ‘~,1,2,3’ Predefined list – ‘Abbreviation’ – D – DIE S – SPRING P – PIN E – EJECTOR K – KNIFE Force to uppercase! MAKE SURE BOTH ARE ACTIVE! Assign to categories! PRODUCTION_PART TO PRODUCTION_PARTS TOOLS TO IN_HOUSE_TOOLS & OUTSOURCED_TOOLS
- #7 Show thru Vault for a part and a document and thru Inventor