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Dimension/Formulae mapping

Dimension values and other formulae from Solidworks can be mapped to Smarteam.

The setup is similar to attributes set through custom properties. For eg. If you want values of  "length" and "width" & "Thickness" mapped to Smarteam profile card, create the three attributes in the Smarteam data model (in the appropriate class/profile card)

 
NOTE :

1. Define mapping direction from SolidWorks to SmarTeam only. Setting both directions may lead to overriding formula with current value (Integration tools setup in Smarteam)

2. In Smarteam, the dimension/formula mapping option is diabled in default mode. To turn it on, go to System configuration editor and change the value of "SolidWorks.mapEvaluatedValue" to TRUE

Design copy issue resolved in V5R20 SP5

In V5R20 SP4, If design copy was selected on a Solidworks part, its reverse links, parents ie. drawings/assemblies were not visible. This issue issue has been resolved in V5R20 SP5.

 
 

SmarTeam R19 SP8 with SolidWorks 2009 SP5.1 "HotFix"

Please see the notification from DS below...

If you are an Inflow Technology customer, please contact us to download the HF.

 

 

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Dear Partners,

 

DS recommends all SmarTeam/SolidWorks integration customers using SW2009 to install SW2009SP5.1 plus a selected hotfix in combination with ENOVIA SMARTEAM  R19SP8HF1.

With this level you will have better large assembly data management especially when configurations are involved, in terms of data consistency and performance.

SW2009 SP5.1 is the last service pack for the SolidWorks 2009 release and is the only SW2009 service pack for which hot fixes can be issued.

 

Hotfix Content:

 

You can find here the list of all corrections that have been delivered through the HF1 of ENOVIA SMARTEAM (V5R19SP8HF1)

 

? When working with SolidWorks weldments and simplified configurations, the Lifecycle window did not appear when you tried to perform a Check In operation, although the "Disable additional weldment configuration description settings" option was not selected. (HF-045969V5R19SP8)

? After performing a Check In operation, a loaded part was missing in the SmarTeam – SolidWorks integration. (HF-042000V5R19SP8)

? When you opened an assembly with one or more subassemblies and parts, SmarTeam warning message 29206 was displayed. (HF-041402V5R19SP8)

? After performing a Check Out operation on a part and drawing, the drawing was still displayed as Read-only.(HF-023978V5R19SP8)

? When a part included many configurations, there were performance issues when you executed a Save operation. (HF-042933V5R19SP8)

? In some cases, when saving an assembly to SmarTeam, the parts were not saved. (HF-039724V5R19SP8)

? In some cases, a SmarTeam save operation performed on a SolidWorks assembly failed and no error message was displayed. As a result of the operation's failure, tree links were missing. (HF-049206V5R19SP8)

? When a SolidWorks assembly had 2 different configurations of the same part, only one configuration was used in the database, with double quantity.(HF-049930V5R19SP8).

 

You can find here the list of all corrections that have been delivered through SW2009 SP5.1 HotFix_370497_456835_548249_548388:

 

? SPR 548249 - Continuation of 524963 : AssemblyDoc::GetUnloadedComponentNames is still slow with this large assembly + asserts

? SPR 548388 - Assembly AddItemNotify event called for hidden flexible sub-assembly

? SPR 456835 - IConfiguration.IsDirty method in the SolidWorks API

? SPR 370497 - Would like property on Configuration telling whether it is an 'As Machined' and 'As Welded' configuration

SmarTeam V5R20 SP3 Released!

The long anticipated Service Pack 3 for SmarTeam has been released!

A few of the key features are: Windows 7 support for x64 clients, and R20 support for the Oracle AutoVue viewer. This should mean view support for SolidWorks 2010 files with AutoVue.

We will be testing the Service Pack over the next few days, and will let you know if we find anything of interest.

If you are an Inflow subscription customer, please contact Inflow Technology for information on how to acquire the Service Pack.

SMARTEAM - Important information - DON'T INSTALL KB976576 on .NET Franmework

We have had several customers having an issue after a windows update. We have received confirmation from SmarTeam that there is an issue.

 

SmarTeam notice:

 

An issue with MICROSOFT .NET security update has been discovered with the use of SMARTEAM.

 

The incident is currently under analysis but we advise you to NOT install the following Microsoft patch:

   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976576/en-us

 

If this update has been installed on a workstation the following issue appears:

1.       open Smarteam, login as admin (if you use PLMDB)

2.       close Smarteam

?  error message appears:

error: DDE server Window: Smarteam.exe Application error

The exception unknown software exception (0x0eedfade) occurred in the application at location 0x7c81eb33.

3.       Click OK

?  Same error message appear again

 

The error message will continue to appear until you kill “SmarTem.exe” process from windows task manager.

 

If this update has been installed on customer workstations, we advise you to uninstall it (Control Panel-Add/Remove programs)

 

As soon as we have more information about this issue, we will share with you.

SmarTeam UI Walk-Through

V5R20 Released

The new version of V5R20 SP1 has been released.

Dassault has released a video that showcases the new version of Enovia V5. The video may be viewed here: http://www.3ds.com/products/v5r20/

The Enovia V5R20 fact sheet may be viewed here: http://www.3ds.com/fileadmin/PRODUCTS/ENOVIA/PDF/v5r20/V5R20-ENOVIA-SmarTeam-Factsheet.pdf

As an Inflow Technology customer, you can contact us to get your software media sent to you. Just give us a call!

While glossing over the "What's New" document for V5R20 I found the following points of interest:

• Windows 7 is not supported.
  •  I have been told that it will be supported in the second quarter. Most likely SP4
• BOM Briefcase is disabled in the product.  

  •      If your organization does require BOM Briefcase, you must contact Dassault to activate the product on an "As Is" basis.

•     The Web Editor has received a few enhancements.

  • Thumbnail Presentation.

  • Icon Per File Type

  • Upload Documents

  • Improved performance    

     

• SolidWorks Integration Improvements.

  • Enhancements for Lightweight components.

  • Enhancements to the DMT

  • Some Display State support

  • Enhancements to Suppressed Components

  • "Open for Edit" in the Solidworks Open Dialog.    

     

• BOM enhancements. 

Dassault Assures the Future of Enovia SmarTeam V5

Last week, Dassault announced that they have outsourced the development of Enovia SmarTeam to a group of PLM experts called artizone.  The new company is led by Alex Zeltcer, former CEO of the SmarTeam Brand at Dassault.  Essentially, Zeltcer has hired the majority of the former development team in Israel and will provide support and software updates for both current and new SmarTeam customers.

'What is with the name?' you may be asking.  I asked the same thing.  We have a lot in common..artizone, we are told, means a "zone for artisans."  If you were are not overly impressed with this explanation, join the club (this coming from a guy that works for "InFlow").  At least it doesn't end with "ia" (see Catia, Simulia, Enovia, Delmia, 3D Via, etc).

Having spoken to Dassault last week, I took away one key message:  artizone is a development shop.  They are there to continue development and to enhance the SmarTeam V5 platform.  We are told that nothing will change from a customer perspective...support will remain available through InFlow, and InFlow will provide support requests to an experienced team with whom we have worked for a number of years.

This announcement was extremely well received by our staff.  While we have heard great things about the Enovia V6 platform, the roadmap that will take our customers from V5 to V6 (which is based on the MatrixOne platform) is not yet released.  artizone will assure our current SmarTeam customers that the platform that they rely on to manage their product development data and processes is safe for the foreseeable future.

SmarTeam and Windows 7

Just an FYI...

We received confirmation that "Microsoft Windows 7" will be supported beginning with SmarTeam V5R20 Service Pack 1.

Support will begin with the x64 bit version only. I have not received information on when SmarTeam will support the 32 bit version of "Windows 7".

Do You Ship Products to the European Union?

 

Recently, we have had a number of customers inquire about solutions to help them comply with environmental regulations.  While many of these regulations have been in place for quite a few years, the enforcement of these regulations is becoming a reality.  Thus, companies have to prepare themselves in order to continue exporting their products, especially to the European Union.

This survey is simply intended to understand the value of such solutions in CATI's customer base. Please take a few minutes to let us know if compliance with these regulations is important to your business.

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Recently, we have had a number of customers inquire about solutions to help them comply with environmental regulations.  While many of these regulations have been in place for quite a few years, the enforcement of these regulations is becoming a reality.  Thus, companies have to prepare themselves in order to continue exporting their products, especially to the European Union.

This survey is simply intended to understand the value of such solutions in CATI's customer base. Please take a few minutes to let us know if compliance with these regulations is important to your business.

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