Windchill Space

Access: Open this function from the following location:

  • Cimatron Control Panel: Select Start > All Programs > Cimatron > Cimatron Control Panel.

    Select Settings > Windchill Workspace Manager.

Connect to the PTC Windchill PLM server and workspace, and define the local workspace for Windchill integration.

Once the Cimatron packages have been installed on the Windchill Server, the first stage in Windchill operations is to define the local and public repository roots. When this function is invokedinvoked (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic), the Windchill Workspace Manager dialog is displayed:

The Windchill Workspace Manager dialog is initially displayed empty. Enter the required details.

Login:
Enter the Windchill Server path and your account details.

Set the Public workspace:
Click the Get Workspace List to display a dropdown list of public workspaces.

Select a public workspace from the dropdown list of options.

Set the Local workspace:
Define the local workspace path.

If a new space name is defined, it immediately appears in the Windchill Workspace Manager dialog.

After setting the connections and clicking the Save button, the Get Workspace List button is changed to Disconnect Windchill.

Dialog Buttons

The following buttons appear in this dialog:

Get Workspace List

Display a dropdown list of public workspaces. Select a public workspace from the dropdown list of options under Select Workspaces.

Disconnect Windchill

Remove the connection between the public and local repositories. The contents of the local repository are still available, though as normal files. The concurrency space is deleted.

A warning message is displayed, requiring user confirmation to disengage the Windchill (public) and local repositories.

Sync to Latest

Sync the local workspace with the latest files from the Windchill (public repository) workspace.
A confirmation prompt to overwrite existing files is displayed:

Yes

Sync all files. If file is outdated, it is synced with the last version from Windchill.

No

Sync only the files that do not exist in the local workspace.

 

Save

Save: Save the settings.

Cancel

Cancel: Cancel all changes and close the dialog/task without saving the settings.

Messages are displayed in the following cases:

  • If the combination of the public and local repository roots already exist for another space.

  • If the space name already exists.

  • If you manually edit the names of the public or local repository root paths.

  • If the public or local repository address was already used in another space by the same user.

  • If the public or local repository address is a child folder or a parent folder of a folder that was already used in another space by the same user.

When finished defining a Windchill workspaces, the workspace(s) are displayed in the Cimatron Explorer Folders list:

Right-click a workspace to display a popup menu with a Sync to Latest option. This performs the same operation as option from the Windchill Workspace Manager dialog.

The current state of each file in the folder is marked by a symbol.

To improve clarity, add the column PLM Status to the folder contents list (using the Column Chooser). This column lists the current state of each file in the folder.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.