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Authoring manufacturing process plans > Creating Process Assembly Documents (PAD) > Working in the PAD pane > Using the PAD Element view for process element > Using the Time pane

Create an activity

Procedure

  1. With the PAD Element view open, click the Time tab.

  2. Select the Root Activity Line.

  3. Click the Create a New Activity button .Teamcenter opens the New Activity dialog box.

  4. Select the MEActivity activity type from the list on the left.

  5. Copy the relevant information in the appropriate format from an existing time analysis system and paste it into the boxes by clicking the Paste from System Clipboard button .Note The Name attribute is required.

  6. Click OK.Teamcenter adds the new activity to the Time pane

  7. Expand the new activity to display additional information on the form. If you copied multiple lines from the existing time analysis system, Teamcenter creates multiple forms under the new activity.

  8. Double-click the form under the new activity to display additional information.

Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/282219420/PL20251212545240207.mse/PAD_create_activities · retrieved 2026-07-11