Reusing process templates

In many manufacturing environments, process planners design standard processes that are reused several times for different products. For example, the basic structure of the manufacturing process for a car is similar for a basic model or a premium model.

You can use any process as a template for a new structure. However, if you have many of these processes, it can be more efficient to save such manufacturing processes as templates in a library, and then use the templates as the basis of new manufacturing processes for similar products. The template may include configuration rules that map the product data to process operations, and may include references to standard resources. You can classify the templates in the Classification application for easy retrieval later.

When you create a new process operation, you can browse the available templates and select one to create the process operation. After it is created, you can attach the geometry of the part to be processed.

Similarly, you can create assembly setup templates containing assembly information for a typical assembly setup. When you initialize a setup from a template, Teamcenter loads the related method, equipment, features, and manufacturing operations.

Note

By default, classify immediately is disabled for a root item in Manufacturing Process Planner.