Import file details

Examples of the PLM XML features import format explaining weld point, arc weld, and datum features are detailed below.

For each weld point, arc weld, and datum point you import, the JT is determined by a unique dataset name that you must specify in the PLM XML file.

Example

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<Occurrence id="id1" instancedRef="#id1_con" associatedAttachmentRefs="#id1_att_form #id1_att_render" parentRef="#id1_parent">

Weld points

In the following example, id1 is a unique weld point ID that defines a single weld point. Everything with id="id1..." is aligned with it, and its container is defined by the attribute instancedRef="#id1_con".

Additional attributes define bill of materials (BOM) line information, including:

• A unique UserValue value and a title that serves as a connection to the part (<UserValue value="WP_4264" title="Usage_ArchitectureId"/>).

• A Transform location that connects the weld point (id1_trafo") in your structure.

• A parent location (Occurrence id="id1_parent") and value ("FrontFloor_MFG") that defines where in your structure to place the weld point.

Attributes defined later in the document define additional associated functionality.

This could include associated attachments such as:

• Forms, including your own custom forms (id="id1_att_form").

• Weld point representations (id="id1_att_render").

• Other attachments need not be part of the import, such as dedicated datasets created inside Teamcenter (name="Mfg_Tech_0001_Dataset_Weld_Geo").

• Revision (subType="WeldPointRevision" revision="A"), item information, and custom form attributes such as ijk values and xyz positions. The latter is just textual information and does not impact the weld import, which was earlier defined in the transform matrix (id1_trafo").

Arc welds

Arc welds provide one additional feature in addition to arc points: the ability to import a JT file (Arc_5508.jt) from your local file system.

The JT file exists in a folder beneath the PLM XML import folder.

Feature datums

Datums (DatumPoint_1000002 below) are similar to weld points but have different forms.