Search and download ToolsUnited GTC package

If you do not find a suitable tool component in the database, you can search for it in an external vendor catalog. Teamcenter has a seamless integration of search capabilities with the ToolsUnited database from CIMSOURCE GmbH containing over 550,000 components from a variety of tool vendors that you can import into the vendor hierarchy.

You can browse the ToolsUnited catalog content using a guest account. To download tool components, an account is required. This is not free of charge. Contact Cimsource (at http://www.cimsource.de/en/home) for more information (http://www.toolsunited.com).

Note

Be sure to include https://www.toolsunited.com in your list of trusted sites for Internet Explorer.

Procedure

1. In Resource Manager you can search and build your tool assembly by adding components using the Classification search dialog. See Working with resource structures for more information.

2. If this is your first time using the ToolsUnited search in the current Teamcenter session, enter your login information.

   The ToolsUnited view opens displaying the search results.

   Tip When performing a ToolsUnited search, select a leaf class or storage class to perform the search on. The ToolsUnited search does not work on super or parent classes.

3. Select the tool components that you want to use in Resource Manager and do one of the following:

   If you select one tool component only, click the Siemens Export button above the tool graphic.You can directly choose the directory on your operating system to which you export the tool component.

   If you select multiple components from the list:

     Click the Siemens Export button above the table.
    
    
     Click Export Overview
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     ToolsUnited displays a list of packages that you have exported so far.
       
    
    
     Select the package that you want to download and click Download export file
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     Save the export package to your local directory.
   

4. Import GTC Package with 3D and mapping

   Warning Before a ToolsUnited GTC Package can be imported, your administrator must first import the ToolsUnited GTC class hierarchy. The ToolsUnited GTC class hierarchy package can be found on the Siemens Digital Industries Software page of the ToolsUnited website.