Understanding the linking mechanism for vendor data

When you import vendor catalog data, each component has an attribute, 3D Model file name (attribute ID -159003), that stores a reference to the STEP file containing the 3D data.

In turn, when you map a catalog component to a customer component, the customer component contains attributes that refer back to the vendor component.

When you open a mapped customer component and initiate the 3D model import, Teamcenter uses this reference to locate the original catalog component. Teamcenter stores the ICO modification date from the vendor tool component in the Vendor Reference Date attribute during the mapping.