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Mechanical Data
4-6: Putting Data on EDA Servers
Mechanical Data
Using Pro/E for Mechanical Revisions
To make a revision change to SAP for a mechanical component:
1.
Place the data to support the change in the /bay
dir
/dra/2brel/mech
directory:
a.
Use Pro/Engineer’s DBMS->Backup menu selection and direct the
output to /bay
dir
/dra/2brel/mech/
component.nn
.
The backup command stores all of the required Pro/E files and will ensure
that they are sent to our suppliers in a complete and retrievable form. The
command also allows other output files (e.g., .
igs
, .
dxf
, .
ps
) to be created
successfully.
Note:
You need to back up drawing formats separately, since the DBMS->Backup menu selection
does not store format files with the drawing (.
drw
) file.
b.
Use the established file naming conventions.
For example, for part 117135-A, the file naming convention is:
117135.drw.2
117135.prt.2
Note:
You no longer need to place output files (.
hp2
, .
igs
, etc.) into the
/2brel/mech
area for
Pro/E-designed drawings.
2.
Issue a PCN to update the BOM. (See Chapter 6.)
What happens after you place the data and run
bn_bomprocess
and
bom_upload
:
1.
A PCN is generated against this data and the changes are uploaded into the
SAP database by an EDA analyst or support coordinator.
2.
A nightly extract process creates a database that is consulted for the new
revision.
3.
The new revision is compared to the revision in
/bay
dir
/dra/2brel/mech
.
4.
If there is a match, a Pro/E batch process is run and the following files are
created:
• Full-size HPGL
component
.
hp