4.6.1.7. Analyse assemblies - Document scan + Purchineering

As of version 9.05 some more functions have been added:

  • Wizard

  • Pre-classify parts

    During the scanning process the assembly parts are automatically sorted into the following groups:

    • My Parts

    • Purchased parts

      • Supplier parts

      • Standard parts

    This makes sense, because based on the DocumentScan various purchineering analyses can be conducted for each group. "Make or Buy" for own parts for example or "Supplier search" for standard and supplier parts for example.

  • Geometries have to be imported in order for purchineering analyses to be applied to the DocumentScan.

    The respective option Import geometry is displayed in the Import document structure dialog box.

    If an import has been processed without geometries, then these can be imported subsequently as of version 9.05.

    Therefor now you can find the context menu command Import geometry at the respective parts (icon ) (multiple selection with Ctrl key).

    After a successful import and fingerprint generation the respective icons are shown.

Procedure

  1. Starting situation:

    The assembly to be scanned is open in the CAD system.

    Basically any assembly size can be scanned. But please regard that this can be time consuming.[59]

  2. Switch to PARTdataManager and select the Analyses index page.

    Click on the icon Start document scan .

  3. In the Import document structure dialog box Structure preview is displayed. The complete structure of the assembly loaded in the CAD system is displayed.

    Import document structure

    Import document structure

    You can perform the import of the document structure with or without geometries:

    1. Import geometry checkbox selected:

      The selection of the Import geometry option is precondition for a later generation of purchineering reports.

    2. Import geometry checkbox cleared:

      Thus the assembly parts can only be checked for up-to-dateness.

    Click Next>.

  4. Now in the Import document structure dialog box Classify parts is displayed.

    Pre-classify parts: (optionally) (new as of version 9.05)

    Select the respective checkbox.

    Classify supplier parts

    If for example the part property "Supplier" is available in the CAD system, then you can reference to it in the Purchased parts expression input field.

    Part property here exemplified with SolidWorks

    Part property here exemplified with SolidWorks

    Insert the following expression in Fortran syntax for example. You can find explanations concerning Fortran syntax under Section 6.1.1, “Fortran Syntax ” in PARTsolutions - Administration Manual.

    Supplier .NE. ''

    Meaning: If the "Supplier" property field is not empty, then the respective part is classified as supplier part.

    Classify standard parts

    If there are certain terms such as DIN, EN, ISO, etc. in the document name, then the part is classified as standard part.

    Some options are already listed via checkbox. Under Custom you can insert more terms separated by comma.

  5. Result classification process

    The classification process sorts the parts into the following groups during the scanning process:

    • My parts

    • Purchased parts

      • Supplier parts

      • Standard parts

  6. Conduct purchineering analyses

    Now you can conduct Purchineering analyses for any directories or projects.

    Detailed notes on this are found under Section 3.1.13.1, “ Purchineering ” in PARTsolutions - User manual.

    On the My parts folder Make-or-Buy Report for example, on the Supplier parts folder Find suppliers for example.

Detailed information on this is found under Section 3.1.12, “ Document scan / Analyses ” in PARTsolutions - User manual.




[59] Possibly for big assemblies the scanning process can be performed nightly.