DEVELOPERS FORUM - Uploading .jt files as a cad document

AbhishekSrivastava - Monday, January 18, 2016 7:49 AM:

Dear friends,

When i upload .jt files of an assembly  in aras then it will not open with child parts but when i put all jt file in a single folder in vault then it will open.

So how can i upload assembly with part file in aras but file save in a single folder or any other way that it will open.

Kindly suggest me.

Thanks

Abhishek Srivastava

John Sperling - Monday, January 18, 2016 1:09 PM:

Hi Abhishek,

The reason you are seeing this behavior is that the standard "View File" operation in Aras Innovator is opening the single JT file using the browser's assigned MIME-type application.  This will work fine in the case of a monolithic JT, but it sounds like you're dealing with shattered JT.  Combining all the required JT files within with assembly requires additional logic.  One way to do this would be to write a custom Action that traverses the CAD Document structure, finds all related JT files, copies them to a common folder, and then views the top-level file.  A more elegant way is to use the Aras 3D CAD converter and Visual Collaboration.  If you set the 3D CAD Conversion Rule to include the JT FileType, then every time you add a JT file into Aras it will convert to the necessary file formats used by Visual Collaboration.  Then you can view the file simply by clicking on the 3D icon on the sidebar.

Hope this help,

- John

AbhishekSrivastava - Monday, January 18, 2016 11:41 PM:

Hi Jhon,

Thanks for your reply ,

Actually we have a JT Viewer software and we convert our CAD File to JT Format, So after convert it create Assembly file on Desktop and automatic create one folder that includes all child parts JT file.

Now i attach assembly file in cad documents in aras and all child parts attach in structure (Relationship of cad documents).

When i click on assembly file from aras it will not open with child part.

Same thing we will do like  Assembly file that was located on desktop , i clicked then it will open with child part.

It means might be it will be a linkage problem in vault.

So, I need for the same from aras cad document, like when i attach assy file and sub assy file in CAD document , so when i open assy file then it should be open with Assy File.

Hope you understand my issue. So what we need to do for this ?

Thanks

Abhishek Srivastava

AbhishekSrivastava - Tuesday, January 19, 2016 2:01 AM:

Hi Jhon,

One More Point that yo specify in your solution:    " A more elegant way is to use the Aras 3D CAD converter and Visual Collaboration.  If you set the 3D CAD Conversion Rule to include the JT FileType, then every time you add a JT file into Aras it will convert to the necessary file formats used by Visual Collaboration. "

So , Aras 3D CAD Converter is open or subscription , because i need to test for our scenario

Thanks

Abhishek Srivastava