SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical

Administration of AutoCAD and Mechanical data with SAP^® DMS

Advantages:

· CAD direct integration into SAP PLM

· Avoidance of doubled data collection and securing of continuous release and approval processes throughout the enterprise

· Continuous availability of current drawings, models and view files for other departments, e.g. process planning

· No costs for additional Product Data Management System (PDM), since it is fully assimilated into SAP

· Comfortably operating with SAP out of AutoCAD – the familiar work environment for the designing engineer

· Complete display of the AutoCAD data models in SAP PLM, e.g. assembly group variations, interpart-correlations, part-groups, mirrored parts, welded parts

Functions (overview)

· Documents, meta data,
document originals

· document-structure , Bill of Material (BOM) and material lists

· classification, modification service, search,product structur navigation

Document management

Create documents (RFC/BAPI Interface)
- Store, store under, create components
- with or without dialogue
    - while using change numbers
    - configurable data import
    - create unambiguous data name

- Display/change document (via RFC)

- Document search for opening and inserting
     - direct from AutoCAD
     - extra dialog with documents and their information from the SAP system (selection
can be configured
     - support of the search by preview images
     - optional integration of one’s own function modules for the document search
     - “Document Search” (CV04N) from the CAD Desktop view
     - use of the CAD Desktop options “Display Original”, “Alter Original”
and “Insert Original”

- Insertion of drawings as a block or external reference
     - blocks can be changed before being inserted
     - blocks and Xrefs can be scaled and turned while being inserted

- Matching type field attributes
     - matching type field attributes with SAP data using an operation call
     - optional during the opening and saving of an AutoCAD file, controlled through
Trigger as well as when changing the document administration record

- Neutralfile generation
     - Writing the AutoCAD-own export formats automatically or on request (Trigger) and
       transfering the file in the SAP system as an additional original.
     - Support of preview images in the SAP system (Thumbnails)

Material management
- creating, changing, allocating master material records
- Link between material with AutoCAD Mechanical position number/parts reference
- Accounting for the labelled material when matching the heading
- Object link material – current AutoCAD drawing
- Actualize material (CAD→SAP)

Piece list management
- Create material piece lists, change from AutoCAD Mechanical piece lists positions or parts ref-erences
- Display piece lists (module, structure, quantity overview and one-stage display)

Engineering change management
- Linking of the current document with the SAP change service
- Dialogue for creating a change master record (change number)
- Searching for and allocating change numbers

Language adaptations of the integration can be carried out by the Administrator.

Product data sheet (PDF)

Product matrix (PDF) - SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD - 5.1.0.0