SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical
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)
- while using change numbers
- configurable data import
- create unambiguous data name
- 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”
- blocks and Xrefs can be scaled and turned while being inserted
- optional during the opening and saving of an AutoCAD file, controlled through
Trigger as well as when changing the document administration record
and transfering the file in the SAP system as an additional original.
- Support of preview images in the SAP system (Thumbnails)
- Store, store under, create components
- while using change numbers
- configurable data import
- create unambiguous data name
- Display/change document (via RFC)
- Document search for opening and inserting
- 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 and Xrefs can be scaled and turned while being inserted
- Matching type field attributes
- optional during the opening and saving of an AutoCAD file, controlled through
Trigger as well as when changing the document administration record
- Neutralfile generation
and transfering the file in the SAP system as an additional original.
- Support of preview images in the SAP system (Thumbnails)
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)
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)
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.