Other CAD software
The official CAD tool at CERN for 3D design is CATIA V5. However, the PLM can be used with AutoCAD, BricsCAD, Inventor and REVIT by installing the relevant connector.
Please note there is no support at CERN for the use of these applications, only the installation and usage of the connectors.
Installation steps:
1) Install the 'CERN - PLM Desktop' via CMF.
2) Install the desired CAD package via CMF. If this is not available please contact the service desk with your PC name.
3) Once the CAD package is installed the relevant connector package should be available in CMF. This should be installed. When the CAD package is opened for the first time with the connector you might need to accept the plugin activation.
For more information on the installation steps, and the versions of the CAD software that are supported by the connector, please read the following documentation.
The CERN PLM can be connected with multiple CAD tools, including REVIT, so that all CERN CAD data is managed in a single enterprise PLM system.
You must first save the project in a local folder. This can be done before launching the save in the PLM, or it will be prompted at the first step. The filename that you set will be used automatically by the connector for the Document Definition. (Once the file has been uploaded in the PLM, the local file created just before must not be edited anymore and can be deleted).
This icon triggers the save of a new project in the PLM. The process will create a link between your project and a Part (existing or to be created).
For more information on the linking of the project to a Part, and information on the connector, please see the following documentation.
The CERN PLM can be connected with multiple CAD tools, including AutoCAD, so that all CERN CAD data is managed in a single enterprise PLM system.
You must first save the file in a local folder before launching the save in the PLM. The filename that you set will be used automatically by the connector for the Document Definition. (Once the file has been uploaded in the PLM, the local file created just before must not be edited anymore and can be deleted).
This icon triggers the save of a new document in the PLM. The process will create a link between your CAD Document and a Part (existing or to be created).
For more information on the linking of a CAD document to a Part, and information on the connector, please see the following documentation.
Whilst the PLM is not able to support the multi-sheet drawings, here is the procedure to follow if you have a design that doesn’t fit only in one sheet of the drawing:
Note: the procedure refers to CATIA, but it can be applied for other CAD Tools (BricsCAD...) or BIM tools (Revit...) as well as for manual upload of Drawing (PDF...) in the PLM.
1. Create the drawing with all the needed views and run the Title Block Editor (get a CERN Drawing Reference). And if all these views cannot fit in one single A0 sheet, then,
2. Duplicate the drawing,several times if necessary (depending of the place that is required) and attach them to the same Part than the first one.The first Drawing will be the Master, while the additional(s) will be set as "Other".
In the description field of the additional drawing(s), you can put a note like: "Sheet 2 from LHCXDEMA1600"
Keep / remove and move the views on each Drawing.
3. Run the Title Block Editor and get a new CDR for each additional Drawing.
4. Add a note on each drawing and complete it, in the following way (* being the total number of drawings):
In CATIA, this note is available in the stickers Catalog.
See here how to add a sticker from the CATIA catalog