Using 3D Electronic Component Catalogs in Project Resource Management

For each project, a PRM is defined and a particular Catalog is mentioned in it. Then, to build his product definition, the user looks for the Catalog, stored in the PRM, in the database. This function prevents the user from opening a Catalog browser.

You can declare your electrical Catalog in a Project Resource Management (PRM).

Before you begin:

If the administrator has chosen a Standard login role, then the PRM catalog has to be Standard. Or if he logs in Engineering role, he must bind his PRM in Engineering. The information can be checked in Help > PLM User Information. To change the status of the project, he must select the resource and click Unbind the Project, an information window appears. Then he can propagate the project in database.

For more information about Project Bindings Tree, please refer to Knowledgeware User Guide: About the Project Resource Management Editor.

  1. Open the Project Resource Management via Start > Infrastructure > Project Resources Management.

  2. Select the Circuit Board Design Resources and the Create a new Resource Table command. The PLM ResourceSet dialog box is displayed.

  3. Select 3D Electronic components catalogs and click Choose the assigned resource command in the Resource tab. A search window called Select a Catalog for item "3D Electronic component catalogs" is displayed.

  4. Select a Catalog and click OK. The catalog appears in the Resource column:

  5. Click OK in the ResourceSet1 dialog box.

  6. Select File > Import > File and choose a .Idf file. The Circuit Board Design window opens.

  7. In the Data Source frame, click the Catalog option and press the browse button. The Catalog dialog box appears.

  8. Check the Select From Favorite option. You can find Catalog1 in the list:

  9. Click OK and Catalog1 is set in the Circuit Board Design window:

  10. Click OK to validate.