Versioning Machining Data

You can create a new version of machining data.

Before you begin:

About the Maturity Status:

  • As with any other PLM objects, Machining resources must be set to the appropriate maturity status prior to versioning.
  • When setting the maturity status of a Machining resource, make sure that this maturity is applied to both the Resource and its representation.
  • See also VPM Navigator User's Guide: Versioning for details about versioning and VPM Navigator User's Guide: Changing Maturity for details about Maturity Status.

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About Implement Links and Other External Links
About Machining PLM Entities

  1. The Engineering department designs a product P_V1 and the Manufacturing department creates a set of machining data M_V1 to produce that P_V1 product.



  2. The Engineering department modifies the product and creates a second version of the product: P_V2.



    To produce that new product, the Manufacturing department must create a new version M_V2 from MV1, and attach it to P_V2.

  3. On behalf of the Manufacturing department, you decide which machining PLM entities must be subject to a new version, as the product is switched from P_V1 to P_V2.

    In general, the new version of machining data M_V2 contains:

    • A new Produce Function and a new Machining Function
    • A new PPR Context, containing:
      • A new machining behavior (containing the new program)
      • A new Setup Assembly (containing the new product P_V2).

  4. To create this new version of machining data:

    1. Open the old version of the machining data M_V1.
    2. Using Replace > By Version, replace the P_V1 product by the P_V2 product. All links are then rerouted to the new product.
    3. Using the Edit Links capability, redirect all links linking the machining data to the product, from M_V1 to P_V2: links from the Produce Function to the Product, instance link between the Setup Assembly and the new Product, and links between the machining behavior and the new product. See Managing Links and Relations.
    4. Modify the machining data in order to comply with the geometry of the new product.
    5. Save all modified machining data As New Version.

    This set of new machining data is now the M_V2 machining data.