Now imagine you've been given the task to SCAN each one into a computer database by hand. a very large one that contains books available nowhere else. However, taking the long view, the work you're doing will be worth it in the end. You're facing a daunting task to be sure. Please be sure to include what version of the PTC product you are using so another community member knowledgeable about your version may be able to assist. You may also use 'Start a topic' button to ask a new question. If you would like to provide a reply and re-open this thread, please notify the moderator and reference the thread. This thread is inactive and closed by the PTC Community Management Team. I guess I would like to get others opinions on can we use Schematics how it was meant to be used, with a Central Catalog consisting of datatables, datasets and artifacts reflect all of our components? The main objective is to USE Creo Schematics instead of AutoCAD. How does one even start to create a catalog this large?Īt this point I think using our designs to route 3D cables is not of any importance. We have an existing component database of close to 40,000 components, 90% of which are electrical. I have begun converting some existing wiring diagrams into a Creo design while doing so I have been creating and submitting aritfacts to a central catalog and it is this that has me thinking, ' How can we use this tool the way it is meant to be used at this stage of the game?' Our team has been given the task to not only learn Creo Schematics, but figure out the best way to merge it into our design process. We have been using AutoCAD (their preferred tool) for all electrical designs system wide. Our electrical design team has been an offsite collaborator for a while now supporting a very large project that is in it's senior years.

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