SOLIDWORKS
PDM 2018
can
now
read and write values from or to a SOLIDWORKS revision table. You can
configure SOLIDWORKS PDM variables to automatically add information
such as revision date, description, and approver to a new row in the
table or to update the last row.
Step
1: Configure Revision Table Integration
1. In
the administration tool, expand SOLIDWORKS and open the Revision Table
node.
2. Enable
the check box “Enable Revision Table”
Set
the number of visible rows in the revision table.
Enter
the place holder text you wish to be shown when you manually add a
new revision table row in SOLIDWORKS.
Step
2: Mapping variables to the Revision Table
Each
revision table column that you wish to update via PDM must be mapped
to data card variable.
To
configure the variable mapping:
In
the administration tool,expand the variable node.
Select
the variable to update.
Click
“New Attribute”
Add
a new block named “SWRevTable”
The
“Attribute Name” field will switch to a drop list,listing the
five default revision table columns.Select the appropriate attribute
that should be mapped to the variable.
Type
“slddrw” in the extension field.
When
you change the mapped variable values in the file's data card, the
values in the latest row of the table are updated and vice versa.
Step
3: Automatically update revision table row
The
revision table row can be updated automatically by two
methods:
Set
Variable
transition actions.
Set
Revision command.
Step
3.1: Configure the workflow to automatically update revision table row
The
revision table in a drawing can be updated via workflow transition
actions that update variables mapped to the “SWRevTable” block.
1.In
the administration tool,expand the workflow node and open the
appropriate workflow.
2.Select
the transition that is used to set a revision on the drawing.
3.Add
a “Set variable” transition action that updates the variable
linked to the SWRevTable mapping for the Revision column in the
revision table.
Add
“Set Variable” actions for each revision table column that you
wish to update at the same time the revision is set.
Step
3.2:Configure Set Revision command to automatically update revision
table row
To
update the revision table via the manual “Set Revision” command
In
the administration tool,expand SOLIDWORKS and open the “Revision
Table” node.
Select
the “Set Revision Command Settings tab”.
Enable
the check box “Update Revision Table in SOLIDWORKS Drawing through
“Set Revision” command
To
update the “Revision” column in the revision table,enable the
check box
The
revision column will use the revision value that the Set Revision
command sets on the file.
The
“Variable Name” drop list will display all variables that have a
“SWRevTable” mapping.Select the variable that contains the
revision value on the drawing Data card.
To
update the other column(Description, Date, Approver) enable the
checkbox and In “Column Value”,enter a static text or select from
the options in the drop list what value the revision table column
should be updated with.
Note: The
command will only add a new revision row with the values when you use
the “Update Variable” option in the Set Revision command.
