AutoCAD external referencing on possible in DMS?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have an AutoCAD drawing with external references to other autocad drawings. How do I save this in DMS? I have tried loading all required drawings, but this (obviously) did not work.

Appreciate any ideas on this. Let me know if I need to better explain my issue.

Thanks,

Lashan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You need to enable additional files for that application type. Once you do this, you can right click and add the xref's to the file so they are downloaded or checked out at the same time when you open or change the file.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Athol,

I did the following steps and could not get this to work. As I do not have autocad, I am testing with 2 word documents (assume that this should prove the concept).

1. enabled additional files for workstation application WRD

2. Created a DIR (from easydms) and attached 2 word docs to the same DIR

3. deleted local files from easydms preferences

4. opened up 1 word doc from easydms. the unlocked indicator can be seen only for one of the files.

5. checked in the working directory - only the checked out word doc is available in the part C:\.....\Temp\SapEasyDms\RD1_421\USERNAME\10000000072_FOL_000_00\DEA92F69633324F1833300145E7A3124\LinkTest1.doc

Am I missing something here? My understanding was that both files should be downloaded to my working dir (or checked out) when I open 1 file for edit?

Appreciate any further advise on this.

Thanks,

Lashan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

This is your first problem. From what I understand you cannot add the additional files in EasyDMS.

In the SAP Gui, if you right click on an original their should be an option for additional files.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Athol,

We may have engineering users use SAPGUI instead of EasyDMS. I tried the following, but this still did not work. Have I missed anything?

1. Enabled additional files for the workstation app ACD which handles autocad files.

2. Created a document using cv01n and added an original of file type .dwg

3. Right clicked on the original and did not get an additional files option.

Thanks,

Lashan

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Right click - select the Details option, then click the additional files button shown in this picture

http://img.skitch.com/20090930-j2n88s9hkjqfnqqgrduyurg899.jpg

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Athol. This appears to be working correctly

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Would any of you know how to get this working in cFolders? I will post a seperate thread in the cFolders forum, but wanted to check here first.

[Former Member]

Thanks very much for the suggestions. I will test these out and update the thread.

[dirk_hille]

Hi,

The best way to work with AutoCAD files in SAP DMS is to use the SAP PLM Integration for AutoCAD.

This software enables you to work directly from AutoCAD with SAP DMS.

Automatically DIR-BOM-structures will be created when you use AutoCAD with external references.

See link for further details:

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/PLM/CADIntegrationin+PLM

If you want do to it manually, you have to create document structures (CV11) with the AutoCAD references as positions. But this is very bothersome and you don't have all the advantages of using a CAD Direct Integration.