AutoCAD files using SAP XI

[Former Member]

Dear All,

1. Is it possible to transfer AutoCAD files using SAP XI?

2. Will the file adapter serve the purpose?

3. If yes, are there any performance issues that need to be looked at in transferring AutoCAD files?

Thanks and Regards,

Ashwin

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Ashwin

Can you look this site for integrate between SAP amd AutoCAD.

ie http:
service.sap.com\plm>media library>Configuration Guide.

http://service.sap.com/plm

Life-Cycle Process Support>Product Development> Integration>MCAD Integration>CAD-Desktop

Regds

Abhishek

[Former Member]

Hi Ashwin,

It is possible to process CAD files.

It is possible with File adapters only. the performance could be analysed based on the size of files as well as for 2-D drawings in Auto CAD it will take less volume of file size but normally 3-D drawings consumes lot of space.

there is one similar scenario to process image files in below link. This will give you step by step Idea about it.

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/10dd67dd-a42b-2a10-2785-91c40ee5...

To open a DWG file in CDESK u need to have the Autocad s/w installed on ur system this is because when u tell SAP to open any type of file first it saves its original copy in a temp folder and to store any dam type of a file u need to have the application that supports that type

of file

there is some s/w called EI viewer I dont know much functionality of it but i guess its required for the drawings involving 3D view

thanks

Swarup

Edited by: Swarup Sawant on Feb 4, 2008 10:08 AM