Step 3D adapter - User manual

Table of Contents

  1. General
    1. Set-up and Initialization
    2. Getting Started
    3. Mode Selection and Control
    4. Normal Operations
    5. Normal Termination

TODO : Work in progress This guide is to explain step by step the process to transfer values or objects from Cameo System Modeler/MagicDraw to COMET.

Before continuing further, please be aware of the limits of the adapter and of the troubleshooting page in the event an error should happen during the process.

General

To start the adapter, just run the executable from the unzipped folder.

Set-up and Initialization

No specific task needed to be done at this point.

Getting Started

To install the application, unzip the STEP-AP242_DST_Adapter_1.4.2.zip content into a directory. That directory will be referenced as INSTDIR in future sections of this document. To start the application, launch the INSTDIR\DEHPSTEPAP242.exe file. Note: This application uses libraries created with Visual Studio C++ 2019 and it could happen that these runtime libraries are not installed on some Windows systems. Then, we recommend also to execute the INSTDIR\redist\vcredist_x64.exe in order to install these runtime libraries. During start-up process, the application will create in INSTDIR (if they do not exist yet) the following directories which contain the information relative to the user preferences:

  • UserPreferenceService: about the connection with ECSS-E-TM-10-25 data sources.
  • TempHubFiles: cache of STEP 3D files downloaded from the Hub. The application starts maximized showing the main window as follow:

General view of STEP-AP242 adapter Figure 1 : General view of STEP-AP242 adapter

Mode Selection and Control

From the main window of the adapter, it is possible to:

  • To load a local STEP-AP242 files,
  • To Connect/Disconnect from data sources
  • To refresh the E-TM-10-25 session,
  • To view messages on the status bar,
  • To visualize trees from both models,
  • To preview the net change

To operate with an ECSS-E-TM-10-25 data source you must have the credential (user name and password) provided by its model administrator, and the access to at least one Domain of Expertise in the model. The account management is not a feature provided by the STEP-3D adapter. For this, you can rely on COMET-CE application provided by RHEA. The mapping direction is only From STEP File to Hub. While reverse mapping is not possible in this adapter, because modifying an existing STEP file is not an obvious task, it is always possible to download the full STEP file used in previous transfer operations. To start the exchange of information, you start by Connect to Hub and Load STEP File. To transfer information from STEP file to Hub the actions are:

  • Select STEP part
  • Configure Mapping for all desired parts
  • Transfer mappings to Hub

To transfer back STEP files from the Hub:

  • Select the STEP file from File Store and click on Download As button.

OR Retrieve directly the STEP file used for the mapping of an Element on the Hub contained in the “source” component of the step geometry parameter.

Normal Operations

The STEP-AP242 can perform the mapping of individual STEP parts in only one direction: From local STEP file to Hub. The STEP-AP242 enables the transfer back of a STEP file from Hub to local file directly from the File Store panel without being necessary to change the “Transfer direction” (unlike others adapters).

Normal Termination

Close the application by clicking on the “Close” button on the main window (the X cross button on the upper right part of the main window of the application). Current connection with the Hub will be closed. Important: The termination of the application will not automatically transfer pending mappings. This is the user’s responsibility to know when the mappings are correct and complete, and to decide to transfer them on the Hub.