4.7.2.3.  Connections (9.03 SP2, 9.02, 9.00)

Within PARTdataManager complete connections (blind hole and through borings) can be exported to the CAD system. With PARTsolutions V9 the functionality was integrated into the PARTdataManager.[62]

With click on Connection the Connection section is opened or is called in the foreground, if it has already been active. Furthermore the window positions are set back.

When you use the Insert Connection command in the PARTsolutions menu in your CAD system the concrete wall thickness of the parts to connect is detected and automatically transferred to PARTsolutions.

PARTdataManager with dialog area "Connection"

PARTdataManager with dialog area "Connection"

Anytime you can switch between the "View" toolbar commands Part selection, Part view and Connection.

The former PARTconnection has been reworked and improved with version 9 in several aspects. In particular the functionality has been integrated in PARTdataManager.

Innovations with version 9.03 SP2

  • Color code in input fields

    As of v9.03 SP2 the input fields for the hole length (Part thickness), Blind hole thread length u. Counterbore depth signalize the validity of the entered value as color code:

    • Green: Value is supported by the current or the selectable holes.

    • Yellow: Possibly the current value is not supported by a valid hole. May be there is a connection or hole supporting the value, but possibly it is for other connection types, e.g. for connections with another basic unit.

    • Red: Value is not supported by any hole under no circumstances.

  • The entry of a counter bore depth lager than the hole length is prevented.

Innovations with v9.02

  • Connections are also supported under ERP integration with link database

  • Status colors (green, red, orange) will help you to easily find the adequate connections both for projects and values.

    Connection with ERP integration

    Connection with ERP integration

A detailed description is found under Verschraubungen.




[62] Up until PARTsolutions V9, connections could only be created via the separate module PARTconnection and then transferred to the CAD system.