Classic Variants are NOT available in Teamcenter Rapid Start (TcRS).
Prerequisites:
• A Solid Edge assembly with a 150% BOM structure • Teamcenter Preference PSEVariantsMode = legacy
Set Up the Solid Edge Assembly
We have an assembly with 3 variants:
1 - cover 10 mm thick
2 – cover 15 mm thick 3 – cover 20 mm thick To set up a variant in Teamcenter you need to create a Top-level assembly in Solid Edge first with all variants you want to configure. In this example an assembly with three covers is created. All covers are constrained and in the correct position. Save and upload this to Teamcenter.
We now have a Solid Edge assembly with an over complete structure (150% BOM)
Set Up the Variant in Teamcenter
Next steps are to create the variant rule in Teamcenter. Afterwards you will be able to use the variant rules to load the assembly in SEEC.
• Launch Teamcenter Rich Client (RAC) • Locate the assembly • Send the assembly to the Structure Manager • Activate the Data Panel, and select variants
• In the Structure Manager select the Top-level assembly and open the Variants panel • Now we create the variant for the cover
a) Click Options in the data panel b) Enter a Name in the name field c) Enter a value for the option in the value field d) Click the "+" button e) Repeat steps c & d at least one more time f) Click the Create Option button (Yellow star) g) Click the Save Variant Data button (Yellow floppy drive) • Next step is to assign the Variants to the parts
a) In the PSE select a BOM line b) Click Edit->Variant Condition... c) Click the button next to the option field d) Select an option e) Click the button next to the Value field f) Select a Value g) Click Append to last line button (bottom button on the right) h) Click OK i) A green "V" should appear next to the part if the variant is assigned
• Now we create the variant rule
a) Select the assembly b) Click Tools->Variants->Configure Variants c) Select a value from the drop down d) Click Save As... e) Enter the name for the variant rule f) Select Specification as the Relationship type Create a variant rule for every option; when finished you will see in the Item revision an entry for each variant. Opening a Teamcenter Variant in Solid Edge
You need to enable the variant dropdown in Solid Edge -> Options -> Manage Start SEEC and login File -> Open -> select the assembly with variants
You can now select a Variant Rule in the dropdown This will open the selected configuration as "read-only"; you can use "Save As" to save the configuration to a new assembly
Hardware/Software Configuration
Platform: INTL64 OS: windows OS Version: 1064 Product: SOLID_EDGE Application: DOC_MANAGEMENT Version: V221.0 Function: SEEC
