Solid Edge SEWHD - How to create a Template Project for Solid Edge Wiring & Harness Design

2021-10-06T23:59:14Z
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How do I create a template of a project to be used as a starting point for new projects?

Solution

Creating a custom project for reuse reduces input errors and helps with overall productivity. Below are the steps to create a template Project by defining Project Preferences and Style Sets, along with Properties for the Project, Harness Design, and Wiring Design. You may choose to configure one or all of these, or keep the default settings as needed.

Note: Below each section are screenshots to show where the steps are in the SEWHD browser. 

Create a Project to use as a template
  1. Open Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design
  2. On the Solid Edge ribbon tab, click on the New Project icon to create a new project
  3. Create new designs in the Design Browser portion of the application window. Right click:
    1. on the new project name and select new Wiring Design
    2. on the new project name and select new Harness Design (for harness design, a part number is also required to be entered in the Part Number field to create the design.)
    3. on the new project name and select new Layout Design
Note: For the purpose of setting up your template, each of these designs can to be empty. No design components are needed to define your template preferences and properties.

Project Preferences
  1. Click on the Solid Edge tab in the ribbon and select the Project icon pull down arrow.
  2. Click on Project Preferences to open the Preferences dialog box.
  3. In the Preferences dialog box, set your desired preferences under the General, Harness Design, Layout Design, and Wiring Design. 
    1. Note: For additional help with setting Project Preferences, see the Preferences help section of your Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design - Common Functions User Guide. This guide section can be found by clicking on the Help button in the lower left corner of the Preferences dialog box. 
  4. Once you have completed configuring your preferences, click on the Apply button, and then the OK button to save your Preferences and close the dialog box. 


Style Sets
  1. Click on the Solid Edge tab in the ribbon and select the System icon pull down arrow.
  2. Click on Project Preferences to open the Style Sets dialog box.
  3. In the Style Sets dialog box, set your desired preferences under the Harness, Layout, and Wiring sections. 
    1. Edit Style Sets will open for the type of diagram open in your design browser. For example, if you have a harness and a wiring diagram open, with the harness diagram being active in your design browser,  clicking the Styles icon will open the Edit Styles Sets dialog box for your harness diagrams. To open the Edit Style Sets dialog box for your wiring diagrams, have your wiring design active in the design browser. To open the Edit Style Sets dialog box for your layout diagrams, have your layout design active in the design browser. 
    2. Note: For additional help with setting Style Sets preferences, see the Style Sets help section of your Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design - Diagram Styling User Guide. This guide section can be found by clicking on the Help button in the lower left corner of the Style Sets dialog box. 
  4. Once you have completed configuring your Style Sets, click on the Apply button, and then the OK button to save your Style Sets and close the dialog box.


Project Properties
  1. If you wish to have Project Properties defined in your template Project, Right click on the Project name in the Design Browser, located on the left side of the application window below the icon ribbon, and select Edit to open the Edit Project dialog box.
  2. Click on the Properties button at the top right of the dialog box to open the Edit Properties dialog box. 
  3. Define any Project Properties needed. 
    1. Note: For additional help with defining Project Properties, see the Properties Dialog Box help section of your Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design - Common Functions User Guide. This guide section can be found by clicking on the Help button in the lower left corner of the Edit Properties dialog box.
  4. Click on OK to save your Project Properties and close the Edit Properties dialog box. 
  5. Click on OK to close the Edit Project dialog box.





Wiring Design Properties
If you wish to have Wiring Design Properties defined in your template Project:
  1.  Right click on the Wiring Design name in the Design Browser, located on the left side of the application window below the icon ribbon, and select Edit to open the Edit Design dialog box.
    1. Note: Expand the wiring design folder to access the wiring design. 
  2. Click on the Properties button at the top right of the dialog box to open the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  3. Define any Wiring Design Properties needed.
    1. Note: For additional help with defining Wiring Design Properties, see the Edit Design Properties Dialog help section of your Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design - Common Functions User Guide. This guide section can be found by clicking on the Help button in the lower left corner of the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  4. Click on OK to save your Wiring Design Properties and close the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  5. Click on OK to close the Edit Design dialog box.


Harness Design Properties
If you wish to have Harness Design Properties defined in your template Project:
  1.  Right click on the Harness Design name in the Design Browser, located on the left side of the application window below the icon ribbon, and select Edit to open the Edit Design dialog box.
    1. Note: Expand the harness design folder to access the harness design.
  2. Click on the Properties button at the top right of the dialog box to open the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  3. Define any Harness Design Properties needed.
    1. Note: For additional help with defining Harness Design Properties, see the Edit Design Properties Dialog  help section of your Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design - Common Functions User Guide. This guide section can be found by clicking on the Help button in the lower left corner of the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  4. Click on OK to save your Harness Design Properties and close the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  5. Click on OK to close the Edit Design dialog box.

Layout Design Properties
If you wish to have Layout Design Properties defined in your template Project:
  1.  Right click on the Layout Design name in the Design Browser, located on the left side of the application window below the icon ribbon, and select Edit to open the Edit Design dialog box.
    1. Note: Expand the layout design folder to access the layout design.
  2. Click on the Properties button at the top right of the dialog box to open the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  3. Define any Layout Design Properties needed.
    1. Note: For additional help with defining Layout Design Properties, see the Edit Design Properties Dialog  help section of your Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design - Common Functions User Guide. This guide section can be found by clicking on the Help button in the lower left corner of the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  4. Click on OK to save your Layout Design Properties and close the Edit Design Properties dialog box.
  5. Click on OK to close the Edit Design dialog box.

Export template Project
  1. Click on the Files icon pull down arrow on the Solid Edge tab in the ribbon and click on Export Current Project to open the Export Project dialog box.
    1. Note: If the project you wish to export for your template is not currently open, in the Files pull down list, click on Select Project to Export, which will open a dialog box with a list of your projects. Click on your template project and then click OK to open the Export Project dialog box.
  2. In the Export Project dialog box:
    1. Select your file save location in the Look in: field
    2. Tick the box next to 'As Copy' on the right side of the dialog box
      1. Note: If the 'As Copy' box is not ticked, you will not be able to import the project back into SEWHD.
  3. Enter your desired name for your project template in the 'File name:' field near the bottom of the dialog box. 
  4. Click on Export Project to export and save your template project.




Import template Project
To use this template Project in the future:
  1. Click on the Files icon down arrow and select Import Project. 
  2. Navigate to your template project location, select the template project xml file, and click on Import Project.
    1. Note: You can have as many template projects as needed based on customer and/or project type.
    2. Note: If you receive an Error message during import that states: "Could not import 'filename.xml'. A project with the same ID already exists in this database. See log file for more.", this error is informing you that the file being imported was not exported with 'As Copy' ticked in the Export Project dialog box. 
  3. Once the project is imported, open the newly imported project.
    1. Note: If you have the template file currently in your available project list, you will be prompted at this time to rename the template project being imported. The new project name field will have red text until a unique name is entered. Click OK after entering your new project name.
    2. Note: Your original template project copy will remain in your template file location for additional reuse.
  4. Click on the Open icon in the ribbon, select your template project name to open, and click on OK. 
  5. If you were not prompted to rename your template project during import, right click on the project name in the Design Browser, located on the left side of the application window below the icon ribbon, and select Edit to open the Edit Project dialog box.
  6. Enter the new project name as desired and click the OK button to save and close the dialog box. 








Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: all
OS: n/a
OS Version: n/a
Product: SOLID_EDGE
Application: SE_ELECTRICAL
Version: V221.0
Function: OTHER

Ref: 002-8576126

KB Article ID# PL8576126

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