hi all,
I am told by my colleagues that Pro-E can simply NOT manage a part naming system like the one I show below because there are letters and numbers in it, see the part numbered 100138 as follows:
MP100138 X04 Stirrup
it is a Mechanical Part, number 100138, in development (as noted by X, the major version) and is in 4 iteration generation (4 minor version).
it can go through 99 total minor variations, and 3 major variations (X,then Y and lastly Z) before official release in A01 revision
upon release it would then become
MP100138 A01 Stirrup.
any tech drawing would be identified as;
TK100138 A01 Stirrup
any report (inOffice Word or something) would be ;
RP100138 A01 Stirrup
a manufacturing jig dedicated to the part would be;
JG100138 A01 Stirrup (note if the part changes, MP100138 B03 Stirrup; the proper jig is then JG 100138 B03 Stirrup).
I have used extensively this part naming convention inthe past, with Solidworks, and it works great. there is lots of context sensitive information in the naming convention and you can easily manage information. Why can Pro E not manage this??? or what could my colleagues mean (they seem to blame it on the automatic backups pro E generates... ).
let me know!!!!!!! right now our nomenclature is sooooooo bad no one can navigate in it.