Connectors for PLM 10.8 Now Available

Connectors for PLM 10.8.0 Now Available

We are pleased to announce the Connectors for PLM 10.8.0 release, which addresses customer reported issues and includes a number of new features and platform support listed below.

Connector 10.8 Enhancements

  • New “Allow Branching of a Released Item” resource setting will allow the users to branch from a model that is in the Released state.
  • New “Manage Nested Instances” resource setting for the Creo Connector has been introduced to allow the administrator to optimize the nested family table management in different ways based on usage and requirements.
  • The Essig PLM BOM to CAD feature now supports the BOM to have native files from other CAD systems. Currently, the SolidWorks Connector could create a CAD model that contains both SolidWorks and Inventor Components and the Inventor Connector could create a CAD model that contains both Inventor and SolidWorks Components.
  • New “Connector Screen Permissions” feature allows administrators to control access to specific Connector features within the Aras client.
  • The Connector has optimized the size of the AML sent to Aras during inbound operations which improves performance when storing large hierarchies.
  • New Aras Innovator variable “ConnectorVersionPatch” will hold the patch version of the Connector and report an error if it finds an incompatibility between the Connector and the Connector Package installed in the server, based on the Patch version.

Platform Support

  • Connectors for PLM 10.8.0 supports Aras Innovator 14-31
  • Support for AutoCAD and AutoCAD Mechanical 2024, 2023 and 2022
  • Support for Autodesk Inventor 2024, 2023 and 2022
  • Support for SolidWorks 2024, 2023 and 2022
  • Support for NX Series 2312, 2306 and 2212
  • Support for Creo 11, 10 and 9

Important Note for Inventor Connector Customers

Prior to the Connector 10.7 release, the Inventor Connector managed the design family links in Inventor with the Generic as the child: iMember -> iFactory. In the Connector 10.7 release, the Link direction changed. The Factory (Generic) is now the head of the relationship: iFactory -> iMember.

This change affects only the Family Table management using Inventor iFactory and iMembers. There are no changes related to the Inventor Model States. This change in the Inventor Connector has been done to improve the management of iMembers. Customers currently managing the iFactory and iMembers should migrate their database when upgrading from an older version of the Connector to Connector 10.7 or later.

Please contact Connector Support (connector-support@essigplm.com) with any questions or assistance with updating existing Inventor Design Family CAD Structure Relations.

As a reminder, when installing the Connectors for PLM, please run the ConnectorServerConfig.exe utility to update the server to the latest Connector packages. Refer to the Connector Installation Guide for more information.

As an Aras Gold Certified Partner, Essig PLM develops integrated CAD Connector products for the Aras Innovator PLM solution suite and delivers CAD/PLM implementation services that enhance business performance.

If you would like to request a copy of this Connectors for PLM release, or if you have any questions, please contact Connector Customer Support at (978) 203-5152 or email connector-support@essigplm.com.

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