Add Part Family

[Anonymous]

see attachment. i am trying to add a "part family" to our existing SAN parts list. we would like to add "VC" (vitreous clay). it would have the same pipe sizes as the "PVC" pipes in our list. i realize it has to be done with part builder which i have used before to add pipe sizes to an existing part family but have never added a new part family.

[Civil3DReminders_com]

I did a video here on doing this for a different name: http://blog.civil3dreminders.com/2009/04/welded-steel-pipe-part-family.html

It should be similar for what you are doing. 

[rene_newton]

i click on the link but there is no video?

[Civil3DReminders_com]

https://youtu.be/qeRXRxELvdQ

[Anonymous]

how do you get the "create GUID" dialogue box to open up when you go to "PartID" at 1:16 of the video?

[Civil3DReminders_com]

From Visual Studio. 

You can find other programs that create them, like InnoSetup. 

Here is a GUID that I created that you can use: {BA8F7656-A8FC-9F43-4930-324A51B99812}

[Anonymous]

installed Visual Studio. got the "create GUID" dialogue box. when i choose "copy", and "New GUID" it doesn't change the code in the XML Notepad file?

[Anonymous]

so i can just go in and manually change the code to whatever pops up in the "Result" field of the "create GUID" dialogue box? in your video i noticed it changed automatically.

[Civil3DReminders_com]

Yes. I may have been using Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste the value.

[Anonymous]

tried using the code the program generated and the code you sent me but the new part family does not show up in part builder? i did the catalog regen and catalog test, rebooted the software but nothing. maybe it has changed since you created this video. i an running 2016. the file is in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2016\enu\Pipes Catalog\Metric Pipes\Circular Pipes

[Civil3DReminders_com]

Are there any error messages at the command line or in event viewer or in the refresh dialog? 

[Anonymous]

no errors at all. i've attached the file. i did the same as you, copied one of our existing pipes (PVC) and made the changes as per your video.

[Civil3DReminders_com]

It looks like something messed up the values of the top of the file. I got this to work:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<LandPart desc="Part Table" version="1.0" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" fixColumn="C1">
  <ColumnConstView desc="Parameter-driven Display" id="CCV1" viewKey="3d" viewName="AeccPartRecipe" pathsRelativeTo="Table">
    <Images>
      <Image>
        <URL xlink:title="Part Reference Image" xlink:href="AeccCircularVCPipe_Metric.bmp" />
      </Image>
    </Images>
    <Recipe>AeccCircularVCPipe_Metric.dwg</Recipe>
  </ColumnConstView>

I had to close the dialog box and restart for the part to be in the list.

[Anonymous]

so do i just open the file in notepad and replace the top part with what you've sent me? i have never done this before. when you say "restart" do you mean CAD or my whole system?

[Anonymous]

i replaced the coding with what you sent and it works great. thank you very much for your time and help!

[Civil3DReminders_com]

Here is a video for next time. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ov43G4XXBI

It shows fixing the XML by comparing it to one that is working to try to find out what syntax is wrong.