When it comes to managing ever-increasing complexity in today’s smart and hyper-connected products, Systems Thinking is more important than ever. But, in Model Based Systems Engineering, the "language" is symbolic, posing a challenge when things are open to different interpretations.

Mapped Document Elements (MDE) are a core feature added to the existing Technical Document Framework (TDF) application, released in Aras Innovator Version 12 Service Pack 5 for all users.  This enhancement allows for the association of Document Elements in a TDF-enabled document to a Property of a referenced Item.  A Document Element to Item Property association means that the properties of the Item in the Tech Doc will…

When access to CAD data is limited to CAD designers, the only users that can realize the value of visualization, collaboration, and coordinated change based on a highly intuitive, graphical representation of the product are the users who created those representations in the first place. Getting visual data to users throughout the enterprise helps companies to extend the value of Multi-CAD data to more teams with more…

One powerful tool for navigating your PLM data is Query Builder (QB). QB allows you to build custom queries to traverse connected data. Labs has multiple blogs going over how to use QB and how to utilize it with other technologies, like Tree Grid View and Dynamic Product Navigation. In 12SP8 however a new feature was added to output the results of a Query to an external file. This has many applications, and I’ll quickly…

This article will cover handling item view sidebars in Configurable User Interface (CUI for short) as well as a few general CUI tips. Sidebars are often convenient places to access visual information about an item, and increasingly the Aras Innovator interface itself is built using CUI. Today, we’ll create sidebar buttons for all items, as well as a sidebar button that will only show on Parts.

Screenshots will be…