CES Engineering Component Reuse Workbench Descriptions

This section contains the CES Engineering Component Reuse workbench description. The information in this section includes descriptions of the user interface, windows, menus, toolbars and buttons. The section is divided into the following subjects:

Main Toolbar:

Compare Sub-Menu:

Part Family Sub-Menu

Find Sub-Menu:

 

Single Component Sub-Menu:


 

Button Menu Name Select this option to:
Connect To CES Login to CES. You must login to CES before you can access any of the CES functionality. Clicking this button displays the CES Login window in which you set your User Name, Password and CES database. Once you have logged in to CES, this button is disabled. It is enabled only after you have logged out of CES. Once you are logged out of CES, you must login again, using this button, before you can access any of the CES functionality.
Disconnect CES Logout of CES. When you are finished with your CES session, you must logout by clicking this button. When you click this button a message box appears letting you know you are logging out. Once you have logged out, the Connect to CES button is enabled and the other CES buttons are disabled. Any search results windows that are open when you logout will be automatically closed.

Search CES Database

Search the CES database, using either a Simple Search or a Standard Search, for Internal, Manufacturer, or Supplier Items. For more information about searching in general, refer to CES Engineering Catalog Navigator User Guide : User Tasks : Search.

Compare CES Items

Compare the attributes of two or more items selected in the Sourcing Search Results window. For more information about comparing CES items, refer to Comparing Catalog Item Details.

Compare Geometry of CES Items

Compare the geometry of two items selected in the Sourcing Search Results window. For more information about comparing the geometries of two CES items, refer to Comparing Catalog Item Details.

Part Family Introduction

Introduce a single part family to CES, or update an existing part family already in CES. For more information, refer to Introducing a New Generic Part to CES or Updating an Existing Generic Part in CES.

Auto Part Family Synchronization

Synchronize one or more part families in CES with the updates made in ENOVIA V5 VPM or CATIA. For more information, refer to Synchronizing Generic Parts in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM.

Find Similar CES Item

Find all parts in CES that are similar to the part selected in the assembly window, based on the selected attributes. For more information, refer to Finding Similar Components.

CES View Sourcing Properties

Search the CES database for the item selected in the assembly window. For more information, refer to CES Engineering Catalog Navigator User Guide : User Tasks : Search : 3D Search.
CES Single Component Introduction Introduce a single component to CES, or update an existing component already in CES. For more information, refer to Introducing a Single Component to CES or Updating an Existing Single Component in CES.
CES Multiple Component Introduction Introduce multiple components to CES. For more information, refer to Introducing Multiple Components to CES.
CES Components Synchronization Synchronize one or more components in CES with the updates made in ENOVIA V5 VPM or CATIA. For more information, refer to Synchronizing Single Components in CES and ENOVIA V5 VPM.