CAD Documents and 3DV

In Aras Innovator, a CAD Document Item represents a part or assembly drawing, specification, 3D model, and so on. For Aras 3DV visualization purposes, the CAD Document Item should be a mechanical part or assembly 3D model created in a CAD editor.

Hereinafter, a CAD Document will mean a CAD Document Item to simplify wording.

An assembly 3D model shows a complex product that consists of multiple parts (components). In such a case, a given CAD Document includes one or more other CAD Documents on its Structure Relationships tab. Another industry-common term is a parent CAD Document that has child CAD Documents. In technical terms, an assembly CAD Document Item has a CAD Document Structure Relationship Item for each included part CAD Document Item, where the assembly CAD Document Item is a source Item, and a part CAD Document Item is a related Item. A child CAD Document can be a leaf part or another parent (subassembly). The latter case is a multi-level CAD (Document) structure or assembly.

For more information on CAD Documents, see the Aras Innovator Product Engineering 31 - User Guide.