Publish a part to Content Center

Use the Publish Guide to publish parts and iParts to a library. The published part is saved as a part family to a selected category. Before you publish a part, map the part parameters to the category parameters.

You cannot publish a part to a category that requires authoring.

Note: A part family is a group of parts that use one geometrical model, but have different parameter values. A category is a logical grouping of part types, and includes subcategories, part families, or both subcategories and part families.

Step 1: Run the Publish guide

  1. Click Manage tab Content Center panel Publish Part for an active open part. Or, click Batch Publish to select a template from the local drive to publish. The Publish Guide dialog box displays
  2. The Publish Guide dialog box displays any tasks you have or are preparing to publish. Click New Task.
  3. The Publish Guide displays the list of read/write libraries that can be published to. From the Select Library to Publish To list, click the drop-down arrow to select a library to publish to.
  4. Click the drop-down arrow to select a language.
  5. To publish a part selected from location on the local drive, click Browse next to the Select Part File for Publish field. Then select a part. Click Next to continue.
Note: To publish a part that is opened in a part file, click Manage tab Content Center panel Publish Part .

Step 2: Select Category to publish to and specify options, if available

  1. Click the down-arrow, and select a Category to publish the Family to.
  2. Click Next to continue.

Step 3: Map Family Parameters

Map template parameters to category parameters. The Category parameters that require mapping are displayed in a light yellow background.

Note: Thread parameters are premapped automatically for fasteners in the Publish guide. You can change the mapping, if appropriate.

Step 4: Define Family Key Columns

Define at least one Key column to Publish.

  1. Highlight a Table Column and click the > arrow to add as a Key Column.
  2. To remove a Key Column, highlight the Column and click the < arrow to remove it from the list.
  3. Click Publish or Next to continue.

Step 5: Define Family Properties

  1. Click Publish or Next to continue to select a thumbnail image.
  2. To select a thumbnail image, click Browse in the Load Alternate Thumbnail Image field.
  3. Click Publish to publish the part.
Note: To continue publishing additional parts in one session click New Task in the Batch Publish dialog box.
Tip: You can delete read/write part families. In the Content Center Editor dialog box, select the family to delete, right-click, and select Delete from the menu.

Publishing Authored parts

Publishing an Authored Part is the same as the previously explained, except the Category is automatically selected. For more information about Authored parts, see Authoring parts.

The following applications require parts to author:

Parent topic: Content Center Publishing