Maintaining an up-to-date spare parts catalog is often a tedious task: manually entering part numbers, intermediate exports, the risk of coding errors… With the Spare Parts Export feature built into myCADtools, this entire process is carried out directly from SOLIDWORKS, in just a few clicks.


Custom coding allows each customer to use their own part numbers, as they are already defined in their SOLIDWORKS files via a custom property. The wizard automatically reads this property from each component in the assembly and uses it as the part number when sending data to Visiativ Spare Parts. There are no restrictions on the property name: each customer can use its own naming convention.


Once published, the catalog is immediately available online as an interactive exploded view, complete with numbered parts, customer part numbers, and item information. Your maintenance technicians or customers can identify and order the right part at the right time, without any confusion.



Key Benefits

  • Reuse existing data: Your part numbers are already in your SOLIDWORKS files—no need to re-enter them
  • Complete flexibility: You can name the custom property whatever you like, and each client retains their own naming conventions
  • Guaranteed consistency: The code published on Spare Parts is exactly the same as that defined in SOLIDWORKS
  • Direct publishing: no intermediate export, no need to open third-party tools
  • Interactive visualization: 3D views with numbered reference points and online product information sheet






Steps for Use



  1. Launch the tool from the myCADtools toolbar or from the myCADtools application:



 




2. Enter the required information:

  - The file to select (1)

  - The variable/property you use as the label (2)

  - The property that serves as your code (3)


You can also check the "Preview the BOM results before publishing" option to include a data verification step before publishing to the Visiativ Spare Parts catalog.








3. After clicking "Publish," you will be prompted to log in

There are several ways to log in: Learn how to register and log in







4. Once you're logged in, if you have multiple tenants, you can select the tenant from which you want to export data.

If you have only one tenant, the section below will not appear (it is omitted by default):







5. Once Step 1 is complete, the wizard displays the assembly's complete bill of materials. There, you can verify that the codes displayed match the values defined in your SOLIDWORKS custom property:

  • The hierarchical structure of the assembly (levels and subassemblies)
  • The code generated from the custom property for each component
  • The name of each part as defined in SOLIDWORKS
  • The quantity of each item in the assembly


If a code is missing, you can edit the cell directly (by double-clicking) to enter a value manually, or click "Cancel" to make changes before sending.






6. Once the product has been generated and sent to Visiativ Spare Parts, it is being created on the Spare Parts platform. You can wait to see the submission report or close this window.