Set preferences to generate bounding boxes and TruShape files

Before generating bounding boxes and TruShape (TSO) files for the structures, you must set the preferences in Teamcenter.

Process flow to generate Teamcenter bounding boxes and TruShape files for NX datasets:

1. Set preferences to generate bounding boxes and TruShape files.
2. Upgrade legacy transforms to PLM XML transforms.
3. Generate NX bounding boxes.
4. Generate TSO files for NX datasets.
5. Generate Teamcenter bounding boxes from NX bounding boxes.

Process flow to generate Teamcenter bounding boxes and TruShape files for JT datasets:

1. Set preferences to generate bounding boxes and TruShape files.
2. Enable the generation of bounding boxes and TSO files in Dispatcher for new data.
3. Generate Teamcenter bounding boxes and TruShape files for the existing data.

Set the value of the following preferences to True:

For NX and JT:

• QS_SPATIAL_ENABLED

For NX:

• QS_NX_RELATION_POST_ACTION_ENABLED — You must set the value of this preference to True, because the Tc Bounding Box property is not exported through Multi-Site Collaboration, PLM XML, or TCXML. You need to create this property locally for the dataset object in the Teamcenter database. The value of this property is rolled up from the dataset to the item revision, and, in turn, to the item business object. The Teamcenter database might not contain every item revision, so the Tc Bounding Box property must be calculated locally. A dispatcher process is required for the data import.
• QS_BBOX_GENERATION_FROM_NX_ENABLED — You must set the value of this preference to True so that when you save an item in NX, the UGBBOX Form is created in the Named References of the dataset. Additionally, this information is copied into the Tc Bounding Box property, which is used for spatial searching in Teamcenter.

For JT:

• QS_TRUSHAPE_GENERATION_ENABLED
• QS_BBOX_GENERATION_ENABLED

Additionally, to specify the unit of measure for a proximity search in a Smart Discovery-indexed structure, set the RDV_user_defined_units_of_measure site preference to METERS, MILLIMETERS, INCHES, or UNKNOWN. If you specify UNKNOWN, the search is performed in the units of the assy_units property set on the top level BVR. If this property is not set, the search is performed in the units specified in the PS_assume_legacy_transform_units site preference.

If bounding boxes and TruShape generation are inaccurate due to significantly larger bounding boxes and additional TSO information in JT files, use reference sets. Specify the reference set names in the TC_JT_filter_tso_and_bbox_by_refset preference. The create_or_update_bbox_and_tso utility uses the reference sets mentioned in this preference to generate precise bounding boxes and TruShapes.