After translating the source files to the Smart Model format, you then use the Generate Smart Interop Object utility in Smart 3D to import the Smart Model data into the Smart 3D database as Smart Interop Objects. After import, the Smart Interop Objects display in the system hierarchy as persisted Smart 3D design objects.
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Click Start > Smart 3D > Modify Database and Schema Location and select your site.
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Click Start > Smart 3D Generate SIO to open the Generate SIO Utility. If the utility does not display on your Start menu, navigate to [Product Folder]\Smart3D\ProjectMgmt\Tools\bin, and then double-click GenerateSIO.exe.
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In Source Folder, select the folder that contains the .zvf and .mdb2 data to convert to Smart Interop Objects.
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Select the model in which to create the Smart Interop Objects.
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Assign the Smart Interop Objects to a permission group. You can copy the extracted PDS model data files to individual folders based on discipline. While generating the SIO objects, you can individually select these folders and load them with the respective permission group
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Click Generate.
When the process finishes, a message displays in the Status box. To view processing results, click View Log before closing the utility.
The first time that you add Smart Interop Objects to a model, Smart 3D updates that model and its catalog with additional schema information. This schema update requires the regeneration of the model and catalog database views. Depending on the size of the model, the process could take a while to complete.