Product Structure, Identity, and References
Structure as Data: Why an Assembly Is More Than Its Parts
Define what a CAD handoff must retain when valid component shapes alone do not establish a usable assembly.
Taxonomy / Brand
Siemens Brand
Reference notes in the Brand taxonomy for Siemens.
Product Structure, Identity, and References
Identity, Instances, and Configurations in a Design Handoff
Specify the identities, repeated occurrences, revisions, and configuration context needed to reuse, replace, update, or archive a design.
Product Structure, Identity, and References
External References, Dependencies, and Portable Design Packages
Treat a design handoff as a dependency graph and choose deliberately between live references, copied packages, and flattened or bound delivery.
Product Structure, Identity, and References
Accepting a Product Structure Transfer: Checks for Reuse, Update, and Archive
Build a purpose-specific acceptance record for a transferred product structure, including hierarchy, identities, configurations, placements, and dependencies.
Electrical and Electronic Design Exchange
Define a PCB Fabrication and Assembly Design Package
Match layer, drill, stackup, placement, BOM, and structured design data to the named supplier's receiving task.
Ecosystem Routes and Collaborative Exchange
Live Model Review or Coauthoring? Check Edit and Save Authority
Choose a live model-view review or shared authoring session by participant eligibility, annotation and edit rights, owner-save authority, and the durable result.
Ecosystem Routes and Collaborative Exchange
Altium CoDesigner or IDX: Planning an ECAD–MCAD Coordination Route
Choose a version-eligible Altium CoDesigner or IDX handoff and verify which board, component, device, or harness changes are proposed and applied in each direction.