Automations

Violet Automations enable you to push and sync data between apps.

For example, set up an automatic sync of NX and Altium parts from Teamcenter directly to your ION library, or purchase orders from Datum into Quickbooks.

How does it work?

This powerful feature works by ingesting and mirroring data from a source app into Violet, then pushing it to a downstream tool that has a known, mapped data structure.

Once an automation is created, Violet will continue to push new revisions to the target app when they occur.

You can configure rules for your data sync as well, for example only syncing parts that are Released, contain a certain Part Number prefix, etc.

Selected Automations

Teamcenter to ION

Save your engineering team valuable time by automating a typically manual task: pushing assemblies from Teamcenter into your ION parts library.

This automation is configurable in a number of ways:

• Push parts on an individual basis, or by default for your entire Teamcenter instance

• Configure rules for which parts you want to push, for example pushing only released parts

• Update revision scheme post-push to ensure consistency in ION

Detailed information can be found here.

Teamcenter to Netsuite

This automation pushes assemblies from Teamcenter to NetSuite to populate Inventory items.

This automation is configurable in a number of ways:

• Push parts on an individual basis, or by default for your entire Teamcenter instance

• Configure rules for which parts you want to push, for example pushing only released parts

Detailed information can be found here.

Teamcenter to Datum

Sync CAD metadata and files from Teamcenter to Datum.

When configuring your Teamcenter integration, select Datum in the dropdown menu to push part information to Datum’s part library.

Solidworks PDM to Fusion

Automate the sync of assemblies from Solidworks PDM into your MES or ERP.

Currently, this automation supports Solidworks PDM via .csv import. A Solidworks plugin is on our feature roadmap and launching soon.

Follow the instructions below to get started.

Instructions

1. First, you'll need to have a Fusion integration in Violet that is fetching Parts (instructions here)

2. In Solidworks, navigate to your Bill of Materials (BOM) assembly and export in .csv format.

3. In Violet (or VioletGov), navigate to Apps, select Solidworks PDM, click Upload File and select your file.

4. In the dropdown menu, choose to automatically push data to Fusion and click Create. You're done! [Optional] Push released parts only. To push only released parts, check the box beneath the dropdown.

Teamcenter to Manufacturo - Coming soon!

Our Manufacturo Automation is coming soon!

If you are interested in this automation (or any others), please reach out to [e-mail].

Duro to ION

Push parts, assemblies and change orders from Duro into your ION parts library.

This automation is configurable in a number of ways:

• Push parts on an individual basis, or by default for your entire Duro instance

• Configure rules for which parts you want to push, for example pushing only released parts

• Update revision scheme post-push to ensure consistency in ION

FAQ

What data is pushed in a Teamcenter automation?

Currently, Violet pushes the following properties as well as files (this is configurable):

• Part Number

• Revisions

• Release Date

• Owner

• Last Modified Date

• Last Modified By

• Center of Mass

• BOM Qty

• [NEW] STEP Files

• [NEW] PDF documents

For a PLM —> ION automation, Violet also detects the revision scheme(s) available in the user’s ION instance. The user can then update the selected scheme in ION.

The Violet integration is highly configurable - if your team needs to fetch and push other properties, including custom properties, please reach out to us.