Regular Titleblock stamp:

Case 1: you are working at CERN with an official CAD tool and a PLM Connector (ex: BricsCAD, CATIA etc…).

Thus, you must generate an official CERN Titleblock on your Drawing prior to validating it. Then when a Design Verification Workflow is launched and the Drawing is Approved, this Titleblock will be stamped:

• The banner “Draft for discussion, not valid for execution” will be removed,
• The name of the person(s) who approved the drawing will be added, as well as the date of approval.
• The label defined in the Workflow (ex: For Execution, or For Tender…) will replace the default “Not Valid For Execution”.

Regular CERN Titleblock before validation.

 

Regular CERN Titleblock after validation.

 

Mini Stamp:

Case 2: you are not using a PLM Connector, does not matter if you are working at CERN or outside CERN, and you are uploading a native file only.

Examples:

• you are working at CERN with a CAD tool for which there is no connector, therefore no Titleblock Editor, but the format is supported by the PLM,
• you are working at CERN with a CAD tool for which there is a connector, but you chose to not use it,
• you are working in a sub-contractor design office with AutoCAD or BricsCAD, not on the CERN site, thus you do not have access to the CERN connectors, but you have access to the CERN PLM via the web interface,
• you are working at CERN and you receive some drawings as PDF or as DWG from another institute, a contractor etc… that you must upload in the PLM as native file,

For all these cases, it is not possible to have a CERN Titleblock on these drawings, first either because the Titleblock Editor is not available, or because there might be already a Titleblock from another company.

As a result, the regular stamping described in case 1 cannot be done.

Instead, the system will put in place a mini-stamp, which position is customizable, and that will contain the most relevant information (name of the persons who controlled the drawing, date, Label, Reference…).

Mini stamp.

 

Case 3: you manually upload a viewable file in addition of the native file.

In such a case, does not matter if the native file is connector managed or not, or what the native file type is, the viewable file will always be used for the stamping, with the mini stamp.

Example:

• you are working at CERN with AutoCAD or BricsCAD, and you are working with a multi-sheet drawing.
  This feature is not supported by the CERN Multicad connector. But you can save the Native file (*.dwg) via the CERN connector and upload the multi-sheet drawing as a viewable file previously exported as a pdf.
  Note: This is not possible for CATIA Drawings.
  
  Native File and Viewable File properties on a CAD Document Profile Card.
  
• You are working with an authoring tool not supported by the PLM, you upload the native files in a zip file, then, you can upload a pdf as a viewable file.

Said otherwise, as soon as a viewable file is manually uploaded, this viewable file will be used for the stamping, and in that case, a mini stamp will be applied.
In the case that the Drawing was CERN Connector managed, and even if there is a CERN Titleblock generated with the CERN Titleblock editor, this Titleblock will not be used for the stamping, and the mini stamp only will be filled after the validation.

In such a case, it is normal that the banner “Draft for discussion, not valid for execution” remains visible on the bottom right corner.