Resolved Differences¶
Due to the recent Cost Insight Design rebuild, some capabilities that were available in releases prior to 2021 R1 SP1 were available only with limitations or were not available in release 2021 R1 SP1. All differences were documented in the Cost Insight Design 2021 R1 SP1 Release Notes.
The following differences have been fully or partially resolved in Cost Insight Design 2022 R1:
Native Assembly CAD File Imports and Updates Now Supported¶
You can now import or update a supported native CAD file that contains an assembly to Cost Insight Design. However, you cannot, import or update a STEP or JT CAD file that contains an assembly. For more information, see Advanced Support for Assemblies.
Multi-File Uploads Now Supported¶
In Cost Insight Design 2021 R1 SP1, you could import only one CAD file at a time to Cost Insight Design. Now, you can import up to 20 files at a time.
The multi-file importation capacity applies whether you import by using the import button in Cost Insight Design or by using a Cost in aPrioriplug-in. The CAD files can contain all parts, all assemblies, or a combination of parts and assemblies.
Note
During group imports, Cost Insight Design processes CAD files in two batches. The first batch contains a maximum of 10 files. If you are importing more than 10 files, the second batch contains any remaining files, again with a maximum of 10. Depending on the size of the files in the first batch, you might experience a slight delay between the processing of the two batches.
Limitations
The maximum import size for a multi-file import is 20 times the maximum import size for a single-file import. However, the size limit per CAD file in a multi-file import is the same as the size limit per CAD file for a single file import. If you attempt to import one or more files that exceed the maximum capacity, Cost Insight Design does not import the files and either Cost Insight Design or your Cost in aPriori plug-in issues a warning that indicates the names of the files that were not successfully imported.
Some Process Group Support Differences Resolved¶
While some process groups were fully supported by Cost Insight Design 2021 R1 SP1, others were only partially or not at all supported. For 2022 R1, support issues for the Assembly process group and for the Bar & Tube Fabrication process group have been resolved.
This table shows the level of support for process groups that are partially or not at all supported in Cost Insight Design 2022 R1.
| Process Group | Support Level | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly Molding | None | Not supported for synchronization |
| Assembly Plastic Molding | None | Not supported for synchronization |
| Composites | Partial | Read Only |
| Multi-Spindle Machining | Partial | Read Only |
| Extrusion | Partial | DFM is not supported |
| User Guided | Partial | Read Only |
| Manually Costed | Partial | Read Only |
| PCBA | Partial | Read Only |
| PCB | None | Not supported for synchronization* |
| Wire Harness | Partial | Read Only |
If a process group has read-only support or is not supported in Cost Insight Design, then you cannot use that process group as a Value when you define the Criteria for a custom filter.
These issues also exist for scenarios that have read-only support in Cost Insight Design:
- If a pre-existing private or public scenario uses a process group that has read-only support for in Cost Insight Design, you can access, privatize (if public), publish (if private), edit, or compare the scenario. However, if you try to cost a scenario that uses a process group that has read-only support, the costing fails.
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You cannot select a process group that has read-only support for a new or pre-existing scenario. Therefore, if you select a different process group when editing a pre-existing scenario that was assigned a process group that has read-only support, you will not be able to change the process group back to the process group that has read-only support.
These issues also exist for process groups that are not supported in Cost Insight Design:
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If one instance of a scenario that has been assigned a process group that is supported for synchronization is published or synchronized to Cost Insight Design and a second instance of the scenario is later assigned a process group that is not supported for synchronization in aPriori Professional and then recosted, the recosted scenario will not synchronize to Cost Insight Design. Therefore, the instance of the scenario that is in aPriori Professional will differ from the instance of the scenario that is in Cost Insight Design.
If the scenario instance that is recosted in aPriori Professional with a process group that is not supported for synchronization is an assembly scenario, the instances of the sub-components of the assembly that are in aPriori Professional will also not be synchronized to Cost Insight Design. Therefore, the sub-component instances might also differ across the two applications.
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After a scenario that uses a process group that is not supported for synchronization is costed in aPriori Professional, an instance of the scenario is actually synchronized to Cost Insight Design, but the component or sub-component images are missing from the Cost Insight Design instance. This type of missing image cannot be generated Cost Insight Design.
Workarounds¶
To filter for a scenario that uses a process group that has read-only support a create a custom filter that includes criteria for one or more other properties that will return the scenario of interest.
To examine design issues in a scenario that uses a process group that is not supported for DFM in Cost Insight Design, but is supported for DTC in aPriori Professional, publish and then open the scenario to aPriori Professional.
To assign a process group that is not fully supported in Cost Insight Design to a scenario, publish the scenario. Then open, edit, cost, and save the scenario in aPriori Professional. You can then examine the results in aPriori Professional or in Cost Insight Design.
To cost or recost a pre-existing scenario that uses a process group that is not fully supported in Cost Insight Design, if you want to use:
- Any process group that is not fully supported in Cost Insight Design, synchronize the scenario to aPriori Professional. Then open, edit, cost, and save the scenario in aPriori Professional. You can then examine the results in aPriori Professional or in Cost Insight Design.
- A process group that is fully supported in Cost Insight Design, you can edit, and cost the scenario in Cost Insight Design.