You'll need to chose your General Assembly file from your CAD zip file so that the Partful platform can understand which file in the zip best represents the Product as a whole.
Now that your CAD Zip file has been uploaded, you will need to check the assembly files contained within the Zip file you provided and select which assembly file represents the General Assembly for the product as a whole.
Sometimes this is referred to as the High-Level Assembly instead of the General Assembly.
On the platform, the files inside the Zip file will be arranged from largest to smallest in size. This is because more often than not, the assembly file with the largest file size, will be the General Assembly.
Please note: The General Assembly choice cannot be changed once selected so please make sure you are sure of your selection at this step.
Once you have selected the General Assembly for the product, you can click the Next Step button to proceed.
Your CAD data will now be processed to generate your 3D model and metadata in Partful. This process can take a short while, so you can navigate away from this page if you wish, and the processing will continue in the background.
💡 Handy Tip: If you do leave the wizard while the CAD is processing, you will find that a new product tile has been created in your Product Library to indicate that your data is still processing.
Once the CAD is processed, the tile will show that you can return to your product and pick it up where you left off to continue creating your new product. Just like below:
