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Fittings
Author fitting families and instances in the CadActive web app — categories, ports, end types, and CAD model names.
A fitting in a CadActive piping catalog is a family of placed components: elbows, tees, flanges, valves, and similar items. The family holds the category and selection name; each instance is one size combination, end types, and CAD model.
You author fittings in the CadActive web app. Designers place them in Creo after Sync Piping Catalog, using the active spec. You need a Piping license and Admin or Collaborator access. Author Fitting Categories, Sizes, Schedules, End Types, and Materials first.
Where you manage fittings
Sign in to the CadActive web app.
Open Piping in the sidebar.
Under Piping Catalog, select Fittings.
The list shows fitting families: Name, instance count, Selection Name, Fitting Category, Fitting Code, and Material. Open a family to work with its instances. You can show archived families from the page header.
Fitting family properties
Create or edit a family from the Fittings list. Fitting Code is set when you create the family and cannot be changed later. The code determines how many ports (ends) instances can have.
Property | What you set |
|---|---|
Name | Family name. Required. |
Selection Name | Name Creo Spec-Driven Piping uses when you insert the fitting. Required. |
Fitting Category | How the fitting is grouped (elbow, tee, flange, and so on) from Core Elements. Required. |
Fitting Code | Port/layout code for the family. Required. Locked after create. |
Bolt Nut | Optional bolt-and-nut family from the piping catalog. Used when Hardware Manager places hardware on this fitting in Creo. This is piping catalog hardware, not the separate Hardware product. |
Material | Optional material from Core Elements. |
Fitting instances
Open a family to add instances. Port fields appear based on the family’s fitting code (one, two, or three ports). In the table the columns are labeled PORT0, PORT1, and PORT2; the edit dialog uses Port 0, Port 1, and Port 2.
Property | What you set |
|---|---|
CAD Model Name | Creo model to place for this instance. Keep names within Creo’s model-name length (typically 31 characters for a part; family-table instances allow more). You can also set fitting data on the model in Creo with Fitting Manager. |
Schedule | Schedule from Core Elements. Required. |
Port 0 Size / End Type | Shown when the fitting code has at least one port. Size is required. End type is optional. |
Port 1 Size / End Type | Shown when the fitting code has two or more ports. Size is required. On some codes Port 1 size is locked to match Port 0. |
Port 2 Size / End Type | Shown when the fitting code has a branch port. Size is required when that port is shown. |
Selection Name | Optional override of the family selection name for this instance. |
Stock No | Optional stock number. Specs require a stock number on fittings; see Default STOCKNO for Fittings on Settings for Piping if you leave this empty. |
MCCS Code | Optional material classification code. |
Create, copy, archive, import
Create, edit, copy, or delete families from the Fittings list. Delete is permanent.
Archive a family you no longer want in new work. Use Show archived to find it again.
Download the list as CSV, or import families and instances from CSV. Use Download CSV template in the import dialog, fill it, and upload. Collaborators and Admins can import.
How fittings relate to catalogs and specs
Fittings belong to your organization catalog. A piping spec includes only the fitting instances you assign to it. A project then groups those specs. See Implementing Piping Catalogs for the catalog → spec → project order.
After you save, run Sync Piping Catalog in Creo. Confirm the family in Piping Catalog Explorer on the Catalog tab. Fitting models themselves live in your fitting library (often Windchill); CadActive stores the catalog data that points at those models.