You need to run "pre-requisites" for I-deas (or similar, it's out my memory now).
It installs the java toolkit + orbix
After orbix installation you should have IT Iona_services running. There should be four of them.
Latest installed for me was NX-Ideas 6.5 (in combination with Teamcenter...
I don't have the exact setup on a sun machine, but I imagine the concept is the same as in a windows environment.
There you'd run the "dmadmin" command. (in my case it's located in "c:\siemens\nxi6\bin\" i.e. Ideas 14 for those who speak I-deas...
Run the command, then select "memb" for member...
You need to open the file.
I.e, in drafting, select File / Import /Dxf-file
Click Done.
Select the input-file, and if your translator-options of choice.
Finally click OK.
/Mike
hi, normally in library checked i-deas objects are stored in the team\shared folder.
The big issue is what kind of i-deas objects are we talking about?
2D-drafting, put it all in one model-file and send it to the customer.
Anything related to 3D requires more attention - you don't want to...