Batch Create Drawings & Breakout of Family Table Instances 😎
FYI - New FREE Automation Workbooks available on GitHub:
https://github.com/SimplifiedLogic/Nitro-CELL-FREE_AUTOMATIONS
You can download and use with Nitro-CELL (FREE or Purchased License Users) to help automate the batch generations/exports. They are normal Excel Workbooks that Nitro-CELL can use directly.
Use Case: Assume you have been working on a design (following corporate standards of course) and need to generate the Drawings quickly. You have Drawing Templates setup/configured - and dred the manual process before you to get those made.
What this automation does: This automation can grab your parts and assemblies in-session and automatically create the Drawings using your Drawing Template - leaving them in-session. 😎
Use Case: Assume you have hit a bit of a wall with Family Table Instances - and you want them to be independent models instead of dragging the generic model around all over the place. Or you want to use Family Tables to define and manage configurations, but need to break them out so they are independently managed and used in other designs (within or external to the company). 🤔
What this automation does: This automation can assumes your active model (part or assembly) with a Family Table that you want to break the instances into individual / standalone models. It will extract the Family Table data to Excel Table, then batch process each instance, open it, break it from the Family Table and save it to a sub-directory. 😎
These are simple, easy to use, fast, and you can configure and improve them easily for your own purposes.
Simple Steps to Get Automating.
- Creo Parametric w/ JLINK Installed
- Download, Extract, Run Nitro-CELL
- Get your FREE License (or use your Purchased License)
- Point Nitro-CELL to your Creo Installation
- Optional Download Nitro-CELL Excel Add-in (if you want tooltips in Excel)
- Download the Automation Workbook(s)
- Point Nitro-CELL to your Automation Workbook
- Press “Do It!”
Smile :)
If you have any questions - please let me know.
Works with currently supported Creo 8-12 - Creo 13 support very soon.
What other automations would you like to have?
Dave