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BernardWielfaer1-Visitor
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March 30, 2015
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Can we know if sheetmetal operations are added ?

  • March 30, 2015
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Dear,

We like to publish a STEP file when Creo has some bends defined using the sheetmetal option in an automatic way. Can we set or get a parameter when this is the case ? We then pass this to Windchill where the publisher creats the STEP file.

Regards,

Bernard


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Best answer by BernardWielfaer

After some searching I found the way to do this; the parameter SMT_THICKNESS appears automaticaly when one uses the sheetmetal option. I propagated this further to a designated parameter PUBLISH_STEP (Yes/No) that will transfer this to Windchill's Attribute PUBLISH_STEP

IF exists("SMT_THICKNESS")

PUBLISH_STEP=YES

ENDIF

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TomU23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
March 30, 2015

Take a look at Model Check. I think it can check for different feature types. Maybe it can set a parameter based on their presence. I know that publishing additional files based on a parameter's value is easy enough...

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BernardWielfaer1-VisitorAuthorAnswer
1-Visitor
March 31, 2015

After some searching I found the way to do this; the parameter SMT_THICKNESS appears automaticaly when one uses the sheetmetal option. I propagated this further to a designated parameter PUBLISH_STEP (Yes/No) that will transfer this to Windchill's Attribute PUBLISH_STEP

IF exists("SMT_THICKNESS")

PUBLISH_STEP=YES

ENDIF

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TomU23-Emerald IV
23-Emerald IV
March 31, 2015

"IF exists" used to only work in repeat region relations. After a quick test I'm very glad to see it now works correctly in the regular model relations as well.

If you want to minimize the chance that a user will delete it, consider placing it in the post-regeneration section of the relations. Most users never look there...

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