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10-Marble
September 19, 2025
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Easiest way to add restricted parameters to Models?

  • September 19, 2025
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Creo has neat functionality in the restricted parameter list.  Creo also has nice functionality in that you can import an .xml file to add parameters to a Model.  It would appear that these two do not play well together.

 

I am trying to update legacy models that have missing parameters and my .xml import was working wonderfully until I updated my restricted parameter.lst file.  

 

I get this message:  

 

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Is there any way to make the import work?  Is it a matter of my restrictions in my .lst not EXACTLY matching what I have in the .xml?

Best answer by BHurler

I created a mapkey that hits the + sign at the bottom of the parameter window.  If there are restricted parameters that have not been created, it adds them one by one.  If there are none left, it adds parameter_1, parameter_2, etc., ...

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24-Ruby III
September 21, 2025

Article - "Full Access parameters used in relations cannot be imported via xml file in Creo Parametric 4.0": https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS297809 

Community Moderator
September 30, 2025

Hi @BHurler,

 

I wanted to see if you got the help you needed.

If so, please mark the appropriate reply as the Accepted Solution. It will help other members who may have the same question.
Of course, if you have more to share on your issue, please pursue the conversation. 

 

Thanks,
Anurag 

BHurler10-MarbleAuthorAnswer
10-Marble
April 28, 2026

I created a mapkey that hits the + sign at the bottom of the parameter window.  If there are restricted parameters that have not been created, it adds them one by one.  If there are none left, it adds parameter_1, parameter_2, etc., ...