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BernardWielfaer1-Visitor
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March 31, 2016
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Is there a button to quickly open the drawing for an on-screen model/assembly ?

  • March 31, 2016
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I wonder were there is a button or a way to open the corresponding drawing for a model or assembly ? The other way around is easy as in the drawing you have on the left bottom a component tree to open the component but not reversed. This operation, retype the number of the drawing, is done several times a day by many designers and would be a real time saver.

    Best answer by MartinHanak

    Hi,

    2 years ago I created AutoIt script, which can be launched by mapkey dd - see attachments.

    Installation:

    • unzip Open_Model_Drawing_AutoIt.zip file to D:\PTC directory
    • copy mapkey saved in my config.pro file to yours
    • launch Creo 2 or Creo 3
    • open model
    • type dd
    • Creo opens model's drawing

    The script will work properly, if:

    • drawing name = model name
    • drawing is saved in working directory -or- is accesible via SEARCH_PATH config.pro option
    • is used in English version of Creo

    MH

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby IIIAnswer
    24-Ruby III
    March 31, 2016

    Hi,

    2 years ago I created AutoIt script, which can be launched by mapkey dd - see attachments.

    Installation:

    • unzip Open_Model_Drawing_AutoIt.zip file to D:\PTC directory
    • copy mapkey saved in my config.pro file to yours
    • launch Creo 2 or Creo 3
    • open model
    • type dd
    • Creo opens model's drawing

    The script will work properly, if:

    • drawing name = model name
    • drawing is saved in working directory -or- is accesible via SEARCH_PATH config.pro option
    • is used in English version of Creo

    MH

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      BernardWielfaer1-VisitorAuthor
      1-Visitor
      March 31, 2016

      Hi Martin,

      I tested this and this works well also on Pro/E 5. Thank you very much, this saved me a day or 2 work. This should be an ou-of-the-box functionality in Creo.
      Regards, Bernard

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        Hidetaka1-Visitor
        1-Visitor
        December 2, 2021

        This is a little bit late but I wonder if anyone still wants the following features:

         

        - Opening the corresponding drawing of a part directly from its assembly

        - Opening the corresponding drawing of a part/assembly if it is saved in the same folder as the part/assembly.

        That folder is not necessarily defined as a search path.

         

        I have wrote an ahk script to do the above. It is not the most elegant way to do the tasks, but it works. 

        If someone needs the script (or its executable file), I can share it here. 

         

        Note: the script has only been tested on Creo 7.0

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          BH_101121683-Newcomer
          3-Newcomer
          December 22, 2021

          Hello Hidetaka, 

           

          I'm really interested. Could you send me this script ?

           

          Thanks,

           

          kdirth
          21-Topaz I
          kdirth21-Topaz I
          21-Topaz I
          December 22, 2021

          Look at this thread.  I have not tried it.

          Solved: Creo 2.0 - Open a drawing from active part? - PTC Community

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