Part Locations for Assemblies

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I'm trying to get some standardized parts here where I work. We use a lot of common parts in our stack ups. Do all the files for an assembly need to be located in the same folder as the assembly? Right now, the way I'm set up, I have to locate the missing part each time I open the assembly probably due to it's locaation.
 
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LukaszMazur · Answer

No, you can work around that. There is an option in config.pro called search_path, where you can define additional path Creo will search for parts, when they're not in working directory. One search_path option can contain only one path, but you can add as many search_paths as needed. Also remember, that Creo doesn't search subdirectories, so you need to set path for every subfolder containing parts.

But, if you have a lot of directories with standard parts, adding many search_paths can be a real pain in the neck, so you can use another option, search_path_file. To use it, first you need to create a simple text file called search.pro and put in it this file all directory paths you want Creo to search for paths (using format one line: one directory path, so it looks like this:

C:\Library\Washers

C:\Library\Nuts

and so on.

Then you put a path to search.pro file in search_path_file option and you can only modify search.pro file whenever you need to add a nwe path.

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