Part modeling-prompt us to enter the outer dimensions in new start part

Question

When creating a new part, we start with a start part template, such as a round part. Instead of manually double-clicking each dimension and typing the values, we would like a window to open when the template is called. This window will prompt us to enter the outer dimensions, and the new part will be generated with these specifications

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tbraxton · Answer

Without custom programming using one of the APIs for Creo this is not possible.

Assuming you have the AAX extension for Creo (advanced assembly). Using OOB Creo functionality you could employ a notebook file (.lay) for each type of start template part (round, rectangular etc.) The notebooks would have a table with the dimensions controlling the dimensions.

You can then create a mapkey that would open the template declare the appropriate notebook to the template part, wait for the use to enter the dimensions, regenerate the model, and then undeclare the layout (this is important).

This method would launch a window with a table of dimensions accept user modification and then update the model using the inputs.

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