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ChiselnMallet11-Visitor
1-Visitor
October 30, 2019
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Restricted Value Parameter Tables used by a material (.mtl)

  • October 30, 2019
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I am trying to get a material to use a restricted value parameter... that is also a parameter table.  I have successfully made a restricted value parameter file with a table in it that the part parameters have no trouble using.  I can add a parameter to the material (.mtl) file using that RVP table.... but when I save the .mtl file with those new parameters it some how invalidates the .mtl file rendering it unreadable next time.  When I remove the parameters that were placed with the RVP table it can be read again.

 

I tried using a table in the .mtl file, but realized that I didn't know the syntax for calling the table header info....  I noticed the first lines of the .mtl and the RVP.txt files are called out differently.

 

Any shared knowledge would be great!  

3 replies

Dale_Rosema
23-Emerald III
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 30, 2019

What are you using to edit the file?

Notepad++, Word, ...

It has been noted that Word can add some hidden things into the files that renders then useless when being opened in Creo.

 

Ben Loosli mentions this when editing pen tables:

https://community.ptc.com/t5/Detailing-MBD-MBE/The-pentable-issue-rears-it-s-ugly-head-again/m-p/628197

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ChiselnMallet11-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
October 30, 2019

Plane notepad

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23-Emerald III
BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 30, 2019

Can you explain in more detail what you are trying to do?

Are you trying to modify the material (.mtl) file on the fly from within Creo?

 

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ChiselnMallet11-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
October 30, 2019

What I though I could do is have AL_5052 material with a user defined parameter as a table from my RVP file.  And save it.  Then when someone added the material they could edit the parameter to set the gauge which would also set the bend radius.  That way you do all that from the material edit box.  

 

I have it working but you have to select the material, then go to the part parameters to do it.

****the RVP file****

ND_ParamDefArr_K01 = {

{ Name = GAUGE ! Description of GAUGE
Type = string
Table = SHTMTL_TBL
},

{ Name = BEND_MIN ! THE RADIUS USED
Type = real
Table = SHTMTL_TBL
},

{ Name = SHAPE_T ! Standard Thickness of Material
Type = real
Table = SHTMTL_TBL
}
}

ND_ParamTable_K01 = {
NAME = SHTMTL_TBL
HEAD = GAUGE,SHAPE_T,BEND_MIN
ROWS = '*NO GA ', '-GA', 0.1234, 0.1234
'AL ', ' ', 0.1234, 0.1234
'AL 08GA', '8GA', 0.1285, 0.1250
'AL 09GA', '9GA', 0.1144, 0.1250
'AL 10GA', '10GA', 0.1019, 0.1250
'AL 11GA', '11GA', 0.09074, 0.0625
'AL 12GA', '12GA', 0.08081, 0.0625
'AL 14GA', '14GA', 0.06408, 0.03125
'AL 16GA', '16GA', 0.05082, 0.03125
'AL 18GA', '18GA', 0.04030, 0.03125
'AL 20GA', '20GA', 0.03196, 0.03125
'AL 22GA', '22GA', 0.02535, 0.03125
'AL 24GA', '24GA', 0.02010, 0.03125
'AL 26GA', '26GA', 0.01594, 0.03125
'AL 28GA', '28GA', 0.01264, 0.03125
'AL 30GA', '30GA', 0.01003, 0.03125
'SS ', ' ', 0.1234, 0.1234
'SS 08GA', '8GA', 0.17187, 0.250
'SS 09GA', '9GA', 0.15625, 0.250
'SS 10GA', '10GA', 0.1406, 0.250
'SS 11GA', '11GA', 0.125, 0.0625
'SS 12GA', '12GA', 0.10937, 0.0625
'SS 14GA', '14GA', 0.07812, 0.0625
'SS 16GA', '16GA', 0.0625, 0.03125
'SS 18GA', '18GA', 0.050, 0.03125
'SS 20GA', '20GA', 0.0375, 0.03125
'SS 22GA', '22GA', 0.03125, 0.03125
'SS 24GA', '24GA', 0.025, 0.03125
'SS 26GA', '26GA', 0.01875, 0.03125
'SS 28GA', '28GA', 0.01562, 0.03125
'SS 30GA', '30GA', 0.0125, 0.03125
'ST ', ' ', 0.1234, 0.1234
'ST 07GA', '7GA', 0.1793, 0.1250
'ST 08GA', '8GA', 0.1644, 0.1250
'ST 09GA', '9GA', 0.1495, 0.1250
'ST 10GA', '10GA', 0.1345, 0.1250
'ST 11GA', '11GA', 0.1196, 0.03125
'ST 12GA', '12GA', 0.1046, 0.03125
'ST 14GA', '14GA', 0.0747, 0.03125
'ST 16GA', '16GA', 0.0598, 0.03125
'ST 18GA', '18GA', 0.0478, 0.03125
'ST 20GA', '20GA', 0.0359, 0.03125
'ST 22GA', '22GA', 0.0299, 0.03125
'ST 24GA', '24GA', 0.0239, 0.03125
'ST 26GA', '26GA', 0.0179, 0.03125
'ST 28GA', '28GA', 0.0149, 0.03125
}

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
October 31, 2019

Hi,

I think you have to ask PTC Support to see if the requested functionality is implemented.

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