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May 11, 2016
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retrieve missing files

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I'm very confused and lost on PTC-Creo's file management.   I created an assembly yesterday, with files in different directories, this morning I restarted the program and it can't find the files, not only that but it doesn't tell me were they are located so I can retrieve them to reestablish the links..


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StephenW23-Emerald III
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May 11, 2016

There are no "links" for directory locations. Assemblies do not record directory locations of parts or sub-assemblies.

Per Doug Schaefer:

When opening an assy, Creo will look for the parts inside in the following places, in this order:

  1. In memory (In Creo, closing a window does not close the part / assy / drawing / etc. from memory).
  2. The folder the assy came from.
  3. The current working directory.
  4. Any defined search paths in your config file, in the order they are listed in the file.

Search paths can be defined in 2 ways.

1. use the config.pro option SEARCH_PATH followed by a directory path

2. use the config.pro option SEARCH_PATH_FILE followed by a search.pro file name. That text file contains directory paths of where you want Creo to look for files.

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    fdefilippi1-VisitorAuthor
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    May 11, 2016

    Thanks Stephen,

    One question, I have.  I replaced the previous engineer here, and when I open one of the assemblies he worked on not all the files are loaded.  So I spend a long time trying to find these files on the network.  If the files are not loading it doesn't tell me were to look, there is no point on what director this files is located, does Creo have some option to help locate files?   Sorry, still confusing on my end

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    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    May 11, 2016

    Creo really doesn't help locate files. About the most help it gives you is if there is a file that it can't find, it will allow you to browse tothe file yourself, but you have to know where the file is.

    So my suggestion for you, look at the config.pro from the previous engineer and find the "search" options from the previous post. If there are search paths specified or search pat files specified, it is possible you are putting files in directories that are not specified in the search path. You would need to add your new paths so next time you open creo, it will know to look in those folders.

    If your Creo files are in a lot of directories, you likely have a search path file that tells creo what all these directories are. Any new directories you add new, you will also need to add that path to your search path file. A search path file is simply a text file containing directory paths. See image below.

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