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Chris3
Chris321-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
April 11, 2022
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Using Pro/Program to copy features

  • April 11, 2022
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It appears that this may not be possible, but has anyone successfully copied a feature out of one part by editing the pro/program, copying the feature, and then pasting it into a new part?

 

When I try and do this it complains saying that there is no internal feature ID that matches the one that I copied and pasted from another part.

 

I understand that there are more convenient ways to copy and past features, but for my own reasons if possible I would like to do it using Pro/Program. I know that Pro/Program can read in a design "from file" which made me think that this might have been possible. Maybe it can only change existing features though and not add new ones.

Best answer by tbraxton

In theory you should be able to step through the model using the model player for all features of interest. You can record this as a trail file. Trail files are not easy to debug but if you use these config options then it is workable IME.

 

CONTINUE_FROM_OOS   TRUE

set_trail_single_step   yes

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Chris3
Chris321-Topaz IAuthor
21-Topaz I
April 11, 2022

To explain a little bit further: ultimately what I would like is the ability to create a Creo part using a text file.

Chris3
Chris321-Topaz IAuthor
21-Topaz I
April 18, 2022

I am going to assume from the responses that the only way to re-create a part from using a plain text file would be to use one of the toolkits.

tbraxton
22-Sapphire II
tbraxton22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
April 18, 2022

It is possible to generate a trail file (text) and then run that to create a part. In practice it is a bit tricky and a pain to debug but it is possible.

tbraxton
22-Sapphire II
tbraxton22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
April 11, 2022

The internal feature ID within a part is unique, so if you are trying to get a feature from another part that is why you are getting that error. Check to see if you can access the session ID within Pro/Program. The session ID is tracked internally for all in session items and this will allow you to identify a feature from another part. The session ID is not persistent (saved with file) and is only valid for in session objects so writing a text file with a session ID will not work unless you can determine session ID on the fly and modify the text file.

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
April 12, 2022

Hi,

I am almost sure that Pro/Program can only work with existing features and it is not able to add new ones.

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