Creo+ and Creo Parametric

Hello, I am working on a few automation projects on Creo 4.0 using the VBA API toolkit.I have set a macro that searches for empty layers in my model and deletes them : this works as intended but after running the macro, the deleted layers still show in the layer tree.They can't be interacted with so they are indeed taken as deleted, but hitting regenerate, or repaint does not erase them from the tree, for the regenerate it is because for creo there is nothing to regenerate (I get the message 'part' not changed since last regen)However, if I do any change in the model (add a sketch or an extrude), the layer tree refreshes and removes the deleted layers.I am looking for any idea to get the layer tree to refresh because even though the intended function works just fine and I can just keep going and it'll update after a change, I don't find it "tidy" to have these ghost layers lying around ^^ I thought about creating a dummy sketch to force the regen and then delete it, but I wonder i

Hi,   I will like to copy the active part in Creo to a folder outside Windchill by using Jlink. Can any of you help? Allan    

As per the original post.      I am atttempting to write  a batch file to open and automatically run a specific license, THEN if i can get past that point i would like to have it login to winchill automatically also. HOWEVER I am on the fist step and i cannot seem to bypass the license options window and i have to select enter each time. would you be willing to let me know what your backend batch file code was that when the users select #6 is starts in design essesntials instead of the native filing ..etc?       currently i am simply calling the code below but it has no direction as to which license to use so it promts a window for selection:   CALL "Z:\CREO4\Creo 4.0\M150\Parametric\bin\Parametric.exe"

is there any way to sort simple repeat region ? 

Hello all, I am trying to create an upper level skeleton file that its parent assembly can leverage the "substitute" feature in the view manager to cascade changes to lower parts. Below this "Module" level assembly would be a sub assembly that contains its own skeleton file aka "Sub Skeleton* that is leveraged for a flexible part. In this sub skeleton I am trying to use copy geometry to look "Up" at the family table as a whole.  The interaction I am looking for is as such. The Module level skeleton will have a Csys that will adjust between two determined "X" coordinate locations.The Sub-Assembly I want to look at the family table and simply look at the location depending on what instance is leveraged, but my intention is that this sub-assembly will not have to be two separate parts because it is trying to view get ID's from what thinks is two separate feature ID's.Does anyone have any idea of this is possible, or have a suggested way of doing this?   

Dear Community I would like to show this "shelf" in a "Down" and "Up" position on the drawing. (See Image below) What is the best way to add these parts to the assembly without having them on the BOM? We could delete them from the BOM on the drawing, but that brings the risk of someone forgetting to delete it from the BOM. So ideally the parts would be marked as non BOM parts when placing them in the assy.Thanks for your suggestions! Best wishes Alex   

hello,i would like to ask about the creation of the force on a round surface. L'ets say we have a cylinder  and a radial force is applied, ususally the force is perpondicular to the axe of the cyliner, but on creo simulate  this was not the case , visually the force was not perpondicular    

I have a message error in a repeat region with relation. I have 2 assembly types:- ASM 1- ASM 2In the ASM 1 I have the AC1_LEN_SE parameter, which is a tube length parameterIn the ASM2 I have the AC1_LEN_XX parameter, it is also a tube length parameter) We need to know the total tube length by subassembly reference, whatever the assembly typology.My repetition table is used in the drawings of asm1 and asm2. I have the desired result, but I have the following message which I do not understand."There are errors regenerating repeat region relations." Can you help me understand this message and how to resolve it? Below you will find the table. Greetings   

ver.: Creo Parametric Student Edition 9.0.0.0I am trying to model ears for my helmet to use for cosplay and have a (partial - just the top) 3D scan of my helmet so I could model it perfectly to the shape. When I try to import the helmet it opens an is just "blue" and there is no surface I can clisk on or plane I could add to then model the ears onto. I've tried looking on Youtube, Reddit and on here if there are any solutions. I've also tried to import it as a .3mf, .stl, .obj and .asc but all gave the same result. I don't think anything is wrong with my helmet file since it opens normally in 3D Viewer, Ultimaker Cura, Prusa slicer and Meshmixer. I assume I'm doing something wrong in Creo since I'm fairly new to it   

I'm trying to update a central catalog that was built ~10 years ago (2012).A few questions1) could someone send an example of what the organization in a central catalog directory looks like? I'm aware that datasets are saved in csv files2) From what I read .pkg and .lst files are no longer used since ver 7.0, is this true?3) What is the difference between a .pkg and .lst file?4) Are all artifacts saved as .she files now? Is it possible to turn translate info from a .pkg/lst file into a .she file?         

In creo 9.0.4.0, 540*160*5mm size, use mill window + volume rough with Diameter 8mm tool, and then followed by local milling with Diameter 4mm tool to remove residual material ( with pre-sequence in local milling ) , it takes 7 hours to complete path calculation, it is hard to continue my job. any comments for this issue? are any parameters wrong used in local milling? 

I am using :Creo Parametric 7.0.7.0Google drive desktop version 80.0.1.0Windows 11 Professionnal Version 22H2I have a search.pro file and I specified its location with the search_path_file option in the config.pro file. My issue is that when the search.pro file is located in a shared drive the paths contained in it are not loaded, The search.pro file location on windows look like this : G:\.shortcut-targets-by-id\1-Ry9DYQu4fjLV_e7jmMnEONCEw71CKav\Shared_folder\02_R&D\Parts & Drawings\search_file_location  I have a bat file build_search_paths.bat that automatically builds the search.pro file with the folders and subfolders next to it, the content is the following : @echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion set "OutputFile=search.pro" if exist "%OutputFile%" del "%OutputFile%" for /r %%i in (.) do ( set "dirPath=%%i" set "dirPath=!dirPath:\.=!" echo "!dirPath!" >> "%OutputFile%" ) echo Done! Directory paths have been written to "%Ou

I am using Creo Parametric Release 4.0 and DatecodeM140Hello, I am trying to show a message in creo window with a pop up dialog box as described in page 44 of the vb api user guide for creo 4.0, but I have two issues with it :1 : although the method is supposed to allow not having any options, when I try just show my message with no options I get an Null exception error raised because the options are not given.2 : There is no clear explaination on how to create the options and use the different option methods like the DefaultButton or MessageDialogType for instance. Is it possible to provide more detailed explanations on how to create a message with a pop up dialog box ? Maybe with actual examples.Thank you for your help.Here are the errors that I facedSystem.NullReferenceException was unhandled by user codeHResult=-2147467261Message=Object reference not set to an instance of an object.Source=CreoParam7VbApiFullAsyncSprStackTrace:at CreoParam7VbApiFullAsyncSpr.CreoParam7VbApiFullAsyncS

Unable to find a datum plane- used as feature sketch plane   

@MartinHanak - I have read reams of suggestions on printing and pen tables - so much so that I have lost track of all the helpful information.  Many of these strings are closed....I see you have offered help with pen tables previously so I am hoping you can steer me in the right direction.I have nearly what I want without a pen table when I export to pdf (color, use pen table) my quilts are exporting as yellow and I would prefer them to be black (thin lines)So, instead of defining all the pens I was trying to just target the pen(s) that I thought were directed to quilts and quilt edges... Thus I tried a pen table that only assigned two pens thinking the rest would stay default.pen 6 thickness .004 in; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; outer_quilt_edgepen 8 thickness .004 in; color 0.0 0.0 0.0; quilt_color This did in fact change my quilt edges to a thin black line but all other colors were lost - that is I have a red note that reads "CHECK PRINT" than now shows up as black in the

Hello, I'm leaving a question because if I use the ProDirectoryChoose function while I was making the toolkit, I'm forced to exit.The reason why this problem is difficult is that it is not always forced to shut down, but intermittently.Does this function originally have this problem? Or am I using it incorrectly? I am attaching the code I wrote, so I would appreciate it if you let me know.     void OnIn_buttonClicked() { ProError status = PRO_TK_NO_ERROR; //UI 디렉토리 대화상자 활성화 status = ProDirectoryChoose(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, in_path); //UI input in_path 값 셋팅 status = ProUIInputpanelValueSet(DIALOG_NAME2, "In_path", in_path); ProListDrwFilesInFolder(); }     The error occurs in ProDirectoryChoose.in_path is a global variable of type ProPath.Thank you.  

Hello community I'm working on a mechanism where a tray gets held in position by a slot connection. When the pin reaches the turning point in the curve, the parts get stuck:Is there any way to avoid this problem? Thanks for your help! Best wishesAlex

Hello! everyone:) hope you are all doing great!I want to change the "part number" in the table for 6 sheets at a time in creo 2D drawing. I just wonder that is there any process to do such thing? Could you please share your ideas/experinces how you guys solved this situtaion before when you met? Thanks much in advance:)   

When drawing a simple line using the sample VB API code, a line appears in the drawing but the wrong place consistently. Using the code below, a line is expected from 0,0 to 20,0 Dim start As IpfcPoint3DDim finish As IpfcPoint3Dmodel = creoSession.CurrentModelstart = New CpfcPoint3Dstart.Set(0, 0)start.Set(1, 0)start.Set(2, 0) finish = New CpfcPoint3Dfinish.Set(0, 20)finish.Set(1, 20)finish.Set(2, 0) geom = (New CCpfcLineDescriptor).Create(start, finish)lineInstructions = (New CCpfcDetailEntityInstructions).Create(geom, Nothing)drawing.CreateDetailItem(lineInstructions) When I check the coordinates again, they show correct values. MessageBox.Show("Start = " & start.Item(0).ToString & " x " & start.Item(1).ToString & vbCrLf &"End = " & finish.Item(0).ToString & " x " & finish.Item(1).ToString)  Am I missing any transformation? 

Hello, Currently working in Creo 7.0.2.0, and was hoping to get some clarification on some of the moment of inertia calculations Creo can perform. For the assembly at hand, there is a "true reference frame," (TRF) which is what I need to calculate moments, CG distance references, etc. from. Going in part by part to find these values, I come across two MOI tensors, and I'm unsure exactly what the difference between the two are. I have pasted them directly from the mass properties analysis done in Creo. INERTIA with respect to TRF coordinate frame: (POUND * INCH^2)INERTIA TENSOR:Ixx Ixy Ixz 1.6605289e+03 1.1988931e+01 4.2694060e+02Iyx Iyy Iyz 1.1988931e+01 1.7687049e+03 -4.6548034e+01Izx Izy Izz 4.2694060e+02 -4.6548034e+01 1.1179549e+02 INERTIA at CENTER OF GRAVITY with respect to TRF coordinate frame: (POUND * INCH^2)INERTIA TENSOR:Ixx Ixy Ixz 1.5889992e+00 0.0000000e+00 0.0000000e+00Iyx Iyy Iyz 0.0000000e+00 1.1091056e+00 0.0000000e+00Izx Izy Izz 0.0000000e+00 0.0000000

HelloWe use Creo Parametrics 8.0, creating MBD in 3D and I face the following situation. in an already created Combination State I have adjusted the text size of the so far created annotations and now I add new geometrical tolerance to one dimension.The new created GeoTol gets the default text size, which is much too big.Does Creo Parametrics provide an option to transfer(copy past) the text format similar as in Windows Word the "Format Painter".I know this option from different other CAD tools, but cannot find it in Creo Parametrics. Does such an option exist? And where can I find it?Thank's for your support.   

I am using Creo Parametric Release 9.0 and Datecode 9.0.4.0,When I export a PRT to STEP the name of the DATUMS (e.g. frames, planes, etc.) is cut to a maximum of 19 characters.Can you please explain me if and how I can remove this limit?Thank you.

Hello   If I create a 2D drafting view, derived from a 3D Combination State the surface symbols describing the surface of a groove side walls, the symbols cannot be moved (dragged by mouse). So far I can change the position only by the option of "edit Attachment" in 2D drafting, selecting the belonging groove-width value, then the position on the whiteness line and then the corresponding geometry. But now the Surface Finish symbol changes it direction, now it is pointing away from the surface.   Surface Finish Annotations in 3D modeling   Surface Finish Annotation in 2D drafting detailed view. The two vertical symbols cannot be moved by mouse dragging. Therefore I try to change its attachment.   But now the symbol points in wrong direction. As you can see the symbol for the bottom of the groove can be moved by dragging.   Does anybody have an hint how to move these Surface Finish symbols by mouse dragging or how to change the orientation of the symbols after

I have a neat table I would like to add to the server symbol gallery so drafters can easily snag it and add to to a text editor (or just add it to the note).  I know you can add it from Table > Table from File and had it floating, and then possibly anchor it to a note, but I was looking for a way to add the custom table directly to the note from the symbol gallery.  Any Ideas?

Hello, I'm trying to manage two assemblies by means of a Family Table instances. One of this instances has some sub-assemblies removed (driven by the Family Table) and the problem I'm detecting is that several other components (fastenings mainly) are also being removed. I assume that in spite of having those sub-assys removed, the geometrical references for further componets remain valid right? I'm using Creo 4 Thanks in advance,