Export customized Ribbon text encoding Creo 9.0.6.0
- February 28, 2025
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Creo 9.0.6.0
Dear PTC team,
I want to figure out how to customize Ribbon via Creo TOOLKIT. To do it I launch an example from Creo 9.0.6.0\Common Files\otk\otk_cpp\x86e_win64\obj called otk_install.zip. When the auxiliary application is active I see that the Ribbon has changed and have a new group (20250228_screenshot_1.png).
To save Customized Ribbon I follow the next steps from the User's guide:
1. Go to File -> Options -> Options
2. In "Creo Parametric Options" window go to Ribbon press Export->Save Auxiliary Application user interface.
Then I check resulting toolkitribbonui.rbn (attached) or creo_parametric_customization.ui (depends on Export option) and can read nothing cause the encoding is incorrect.
It seems strange cause initial file otk_install_test.rbn is readable.
What 's interesting is that if I try to import Ribbon from the creo_parametric_customization.ui file, it works seamlessly, which makes me think that this file has a standard encoding for Creo.
What I tried to do:
1. Open the file with different encodings in Notepad and Visual Studio Code.
2. Use python script to open the file in binary format and then guess the encoding using
3. Change Region Settings (20250228_screenshot_1.png)
How to add new buttons to Ribbon and save customization?

