How to Automatically Add Dimensions Using Web.Link

Hi everyone,

I am new to Creo Web.Link and currently working on automating the process of adding dimensions to a drawing view. My goal is to:

1. Check if the current model is a drawing.

2. Allow the user to select a view in the drawing.

3. Retrieve model annotations (dimensions) from the selected view and display them.

I am trying to use the Web.Link API, but I am facing issues with retrieving and displaying the dimensions. Here’s the function I have so far:

function addDimension() {
if (pfcIsMozilla())
netscape.security.PrivilegeManager.enablePrivilege("UniversalXPConnect");

try {
var session = pfcGetProESession();
var drawing = session.CurrentModel;

if (drawing.Type !== pfcCreate("pfcModelType").MDL_DRAWING) {
alert("Current model is not a drawing.");
return;
}

alert("Drawing detected. Please select a view.");

// Allow user to select a view
var selectedView = drawing.SelectView("Select a view to retrieve dimensions:");

if (!selectedView) {
alert("No view selected.");
return;
}

alert("View selected: " + selectedView.Name);

// Retrieve dimensions from the selected view
var annotations = selectedView.ListAnnotations();
if (annotations.length === 0) {
alert("No annotations found in this view.");
return;
}

alert("Number of dimensions found: " + annotations.length);

// Display the annotations (for testing)
for (var i = 0; i < annotations.length; i++) {
alert("Annotation " + (i + 1) + ": " + annotations[i].Text);
}

} catch (error) {
alert("Error: " + error.message);
}
}

Issues I am Facing:

• How can I retrieve and display dimensions properly?

• Is there a way to automatically add dimensions if they don’t exist?

• Am I missing any required Web.Link methods?