topic Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey in 3D Part & Assembly Design

Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

RV_12736051 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:19:39 GMT

I have followed the tutorial on this reference topic: https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/New-to-Creo-and-visual-cosmetic-threads/m-p/986492#M137459 and it worked fine. However when I close Creo and restart the mapkey it is not working anymore.

What did I do wrong?

Re: Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

MartinHanak — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:31:18 GMT

Hi,

my suggestion ... create two mapkeys:

mapkey which selects threads
mapkey which assigns color to selected threads

This mapkey splitting enables you to find out what part of your original mapkey does not work.

Re: Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

RV_12736051 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:13:39 GMT

I tried this but that doesn't work either.

It still works when created but after restart nothing happens. It select but it doesn't change the color

Re: Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

MartinHanak — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:45:26 GMT

Hi,

so mapkey 1 (select) works well and mapkey 2 (assign color) does not work work...

I guess Creo did not recorded mapkey 2 properly. Maybe you can compare code written into trail file with code recorded in mapkey. Code written into trail file can contain something extra.

Re: Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

kdirth — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:25:25 GMT

What version of Creo are you using?

Creo 11 introduced a separate mapkey file (mapkey.pro). Prior to that, mapkeys were added to the config.pro file in your start directory. If your mapkey is only in the Color_thread,pro file that you shared, you will need to load that file every time you start Creo.

Re: Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

RV_12736051 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:15:27 GMT

Ah now I understand.
We are indeed working with Creo 11. so I have to save the mapkey.pro in the same folder as where the config.pro is located

Re: Visual cosmetic threads error when restarting the mapkey

MartinHanak — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:26:59 GMT

... additional information ...

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS416002

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS422660