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DomenicLaritz
DomenicLaritz16-Pearl
16-Pearl
November 5, 2015
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Notepad++ User Defined Language files for Creo Parametric and Pro/ENGINEER

  • November 5, 2015
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The ZIP archive contains Notepad++ UDL files for config.pro and drawing setup (dtl) options.

I've created them for following CAD versions:

  • WF4 (= Pro/E Wildfire 4)
  • CEP5 (= Creo Elements/Pro 5, formerly Pro/E Wildfire 5)
  • CP2 (= Creo Parametric 2)
  • CP3 (= Creo Parametric 3)
  • CP4 (= Creo Parametric 4)

Basis for the options were the lists of Olaf Corten (thanks for them) http://proesite.com/UTIL/view_config.html and http://proesite.com/UTIL/view_setup.html.

 

General config.pro options get shown dark blue and bold.

Hidden config.pro options get shown in a lighter blue, bold and italic.

Comments get shown brown and can be folded, if they consist of several lines.

Drawing setup (dtl) options alse get shown dark blue and bold.

 

To add a UDL file to Notepad++, choose "Language" and then "Define your language" in the menu.

In the dialog which is opened then, choose the button "Import" and then the appropriate XML file.

 

https://github.com/DonChunior/Creo-Configuration-Files

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    Vincent-Kulak15-Moonstone
    15-Moonstone
    February 10, 2016

    SvenR‌ Great i will try atom with your package and maybe contribute

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    ocorten-212-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    February 10, 2016

    Great work.

    But what do you feel is better in Atom?

    I looked into it, but found a major drawback: The file size it can open is limited. Only a few Mb's.

    I also use my text editor to peek into Creo files which are often much larger.

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    SvenR14-Alexandrite
    14-Alexandrite
    February 10, 2016

    well, I don't' think one can say that one is better than the other. Atom allows for much more customizing where Notepad++ is more rock solid and speedy.

    For example they both have a 'sort lines' plugin, but the one in Atom takes forever to sort just some thousand lines whereas Notepad++ does it all within a blink of an eye. Atom defaults to UTF8 where as Notepad++ can convert from and to different encodings. And the list goes on...

    On the other hand Atom makes git versioning much more accessible and visible to the user, and there are much more bells and whistles possible.

    I think its a good and nice to use addition and great for configuration files, but some stuff is better of with notepad++

    DomenicLaritz
    DomenicLaritz16-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    January 10, 2017

    Today I updated the ZIP archive with the UDL files:

    • Added the files for Creo 4.0.
    • Updated the files of Creo 3.0 and 2.0.
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    chuisman-21-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    August 22, 2017

     I don't seem to be able to set Notepad++ as default editor for creo.

    I've installed it and added to my config.pro file:

     

    new_relation_ui no
    RELATION_FILE_EDITOR "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"

     

    But when is view the relation in creo it's marked red. and the normal notepad is opened to edit relations instead of notepad++

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    FST5-Regular Member
    5-Regular Member
    October 3, 2017

    When I open CP4 in Note++ I only have 65 lines (all unfolded)...temp.jpgand the config options are all next to each other..??

    DomenicLaritz
    DomenicLaritz16-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    November 2, 2017

    Hi FST,

    you're right, there are many options next to each other.

    But this is how the User Defined Language files in Notepad++ work.

    So, don't worry about that.

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    seckart1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    January 31, 2018

    Does anybody have a Notepad++ UDL for Pro/Program??

     

    Regards, Steve 

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    pnandanwar5-Regular Member
    5-Regular Member
    August 17, 2021

    @seckart I know that this is a few years late - but I don't have the full udl set up, but did get the basic setup for some of the pro/program keywords which you can just type in to the 'Folding in code 2 style' box in the UDL setup

    Notepad++_UDL_Setup.png

     

    Hope this helps

    DomenicLaritz
    DomenicLaritz16-PearlAuthor
    16-Pearl
    February 5, 2018

    Today the ZIP archive with the UDL files has been updated again:

    • Updated the files of Creo 4.0 to the currently latest available datecode M040.
    • Updated the files of Creo 3.0 to the currently latest available datecode M150.

    Thank you @ocorten-2 for providing the new lists on your website.

      DomenicLaritz
      DomenicLaritz16-PearlAuthor
      16-Pearl
      May 3, 2018

      I asked the forum moderators to remove the ZIP archive with the UDL files.
      Instead, I moved the project to GitHub: Creo Configuration Files

       

      As a little preview I can tell you that I will add UDL files for the Creo4-ModelCHECK in the next months.

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