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System Not Reading start_model_dir from Mapped network drive

  • October 18, 2023
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Configuring Creo 8.0.8.0 along with IPEM 13.0.3. I'm using a mapped network drive (eg Y:\start_models) to store our start files for all users to access. The line is set properly in the config.pro file & when I launch IPEM/Creo the logs say it read the config.pro, but when I start a new file I'm still getting the default OOTB start files in the File New dialog.

Anyone else experienced that?

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best answer by KenFarley

I've learned through the years to use absolute network paths to things rather than the mapped drive specifications. Mostly because I found that different users had the drives mapped to a variety of possible letters (one is "Q:", another is "S:", yet another is "R:").

Thus, any path specifications I make in my config.pro are of the format:

 

\\network-drive\dir1\dir2

 

This way if someone copies my config.pro to use for a new setup, the paths specified will always work.

Maybe this is the trouble you're having, or maybe the mapped drives are not being correctly interpreted by IPEM? I guess it's worth a try?

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BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
October 18, 2023

When in Creo, what does the config.pro option show for template_solidpart?

 

BenLoosli_0-1697652523941.png

 

I am using a shared network drive for our start parts.

KenFarley
KenFarley21-Topaz IIAnswer
21-Topaz II
October 18, 2023

I've learned through the years to use absolute network paths to things rather than the mapped drive specifications. Mostly because I found that different users had the drives mapped to a variety of possible letters (one is "Q:", another is "S:", yet another is "R:").

Thus, any path specifications I make in my config.pro are of the format:

 

\\network-drive\dir1\dir2

 

This way if someone copies my config.pro to use for a new setup, the paths specified will always work.

Maybe this is the trouble you're having, or maybe the mapped drives are not being correctly interpreted by IPEM? I guess it's worth a try?

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    ptc-2877363-NewcomerAuthor
    3-Newcomer
    October 18, 2023

    I tested this solution & it worked quite well so far.

    Thank You for the suggestion.

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    MartinHanak24-Ruby III
    24-Ruby III
    October 19, 2023
    @ptc-287736 wrote:

    Configuring Creo 8.0.8.0 along with IPEM 13.0.3. I'm using a mapped network drive (eg Y:\start_models) to store our start files for all users to access. The line is set properly in the config.pro file & when I launch IPEM/Creo the logs say it read the config.pro, but when I start a new file I'm still getting the default OOTB start files in the File New dialog.

    Anyone else experienced that?

    Thanks

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Hi,

    you can check whether Creo knows Y: drive.

    • start Creo
    • open Utilities group available on Home tab and use Open System Window command
    • run cd /D Y:\start_models command
    • if command is executed successfully then you can run dir command to see directory contents
    • if command fails then Creo does not know Y: drive

     

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