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February 7, 2022
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Display of unwanted icons/line items in level setting editor during iges export

  • February 7, 2022
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I am using Creo Parametric Release 8.0 and Datecode8.0.3.0

Any way to not display placement and coincident icons under every assembly and part file in the level setting editor during the export of an iges assembly file?
In version 6 I could "expand all" and only the parts and assemblies are line items in the editor.

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    23-Emerald III
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    February 8, 2022

    Add a picture to help us understand what you are referring too. I think you are talking about the model tree - placement folder. You can turn off the placement folder in the model tree under tools, tree filters, then unclick the items you don't want to display (placement folder).

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    23-Emerald III
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    February 8, 2022

    Then you can save your model tree settings 

    Set your filters and then under the settings drop down select Save Settings File. In your config.pro set the mdl_tree_cfg_file option to the file you created.

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    sacquarone21-Topaz I
    21-Topaz I
    February 8, 2022

    Hello @LK_2171837 

     

    If my understanding is correct, you speak about Customize Layer UI accessible when clcining Customize checkbox upon >File >Save as >IGES

     

    If you confirm this understanding:

    • We confirm change of behavior starting from Creo Parametric 7.0 where UI displays (in plus of what was offered in pre-Creo 6.0 versions) the following items
      • Placement
      • Bodies (due to interoduction of MultiBody concpet in Creo parametric 7.0)
      • Annotations
    • Proceed as follows to get the components "in line" as you would like when accessing Customize Layer in Creo parametric 7.0 +:

     

    • >File >Save as >Iges - give file name wished, and select Customize Export checkbox before pressing Ok (unchanged)

    sacquarone_0-1644320571659.png

    • Select Customize Layers, select TOP Node, and press >View >Expand all (to reproduce the issue described in this post which is actually an enhancement to display additional information of what is about to be exported - this information was NOT available in pre-Creo 6.0 versions upon "Customize Layers" access when exporting IGES files):

    sacquarone_1-1644320851546.png

    • Select TOP Node again and just press >View >Collapse All, and then >View >Expand (!!! not Expand All !!!) to restore the level of visibility you prefer (listing ONLY Assembly and first level of children + assembly layers)

    sacquarone_2-1644321119309.png

     

    For the eventual question you may have: Is it possible to NOT display Placement/Body and Annotation information in this Customize Layers UI in Creo parametric 7.0 + (and restore what was offered in Creo parametric 6.0-), this is not possible actually. If columns are configurable in this UI, the rows are not (contrarily to Model Tree where they are, via Tree Filters capability).

     

    Regards,

     

    Serge

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    LK_21718371-VisitorAuthor
    1-Visitor
    February 8, 2022

    Serge,

    Your solution of View>Expand only expands one level of the top node.

    I am working with many sub-assemblies, so having to expand every sub assembly is time consuming.

    The enhancement of additional information is a major hinderance to me. I work with many shared parts within many sub-assemblies.

    So I set levels of 20 or so parts by typing the number hitting arrow down and typing the same number. If I Expand All I now need to hit arrow down four times in between every part. Or I have to take the time to expand 30 or so sub assemblies one at a time. I can potentially miss a sub-assembly, causing issues downstream.

    Pictures below to clarify for the rest of the group. V6 to V8

    V6-Creo.png

    V8-Creo.png

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    sacquarone21-Topaz I
    21-Topaz I
    February 8, 2022

    Hello @LK_2171837 

     

    I see. I suggest therefore to open a case to PTC Technical Support to discuss this change of behavior between Creo Parametric 6.0 and 7.0 on the Customize Layer UI proposed upon IGES Export process.

     

    This will need further investigation and exchanges with R&D Team to see if we may introduce something which would allow to:

    • Either configure the rows displayed (similarly to Tree Filters in Model Tree) => But I guess this request will probably be something to be considered as an enhancement
    • Or to prevent somehow Placement/Body and Annotation information to be displayed (like in pre-Creo 6.0 versions) => And on this, I'm not sure yet if this may be considered as a possible submission via a SPR (arguable in discussions as a loss of ergonomy due to UI change), or if it will also be something to be handled as part of an Enhancement Request (only R&D can provide an answer to this question)

     

    Regards,

     

    Serge

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