Export Technical data

[dgarcia]

I have to investigate how to export technical data from my assembly to a external file (text, Excel...) with the following assumptions:

* My product is configurable. I may have to remove some compoennts and add others.

* My product can have different positions. For example, I need center of gravity in different positions

I know how to add / remove components with Pro/Program

I know how to get movement with Mechanism or skeletons

"Inteligence" could be done in JLink

It seems quite complicated. I thought I might ask if you have done something similar, and which is your recommendation.

Best regards

Daniel Garcia

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[dcaucutt]

What data are you trying to export? Mass properties? Parameters?

[dgarcia]

We would export:

* Measurements

* Weight, x, y z position of center of gravity

I guess we would define some points here and there with "smart" names. Then we would have some program which would:

* configure the assembly (add and remove components)

* change position

* calculate mass properties and regenerate (to set mass properties data in place)

* return the distance between those points

[dcaucutt]

You could write a map key to get most of that information. That would help make things go a bit faster.

[TomD.inPDX]

You already know a lot more than I do but I thought I'd drop this hint:

Some of the 3D export formats have a checkbox for exporting parameters.

They do export by default and they can be read (ASCII) from the export file.

Not sure you want to parse 3D export files to pull a few parameters out of a model.

These would also require the parameters be created and regenerated correctly.

[rmcboaty]

j-link is your answer.