Map keys and Parameters WF4 or WF5

[ptc-5641567]

I am new to PRO/E so if there is an easier way to go about this please let me know. My problem is that I need to put a special text on my parts. Currently to place the text I have each letter saved as a sketch and on the palette and then I go and place each letter individual as an extrude. Could I make a parameter called part_name that was a string and was seven letters long, and then create a mapkey that would look at part_name and place the appropriate sketch from the palette?

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[NickMihelich]

here is what I do you may be able to adapt it for your needs. I add this realation file_name = rel_model_name

I then create a cosmetic groove and point that to the parameter.

[NickMihelich]

oh that is cool i just started theextrude tool and created text with the text tool and selected the parameter. and now i have some sweet extruded letters

[ptc-5641567]

Nick,

I have seen that before and it works great but our machines only read a special font. Would you know how I could load this font into the text tool or the cosmetic groove feature?

[NickMihelich]

oh is that all what format are your letters in now? do you have them in .fnt file? If so you could just add it to this dir C:\PTC\Creo Elements\Pro5.0\x86e_win64\text\usascii restart pro and see if it is added to the list of fonts

[ptc-5641567]

ok so I just did some reading and my font does not have a .fnt file. The only place this text exist is as sketches in .dwg files. Which I guess brings me back to making a mapkey to place the sketch.

[NickMihelich]

If you create your text from the sketcher pallet as a extrude. how are you defining the exttrude as a boss or as a pocket? How then are you programming your machine is it at the control or are you using pro manufacuting?

[dschenken]

This should work, but it's not as easy as one might hope.

Create a family table User Defined Feature (UDF) for the letters.

Create within the part Program (Tools/Program) a lookup replacement for the UDF family table members based on a string parameter.

You place the UDFs on the part and then the program would Replace each instance based on extracting the matching letter of the parameter.

From the Pro/Program help:

RELATIONS

INST_NAME = LOOKUP_INST ("PEG.PRT", 0, "D2", D6:0, "D1", D5:0 + 1) <- Customize for A-Z, 0-9, et al.

END RELATIONS

Then, at the component ...

ADD PART (INST_NAME)

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 2

PARENTS = 1 (#1)

END ADD