Pattern table is drive using relations or parameters

[VINAYSINGH]

Hello all !!
I do the pattern using pattern table.
Can I drive my pattern table dimension using relations or parameters ?

[HamsterNL]

As far as I know, you can't drive the table pattern dimensions directly.

But if you define multiple tables in your table pattern, you can create a relation to choose which table is to be used.

Example

Create a table pattern with two tables (called "FOUR" and "SIX").

Rename the table pattern as "TABLE_PATTERN".

You can choose which table is to be used with these relations:

IF YES
   PATTERN_TABLE:FID_TABLE_PATTERN = "FOUR"
ELSE
   PATTERN_TABLE:FID_TABLE_PATTERN = "SIX"
ENDIF

Replace "IF YES" with the actual condition you want to use.

Syntax used

PATTERN_TABLE:FID_NAME_OF_TABLE_PATTERN = "NAME_OF_TABLE"

P.s. You can also use the FeatureID of the table pattern, but using the name is more clear.

[VINAYSINGH]

Thanks for reply..
But multiple table is useful when you have fixed value.

[HamsterNL]

That's true.

We are using a more complicated way to drive all the dimensions of a table pattern.

Excel (Step 1)

We use Excel to calculate the dimensions of the table pattern, then with a small VBA macro we create the "ptb" file which Creo uses.

A "ptb" file starts with this line:

!# Pro/TABLE

Then the rows with the information of the table pattern.

Creo (step 2)

We recorded a mapkey which replaces the existing table pattern with the one we have created in Excel. I first rename the existing table pattern, then import the new table, active the new table, then delete the old table.

Complicated as I said 🙂

Maybe this topic will help you: Regenerate pattern table vb api