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Pattern table is drive using relations or parameters

VINAYSINGH
6-Contributor

Pattern table is drive using relations or parameters

Hello all !!
I do the pattern using pattern table.
Can I drive my pattern table dimension using relations or parameters ?
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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
6-Contributor
(To:HamsterNL)

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

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

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