Pro/PROGRAM question about suppressing groups & rearranging the model tree.

[lylebeidler]

WF3.

I have configurable models set up, using Pro/PROGRAM. I have yes/no
parameters, that use IF statements in the Pro/PROGRAM to suppress groups
that are not needed in the configuration. When these were originally set
up, I put the IF statement before the group header, and the ENDIF statement
after the last item in the group. Like so:



Here's the model tree:



And here's the Pro/PROGRAM section:



IF REAR_STABILIZERS



ADD FEATURE 106

INTERNAL FEATURE ID 405





GROUP HEAD



NO. ELEMENT NAME INFO


--- ------------- -------------


1 Name Defined


2 Features Defined


3 Construction Defined




NAME = REAR_STABILIZERS

FEATURE BELONGS TO LOCAL GROUP REAR_STABILIZERS



MEMBER OF A GROUP, NAME = REAR_STABILIZERS

LEADING FEATURE OF THE GROUP: ID = 405

LAST FEATURE OF THE GROUP: ID = 403

END ADD



ADD SUBASSEMBLY 52383

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 402

PARENTS = 12(#5)

END ADD



ADD SUBASSEMBLY 52383

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 403

PARENTS = 12(#5)

END ADD

END IF



ADD PART HCS05-02

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 2086

PARENTS = 402(#107)

END ADD



However, when I tried to drag the hardware into the group, like so:





The program now looks like this:





IF REAR_STABILIZERS



ADD FEATURE 106

INTERNAL FEATURE ID 405





GROUP HEAD



NO. ELEMENT NAME INFO


--- ------------- -------------


1 Name Defined


2 Features Defined


3 Construction Defined




NAME = REAR_STABILIZERS

FEATURE BELONGS TO LOCAL GROUP REAR_STABILIZERS







MEMBER OF A GROUP, NAME = REAR_STABILIZERS

LEADING FEATURE OF THE GROUP: ID = 405

LAST FEATURE OF THE GROUP: ID = 2429

END ADD



ADD SUBASSEMBLY 52383

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 402

PARENTS = 12(#5)

END ADD



ADD SUBASSEMBLY 52383

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 403

PARENTS = 12(#5)

END ADD

END IF



ADD PART HCS05-02

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 2086

PARENTS = 402(#107)

END ADD



<other items=" snipped=" out=">



ADD PART NLN05

INTERNAL COMPONENT ID 2429

PARENTS = 2086(#109) 12(#5)

END ADD





So the last item in the group is after the ENDIF statement. This causes
failure on regen. Is there a way to set up the Pro/PROGRAM so that the user
can drag items into the group in the model, and have it work properly,
without having to mess with the program every time we add stuff to the
group?



I did try moving the END IF statement to various places in the program
(right after the header, right after the first item) and they did not work.



Any input is appreciated.



Thank you.

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Lyle Beidler
MGS Inc
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[gwalker]

Because editing the Pro/PROGRAM is a manual process, Pro/E makes no assumptions about what you intended when you reorder items in the model tree.
Even if you had moved the hardware between the two subassemblies (if that were possible), it would have split the programming so that only the assemblies are controlled by the program.

I don't know of any way to make Pro/PROGRAM perform the way you are suggesting.
I would be very interested to know if you learn of a way to do this.