Server Management - How to work online on one creo and offline on another creo version 4.0

[hvyas-3]

Hello

 I wanted to know if there is any setting where we can turn off the windchill online workspace in one creo (i.e. work offline), and simultaneously work online on windchill workspace another creo.

I am using creo 4.0. I know it was possible previously in creo 3 but is there any way to copy the same funcationality in creo 4.0? I would appreciate your responses. 

[MartinHanak · Accepted solution]

Hi,

if you you want to start 2 instances of Creo 4.0 on your computer, first one connected to WCH and second one disconnected from WCH, then you have to define 2 start commands (files with .psf extension in Parametric\bin subdirectory).

You have to add line defining PTC_WF_ROOT variable at the end of .psf file.

For example:

parametric1_WCH.psf

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=C:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_CR4_WCH ... for connected session

-AND-

parametric2_noWCH.psf

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=C:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_CR4_noWCH ... for disconnected session

Then you start Creo using parametric1_WCH.psf and connect Creo to WCH ... server information is written in C:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_CR4_WCH directory.

When you start Creo using parametric2_noWCH.psf it will be disconnected from WCH, because it reads information from different directory.

[hvyas-3]

This is amazing. I never thought of. I have been using creo 4 since years with only one workspace.

Thank you so much!