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Working with more sessions in Creo8

  • March 30, 2023
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Hello, I use Creo version 8, If I have more sessions open and one of them is busy, all other sessions are blocked until the task is processed. Is it possible to have a solution where it would be possible to continue working while the task is being processed? Thanks

 

 

Best answer by MartinHanak
@JA_1434743 wrote:

Hello, I use Creo version 8, If I have more sessions open and one of them is busy, all other sessions are blocked until the task is processed. Is it possible to have a solution where it would be possible to continue working while the task is being processed? Thanks

 

 

Hi,

if you want to run two independent Creo 8 sessions then you have to create two Creo startup psf files and inside of them define different values for PTC_WF_ROOT variables. Please read https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS372750

 

Example:

Imagine that Creo is installed in E:\PTC\Creo8_040 directory.

By default E:\PTC\Creo8_040\Creo 8.0.4.0\Parametric\bin contains parametric.psf

Make a copy of parametric.psf and rename it to parametric2.psf

Open both files in Notepad

In line starting with DESC= enter different description texts, eg. 

DESC=Creo Parametric (1st session)

and

DESC=Creo Parametric (2nd session)

Add line at the end of the file, eg. 

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=E:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_Creo8_1st_session

and

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=E:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_Creo8_2nd_session

 

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StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
March 30, 2023

By "session", you mean you are opening creo with more than one license, correct? You technically should be able to work on a different session while one is processing.

If you just mean you have multiple windows open, then no, you won't be able to work on a different open window while one is processing.

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JA_14347436-ContributorAuthor
6-Contributor
March 30, 2023

I mean working with multiple licenses, it's interesting, by some colleagues in the office it's working, by others not. The same licences, same settings. I don't understand it? Thank You

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MartinHanak24-Ruby IIIAnswer
24-Ruby III
March 31, 2023
@JA_1434743 wrote:

Hello, I use Creo version 8, If I have more sessions open and one of them is busy, all other sessions are blocked until the task is processed. Is it possible to have a solution where it would be possible to continue working while the task is being processed? Thanks

 

 

Hi,

if you want to run two independent Creo 8 sessions then you have to create two Creo startup psf files and inside of them define different values for PTC_WF_ROOT variables. Please read https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS372750

 

Example:

Imagine that Creo is installed in E:\PTC\Creo8_040 directory.

By default E:\PTC\Creo8_040\Creo 8.0.4.0\Parametric\bin contains parametric.psf

Make a copy of parametric.psf and rename it to parametric2.psf

Open both files in Notepad

In line starting with DESC= enter different description texts, eg. 

DESC=Creo Parametric (1st session)

and

DESC=Creo Parametric (2nd session)

Add line at the end of the file, eg. 

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=E:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_Creo8_1st_session

and

ENV=PTC_WF_ROOT=E:\PTC\PTC_WF_ROOT_Creo8_2nd_session

 

Run Creo

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
March 31, 2023

... two running sessions consume one license.

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23-Emerald III
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
March 31, 2023

Thanks Martin, it's very interesting and thanks for the info.

I came across this as I was searching https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS336322

Its not the same but helps in understanding.

 

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