how to give a name of exported dxf files automatically according to parameters

[thlavinka]

hello,

I would need a help with autoranaming exported dxf files according to two parameters.

The first part of the name would be name of the top level assembly (for ex.473-4445) and the second one a local parameter of the exported part (for ex. P1)

The full name of the exported dxf would be 473-4445_P1

Thanks for help in advance

T.

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[MartinHanak]

Tomas,

to be able to automate some activity, you have to be able to describe how do you do that activity manually.

In you case:

> How do you get assembly name ?

> How do you get parameter value ?

If you know the above information, you can use AutoIt/AutoHotkey to record manual steps.

Martin Hanak

[thlavinka]

assembly name is a model name of top level assembly (pic1)

the parameter value is actually a bouble number made by integer and some extra symbols added (pic2, paremeter DXF_NAME)

the name of exported dxf should be 473-4439_P1 in this case

[MartinHanak]

Tomas,

my guess about what you want to do is that:

1. you want to open an assembly, for example 473-4439
2. you want to export something to DXF format, for example DESKA_ORBIT_ part

Question: Which objects do you want to export ? Are you sure that they contain DXF_NAME parameter ?

Top assembly ?

All subassemblies ?

All parts ?

Question: Do you want to export 3D models into 3D DXF or their drawings into 2D DXF ?

Martin Hanak

[thlavinka]

ad 1. - yes

ad 2 - I want to export all parts of the assembly 473-4439 which are made from a metal sheet (for laser cutting CNC machine). The parameter DXF_NAME is in start_part_solid_prt template so I need to export only that prts starting with "PL" in parameter ROZMER.

the export format would be 2D DXF

[MartinHanak]

Tomas,

this means:

1. you open an assembly, for example 473-4439
2. you need to get list of parts, which meet the condition ROZMER="PL*"

Tip:

Create mybom.fmt containing 2 following lines:

.breakdown

.row %$name;%ROZMER;%DXF_NAME

Put the following option into config.pro file:

bom_format PATH_TO_DIRECTORY\mybom.fmt

Open the assembly, activate Model tab and click Bill of Materials from Investigate group.

Creo creates text file 473-4439.bom.1

You can open this file in Excel or Notepad and filter parts, which meet the condition ROZMER="PL*"

So you have the list of parts.

Questions:

How do you find parts and their drawings ?

Is drawing name same as part name ?

Are drawings and parts located in the same directory as top assembly ?

Martin Hanak

[thlavinka]

Martin, I exported the 473-4439.bom.1, opened it and saw it looks like this: "1 Part DESKA_ORBIT_". It means number of parts in assembly and a model name.

I quess there is a problem with the fmt file path - am i right? I put the fmt in working directory and in the folder where is the config.pro

everything (assembly, parts,drawings) is saved in the same directory called 473-4439.

all those drawings are in one drawing (called 473-4439.drw) containing top level assembly, subassemblies and prts in several shhets.

[MartinHanak]

Tomas,

on my PC:

• my working directory is set to ... D:\tmp\creo
• Creo 2.0 startup directory is ... D:\tmp\creo
• D:\tmp\creo\config.pro contains the option

bom_format bom_format D:\tmp\creo\mybom.fmt

• bom_format D:\tmp\creo\mybom.fmt contains following lines

.breakdown
.row %$name;%ROZMER;%DXF_NAME

If I understand you well 473-4439.drw is the only one drawing in 473-4439 directory (multisheet, multimodel). Is it true ?

Is DESKA_ORBIT_ drawing included in 473-4439.drw (this means that specific sheet of 473-4439.drw contains DESKA_ORBIT_ drawing) ?

Martin Hanak

[thlavinka]

working directory: c:\users\hlavinkat\Documents\473-4439\22 - kopie

Startup Directory: e:\users\hlavinkat\creo\

e:\users\hlavinkat\creo\config.pro contains: bom_format bom_format E:\users\hlavinkat\creo\mybom.fmt

mybom.fmt in e:\users\hlavinkat\creo\ contains:

.breakdown

.row %$name;%ROZMER;%DXF_NAME

the second part of your answer - yes its true

[MartinHanak · Accepted solution]

Tomas,

e:\users\hlavinkat\creo\config.pro must contain: bom_format E:\users\hlavinkat\creo\mybom.fmt

I made a mistake in previous Reply.

Because DESKA_ORBIT_ drawing is placed on sheet inside 473-4439.drw (assembly drawing), there is no simple method how to fulfil your request.

Automation would be possible, if separate DESKA_ORBIT_.drw exists for DESKA_ORBIT_.prt.

So we can "close" this Discussion.

Martin Hanak

[thlavinka]

OK, thanks for your help