best practice with PTC CREO Options Modeler and Windchill PDMLink

[Ronan]

hello here,

I'm doing some tests with PTC CREO Options Modeler linked to Windchill PDMLink.

I would like to have feedbacks, more especially about WS cache management. let me explain my answer:

I add to my workspace from CS a configurable product, without dépendances. ----> so I have just the .asm file in my WS.

I open this assembly in a simplified rep that exclude all components. ----> so in the cache WS, I have just one "sid... .wfcont" file.

I open the "alternative configuration" feature (the below button), a window opens with 3 parts: options | model tree | graphic preview

when this Window opens, the cache will populate with one "sid... .wfcont" file per part.

when this Window opens WITHOUT the graphic preview, the cache will populate only if I open a configurable module node.

so here is my answer: How can I configure PTC CREO to not show this third part?

or, is there an option to not populate the cache until I do not create my variant?

thanks in advance

Ron

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[Ronan · Accepted solution]

I found this config.pro option:

dm_preview_searches_server no

it allows to not download the files for the preview, so the preview is still open, but empty.