Creo 2.0 Family table verify Using VB.NET

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 15, 2015

Hi,

I want to verify the family table in the existing part file using VB.NET. Because of some values are updated even if i use regenerate process table not verified.

Please help me if you anyone know the process / idea.

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 16, 2015

I think it's not possible to verify it through toolkit or VB.Net...You just can get status of instances of family table.

MartinHanak · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Ketan,

is it possible to run mapkey, which verifies family table instances ?

Martin Hanak

Martin Hanák

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Not sure...Need to create test plan properly...Simply verification using map key is working fine with below:

mapkey $F2 ~ Command `ProCmdMmFamTab`

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `TBVerify`;~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`;\

mapkey(continued) ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;

Note: Family instance in test part on which I checked was having two features one is extrude and one is hole...In first instance, both were visible where as in second one, only extrude was visible.

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Hi Martin,

I have tried using mapkey manually its working. But I want to do that action through coding process.

I am looking the pass mapkey value to creo using coding process.

MartinHanak · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Hi,

I am sorry I do not know how to launch mapkey from vb.net code. Maybe Ketan Lalcheta will help ?

Martin Hanak

Martin Hanák

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Hi Ketan,

Thanks for your response.

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Hi Ketan,

I want to launch mapkey from vb.net, already i created mapkey and configured with name of ftv in the existing part file.

Now i want to run that ftv command through coding(vb.net).

Please help me.

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Hi,

Use this VBAPI "RunMacro" and provide the string of your macro as argument.. RunMacro API is accessible on object of Basesession.

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 16, 2015

Hi Ketan,

Thank you for your idea / comments. I will check with that option and will let you know if any issue.

Thnks,

Balaji.S

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi ketan,

Good morning...

I tried the below coding for family table verification process as your suggestion option, its not working, I dn’t know where I done mistake in my coding part.

Already I created mapkey in config file with corresponding model file, now I want to run that command of “ftv” through coding.

Please help me where I done mistake

Dim asyncConnection As IpfcAsyncConnection = Nothing

Dim cAC As CCpfcAsyncConnection

Dim session As IpfcBaseSession

Dim descModel As IpfcModelDescriptor

Dim options As IpfcRetrieveModelOptions

Dim model As pfcls.IpfcModel

Dim bssn As pfcls.IpfcBaseSession

Try

cAC = New CCpfcAsyncConnection

'asyncConnection = cAC.Connect(DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value)

asyncConnection = cAC.Start(exePath + " -g:no_graphics-i:rpc_input", workDir)

session = asyncConnection.Session

session.LoadConfigFile("C:\Users\Public\Documents\config.pro")

Dim LmodDoc As IpfcModel = retrieveModelFromStdDir(session, EpfcModelType.EpfcMDL_PART, parttwofile)

If Not LmodDoc Is Nothing Then

LmodDoc.Display()

session.CurrentWindow.Activate()

........................

...........................

‘session.RunMacro("ftv family_table_ver;")

'bssn = session

'bssn.RunMacro("ftv family_table_ver;")

end if

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox(ex.Message.ToString + Chr(13) + ex.StackTrace.ToString)

Finally

'MsgBox("Completed")

If Not asyncConnection Is Nothing AndAlso

asyncConnection.IsRunning Then

asyncConnection.End()

End If

End Try

Highlighted my coding part of family table verification part

Help me

Thnaks

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi,

Could you please let me know on which line you are getting error along with error?

Regards

Ketan

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 21, 2015

You can give a try to below snippet:

Public _objIpfcConnection As
IpfcAsyncConnection

Public ioIpfcBaseSession As
IpfcBaseSession

Dim objCCpfcConnection As New CCpfcAsyncConnection

Try

frmMain._objIpfcConnection =
objCCpfcConnection.Connect(Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)

Catch

Try

frmMain._objIpfcConnection =
objCCpfcConnection.Connect(DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value,
DBNull.Value)

Catch

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed to get
connection object")

Return False

End Try

Try

ioIpfcBaseSession = frmMain._objIpfcConnection.Session

Catch ex As Exception

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed
to get base session object")

Return False

End Try

Try

ioIpfcBaseSession.EraseUndisplayedModels()

Catch ex As Exception

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed to erase Undisplayed Models")

Return False

End Try

‘Below is the code to run macro

ioIpfcBaseSession.RunMacro(“paste everything you recorded into mapkey”)

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi ketan,

Below coding part run without any error, but family table not verified.

option 1

‘session.RunMacro("ftv family_table_ver;")

option 2

'bssn = session

'bssn.RunMacro("ftv family_table_ver;")

ftv - seq-name

family_table_ver - description

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi,

Correct. Except run macro API in my code snippet, it was the part to get handle of bases session object.

Up to best of my knowledge, RunMacro is the API which will do same as what creo does once user Run mapkey manually.

What you need to do is as below:

Go to mapkeys->New->Record
Record required actions
Save this to somewhere
Open saved file and copy content of the file.
this copied thing you need to pass as argument to RunMacro API.

Let me know your results.

Regards

Ketan

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi ketan,

Thank you for your reply, i will check and let you.

Thnks

Balaji.S

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi Ketan,

Thanks for timely help, runmacro proces working now. But i have one issue while verify the family table, after verify the family table each row verified and success.

But current window of verify and family table window not closed even if i use below code.

~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;

Thnks

Regards,

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Does the above mentioned map key line related to family table window close works in manually operation?

Regards

Ket

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi Ketan,

YES,

Please check my coding process for FTV

bssn.RunMacro("ft @MAPKEY_LABELfaM;~ Command `ProCmdMmFamTab` ;")

bssn.RunMacro("~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `TBVerify`;~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`;")

bssn.RunMacro("~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;")

Thread.Sleep(1000)

bssn.RunMacro("~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`;")

bssn.RunMacro("~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;")

bssn.RunMacro("~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;")

Family table verified and success, but both window not closed after run the macro. Please check attached image after run macro.

Thnks,

Regards,

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 21, 2015

This Seems okay..Could you please share your code and test part with me ?

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 21, 2015

Hi ketan,

Sorry, I don't have writes to copy that file from server because of its not test file, exe running in the server with special user login. If i try to copy or move, our IT person will check.

I will try to get that file.

Thnks,

Regards,

Balaji.S

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 22, 2015

Hi Ketan,

If i give sleep(1000) time-interval between each macro line process, now its working both window closed.

I dn't know its correct or wrong method.

Please advice.

Thnks

Regards,

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 22, 2015

Hi,

It's difficult to do analysis without test part. I am not sure whether below function is useful to you or not:

Function VerifyInstanceCurModel()

Dim objCCpfcConnection As New CCpfcAsyncConnection

Try

Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)

Catch

Try

DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value, DBNull.Value)

Catch

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed to get connection object")

Return False

End Try

Try

Catch ex As Exception

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed to get base session object")

Return False

End Try

Try

Catch ex As Exception

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed to erase Undisplayed Models")

Return False

End Try

Try

Catch ex As Exception

MessageBox.Show("GetSessionAndDWGModelHandler--->Failed to Get active model")

Return False

End Try

"~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `page_Tools_control_btn` 1; ~ Command `ProCmdMmFamTab` ;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `TBVerify`; ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`;~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`; ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;")

Return True

End Function

Just call this function and you should be able to verify the family table.

Regards

Ket

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 22, 2015

I tested the function on attached test part and it worked:

- Open part1's generic model

- Run code

- You will be able to see that active tab on Menu bar changes from Model to Tool

Thanks and Regards

Ket

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 22, 2015

Hi Ketan,

Sorry ketan don’t mistake me, I don’t have the test file and working with server file. So couldn’t send to you and I couldn’t copy that file also.

I will check with your macro, part file and let you the status.

Thnks

Regards,

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 22, 2015

No problem.. It's fine if my macro runs on your test parts also.. If not, next level of analysis will not be possible from my side. Last code snippet I sent, One issue is there in copy paste.

replace

"~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `page_Tools_control_btn` 1; ~ Command `ProCmdMmFamTab` ;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `TBVerify`; ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`;~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`; ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;")

with

ioIpfcBaseSession.RunMacro("~ Activate `main_dlg_cur` `page_Tools_control_btn` 1; ~ Command `ProCmdMmFamTab` ;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `TBVerify`; ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`;~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `OK`; ~ Activate `mdlbrowser` `Cancel`;~ Activate `ftb_edit_table` `OK`;")

in function...

Hope this function solves your problem...Let me know your test results.

Regards

Ketan

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 23, 2015

Hi Ketan,

Thank you for your support.

Verify window close problem solved and working.

Thnks,

Regards,

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 23, 2015

balaji somasundaram‌, Good to know that it's solved.. Mark this answer as correct answer !!!

bsomasundaram · ‎Sep 23, 2015

Hi Ketan,

YES.....

Can i share my doubts / issues in the future, because i think i'm disturbed you lot in your precise time.

Thanks lot for your support

Regards,

Balaji.S

Ketan_Lalcheta · ‎Sep 23, 2015

I am not sure how fast I will be able to respond you in future... But, definitely, you can share your doubts...