Re: Can't edit program

cstarnes · ‎Oct 29, 2016

I've been using Pro/Program in Proe/2001 for decades (stuck in legacy hell), and we are switching to Creo 2 and 3. My Proe license was pretty much "full blown", with access to almost everything except some of the surfacing and cabling extensions.

The new Creo 2 license was also supposed to be full boogy, and I can do everything I could in Proe... except I can't edit an assembly program or create/modify a layout. I've been through the configuration and setup a few times, and it looks like everything is installed and configured.

Any ideas why I can't access that functionality, or which license is missing?

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dschenken · ‎Oct 30, 2016

Not sure about layout, but make sure the Working Directory is one that you have rights to. I've been bitten more than once where Creo is asked to do something and it silently fails because the default directory is read-only.

What does the Support Info say about the licensing?

MartinHanak · ‎Oct 30, 2016

Hi,

your license must contain ASSEMBLY module if you want to edit Pro/Program in Assembly mode.

MH

Martin Hanák

cstarnes · ‎Oct 30, 2016

Gonna get with the sales guys on Monday and see what they say. What's odd is that the same license file will open layouts and allow access to Pro/Program with Proe 2001, but when using it with Creo 2 that functionality is locked out.

MartinHanak · ‎Oct 31, 2016

Hi,

you can click File > Help > System information to display info window. Scroll it little but and you will see list of license modules. Check if ASSEMBLY is present.

MH

Martin Hanák

rmcboaty · ‎Nov 08, 2016

did you perhaps mean AAX? because we have an old "Drafting" licence of wf5 (or somewhere around that ver, i don't work with it) and it doesn't have the option to edit the assembly pro/program, just execute it.

cstarnes · ‎Nov 01, 2016

Still haven't heard from PTC on this. The issue is that the license file contains NOTEBOOK and ASSEMBLY in feature 24, and works fine in ProE. But for some reason, they aren't included in the Creo feature. Why would they strip that functionality out when it's the same purchased license/bundle?

From the license file (which was originally purchased with advanced assembly and other goodies for ProE):

#################### FLOATING License ####################

# Serviceable = Creo Advanced Design Extension (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)

# Serviceable = Creo Enterprise SE (formerly Pro/ENGINEER)

# Feature Name = PROE_709931

# Feature Version = 24.0

# Number of Copies = 1

# Expiration Date = permanent

# Optional Modules = NOTEBOOK

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE for CATIA

# Optional Modules = ASSEMBLY

# Optional Modules = FEATURE

# Optional Modules = DETAIL

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE

# Optional Modules = SURFACE

# Optional Modules = PLOT

# Optional Modules = LIBRARYACCESS

# Optional Modules = ECAD

# Optional Modules = CABLING

# Optional Modules = REPORT

# Optional Modules = COMPOSITE

# Optional Modules = CDT

# Optional Modules = HARNESS-MFG

# Optional Modules = PIPING

# Optional Modules = DATA for PDGS

# Optional Modules = SCAN-TOOLS

# Optional Modules = LEGACY

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE for STEP

# Optional Modules = WELDING

# Optional Modules = PHOTORENDER

# Optional Modules = PROCESS for ASSEMBLIES

# Optional Modules = WEB PUBLISH (> OR = 18.0)

# Optional Modules = Web.Link

# Optional Modules = SHEETMETAL-DESIGN

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE for CADDS 5

# Optional Modules = Mechanism Design License

# Optional Modules = Behavioral Modeling License

# Optional Modules = 4DNavigator License

# Optional Modules = Import Data Doctor

# Optional Modules = Design Animation

# Optional Modules = ModelCHECK License

# Optional Modules = Interactive Surface Design Extension Module

# Optional Modules = Mechanism_Dynamics

# Optional Modules = Design Collaboration

INCREMENT PROE_709931 ptc_d 24.0 permanent 1 \

40F030C0EE8E2AF2B609 VENDOR_STRING="VSVER=2.0 \

LO=(0,3,6,7,10,17,32,34,40,45,48,51,52,55,57,61,62,63,66,69,71,73,97,106,108,115,126,127,128,133,135,137,158,188,191,210)" \

SUPERSEDE vendor_info="VIVER=1.0 EXTERNAL_NAME=" \

ISSUER=PTC ISSUED=31-jul-2013 \

NOTICE="xxxxx_INCORPORATED, 0000206644" \

SN=5A1155277

#################### FLOATING License ####################

# Serviceable = Creo Parametric (formerly Foundation XE)

# Feature Name = PROE_FoundationAdv

# Feature Version = 33.0

# Number of Copies = 1

# Expiration Date = permanent

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE for CATIA

# Optional Modules = FEATURE

# Optional Modules = DETAIL

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE

# Optional Modules = SURFACE

# Optional Modules = PLOT

# Optional Modules = LIBRARYACCESS

# Optional Modules = ECAD

# Optional Modules = REPORT

# Optional Modules = CDT

# Optional Modules = DATA for PDGS

# Optional Modules = SCAN-TOOLS

# Optional Modules = LEGACY

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE for STEP

# Optional Modules = WELDING

# Optional Modules = PHOTORENDER

# Optional Modules = WEB PUBLISH (> OR = 18.0)

# Optional Modules = SHEETMETAL-DESIGN

# Optional Modules = INTERFACE for CADDS 5

# Optional Modules = 4DNavigator License

# Optional Modules = Import Data Doctor

# Optional Modules = Design Animation

# Optional Modules = ModelCHECK License

# Optional Modules = ASSY_PERFORMANCE

# Optional Modules = Interface CADDS 5 Win

# Optional Modules = Creo Freestyle Design

INCREMENT PROE_FoundationAdv ptc_d 33.0 permanent 1 \

40A000D02B66BE43D706 VENDOR_STRING="VSVER=2.0 \

LO=(3,7,10,17,32,34,40,45,51,55,62,63,66,69,71,73,106,115,126,133,135,137,158,194,324,325)" \

SUPERSEDE vendor_info="VIVER=1.0 EXTERNAL_NAME=" \

ISSUER=PTC ISSUED=31-jul-2013 \

NOTICE="xxxxx_INCORPORATED, 0000206644" \

SN=5A1155277 SIGN2="166A 0719 55D0 FC7A 0542 17A7 \

0253 885E FCAE 6E3A C9DE 119B 5659 F65E 2F78 12D9 \

9920 1642 610D C303 9D82 2B71 C4A1 3563 7DDD EC00 \

DF1D C12D 262A 431B"

mbonka · ‎Nov 02, 2016

Hello Craig Starnes

switching from ProE to Creo requests new licences file.

"The new Creo 2 license was also supposed to be full boogy"

Perhaps you got new licence file from your local provider or PTC.

Milan Bonka

MartinHanak · ‎Nov 02, 2016

Hi,

if you have PTC account available, then you can try following ...

go to https://support.ptc.com/cgi/cs/apps/lmr/lmr.pl page and Request Detailed License Report
you will receive zipped Excel file (email address is shown on the web page)
inside Excel file you will find every PTC item bought by your company
I hope that the report explains what is going on ...

MH

Martin Hanák

Kevin · ‎Nov 08, 2016

Ask about the CREOLAY_License. Ours has an option Layout_3D_Integration which I'm assuming is what you are probably missing for Layout.