Initial Summary - Controlling Parameter Decimal Places In Sketch

[dgschaefer]

Two suggestions:

1 - Set param_dec_places in your config.pro to 3. This works, but if I
send this file back to the client and they haven't set this option, once
the file is regenerated the model will change. Not good. This seems to
fly in the face of so many things in Pro|E where care is taken that the
software settings cannot change model geometry once it is created.

2 - Use &area:FID_2950[3], where the integer inside the brackets
controls the decimal places. However, as you can see, the text field is
grayed out, you cannot change the text when using a parameter. Checking
'Enter Text Manually' and entering that string simple places that string
in the part, it does not link to the parameter.

So - the config option works, but I'd really like a solution that will
produce consistent model geometry regardless of the config settings of
the user.

Any other ideas?

Doug Schaefer

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[dacoach01]

Try the following:

Define the Analysis feature.
Create a partlevel parameter AREA_3PLC of data type STRING.
Create afeature level relation in the analysis feature.
The relation has an internal parameter AREA which holds the REAL value of the measure.
The variable D below controls the number of decimals the new STRING parameter will contain.
Set your text to the parameter AREA_3PLC in your feature (assuming 3 places is desired).
The code below sets the number up as a string which is independent of the rounding settings in Pro/E.

Good Luck

Jason Richards
Engineering Manager
Teleflex Marine

props to Tips from Joe: http://tipsfromjoe.blogspot.com/search/label/Proe

Add the code belowto the relations windowof the Area Measure analysis feature:

/*Code Starts Here*/

X=AREA
D = 3

/* First accurately round theAREAmeasureto 3 Decimals */

X= AREA * 10^D/*shift the decimal place D positions left*/
AFLOOR = FLOOR(AREA,D) *10^D/*round up the shifted value*/
IF X - AFLOOR < 0.5/*subtractfrom the shifted value and test if round up or down*/
X = FLOOR(AREA,D) /*if down*/
ELSE
X = CEIL(AREA,D) /*if up*/
ENDIF

/* Now convert to a string.Pull out the value before the decimal place and generate the value in back */

FRONT= FLOOR(X)
BACK = X-FRONT

/* Use ITOS to convert the integer value to a string value */

IF FRONT==0.0
AREA_3PLC= "0." + ITOS(BACK*10^D) /* To preserve possible leading zero */
ELSE
AREA_3PLC= ITOS(FRONT) + "." + ITOS(BACK*10^D)
ENDIF