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Hi @GianVal ,
so far I understand your scenario here :
- you start a project - so it will loasd the start view - let say Home.js /view name here is not relevant
- now you want to update the model which is displayid in a model widget possibly by new model which was updated in the repository. So means the pvz model file in the repository was in the meantime updated . Therefore this model should be downloaded on runtime and displayed in the modelwidget instead of the old model version.
Is that scenario what you want to implment?
Here I wnat to show one possible option:
-you can use a static model -pvz - just for the case that on you mobile device the connection to TWX is not working.
- add the LoadBinary service to the Studio External Data sectionsfrom the repository thing where the CAD models are saved
- In the start.js /e.g. Home.js define the trigger for the LoadBinary servce complete event- some code like this:
//====================================================================
//this is called when loaded $scope.SaveBinJsonToTwxRepository --> $scope.GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository
$scope.$root.$on('LoadBinary-complete', function(event, args) {
console.log("LoadBinary-complete event"); //some logs
console.log("name="+event.name) //some logs
console.warn(args.data[0].Content);//some logs
//convert the format from laoded data to resource property /src
let converted_file= 'data:image/pvz;base64,'+args.data[0].Content
console.warn(converted_file) //some log printed
//add now the loaded pvz data from repository to src modelWidget
$scope.setWidgetProp('model-2','src',converted_file); $scope.$applyAsync();
});
//////
//call the server
$scope.app.apprunMyTWXService= function(pars)
{
var TWXmodelID = 'CADtestRepository'
var serviceName='LoadBinary'
var parameters = pars
twx.app.fn.triggerDataService(TWXmodelID,serviceName, parameters);
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$scope.GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository = function(path) {
$scope.$applyAsync(function() {
console.log("calling GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository")
$scope.app.apprunMyTWXService( {"path": path} );} ,500 );
//sample below how the rest API link should looks like
//'https://pp-5555555559fd.portal.ptc.io/Thingworx/FileRepositories/CADtestRepository/test/blue_pump.pvz'
};
- call the Thingworx service on model load or when the loading of all widget are completely e..g on after view enter event:
$scope.$on('$ionicView.afterEnter', function() {
GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository('/test/robot_test.pvz');
});
//will load the current versionof robot_test.pvz from repository
- I tested this configuration and I was able to verify that this will work in preview mode and on mobile (tested with ios i-pad 6 generation) - ok the requirment is that your TWX permissions are propperly set according to http://support.ptc.com/help/vuforia/studio/en/#page/Studio_Help_Center%2FGrantUserPermissions.html and http://support.ptc.com/help/vuforia/studio/en/#page/Studio_Help_Center%2FAnonymousAccess.html%23 on the TWX server and also added the CADtestRepository for the service LoadBinary -visibility and service runtime execute permissions for the es-public-access-org
So here sample of the test - here is TWX service called by clicking on button on runtime in preview mode
-In case that you want also call a service what will start the update proccess form Flow to repository - this could be done also be TWX service using the same mechnism as described here, but here possibly for the correct service you can post a quesiton in the TWX development community - some thing like:
How to update a repository pvz model via TWX service from Windchill Thingworx Flow ... etc.because this is some problem which more related to TWX dev group. Thanks.
I'm trying this solution, but something doesn't work. I set up the load binary service from VF studio.
my repository is called ARepo and i changed the related parameters in your code. Can you find some mistakes?
$scope.$root.$on('LoadBinary-complete', function(event, args) {
console.log("LoadBinary-complete event");
console.log("name=" + event.name)
console.warn(args.data[0].Content);
let converted_file = 'data:image/pvz;base64,' + args.data[0].Content
console.warn(converted_file)
$scope.setWidgetProp('model-1', 'src', converted_file);
$scope.$applyAsync();
});
//////
$scope.app.apprunMyTWXService = function(pars) {
var TWXmodelID = 'ARepo'
var serviceName = 'LoadBinary'
var parameters = pars
twx.app.fn.triggerDataService(TWXmodelID, serviceName, parameters);
}
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
$scope.GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository = function(path) {
$scope.$applyAsync(function() {
console.log("calling GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository")
$scope.app.apprunMyTWXService({ "path": path });
}, 500);
};
$scope.$on('$ionicView.afterEnter', function() {
$scope.GetBinJsonFromTwxRepository('resource.pvz');
});
the complete path of the resource is
"/Thingworx/FileRepositories/ARepo/resource.pvz"
The log says
"twx-entity sent but no data for twx-entity has been set yet"
many thanks
Hi @GianVal ,
for example if you look in the report e.g. in Thingworx you will see (as mentioned in your comment) here example for my environment :
/Thingworx/FileRepositories/CADtestRepository/test/blue_pump.pvz'
/Thingworx/FileRepositories/CADtestRepository/test/Illustrate-Annot_Brake-Explode.pvzbut if you click for example the link in the TWX UI it will also contain the TWX server - and should be :
https://pp-XXXXXXXXXXX.portal.ptc.io/Thingworx/FileRepositories/CADtestRepository/test/blue_pump.pvz'
https://pp-XXXXXXXXXX.portal.ptc.io/Thingworx/FileRepositories/CADtestRepository/test/Illustrate-Annot_Brake-Explode.pvzwhere https://pp-XXXXXXXXXXX.portal.ptc.io is here my TWX server (ok some letter replaced by XXXX)
So means that you link requires also the Server URL s.e. https://yourServerURL//Thingworx/FileRepositories/ARepo/resource.pvz
You can see this url when you go to the service in your repository thing (GetFileListingWithLinks) and execute this service for particular folder. Then click on link and see the value in the browser
