Creating a Creao/Elements Direct Modeling EPMDocument via API

[agalli]

Hello,

i'm trying to create via API an EPMDocument and upload to it a Creo/Elements Direct Modeling .sdpc file.

Here is my java code:

public static EPMDocument createNewModelingEPMDocument(String epmnumber, String sdpcfilename, String sd_gfxfilename, String model_id) throws PropertyVetoException, WTException, IOException {
    EPMDocument document = null;
    // Create new EPDocument from sdpc template
    EPMAuthoringAppType appType = EPMAuthoringAppType.toEPMAuthoringAppType("COCRMOD");
    EPMDocumentType docType = EPMDocumentType.toEPMDocumentType("CADCOMPONENT");
    EPMContextHelper.setApplication(EPMApplicationType.toEPMApplicationType("EPM"));
    File sdpcfile = new File(sdpcfilename);
    File sd_gfxfile = new File(sd_gfxfilename);
    document = EPMDocument.newEPMDocument(epmnumber, epmnumber, appType, docType, sdpcfile.getName().toLowerCase());
    // Set creation location
    PDMLinkProduct creationContext = WindchillUtils.getProductByName("MY_PRODUCT");
    WTContainerRef c_ref = WTContainerRef.newWTContainerRef(creationContext);
    Folder folder = FolderHelper.service.getFolder("/Default/CAD Documents" , c_ref);
    document.setContainer(folder.getContainer());
    FolderHelper.assignLocation(document, folder);
    EPMDocumentMaster master = (EPMDocumentMaster) document.getMaster();
    master.setGlobalID(model_id);
    document = (EPMDocument) PersistenceHelper.manager.store(document);
    // Upload sdpc file
    FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(sdpcfile);
    ContentHolder contentholder = document;
    ApplicationData applicationdata = ApplicationData.newApplicationData(contentholder);
    applicationdata.setCategory("GENERAL");
    applicationdata.setRole(ContentRoleType.MULTI_PRIMARY);
    String wncfilename = "{$CAD_NAME}";
    applicationdata.setFileName(wncfilename);
    applicationdata.setFileSize(sdpcfile.length());
    applicationdata = ContentServerHelper.service.updateContent(contentholder, applicationdata, fis);
    document = (EPMDocument) PersistenceHelper.manager.refresh(document, true, true);
    fis.close();
    // Upload sd_gfx file
    FileInputStream fis1 = new FileInputStream(sd_gfxfile);
    ApplicationData applicationdata_gfx = ApplicationData.newApplicationData(contentholder);
    applicationdata_gfx.setCategory("GENERAL");
    applicationdata_gfx.setRole(ContentRoleType.MULTI_PRIMARY);
    wncfilename = "{$CAD_NAME}.sd_gfx";
    applicationdata_gfx.setFileName(wncfilename);
    applicationdata_gfx.setFileSize(sd_gfxfile.length());
    applicationdata_gfx = ContentServerHelper.service.updateContent(contentholder, applicationdata_gfx, fis1);
    document = (EPMDocument) PersistenceHelper.manager.refresh(document, true, true);
    fis1.close();

    return document;
}

The input parameter are the EPM Number, the .spdc path to my local drive, the sd_gfx (lightweight representation) path to my local drive and the sysid of the 3D Model.

If i try to reload the newly created EPMDocument the Windchill Work Group Manager try to load the attached file as a 2D Drawing and not as a 3D Component. It's give me the error: "The specified file is not a valid MI file".

If i try to manually load the source .sdpc file from my local drive the component is correcly loaded in Creo/Elements Direct Modeling.

Im' working on Windchill 13.0.0.0 and Creo/Elements Direct Modeling 20.6.

Any help will be very appreciated.

Thank you so much.

Regards

[Fadel]

can you check if you have any IT encryption ,as advised in https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS356393 

[agalli]

Hi Fadel,

thank you so much for your reply.

The file is brand new .sdpc file saved directly from Creo/Elements Direct Modeling.

If i try to load it directly from the local drive it can be loaded without any problem,

I don't think is a problem related to the specific file.

I think that the problem is how to load it in Windchill via API...

Thanks again.