Windchill System Parameters in Drawings

[TomU]

Certain system parameters are mapped from Windchill to Creo (see picture below). Others are not. How is this controlled?

I'm specifically trying to determine how to read/display 'Name', 'Number' and 'Filename' from Windchill. REL_MODEL_NAME can be used to set a parameter equal to the Creo filename, but is there a way to read the Windchill 'Filename' parameter directly. I also realize that 'Name' maps to 'PTC_COMMON_NAME' (or at least used to), but this is a hidden "reserved" parameter in Creo. I can't create it or display its value. Any idea how to read the Windchill 'Name' and 'Number' parameters directly in parts and drawings? Thanks.

Tom U.

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[TomU]

I think I just found the answer. From PTC (
- Note that <windchill>\codebase\com\ptc\windchill\uwgm\proesrv\c11n contains sample code for this type of customization.
- Alternately, for Model name or Drawing name, use &PTC_COMMON_NAME (or &PTC_COMMON_NAME:D) to retrieve the Model name (or Drawing name).

Unfortunately, if you read the customizer ...

[dgraham-4]

Tom,

You can still display PTC_COMMON_NAME like any other parameter
&PTC_COMMON_NAME or &PTC_COMMON_NAME:D.

David Graham
Windchill Developer/Administrator
CAx Administrator


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