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SrijithKrish1-Visitor
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June 1, 2021
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Adding a ThingShape to a ThingTemplate which is non-editable

  • June 1, 2021
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Hi All,

 

I have a query related to adding a thing shape dynamically onto a thing template but the issue is that the thing template, as well as the shape, is part of an extension, which means they are non-editable. By attaching the shape to the template a new functionality will be achieved by the things created under that template.

 

Please let me know if there is a way to attach a shape to a template dynamically (non-editable template)

 

Thanks in Advance!

Best answer by slangley

Hi @SrijithKrish 

 

You could create 2 templates.  One would be just the base template without the shape, and the 2nd one would be a new template that implements the 1st template and the shape.  You could actually eliminate the shape and just use 1 template to implement the 2nd template and make all entities non-editable.  These scenarios would prevent the need to dynamically attach the shape.

 

Regards.

 

--Sharon

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abjain15-Moonstone
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June 1, 2021

@SrijithKrish :You can try packaging entities as editable in your custom extension so that templates and shapes can be edited. Please check following article:

https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS323766

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SrijithKrish1-VisitorAuthor
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June 1, 2021

@abjain actually I do not require the entities to be editable. The entities should be non-editable themselves because no user should be able to edit within these entities. 

 

If I was to make the entities editable I will have to do it manually for all the entities separately and I am having more than 100 templates.

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SrijithKrish1-VisitorAuthor
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June 1, 2021

@abjain so here is it mentioning making an entity editable after importing as an extension. If that is the case will I be able to change the entity to editable and attach the shape and then turn it back to non-editable?

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slangleyCommunity Manager
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July 13, 2021

Hi @SrijithKrish

 

If one of the previous responses answered your question, please mark the appropriate one as the Accepted Solution for the benefit of others with the same question.

 

Regards.

 

--Sharon

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