Creo® Parametric TOOLKIT User’s Guide - PTC

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4 Accessto ReplacingUDFs .. UDF Input Data UDF : 3D : CustomizedFunctionto the RelationsDialogin Creo : : CoordinateSystemsand : FamilyTable FamilyTable : ExternalData ..216 Core: Cross ParametricTOOLKITUser s GuideVisiting Cross ModifyingCross Propertiesof Cross Patternsof Cross : : a MessageUsing a a Messageto the a Messageto an ..263 Using Interface:RibbonTabs, Groups,and Menu , Groups,and Menu Items ..266 About the RibbonUser InterfaceCreatedby Creo Interface:Menus,Commands,and Buttonsand ManagerButtonsand Creo ..333 Input .. of ResourceFile ..440 User Interface:Basic DisplayCommandsto Line ShadedData for Interface:Curveand Curveand ParametricTOOLKITUser s SelectionBuffer ..487 Addinga CollectionObjectto the CollectionObjectfrom : InteractiveCurveCollectionusing Creo : InteractiveSurfaceCollectionusing Creo :AnnotationFeaturesand Tree.

5 519 Accessto Datumsfor DatumAxes or for and Suffix for :DesignatedArea DesignatedArea for the WindchillServerfrom a Creo to Registera APIs ..622 SampleBatch Workflow ..622 Interface:Data 3D PDF and U3D ..655 ImportingParameterFiles ..664 Importing2D for ParametricGeometryas EnabledModelsand :CustomizedPlot the Plot with Multi-CADM odelsUsing Creo Unite .. File Namesin File Namesin with Multi-CADM odelsin Creo ParametricTOOLKITUser s GuideFunctionsthat CharacterLengthfor in Creo that do not : Principlesof Representationof : : : : Edit Menu : : Draft DirectionDraft : Roundand : for Hole Types ..892 Valid : Shell ..908 Introductionto Shell for the Shell Shell Shell Shell : ElementTree for ElementTree for a and Creatinga : : 2D 3D Use Edge.

6 : Extrudeand ElementTree for ElementTree for ElementTree for First : Creo ParametricTOOLKITUser s GuideCreatinga : Creo and TransformationSet : Creatinga : BushingLoad .. FeatureElementTree for : ElementTree for : ECADArea ECADArea :Basic Assembliesand ElementTree ..1093 The ElementTree for an Intent 1102 Assembly:KinematicDraggingand 1103 Connectingto a KinematicDrag 1106 Creatingand 1109 Snapshotsin DrawingViews ..1110 ExpandingLightWeight 1122 Assembly:Data 1125 Copy Geometry, PublishGeometry, and 1126 GeneralMerge(Merge,Cutoutand InheritanceFeature).. 1137 InheritanceFeatureand FlexibleComponentVariant 1152 CreatingDrawingsfrom 1155 Contextin DrawingMode .. 1155 AccessDrawingLocationin 1161 DrawingViewsand 1162 Detail Tables and ParametricTOOLKITUser s GuideUnattachedPlanarWall Area Die Form Form Bend Back Wall Metal :CustomizedTool the Databaseand :Creo NC Sequences,Operationsand Work : : ReroughingStep.

7 1385 ElementTrees: : : 3 : ManualCycle Step ..1412 ElementTrees: : TurningStep ..1434 ElementTrees: : Creo NC : Workcell : ManufacturingMill : ManufacturingMill/Turn : ManufacturingLathe : ManufacturingCMM : : Face : off : ManufacturingRoundand : EngravingStep ..1538 ElementTrees: : ManufacturingDrill : Skirt : Creo NC ProcessSteps ..1696 ProcessStep :NC .. Exportof ProcessTable 1711 :Welding ..1759 Read Accessto Weld Creo Creo SimulateEnvironmentwith Creo SimulateItems ..176614 Creo ParametricTOOLKITUser s GuideAccessingCreo SimulateItems ..1767 Creo Propertiesused for Loadsand SimulateLoad SimulateVector SimulateBeams:Sections,SketchedSections, and SimulateBeam SimulateSpringPropertyItems ..1828 Creo SimulateMass SimulateMass ..1859 Mesh and SimulateGeometryfrom Creo Createa Simulate:Finite ElementModeling(FEM).

8 FEA Mesh ..1899 : Creatingan TOOLKIT -BasedAnalysisFeaturein Creo TOOLKIT -BasedAnalysiswith Creo .. the ModelwithoutCreo ParametricTOOLKITDLLTask Changesfor Creo Changesfor Creo Changesfor Creo Changesfor Creo Changesfor Creo Changesfor Creo Creo ParametricTOOLKITUser s Availablefor ObjectTOOLKITC++.. ParametricTOOLKITR egistryFile ..2079 RegistryFile Creo Creo RelationshipBetweenCreo ParametricTOOLKITand and CurveData Creo ParametricTOOLKITA pplicationfor GuideCreo ParametricTOOLKITis the C-languagecustomizationtoolkitfor providescustomersand third-partiesthe abilityto expandCreoParametriccapabilitiesby writingC-languagecode and seamlesslyintegratingtheresultingapplica tioninto Creo providesa large libraryof Cfunctionsthat enablesthe externalapplicationto accessthe Creo Parametricdatabaseand user interfacein a controlledand safe ParametricTOOLKITis supportedonly with Creo is notsupportedwith the otherCreo ParametricTOOLKITis aimedat softwareengineerswith experiencein be trainedin the basicuse of Creo ParametricTOOLKITUser s GuideTheCreo ParametricTOOLKITUser s Guidedescribeshow to use manualintroducesCreo ParametricTOOLKIT.

9 Thefeaturesit offers,and the techniquesand backgroundknowledgeusersrequiretouse code examplesincludedin this guidehave been reformattedforpresentationpurposes,and thereforemay containhiddeneditingcharacters,such as tabs and end-of-linecharacters,and not cut andpastesampleapplicationcode or code fragmentsfrom the User s Guideas theadditionalformattingcharacterscouldbr eakthe code;alwaysuse the samplecode providedin the Creo ParametricTOOLKIT installationdirectoryat<creo_loadpoint>\<datecode>\CommonFiles\protoolkit\ documentationfor Creo ParametricTOOLKIT includesan onlinebrowserthat containstheCreo ParametricTOOLKITUser s Guideand followingtable lists conventionsand termsused throughoutthis Parametric -typemenuname(for example,PART).BoldfaceWindows-typemenuna meor menuor dialogboxoption(for example,View), or utility(for example,promonitor).

10 Functionnamesalso (Courier)CodesamplesappearEmphasisImport antinformationappearsin indicatesfile namesand menuoptionby placingthe arrowcursoron the optionand pressingthe left synonymfor choose as above,Selectalsodescribesthe actionsof selectingelementson amodeland elementdescribesredefinablecharacteristi csof afeaturein a environmentin Creo Parametricin whichyoucan performa groupof closelyrelatedfunctions(Drawing,for example).ModelAn assembly, part, drawing,format,notebook,casestudy, sketch,and so item in a menuor an entryin a configurationfileor a part or an Guide19 ConventionDescription<creo_loadpoint>The locationwherethe Creo applicationsareinstalled,for example,C:\ProgramFiles\PTC\ <creo_toolkit_loadpoint>The locationwherethe Creo ParametricTOOLKIT applicationis installed,that is,<creo_loadpoint>\<datecode>\CommonFiles\ Importantinformationthat shouldnot be overlookedappearsin noteslikethis.