Re: Creo Defaults / Performance Settings
Hello Brad, and welcome to the forum. I have found the sheetmetal package to be a -huge- overhead on CPU cycles. When I do a heavy sheetmetal session, I can literally smell my laptop's power supply...
View ArticleDisplay object path as text on a drawing
is there anyway to display the object path as text on a drawing.This is so if anyone is looking at a print of the drawing that person could locate that on the network without starting up creo. thanks jg
View ArticleRe: Text Re-Sketch on Ref-Sketch at one shot
A more useable approach is to create a UDF for each character and place them one character at a time on the part. This way the loop selection happens once for each character, when the UDF is created....
View ArticleRe: Config.pro etc. file locations
Hello Marc, I know this post is pretty old now but can you tell me how I can identify my homepath (i.e. Windows: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%) as well as my startup folder within my installation of Pro/E...
View ArticleRe: sketch symmetry
You can change the text properties to be center jsutified. Tha places the anchor in the middle of the text string.
View ArticleRe: Config.pro etc. file locations
HOMEDRIVE adn HOMEPATH are windows cariables. Type "set" at a command prompt adn you'll see all the defeinted Windows variables.' The startup directory is defined by the shortcut used to launch Proe....
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Features from CADDS IV I miss
1) Great line fonts - Orchard was a line of trees. Seems like one could force dashes to end at line ends.2) The ability to make any 2d graphic into a fill pattern, not just crappy hatching3) That fills...
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Re: sketch symmetry
I'm guessing you are on WF5, so I've got no idea where I would look for these in menus there, but in Creo 2 it goes as: Select the sketch feature --> Model tab --> Paste Special --> Adv...
View ArticleProblem with starting CREO
Hi, During start of Creo pops up a message window: License request failed for feature Requesting CREOPMA_Student2 ... C:\ProgramData\PTC\Licensing\BK390206EDSTUDENTUNICL_license.dat: (-10) Feature has...
View ArticleHELICAL SWEEPS- DON'T ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK.
A few questions on the Helical Sweep, I'm putting threads on an extruded circle (making a bolt). I can get it to work, but only after lots of frustration. 1. When you create the Line Profile, do you...
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Re: HELICAL SWEEPS- DON'T ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK.
You are working with a very small bolt. It could be in the accuracy settings. Try changing the pitch to a larger value and see if that lets it work. In general, these work as expected but sometimes...
View ArticleRe: HELICAL SWEEPS- DON'T ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK.
Where's the challenge? Sketch a construction line that is at the top crest and bottom crest location and another that is just below (oriented per your diagram) the bottom crest location. These...
View ArticleRe: HELICAL SWEEPS- DON'T ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK.
(the sketch already constrains equal flat areas with the two equal diameter reference circles. I use the ID from the provided cosmetic thread to determine the offset) Although it has always been PTC's...
View ArticleRe: HELICAL SWEEPS- DON'T ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK.
=Clever, but not obvious control. The construction line method directly controls the crest and root flat widths. The threaded holes have lead-in chamfers, so that's easy enough. As I said, its an...
View ArticleRe: sketch symmetry
Thanks Doug. I tried this but its not norking. Can you suggest me that in clear steps if you can. ThanksAraviK
View ArticleCreate new part in the working directory from the VB interface?
Is it possible to create a new part in the working directory from the VB interface? If so, how?
View ArticleRe: Problem with starting CREO
Hi, open C:\ProgramData\PTC\Licensing\BK390206EDSTUDENTUNICL_license.dat in Notepad and check expiration date. Student license file contains a line similar to: INCREMENT CREOPMA_Student2 ptc_d 33.0...
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