Automating model creation

Hi,
I got a question on how to control parameters of a model from outside.
E.g. for a cylinder, length and diameter are given via some text files
and it is desired to create the model automatically without any user
interaction. What is best practice here ?
Since I am new to ProE, I followed some articles where this can be done
via ProE/Toolkit or Jlink. Has someone already explored this ?

Jost

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Dipl.-Ing. Jost Weber

Institut für Technische Mechanik
RWTH Aachen
Templergraben 64
D-52056 Aachen

Tel.: +49-241-80-94622
Fax.: +49-241-80-92923
email: -aachen.de
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It might be easier with Jlink or Toolkit but you can read in a text file
without either of them, in fact they would utilize that functionality in
order to do it also.

Hi,
I got a question on how to control parameters of a model from outside.
E.g. for a cylinder, length and diameter are given via some text files
and it is desired to create the model automatically without any user
interaction. What is best practice here ?
Since I am new to ProE, I followed some articles where this can be done
via ProE/Toolkit or Jlink. Has someone already explored this ?

Jost

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Dipl.-Ing. Jost Weber

Institut für Technische Mechanik
RWTH Aachen
Templergraben 64
D-52056 Aachen

Tel.: +49-241-80-94622
Fax.: +49-241-80-92923
email: -aachen.de
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I think what Dan is talking about is Pro/PROGRAM. When the parameters and
relations have been defined in program, the next time the file is opened, it asks
whether you want to regen with 'Current vals', 'Enter' or 'From file'. If you pick
the latter, it asks for a file name that has a saved program. You can edit this
saved program from any text editor. When read and the file saved, this will be the
new program saved with the part. You also access J-Link through the same
'Tools>Progarm' Menu Manager function list.

David Janes

 

Hi David,
thanks for hinting me to Pro/Program.
I was looking for something non-interactively assuming that there might
be a batch mode for generating the model. Then, I can couple ProE with
an external program code to get the geometry automatically created. It
seems more and more to me that I have to use Jlink (for Toolkit, I do
not have a license)

Jost

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Dipl.-Ing. Jost Weber

Institut für Technische Mechanik
RWTH Aachen
Templergraben 64
D-52056 Aachen

Tel.: +49-241-80-94622
Fax.: +49-241-80-92923
email: -aachen.de
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