config.pro options for metric units & ISO tol std.?

it´s all in the topic...

I can´t get rid of imperial units and stupid ANSI tol mode,
it´s uncomfortable to change settings for each part & assy.

This has been well set in 20 but came up again with 2000i2.
Did the config.pro options spelling for those settings change?

TIA

Walther

Still not using Wildfire (too much rain here).
walther_[at]_in4tec_[dot]_de

 

: it´s all in the topic...
:
: I can´t get rid of imperial units and stupid ANSI tol mode,
: it´s uncomfortable to change settings for each part & assy.
:
: This has been well set in 20 but came up again with 2000i2.
: Did the config.pro options spelling for those settings change?
:
Nope, still pro_unit_length, pro_unit_mass and tolerance_standard to specify
centimeter, gram and ISO.

The thing that has changed, though, is the extensive use of 'templates', start
parts. When you pick 'File>New' and get the type selection box, uncheck the thing
that says User default template. This will show a list of what is already set up
to use as templates. Whatever appears highlighted on the input line is your
current default start part. The problem may be that it says inlbs_part_solid which
gives you your imperial (US Customary) units and ansi tolerance standard. If you
pick the one that says mmns_part_solid, you should get the set up you want, that
is, when you use this template, you should be able to go to 'Edit>Setup>Units' and
have it show the current units as millimeters. If you want to be able to leave the
box checked and use this template by default, you have to set it in config.pro.
This is something new that you can do. If you go through it alphabetically, you'll
find a series of options beginning with template_designasm which let you specify a
template to use by default. The one causing your trouble is probably
template_solidpart. If you set this to the correct template and edit the template
itself to the way you want it, shouldn't have this kind of problem again.

BTW, the templates are actual parts and the information they contain, like units,
overrides the config.pro options settings like pro_unit_length. The only time
these would come into play is if, in creating a new part, you unchecked the 'Use
default template' box and from the list of available templates, picked Empty. Then
all the config.pro values are used as the defaults.

David Janes

 

thanks a lot, David! My fault I didn´t take a look at this. I wonder how
you find the time for your always helpful advice to this group.

[...]

fine! I´ll make up some metric/ISO templates as soon as possible.

Yet I didn´t manage to find out the appropriate config.pro options
since these obviously do not show up in the menu until set in the file.
Mine says tangent_edge_display then continues with tol_display so it
seems I´m missing the template_* options and their syntax respectively.

Anybody about to post a list of the template_* config.pro options here?

Thanks again! PTC programmers - or the marketing guys, or management,
whoever - have often decided to override what users became accustomed to
already, making changes but not advantages (yes, I´m conservative!).
This sort of Innovation made PTC the like of Microsoft in CAD market.

Kind Regards

Walther