ProE mapkeys problem 1

[Hijeo]

Hi everybody,

First, I'm french so, please, don't judge me on my syntaxe.

I have a problem on creating a mapkey. I'd like to open a file on my computer and copy/paste some of characters of this file on a value box (like Mass properties on ProE). The first part of the mapkey is pretty easy but I don't know how to open a Windows file (through the notepad) and copy/paste these characters.

If someone could help me, it would be the best day of my life... I'm kidding but it'd help me a lot.

Thanks

 

[aafuni]

Your best bet is probably to use the parts program (Tools>Program then Edit Program) to define several input parameters. You can then make a parameter text file that Pro/E will pull from upon regeneration.

I have also in the past created Excel documents which have VBA code to output certain cells to a text file. I then have a trail file that the VBA code tells Pro/E to run which regenerates parameters from the file.

I can get you some links to some other helpful posts if you are looking to do something like this.
-AAFuni

 

[Hijeo]

These links seem helpfull so i'd like to look at them.

Thanks.

Hijeo

 

[aafuni]

Here you go:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=144905.

Look at joltinjohn's post, that pretty much covers the process.

Are you trying to do it as a one time thing or have it so you can modify the part with several different text files?

 

[aafuni]

These too:

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1254

http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=895

 

[Hijeo]

First of all, I will test it and then I'd like to do it for different text files