Model Tree Items
Model Tree Items
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Newbie here. Frustrated WF3 user - coming from Solidworks. Settings/ Tree Filters/ Display shows several default items checked. I want to include three additional, but I have to re-check the boxes for each model. How do I make the system know that I ALWAYS want to include display these items in my model tree?





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Stephen Seymour, PE
Seymour Engineering & Consulting Group
www.seymourecg.com
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Been off WF for a while. :))
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
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Thanks for the answers.
There is a "Save Settings File" below the Settings button. And I did save the file, but the system doesn't seem to pick up the saved file automatically. If I have to go tell proe to use the file I saved, I may as well just reset the settings each time. Another ProE opportunity missed.
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That setting is to the filename!
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
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Unlike saladworks, all Pro/E configuration settings have to be saved in ascii text config files. It may seem quaint compared to a point and shoot interface but in reality it lets you have multiple configurations and very powerful control. But you have to learn how it works.
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I couldn't stop laughing at that one.
A star for dgallup.
STeve
Stephen Seymour, PE
Seymour Engineering & Consulting Group
www.seymourecg.com
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As I'm shown the way to work with the details, the big stuff is more easily overcome. I'm really trying to bury the sarcasm but I'm afraid it will surface from time to time. The help you guys offer is certainly appreciated.
My frustration is less with ProE and more with my work environment. These guys use it as it comes from the box with no customization at all. That said, ProE's resistance to the windows environment with spell check in the note function and underscores in folder titles is just wrong. A program written to operate in a windows environment should be fully windows compliant.
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I still rue the day I had to turn of my HP-UX box. They worked so well & were so stable, I only rebooted when they shut the power off to work on the sub station transformers.
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IMHO, we have the wrong program where I work. ProE is certainly a very serious design tool, but our design work isn't beginning to use those capabilities. We do a lot of SBIR submittable work and I struggle with the with the 'planar' requirements of ProE modeling - I need to route cables in their natural lie - and certainly wiring isn't planar. I come from a true 3D environment and I don't care if I can't make a drawing of my cabling models. When I'm done I need to know what the cable length is after it's routed. That's my frustration. This forum could be my salvation and I look forward to the day I can start to answer questions!
Mark
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Tools > Options menu
Many Pro/E users like myself know tons of these settings and the wording for them by heart. If you are new to Pro/E or haven't used it in a while it's not like Riding a bike which has been the same for quite a while now. In Pro/E you'd have to use the CTRL key in order to get both of your feet on the peddles. The options change but the Find tool is great it allows you to search by category or even search the descriptions.
If you are unsure of an option you can type in a word to search for and hit find. Then you'll be presented with a list of options with descriptions of use and settings.
Most options have settings of the types listed below
config_option_name (Yes/No)
sketcher_refit_after_dim_modify no
sketcher_starts_in_2d no
parenthesize_ref_dim yes
display_coord_sys yes
visible_mapkeys no
config_option_name (Word, Number)
orientation Trimetric, ISOMETRIC, USER_DEFINED
datum_point_symbol circle
visible_message_lines 2
general_undo_stack_limit 100
sketcher_undo_stack_limit 300
config_option_name (C:\\path to folder, file, program)
trail_dir C:\Documents and Settings\AllUsers\Docs\cad\_ProE_WF4\_trails
tablet_device_name C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\EXCEL.EXE
config_option_name (On/Off)
19_PROJ_ANGLE (hidden On/Off)
19_PROJ_BOUNDARY (hidden On/Off)
19_PROJ_CHAMFER (hidden On/Off)
Hidden Options are usually used to turn off features that have not been completed or perfected by the developers.
If you type a valid option and value (Yes/No, On/Off, 10) the Add button will be activated.
Use these options at your own risk.
Great site by Olaf Corten to check out for config options is.
http://www.proesite.com/newframe.htm?/UTIL/
I sometimes wish "SaladWorks" could use text files for settings because of the hassles with using the Registry for settings like SolidWorks does. Pro/E lets you export your settings to a text file without needing the Registry permissions. To make sure your config.pro options get loaded just set the StartIn directory for your Pro/E shortcut to the directory where your config.pro is located
Michael
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Have you tried using Pro/Cabling? I haven't, but in your situation I could see it being beneficial.
I too have run many hoses and wires, and it is difficult to model them in a realistic natural state, and get the total length when done.
I use advaced pipe for a lot of this tpe of work for now. If I did much more, I'd consider the Pro/piping or pro/cabling add-ons.
David
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Here's a simple question about the forum. I check MILITARY when I signed in the first time. How do I change that to MECHANICAL?
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Thanks, Mark
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Also, the simplified rep dialog box has been completely revamped as well.
Stephen Seymour, PE
Seymour Engineering & Consulting Group
www.seymourecg.com
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