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nx journal to create Teamcenter folder

nx journal to create Teamcenter folder

nx journal to create Teamcenter folder

(OP)
Hello,
I am using the ufs.Clone function to import Parts to Teamcenter. Here it is possible to derfine with ufs.Clone.SetDefFolder (user_name + ":" + import_folder) the destination folder for the parts. If it does not exist, this folder is created automatically.
I have to copy these parts to several additional Teamcenter folders. For existing folders it is no problem to copy these new parts also to different TC folders with ufs.Ugmgr.AddToFolder(database_part_tag, rootfolder_tag). My problem is, if the destination folder does not exist.
Does anyone know how to create an empty folder in Teamcenter with a journal?

Thanks in advance
Carsten

RE: nx journal to create Teamcenter folder

Carsten,
Do you have an example on how the ufs.Clone works. I'm trying to create a folder in TC and want to try this way, but when I try to run it in NX I get a message that "The Clone operation has not been initialised" (with an S instead of a Z).
How does one initialise the clone operation?

Thanks!
Alex H

RE: nx journal to create Teamcenter folder

(OP)
Hello Alex,
I think you forgot to initialise the clone operation. Here is a snippet of the code I use to import all parts of a selected OS Folder to a specified Teamcenter folder:

ufs.Clone.Terminate()
ufs.Clone.Initialise(UFClone.OperationClass.ImportOperation)
ufs.Clone.SetFamilyTreatment(UFClone.FamilyTreatment.StripFamilyStatus)
ufs.Clone.setDefNaming(UFClone.NamingTechnique.Autogen)
ufs.Clone.SetDefDirectory(pathsave)
ufs.Clone.SetDefAction(UFClone.Action.Overwrite)
ufs.Clone.SetLogfile(pathsave + "clone.txt")
ufs.Clone.SetDefAssocFileCopy (False)
ufs.Clone.SetDefFolder (user_name + ":" + import_folder)


Dim di As New IO.DirectoryInfo(pathsave)

Dim lFiles As IO.FileInfo() = di.GetFiles("*.prt")

Dim fi As System.IO.FileSystemInfo

Dim foundfile As IO.FileInfo

' get the files in the directory

For Each foundFile In lFiles


OS_FileName = foundFile.name.Remove(foundFile.name.Length - 4, 4)
ufs.Clone.AddAssembly(pathsave + foundfile.name, load_status)
ufs.Clone.AddPart(pathsave + foundfile.name)
ufs.Clone.setNaming(foundFile.name, UFClone.NamingTechnique.Autogen, OS_FileName)
ufs.Clone.SetPdmDesc(foundfile.name, OS_FileName)
ufs.Clone.SetPdmName(foundfile.name, OS_FileName)
ufs.Clone.SetAssocFileCopy (foundfile.name, False)

Next
Dim naming_failures As UFClone.NamingFailures = Nothing
ufs.Clone.setdryrun (false)
ufs.Clone.GenerateReport()
ufs.Clone.PerformClone (naming_failures)
ufs.Clone.Terminate()

I hope this helps.
Carsten

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