change filename format to include revision when saving as stp

[praveenpaul]

Say I have a pro e part named 123 and its revision is AA which is managed by windchill. When i try to save the file in stp format, proe is suggesting the name as 123. I want the name suggested as 123_AA. The reason is I am trying to create a mapkey to create stp files and name it in the format filename_revision (ex. 123_AA). Is there a way for this.

 

[dgs]

The only way to do this that I know of is:

• Export the part parameters (I use text, not html) to a folder
• Save the part in the desired format to the same folder
• Use a batch file to search the export file for the parameter name and extract the parameter value to a variable
• Use a batch file to search for the exported file name and assign it to a variable
• Use a batch file to rename the exported file to <filename>_<revision>

That's the basic process I use, but I don't have Windchill. I have no idea how that would complicate or simplify it.

 

[srieger]

There is a product from Etrage Solutions (etrage.com) that will convert anything you want in Windchill to a stp, dxf, iges, etc. You can batch plot to printer or pdf, etc. You can configure it to add the revision and many other things to the name of the output file.