Parameters to ProE vertices

[iyermuku]

In proE, a user cannot add parameters to Vertices. I have cross checked this and observed there is no selection filter for vertices in the Tools->Parameters Dialog.<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However it appears, you can select a vertex for some commands. When I tested the selection of a vertex using ProSelectionModelitemGet, I got a modelitem whose type is one of <br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
PRO_EDGE_START = 71,<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> PRO_EDGE_END = 72,<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> PRO_CRV_START = 74,<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> PRO_CRV_END = 75,<br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is there a modelitem in proe for vertices? If there is, is there a command to access vertices,
say of an edge?

All these questions are driven towards the end goal of being able to create, set and get parameters
to and from vertices.

Help would be most appreciated.
Mukund Iyer Rajamony

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[kishorev]

Hello Iyer,


If you did not find the option in Pro-Engineer to set or create a parameter for the vertices, how do you expect this can happend with Pro-Toolkit.Even though the modelitem identify the Edge start or end you can not set the parameter.Even you force to try it will give a invalid input i guess.


Where are you working(company) ,are you on Pro-Toolkit?





Kishore V

 

[Mloew]

Mukund,


Can you 'fake' the parameter being set on the vertex itself by attaching a parameter to a datum point or coordinate system and adding a handle to the vertex?

 

[iyermuku]

Matthew,

Well, we have been adding parameters to datum points on top of vertices. Still how does one attach a handle to the vertex? Secondly, can the handle to the vertex be safely assumed to be consistent all the time?

 

[Mloew]

That I do not know. My best guess would be to assume that the datum point that is being used as a surrogate for the vertex is fully associative (i.e. dependent). It will be the user's responsibility to ensure consistency and maintenance of design intent.

 

[iyermuku]

Matthew,
Thanks for the prompt reply. Even associativity will do for me. From your suggestion, I would create an associative datum point on the vertex of interest and add parameters to that datum point.

When I am reading the datum point through toolkit, I search for it's associative entity and go from there.

Thanks!

 

[Mloew]

Great. Glad the suggestion was helpful.