Modelcheck Q&A

[Jacoolo]

I had searched this forum deeply through and did not find anything intresting and really deep about Modelcheck. I think subject is worth to bite it in greater manner.

I started to configure Modelcheck for my own parts. I am aware of exist articles like this one in Profiles Magizne. I even followed the way it is written but after I configure deafault_start.msc with my details, Modelcheck does not follow this configs.

Take a look on these details:

! Configuration file for ModelCHECK.
!22-May-00 VA $$1 Change back slash to forward in MC_REGEN_CONFIG_FILE
# PART MODE START PART REPORT CONFIGURATION
prt_layer fleachen blank datum_surfprt_layer curven blank curveprt_layer cosmetics blank cosmetic_all
# ASSEMBLY MODE START PART REPORT CONFIGURATION

# PART INFORMATION
PRT_MODEL_NAME LTE LENGTH_24
PRT_UNITS_LENGTH MM
PRT_UNITS_MASS KILOGRAM

# ASSEMBLY INFORMATION

# DRAWING INFORMATION

# SHEETMETAL BEND TABLE NAME LIST

# STANDARD LIST FILE NAMES

MC_REGEN_CONFIG_FILE text/mc_regen.mcr

You see, I want to check if parts contain following layers: fleachen, curven and cosmetics. But it does not work. What I do wrong?

 

[caddie]

You have to make sure:


1- Make sureyouusethe mch and mcs files you -intend- to use in either your "condition" file (CNFG_SELECT_AUTO Y in config_init.mcc)or "setconf" file.
1b - You can check what files are used if you expand the triangle icon wher it says "Model:xxx" in the report window.


2-That the check is triggered in the mch file setting option STARTCHECK and relevant LAYER_XX check to W or E

 

[Jacoolo]

thx caddie, I am gonna tried that

 

[Jacoolo]

well, finally I solved those problems

first, I did not look close enough in mentioned article

- it was written to change two last lines in condition.mcc as follow:

IF (MODEL_UNIT EQ INCH) config=(check/default_checks.mch)(start/default_start.mcs)(constant/inch.mcn)(status/sample_status.mcq)
IF (MODEL_UNIT EQ MM) config=(check/default_checks.mch)(start/default_start.mcs)(constant/mm.mcn)(status/sample_status.mcq)

second - and this is strange - it occured that all configs in default_start.mcs should be written with capital letters. Mine were not

Setting these configs right solved my problems. Now I want to go deeper and play a little more with Modelcheck, so for sure it is not a last post here

What I am still confused are sets for part mode checks - Y, N, E, W. The last one seems to be useless for me

 

[Jacoolo]

Is it possible to set in Modelcheck to blank all existing layers in quick easy way?

 

[caddie]

Well, ModelCHECK was made as a toolkit add-on by Rand many years ago, it was bought byPTC and put into proe. The look and feel of that old version add-on is still there though. It is logical however, once you get the overview.


Short answers:


N = Does not check
Y = Checks and reports as information only
E/W = Checks (and compares to criteria in start file). Reports error or warning if incorrect.


You can blank named layers only. A normal way to do this is to first collect all layers in the standard layer names (leaving you with 5-10 layers instead of 150-200...) and then set the status for the named layers.

 

[Jacoolo]

thanks caddie

What if I would like to check different parts in different manner? I mean, different condition for different models types\names, how to do that?

 

[caddie]

if you let proe decide what checkfiles to use(mch, mcs and mcn), you then use the "condition" file to do that. You can use modelnames, parameter existance/values and more. There are loads of examples ini the file commented out. Look at those and build your rules. Note that as soon as a criteria is matched, it will use it, even if there is a "better" match further down.

 

[g.muthu]

not possible
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