Opening .drw file of open .prt file

[EddyVE]

Hi all,

I usually give my drawings the same name as my parts. For example:
MyPart.prt and MyPart.drw

If you have MyPart.drw open, and you do "File / Open", the file selection dialog box appears and it automatically preselects the file "MyPart.prt".
So, all I have to do is press OK and file MyPart.prt is opened.
I find that a very handy feature.
But unfortunately, that does not work the other way around.

If I have part "MyPart.prt" open and I open a new file, in the file selection dialog box the first file in the working directory is preselected, and not file "MyPart.drw", as I very much would like.

Is there a way to achieve this ? (I am running WF2)

Best regards

Edited by: EddyVE

 

[design-engine]

in unix you could search using 'grep' and locate the reference to you part in a drawing on the system. I would think you could do this type of search with a PDM software.... We don't have any PDM software installed at our office but....


Does intralink let you search like this?

 

[doronron1]

See this link. You can use a similar technique to open a drawing from a part or assy.


[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35 147&PN=1[/url]

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

click on the link....


[url]http://www.mcadcentral.com/proe/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=33 605&KW=find+my+mother[/url]

 

[EddyVE]

Guys,

Thanks a lot for your contributions and for the links.
I'll think I will write an AutoIt script to do the job. I am already a bit familiar with AutoIt. All I have to do is to figure out the easiest way to grab the part name.

Best regards

 

[doronron1]

Ihave found exportingthe audit trail is the easiest.

 

[EddyVE]

Ihave found exportingthe audit trail is the easiest.

Hadn't thought of that one. I was thinking to use AutoIt to grab the current Pro/E window title because that has the name of the current part in it, or otherwise do a 'Save a copy' and grab the model name.


E.

 

[doronron1]

Eddy, you are correct in this case, when you just need the part/assy name. It will save you exporting a file then extracting the information and deleting the file. I'm using the file method because in some autoit scripts I need the suffix as well.