To Create a New Project
1. Click
EMX Create New or in Manufacturing Mode click > . The
Project dialog box opens.
2. Under Data, provide information or accept defaults for the following:
◦ Project Name—Enter a name for the assembly, associated drawings, and reports.
◦ Prefix—Enter a wildcard character.
◦ Postfix—Enter a wildcard character.
◦ User Name
◦ Date
◦ Note—
Add notes about the project
3. Under Options set the unit of measurement to mm or inch.
4. Under
Templates, click
to browse to the template directory. Select a previously designed EMX assembly, accept the empty EMX default template, or click
to browse the EMX archive. All projects that were saved to this archive ( > > ) are available. If you do not use an EMX default template, all the files are copied from the resident directory to the current working directory and are then renamed with the new project name, prefix and suffix. If you use an EMX default template, select the
Copy Drawings check box to create a drawing and select the
Copy Reports check box to create a report.
5. In the Project Parameter area, select Add local project parameters to create a set of project-specific parameters for the new project. To enter or change a parameter value, double-click in the Default Value column for the parameter and type the value.
| When you set the Creo Expert Moldbase Extension configuration option SAVE_LOCAL_PARAM_IN_ASM to YES, the project parameters are stored with the assembly. If you do not set the option to YES, they are written to an ASCII file in the current working directory. |
6. Click OK to create the new assembly and report or drawing in the working directory or click Cancel.