Enhancement Details
Visual Basic Application Programming Interface (API)
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 introduces a new programming interface for Visual Basic.
Product Information
| Product |
PTC Creo Parametric |
|---|---|
| Product / Module |
PTC Creo Parametric |
| Version | Wildfire 4.0 |
| Product Functional Area |
Other Functional Areas |
| User Interface Location | |
| Processes, Initiatives, and Best Practices |
Benefits and Description
A new Parametric Foundation Classes (PFC) based Visual Basic API is available in Wildfire 4.0. Users versed in Visual Basic programming can use this new API to automate and customize Pro/ENGINEER from Visual Basic.NET applications and Visual Basic macros in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel or Access.
The Visual Basic API:
- Contains the same capabilities as asynchronous J-Link (core Pro/ENGINEER part, assembly, and drawing manipulation; Windchill server access; data exchange; Pro/ENGINEER user interface customization and applications triggered by events occurring in the Pro/ENGINEER session)
- Is compatible with Visual Basic .NET 2005 and Visual Basic for Applications
- Can be used to transfer data between drawings and OLE objects embedded in Pro/ENGINEEER drawings, such as Excel spreadsheets
- Requires no license beyond the license to run Pro/ENGINEER
Users already familiar with Visual Basic will find this API easier to use than less familiar APIs. Users may apply this API to transfer information between Pro/ENGINEER and other Windows applications with Visual Basic APIs.