Creo Elements/Direct Cabling Tutorial 10: Step 1 of 2
CCF file structure
A CCF defines a script for the automatic creation of standard parts catalogs in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling. These scripts have a structured format:
Refer to the sections in the example above:
1. The Comments section (in red) briefly explains qualifiers and the actions they activate when you select an item from a parts library menu:
◦ S: Opens a submenu.
◦ D: Opens a dialog.
◦ F: Calls a LISP function.
◦ P: Loads an external program.
◦ LOS: Loads a PKG file from the operating system.
◦ LWM: Checks the Work Manager database and loads the specified model, if available.
◦ LMM: Checks the Creo Elements/Direct Model Manager database and loads the specified model, if available.
Hash marks (#) precede all comments in CCF scripts.
2. The About section (in blue ) describes the information displaying in the library's About dialog.
3. The Sizes section (in green ) defines the size of library cells and icons. CCF- created menus are built via Creo Elements/Direct Modeling's User Interface Construction Toolkit. See the Integration Kit's documentation for more information.
4. The Shortcut section (in fuchsia ) defines the shortcut replacing long directory paths in the CCF script. In the example above, this section defines the DIR1 shortcut as a lengthy path to a directory on the C drive. All instances of DIR1 in the following section use this path.
5. The Body section (in maroon ) describes the menu structure and defines the location of associated PKG files and their menus' images. Submenus require an extra space under their parent menus. For example, the Connectors menu's submenus, abc and 123, are indented one space relative to their parent menu.
The image and PKG files must have the same filenames to correctly display the image in the E-Lib Component dialog box.
