Create company or group directories on a network drive
You can place the company group on a network drive.
To place the company group on a network drive,
Before you start Creo Elements/Direct Part Library, you must set the environment variable by one of these methods:
1. Add, for example, the line set PART_LIBRARY_PARTS=J:/MyCompany/Parts to Creo Elements/Direct Modeling's startup script,
2. In your local machine's Environment variables:
a. In Windows, click Start > Control Panel > System > View advanced system settings. The System Properties dialog box opens.
The method to access System Properties dialog box could be different in different versions of Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10).
b. Click the Advanced tab, then Environmental Variables.
c. In the System variables section, click New.
d. In the Variable name field, type PART_LIBRARY_PARTS.
e. In the Variable value field, type a directory path.
3. Type, for example, (si::putenv "PART_LIBRARY_PARTS" "J:/MyCompany/Parts") in Creo Elements/Direct Modeling's user input line.
If you choose not to set the environment variable, Creo Elements/Direct Part Library stores your own standard parts under application data\CoCreate\Modeling\16.00\PartLibrary.
• To check the current location of your company group, type (display (si::getenv "PART_LIBRARY_PARTS" )) in the user input line.
• During each startup, Creo Elements/Direct Part Library checks environment variables for new company groups, so you can add groups at any time.
