Other Resources — Creo TOOLKIT Documentation
Creo TOOLKIT is the C-language customization toolkit for Creo Parametric. It enables customers and third parties to expand Creo Parametric capabilities by writing C-language code and seamlessly integrating the resulting application into Creo Parametric. Creo TOOLKIT provides an extensive library of C functions that enables the external application to access the Creo Parametric database and user interface in a controlled and safe manner.
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Creo TOOLKIT is supported only with Creo Parametric. It is not supported with the other Creo applications.
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The toolkit documentation includes an online browser that contains the User’s Guide with a description of the function syntax.
In addition to the C-language based toolkit, Creo also provides a suite of toolkits for other languages such as Object-oriented languages like C++, JAVA, HTML, JavaScript and Visual Basic.
Accessing Creo Parametric Toolkit Documentation on www.ptc.com
To access Creo TOOLKIT and other toolkit guides and related documentation www.ptc.com:
1. Go to https://www.ptc.com/support/refdoc/ . Here you can search for supported Creo reference documents.
2. In the Product field, enter the product name and select the same from the drop-down list. For example, Creo Parametric or Creo Simulate.
3. Select the respective Release version of Creo.
4. In the Document Type field, select the document type to get the documentation for the selected release version or the previous release versions:
◦ User and Reference Guides—Provides links to all User and Reference guides.
◦ Read this first / Release Notes —Provides links to all the Release Notes and Read This First.
◦ Configuration Options—Provides links to all Configuration Options CSVs in zipped format.
5. Click Search.
The next page lists the reference documents (for example C, C++ JAVA, VB, Web.link, Creo.JS) that match your search criteria.
Accessing Toolkit Documentation from the APIWizard
Creo TOOLKIT provides an online browser, APIWizard that contains detailed documentation. This browser displays information from the Creo Parametric TOOLKIT User’s Guide and API specifications derived from Creo TOOLKIT header file data.
Start the Creo TOOLKIT APIWizard by pointing your browser to:<creo_toolkit_loadpoint>\protkdoc\index.html.
The following image shows how the APIWizard looks like:
Similarly, you can open other toolkit guides in APIWizard by pointing your browser to the respective index.html file. For details on how to locate the guides see the next section Creo Toolkit Guides
Creo Toolkit Guides
The following table provides information about the supported Creo toolkit guides and how to locate them from the APIwizard.
Toolkit Guide | Audience | Location of index.html file |
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Creo Parametric TOOLKIT User’s Guide | Software engineers with experience in C programming who are also trained in the basic use of Creo Parametric. | <creo_toolkit_loadpoint>\protkdoc\index.html |
Creo Object TOOLKIT C++ User’s Guide | Experienced Creo Parametric and Creo Direct users who are already familiar with object-oriented language | <creo_otk_loadpoint_doc>\objecttoolkit_Creo\index.html |
Creo Object TOOLKIT Java User’s Guide | Experienced Creo Parametric and Creo Direct users who are already familiar with Java or another object-oriented language | <creo_otk_java_loadpoint_doc>\objecttoolkit_Creo\index.html |
Creo.JS User’s Guide | Experienced Creo Parametric users who know HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and JavaScript | <creojs_loadpoint>\creojsdoc\index.html |
Web.Link User’s Guide | Experienced Creo Parametric users who know HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and JavaScript. | <creo_weblink_loadpoint>\weblinkdoc\index.html |
VB API User’s Guide | Experienced Creo Parametric users who are familiar with Visual Basic or another object-oriented language | <creo_vbapi_loadpoint>\vbapidoc\index.html |