About Configuring the Retrieval of non-Creo Models

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Data exchange settings in Creo are automatically configured for the retrieval of Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, NX, SolidWorks models, and Creo Elements/Direct*.sdpc and *.sdac content files. The following check boxes under Open by default are selected by default in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box and Open is the default option for these file formats in the File Open dialog box:

• CATIA

• Creo Elements/Direct

• SolidWorks

• NX

• Inventor

You must clear the default selection of these check boxes in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box or explicitly select the Import option in the File Open dialog box to import part and assembly models that belong to these file formats.

Various configuration options in the config.pro file that control the import of Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, and Creo Elements/Direct part and assembly models also control the retrieval of models that belong to these file formats in Creo. You can, therefore, use the format-specific import profiles to import as well as open part and assembly models that belong to the Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SolidWorks, NX, and Creo Elements/Direct file formats in Creo. If you create open profiles for these formats, the settings in the open profiles ensure the inclusion of 3D and other format-specific data in the models opened in Creo, just as they ensure the inclusion of 3D data when you import part and assembly models that belong to these formats. You can click File > Options, select Data Exchange in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box, select the supported formats, and click Setup Import and Open Profiles to access the format-specific import profile editors and create the open profiles for each of these formats, just as you create import profiles for these formats. The *.dip file extension is also the same for the import and open profiles. The open profiles with the *.dip file extension and the name of the file format are saved by default in the profiles directory that you have specified in Profiles directory of the Creo Parametric Options dialog box. If you did not define the profiles directory, the profiles are saved in the last-browsed folder of the session or the current working directory. However, unlike import, the file open task initially uses the settings of the designated import or open profiles from disk instead of using the system-defined settings of the current profile. The designated profiles are used for the subsequent retrieval and update of models using Associative Topology Bus (ATB).

The supported file formats listed under Open by default in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box, the corresponding format-specific configuration options for the file open task, and open profiles are as listed in the following table:

The Open by Default Format Options	Configuration Options for the File Open Task	Configuration Options that Set the Default Format-Specific Open Profiles
CATIA V5	directly_open_by_default_c5 values: yes*, no	import_profiles_catia_v5 value: full path to the default open profile for CATIA V4 and V5 including its file name.
Creo Elements/Direct	directly_open_by_default_ced values: yes*, no	import_profiles_ced value: full path to the default open profile for Creo Elements/Direct formats including file names.
SolidWorks	directly_open_by_default_sw values: yes*, no	import_profiles_solidworks value: full path to the default open profile for SolidWorks including its file name.
NX	directly_open_by_default_nx values: yes*, no	import_profiles_nx value: full path to the default open profile for NX including its file name.
Inventor	directly_open_by_default_inv values: yes*, no	import_profiles_inv value: full path to the default open profile for Autodesk Inventor including its file name.

The CATIA V5 check box under Open by default in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box and the open profiles for the CATIA V5 format are also valid for the retrieval of CATIA V4 .model files. For example, the CATIA V5 check box and the open profile for CATIA V5 can retrieve CATIA V5 CATProduct assemblies when CATIA V4 .model part files are assembled as components and the CATProduct assemblies reference CATIA V4 data.