Configurations Options for Interface

Interface > Configuring Interface > Configurations Options for Interface

acis_export_params

yes*, no

Specifies whether the export of Creo parts and assemblies to the ACIS format must include user-defined parameters and their values.

This configuration option is valid only when you set the enable_acis_export_extension configuration option to yes.

• yes—Includes the following part and assembly-level parameters and their values, with units, if any, in the ACIS files as defined attributes.

◦ Features

◦ Inherited

◦ Quilt

◦ Surface

◦ Edge

◦ Curve

◦ Composite curve

• no—Does not include the part and assembly-level parameters in the ACIS files during the export of parts and assemblies to the ACIS format.

acis_export_units

Allows you to select a standard unit of length that Creo supports for the export of parts and assemblies to the ACIS format, independent of the model units. For example, if the length in the model is defined in inches, you can export the model with length set in millimeters.

This configuration option is valid only when you set the enable_acis_export_extension configuration option to yes.

The following standard units of length are supported:

• Meters (m)

• Millimeters (mm)

• Centimeters (cm)

• Inches (in)

• Feet (ft)

If you do not specify the units, a part or assembly is exported to the ACIS format in the units of the top-level model.

acis_out_version

4, 5*

Controls the version of the ACIS file when you export a part or assembly to the ACIS format.

allow_4dnav_export

yes, no*

yes—Exports to VRML consistent with CATIA's 4D Navigator.

atb_ident_cadds_files

yes, no*

Controls the display of CADDS 5 models as file or folder icons in the File > Open dialog box.

CADDS 5 models are directories. They are not individual files.

• yes—Displays CADDS 5 models as file icons in the File > Open dialog box whether you select CADDS5 or All Files (*) in Type. You can open CADDS 5 files whether you set Type to CADDS5 or All Files (*).

• no—Displays CADDS 5 models as folder icons in the File > Open dialog box when you select All Files (*) in the Type box. You can open CADDS 5 files only when you explicitly select CADDS5 in Type. However, the CADDS 5 models are displayed as file icons when you select CADDS5 in Type.

auto_associate_dimensions

yes, no*

Determines whether to link the non-associative dimensions of DXF, DWG, and IGES drawing files with the relevant draft entities after their import so that the imported dimensions become associative. This configuration option is available as the Automatically Associate Dimensions option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and the Import IGES dialog boxes. It is also available as the Associate imported IGES, DXF and DWG dimensions to geometry 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• yes—Links dimensions that were not associative before import to the relevant draft entities after import so that the dimensions become associative. The Automatically Associate Dimensions option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and the Import IGES dialog boxes shows selection for this value of auto_associate_dimensions. Also makes available the Recompute Associative Dimensions option on these dialog boxes.

• no—Does not link the dimensions that were not associative before import to the relevant draft entities after import.

cadds_import_layer

yes*, no

Maps CADDS 5 layers to Creo layers when you import CADDS 5 part and assembly models.

catia_out_to_existing_model

append*, overwrite

Controls conflict resolution if the selected CATIA model already exists.

• append—Appends the exported data to the existing CATIA file.

• overwrite—The exported file overwrites the existing CATIA file.

cgm_use_pentable

yes, no*

Controls whether Creo will format file exports to CGM based on a user-defined pen table.

din_std_line_priority

yes, no*

Determines the priority of overlapping lines when plotting or exporting drawings with overlapping lines according to DIN standards. For example, when you set this configuration option to yes, leader lines have a higher priority than cutting lines. In DIN standards too, leader lines have a higher priority than cutting lines.

direct_vrml

yes, no

Controls the appearance of VRML Converter on the File menu.

• yes—VRML Converter appears on the File menu, allowing you to use the Direct VRML export functionality.

• no—VRML Converter does not appear on the File menu.

dwg_export_format

14, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018*

Enables you to select the DWG file version to which you want to export a drawing. This configuration option is available as the DWG export format version 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

dxf_block_to_pro_symbol

yes, no*

Controls the import of blocks and block instances. Block instances are imported as separate symbols. This configuration option is available as the Import Blocks As Symbols option in the Import DXF dialog box.

yes—Imports blocks as symbols.

dxf_export_format

12, 13, 14, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2018*

Enables you to select the DXF file version to which you want to export a drawing. This configuration option is available as the DXF export format version 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

dxf_in_faceted_brep

yes*, no

Determines the type of geometry that is imported from a 3D DXF file.

• yes—Imports the geometry of the 3D DXF file as faceted or ACIS exact data.

• no—Imports the faceted wireframe 3D geometry in the DXF file.

dxf_in_proxy_entity

yes*, no

Controls the import of a DXF or DWG ACAD_PROXY_ENTITY.

• yes—During a DXF or DWG file import, an ACAD_PROXY_ENTITY is also imported.

• no—Proxy entities are ignored during DXF and DWG file import.

dxf_out_comments

yes*, no

Controls the creation of comment lines in the DXF file.

yes—Creates comment lines in the DXF file.

dxf_out_drawing_scale

yes, no*

Specifies whether to export the drawing scale to the DXF or DWG file. This configuration option is available as the Export drawing scale to DXF or DWG format 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• yes—Includes a scale factor, DIMLFAC, in the exported DXF or DWG file to be read by AutoCAD.

• no—Exports without using a scale for the drawing.

dxf_out_scale_views

yes, no*

Specifies whether to scale drawing views when exporting to the DXF or DWG file format. This configuration option is available as the Scale drawing views when exporting to DXF or DWG format 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• yes—Rescales the entire drawing such that the scale becomes 1:1 for the view named main_view.

• no—Exports without rescaling the drawing.

dxf_out_sep_dim_w_breaks

yes, no*

Determines how the dimensions and entities are exported.

yes—Exports dimensions with breaks on witness lines so that entities are separated and the original picture is preserved.

dxf_out_stroke_text

none*, special, all

Controls text stroking during the export of text characters.

• none—No text is stroked. All text is exported to DXF based on its font and character coding.

• special—Only special.fnt characters are stroked. All other characters are exported based on their font and character coding.

• all—All text is stroked.

dxfio_in_sjis

yes, no*

Determines whether SJIS is supported when importing and exporting DXF files in Japanese. SJIS is Japanese character encoding.

edge_display_quality

normal*, high, very_high, low

Controls the display quality of an edge for wireframe and hidden-line removal.

• normal—Provides a normal quality of edge display.

• high—Improves the display quality by increasing tessellation by a factor of 2.

• very_high—Improves the display quality by increasing tessellation by a factor of 3.

• low—Decreases tessellation compared to the normal, speeding up the display of an object.

enable_acis_export_extension

yes, no*

Specifies whether the ACIS extension is active and available on export.

• yes—Enables the export of parameters, material properties, datum features, cross-sections, and explicit sketches. Makes available the following options in the ACIS Export Profile Settings export profile editor:

◦ Datums

◦ Sketches

◦ Cross sections

• no—Does not allow the export of the extended ACIS elements. You cannot select datum curves, datum points, sketches, or cross-sections for export.

enable_cadra_export

yes, no*

Enables the CADRA option in the Save a Copy dialog box. This enables the creation of a CADRA-specific IGES file.

explode_iges_dimension_note

yes, no*

Controls the display of dimensions when importing an IGES drawing file.

• yes—Explodes each IGES dimension into two entities. An independent note contains the dimension text and another dimension with an empty note.

• no—Treats dimensions as in the original file.

export_3d_force_default_naming

yes, no*

Specifies whether to use the Creo file names when exporting to the STEP and Neutral formats.

• yes—Uses the application file names when exporting to the STEP and Neutral formats. You must accept the default file name.

• no—Adds a suffix to the model file names.

export_profiles_[supported_3D_format]

Specifies the saved format-specific export profiles that initialize the export profile settings specific to each of the supported 3D file formats in a new session of Creo.

export_to_shipit

yes, no*

Enables Ship-it interface export.

extend_cvpath

Extends the search path of CADDS 5 models during a session of Creo. The CVPATH environment variable in CADDS 5 defines the default paths to search for CADDS 5 models.

Creo searches for CADDS 5 components in the working directory or uses the CVPATH environment variable with the extend_cvpath configuration option to locate CADDS 5 components in other directories.

fix_autocad_iges_text_scale

yes, no*

Fixes scaling problems for AutoCAD releases earlier than Release 10.

yes—Corrects AutoCAD scaling problems.

fix_catia_iges_sym_note

yes, no*

Corrects a problem caused by multiple rotations of a note in a CATIA IGES file.

yes—Rectifies discrepancies caused by multiple rotations of a note in a CATIA IGES file.

iges_clip_view_ent

yes*, no

Detemines whether IGES entities are clipped with respect to IGES views.

• yes—Clips entities outside the view outline.

• no—Does not clip entities.

iges_clip_view_note

no_clip*, full_clip, partial_clip

Determines whether IGES notes are clipped with respect to the IGES views.

• no_clip—Does not clip notes.

• full_clip—Clips only notes completely outside the view outline.

• partial_clip—Clips notes that are even partially outside the view outline.

iges_export_dwg_views

yes, no*

Determines the export of drawing-view information. This configuration option is available as the Export drawing view information to IGES format 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• yes—Exports drawing-view information.

• no—Does not export drawing-view information.

iges_in_dwg_color

yes, no*

Determines the import of RGB information in the IGES files. The color-definition entities in the IGES files are either imported or ignored. This configuration option is available as Import User Colors in the Import IGES dialog box.

• yes—Imports RGB information. The color-definition entities in the IGES files are imported to the drawings as user-defined colors. All entities using the color-definition entities are set to use the user-defined colors.

• no—Ignores the color-definition entities in the IGES files. All entities referencing these colors are set to use the assigned color in the color-definition entity.

iges_in_dwg_line_font

yes, no*

Controls the import of user-defined line fonts. This configuration option is available as Import User Line Fonts in the Import IGES dialog box.

• yes—Gives default names to user-defined line styles that do not have names. The names are in the order IGES_1, IGES_2, and so on.

• no—Imports the user-defined line fonts as a solid line font.

iges_in_group_to_dwg_layer

yes, no*

Determines the conversion of an IGES group to drawing layers. This configuration option is available as Import Groups As Layers in the Import IGES dialog box.

• yes—Converts an IGES group to drawing layers.

• no—Does not convert the IGES group to drawing layers.

iges_note_disp

as_geometry, all_views*, no_views, as_is.

Determines the action to be taken when IGES note entities do not point to any views or the drawing entity.

The iges_zero_view_disp configuration option determines the action when IGES geometry does not point to any views or the drawing entity.

iges_out_all_srfs_as

default, 114, 128

Determines surface types that are exported to the IGES file format.

• default—Exports all surfaces as appropriate IGES surfaces.

• 114—Applies only to representations of surface shape. Trimmed surface entities (type 144) are exported regardless of this setting.

• 128—Exports all surfaces as IGES B-spline surfaces.

iges_out_assembly_default_mode

flat*, one_level, all_levels, all_parts

Specifies the default for export of assemblies through IGES. The optional values are:

• flat—Converts the assembly to a single-level geometric model.

• one_level—Exports only the assembly structure with pointers to component files.

• all_levels—Exports the assembly structure to a single file and the components to IGES files.

• all_parts—Exports an assembly to IGES as multiple files containing geometry information about the assembly components and assembly features, if any.

iges_out_catia_gdt_width

yes, no*

yes—Enables the required width of a gtol symbol to be exported to CATIA.

iges_out_catia_notes

yes, no

yes—Breaks a large note, more than 70 strings, into smaller notes, each producing an IGES entity.

iges_out_dwg_color

yes, no*

Determines the export of RGB information and the user-defined colors in the drawing to the IGES file format.

• yes—Enables the export of RGB information to IGES files. The user-defined colors in the drawing are exported to an IGES file as color-definition entities. All entities using these colors have a pointer to the corresponding color-definition entity in the IGES file.

• no—Ignores the user-defined colors in the drawing when exporting IGES file. All entities using these colors are set to use the white color in the IGES file.

iges_out_dwg_line_font

yes, no*

Controls the export of user-defined line fonts through IGES.

no—Exports all geometry as solid fonts.

iges_out_ent_as_bspline

true, false*

Controls the export of geometric entities in drawings to IGES files. This configuration option is available as the Export geometry entities as third-degree B-splines 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• true—Exports all geometric entities as third-degree B-splines.

• false—Does not export lines and arcs as B-splines.

iges_out_jamais_compliant

yes, no*

• yes—Specifies IGES output with special JAMA-IS subset specification, compliant with version 1.02 of JAMA-IS (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association IGES Subset Specification).

• no—Specifies normal IGES.

iges_out_mil_d_28000

yes, no*

yes—Specifies the IGES output that uses the MIL-D-28000 entity subset.

iges_out_spl_crvs_as_126

yes*, no

Converts part geometry spline curves to IGES entity 126 (B-spline) when creating an IGES file.

iges_out_spl_srfs_as_128

yes*, no

Converts part geometry spline surfaces to IGES entity 128 (B-spline) when creating an IGES file.

iges_out_start_note

yes, no*

yes—Exports the text specified by the system_iges_header_fileand the user_iges_header_file configuration options as a note on the drawing.

Use the put_iges_drawing_entity configuration option to control the placement of the note.

iges_out_symbol_entity

yes*, no

Exports a drawing symbol as an IGES general symbol entity, IGES type number 228 (yes) or as its component entities, notes, and lines. This configuration option is available as the Export drawing symbol as an IGES symbol 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

iges_out_trim_curve_deviation

value, current*, accuracy*

Sets the maximum value for the distance between an XYZ trimming boundary curve and the underlying surface of a trimmed surface.

iges_out_trim_xyz

yes*, no

Determines whether XYZ data is exported in addition to UV data for trimmed surfaces.

iges_out_trm_srfs_as_143

yes, no*

yes—Exports surfaces to IGES entities 141 and 143. This overrides the iges_out_trm_xyz option.

iges_zero_view_disp

all_views*, no_views, as_is

Determines the action when IGES geometry does not point to any views or the drawing entity.

• all_views—Creates a copy of the entity for each view using view transformation.

• no_views—Does not create the entity.

• as_is—Creates the entity only once, using its own view transformation information.

import_profiles_<format_name>

Specifies the path or location of the format-specific import profile, designated as the default import profile for the specified format. If you only specify the file format, the import profile saved in the profiles directory is designated as the default import profile for the format.

If the import profile is not located in the profiles directory, you must specify the path of the format-specific import profile with the name of the format.

interface_quality

0, 1, 2, 3*

Determines the amount of work performed when checking for overlapping lines in a plot or a 2D export file, such as IGES.

• 0—Dumps lines in the interface without checking for overlapping lines or collecting lines of the same pen color.

• 1—Does not check for overlapping lines, but collects lines of the same pen color for plotting.

• 2—Partially checks edges with two vertices and collects lines of the same pen color for plotting.

• 3—Completely checks all the edges against each other, regardless of the number of vertices, fonts, or colors. Lines of the same pen color are collected for plotting.

intf_cadds_import_make_solid

yes, no*

Allows you to solidify closed quilts when you import CADDS 5 part and assembly models.

• yes—Imports closed quilts as solids when you import CADDS 5 models.

• no—Does not solidify the closed quilts in the CADDS 5 models when you import the models.

intf_cadds_version

14*, 15

Controls the version of CADDS 5 files. Allows you to switch between the default and the alternate CADDS 5 converter versions for the Creo Interface for CADDS 5. The default is CADDS 5 version 14.0.

intf_generate_log_file

short*, long, no

Specifies whether to generate log files for the import of various 3D formats. When the log files are generated, specifies whether they are short or long.

• short—Specifies that the import log file is short.

• long—Specifies that the import log file is long and detailed.

• no—Does not generate the import log file.

intf_in_dwg_pnt_ent

yes, no*

Converts an IGES or DXF point entity to a drawing point. This configuration option is available as Import Points in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and Import IGES dialog boxes.

intf_in_dwg_view

2D_views*, 3D_views, no

Determines whether associativity of an IGES view is preserved when you import an IGES drawing. This configuration option is available as VIEWS in the Import IGES and Import MI dialog boxes.

• 3D_views—Creates 3D views when a 3D model exists in the file.

• 2D_views—Imported IGES views work as 2D views.

• no—Imported IGES views are exploded and become unrelated.

intf_in_extract_profiles

none*, comp, all

Controls the conversion of planar composite curves to datum curves for feature creation. This is when you import an IGES, STEP, or CATIA file containing planar composite curves into a Creo part or assembly.

• none—Does not extract profile curves during import.

• comp—Imports only planar composite curves.

• all—Imports all planar curves.

intf_in_granite_direct_enable

yes*, no

Allows you to choose the method of opening Creo Granite-based file formats in Creo. The method of directly opening the Granite-based file formats as Creo models is the default. The direct open method preserves the feature-structure of the Granite file in the resultant Creo file though these features are 'read-only' .

• yes—Directly opens a Granite-based file as a Creo model with read-only features or components, or both.

• no—Imports a Granite-based file using the standard import method, that is, as import features or components, or both. You can edit the import features or components.

intf_in_profile_default

filename, path

Specifies the name of the profile to use as the default for the import of a 3D format. You can specify the name of the import profile or the name and location of the profile when no default profile folder or directory is set.

If you do not set intf_in_profile_default, the import task uses the session profile by default with options set to values corresponding to the default values of the corresponding options in the config.pro file. You can also select any profile located in the profile folder or the working directory.

intf_out_as_bezier

Exports B-splines as Bezier surfaces.

intf_out_assign_names

no_name*, user_name, id_name

Determines how entity names are handled when an object is exported to the STEP, IGES, or ACIS format from the Part or Assembly mode. You can assign a name to an entity in a STEP, IGES, or ACIS file before export. You can give unique names to datum points, datum axes, datum curves, surfaces, edges, and quilts.

The receiving system can use this information to identify entities or reference these names in other programs that read the STEP, IGES, and ACIS data. The entity name propagates to all entities that are used to define the top-level entity name in Creo. For example, a surface named topsurf also has boundary curves named topsurf.

• no_name—Does not export entity names, a null value appears.

• user_name—You can assign names for the STEP, IGES, or ACIS entities. These names override the ID names.

• id_name—Assigns unique names consisting of a Creo internal ID number to the STEP, IGES, or ACIS entities.

intf_out_auto_layer_ids

yes, no*

• yes—Automatically assigns interface IDs for layers not assigned IDs during export.

• no—Does not assign interface IDs for layers not assigned IDs during export.

intf_out_blanked_entities

yes*, no

Controls the export of blanked layers. Filters export of entities based on their blank status.

• yes—Exports entities on blanked layers.

• no—Does not export entities on blanked layers. The entities on blanked layers are ignored.

intf_out_cat_start_model

path to the CATIA .model start parts file

Controls the use of the attributes or parameters defined in the CATIA .model custom or predefined start parts file when you export a part or assembly to CATIA.

• When you specify the path to the CATIA model start parts file, Creo parts and assemblies use the model parameter values defined in the CATIA .model start parts template files.

• When you do not specify the path to the CATIA .model start parts file, the parts and assemblies use the default model parameter values.

intf_out_ed_recipe_file

.rcp file name, export_ed.rcp*

Specifies the .rcp overlay recipe file that is used for the export of Creo drawings and models as Creo View.ed and .edz file types to locations on Windchill servers. If you do not specify a .rcp file as the value of this configuration option, the export_ed.rcp located at <Creo loadpoint>/text/prodview is used by default.

intf_out_layer

none*, part_layer, block_layer, block_nested_layer, block_view_based_layer, block_nested_view_based_layer

• none—Exports Creo drawings in the DXF and DWG formats without creating blocks or mapping layers and line styles.

• part_layer—Exports data from drawings to the DXF and DWG formats.

• block_layer—Exports components (parts), symbols, groups (for each view) and tables of drawings as AutoCAD blocks.

• block_nested_layer—Exports components (parts), symbols, groups (for each view) and tables of drawings as AutoCAD blocks. Component blocks are nested according to the hierarchy of their Creo assembly.

• block_view_based_layer—Exports components (parts), symbols, groups (for each view) and tables of drawings as AutoCAD blocks. Component blocks are nested according to the views in which they appear.

• block_nested_view_based_layer—Exports a layer of components (parts), symbols, groups (for each view) and tables of drawings as AutoCAD blocks. Component blocks are nested according to the views in which they appear and the hierarchy of their Creo assembly.

intf_out_layer_rename_table

Enables you to assign interface IDs to layers during export.

intf_out_max_bspl_degree

integer (range 3 - 16)

Controls the maximum degree of the exported B-spline surfaces when exporting through the IGES format.

Planar surfaces are not controlled by any configuration option and are exported to IGES as B-spline surfaces of degree 1 by 1.

intf_out_pvs_recipe_file

.rcp file name, export_pvs.rcp*

Specifies the .rcp overlay recipe file used for the export of drawings and models as Creo View.pvs and .pvz file types to locations on Windchill servers. If you do not specify a .rcp file as the value of this configuration option, the export_pvs.rcp located at <Creo loadpoint>/text/prodview is used by default.

intf_out_text_length

as_is, full_size*, adjusted

Sets the text length in the exported 2D file.

• as_is—The width of each character is the width of the strokes.

• full_size—The width of each character is the width of the character text box.

• adjusted—Adjusts spacing so that no extra space is left and the end or start character does not overlap.

intf_pdf_u3d_create_u3d_files

yes, no*

Controls the creation of an additional U3D file when exporting a Creo file to a U3D PDF file.

• yes—Creates a U3D file of the same name as the U3D PDF file being exported.

• no—Creates only the U3D PDF file during an export.

intf_profile_dir

any directory, current working directory

Specifies the common directory or folder for the storage of the import, open, and export profiles. You can explicitly set the value of this configuration option to a folder or directory for use as the default profiles directory or specify the path to the profiles directory in Profiles directory on the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

intf_pv_recipe_dir

directory location, <Creo Parametric loadpoint>/text/prodview*

Specifies the directory of the overlay recipe files that Creo uses for data exchange with Creo View. The recipe files located in the default <Creo loadpoint>/text/prodview directory are used when you do not specify a directory as the value of this configuration option.

intf_use_variable_size

yes*, no

Controls the size of the drawing sheet. The drawing sheet size depends on whether the imported drawing sheet size varies from the standard Creo drawing sheet size and the drawing sheet size information contained in the imported files of the IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, MEDUSA, STHENO/PRO, and CGM formats.

For a DXF drawing file with multiple drawing sheets of variable size that is imported as a single drawing with multiple sheets, the variable sizes of the imported drawing sheets are maintained in Creo.

• yes—Creates drawing sheets of different but appropriate sizes when the drawing sheet sizes vary from the standard Creo drawing sheet size. The variable drawing sheet sizes are created depending on the drawing sheet size information specified in the imported files.

• no—Places the imported drawing on the standard-size drawing sheet. For a DXF file with multiple drawing sheets of variable sizes, for each sheet of the drawing, a standard-size drawing sheet that is nearest in size to the original drawing sheet is created in Creo.

This configuration option is available as Create Variable Size Sheet in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and Import IGES dialog boxes. This option is also available as the Imported IGES, DXF, DWG, and STEP files with a variable-sized sheet placed on 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

intf2d_fit_incompatible_data

yes, no*

Controls the compatibility between 2D external formats and Creo.

yes—Fixes compatibility problems between 2D external formats, such as IGES and DXF, and Creo.

intf2d_iges_out_hatch

yes, no*

Determines how cross hatches in 2D IGES files are exported. Cross hatches are exported as separate single geometric entities or as IGES Element Type 230. This configuration option is available as the Export drawing symbol as an IGES symbol 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• yes—Exports draft cross hatches as IGES Element 230. That is, a sectioned area is created for each draft cross hatch.

• no—Exports draft cross hatches as separate single geometric entities or independent lines.

intf2d_in_acad_fix_dim_text

yes, no*

Determines whether to fix the special characters that were part of the dimension text in the DXF and DWG drawing files, but have skipped import. They are missing in the imported drawings or are stroked in the dimension picture text.

• yes—Fixes the special characters that are part of the dimension text, but are missing or are stroked in the dimension picture text after import of the DXF and DWG drawings. After you import the DXF and DWG files, such dimensions are created with text from the dimension definition in the DXF files.

• no—Does not fix the special characters of dimension text when they are missing or are stroked in the DXF and DWG files imported to Creo.

intf2d_in_acad_ignore_3d

yes, no*

Allows you to skip the 3D solid entities in the 3D DXF or DWG files imported in the Drawing mode.

• yes—Ignores the 3D solid entities in the 3D DXF or DWG files imported in the Drawing mode and processes the 2D draft entities.

• no—Processes the 3D solid entities along with the 2D entities in the 3D DXF or DWG files imported in the Drawing mode and creates assemblies with the 3D data.

This configuration option is available as the Import 3DSOLID entities option on the Import DXF and Import DWG dialog boxes.

intf2d_in_assoc_dim_geom

yes, no*

Determines whether to retain the association of dimensions with the draft entities in the DXF, DWG, and IGES drawing files after import. This configuration option is available as the Import Associative Dimensions option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and the Import IGES dialog boxes.

• yes—If the associative_dimensioning drawing setup option is set to yes, dimensions remain associated with the relevant draft entities after import just as they were associated with the same draft entities before import. The Import Associative Dimensions option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and the Import IGES dialog boxes shows selection for this value of intf2d_in_assoc_dim_geom. Also makes available the Recompute Associative Dimensions option on these dialog boxes.

• no—Dimensions do not retain their association with the draft entities after import.

intf2d_in_bottom_margin

Any real value including negative values in drawing units, 0.0*

Specifies the bottom margin of the drawing sheet for the imported drawings.

intf2d_in_ced_3d_containers

yes, no*

Determines whether to include containers and stock-finish relations when you import Creo Elements/Direct drawings that are associative with 3D models.

• yes—Includes containers and stock-finish relations in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

• no—Does not include containers and stock-finish relations by default in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

intf2d_in_ced_3d_empty_parts

yes*, no

Determines whether to include empty parts when you import Creo Elements/Direct drawings that are associative with 3D models.

• yes—Includes empty parts by default in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

• no—Does not include empty parts in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

intf2d_in_ced_3d_face_parts

yes*, no

Determines whether to include face parts when you import Creo Elements/Direct drawings that are associative with 3D models.

• yes—Includes face parts by default in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

• no—Does not include face parts in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

intf2d_in_ced_3d_wire_parts

yes, no*

Determines whether to include wire parts when you import Creo Elements/Direct drawings that are associative with 3D models.

• yes—Includes wire parts in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

• no—Does not include wire parts by default in the associative drawings imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

intf2d_in_ced_xsec_arrows

yes, no*

Determines whether to create cross-section arrows when you import associative drawings with section views from Creo Elements/Direct.

• yes—Creates cross-section arrows for the associative drawings with section views that are imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

• no—Does not create cross-section arrows by default for the associative drawings with section views that are imported from Creo Elements/Direct.

intf2d_in_create_multiline_note

yes, no

Controls the conversion of multiple-line text for all 2D file formats to a single multiple-line note or multiple single-line notes. If each line of the text in the imported file is of a different font, you can preserve the original fonts in the multiple-line notes.

• yes—Creates a single multiple-line note with the default style settings. Style settings of the notes are ignored during import.

• no—Creates multiple single-line notes with the original fonts and styles.

This configuration option is available as the Create multi-line text option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and Import IGES dialog boxes. It is also available as the Create a Multiline Note when importing MTEXT 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

intf2d_in_dxf_mapping_file

Specifies the mapping file for DXF or DWG import. Specify the absolute or relative path to the file. This configuration option is available as the DXF and DWG import mapping file location 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

intf2d_in_iges_hatch_bnd_layer

yes, no*

Determines whether to place the boundary lines of sectioned areas on a single layer when hatches are included in the IGES file selected for import.

You can place the boundary lines of the hatches on a layer in Creo and change the import layer display status to blank so that the boundary lines are not visible after the import of the IGES file.

• yes—Places boundary lines of sectioned areas from the IGES file on a layer named IGES_HATCH_BOUNDARY.

• no—Does not place boundary lines of sectioned areas on a layer.

intf2d_in_iges_symbols

yes*, no

Controls the import of IGES symbols as entities or as symbols.

• yes—Imports IGES symbols as symbols. The Import symbols as entities check box in the Import IGES dialog box is not selected by default.

• no—Imports IGES symbols as entities. The Import symbols as entities check box in the Import IGES dialog box is selected by default.

intf2d_in_left_margin

Any real value including negative values in drawing units, 0.0*

Specifies the left margin of the drawing sheet for the imported drawings.

intf2d_in_mi_mapping_file

Specifies the use of the mi_import.pro mapping file for the import of Creo Elements/Direct*.mi drawing files. You can set this configuration option to the real or the absolute path of the mapping file.

You need not set this configuration option when you place the mi_import.pro mapping file in the Creo working directory.

intf2d_in_open_log_window

yes, no*

Controls the display of the import log file in a separate window.

• yes—Opens the import log file in the Information Window of the Creo application. The Open Log Window option is selected by default in the Import DXF or the Import DWG dialog box.

• no—Does not open the import log file in a separate window. The Open Log Window option in the Import DXF or the Import DWG dialog box is not selected by default.

intf2d_in_recompute_dim_value

yes, no*

Determines whether to recalculate dimension values after the import of the DXF, DWG, and IGES drawing files. The distance of the imported draft entities is calculated from the dimension witness lines. The imported dimensions are associated with the draft entities that are closest to the dimension witness lines, especially when witness lines are moved or draft entities are updated. This configuration option is available as the Recompute Associative Dimensions option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and the Import IGES dialog boxes.

• yes—Recomputes dimension values associated with the relevant draft entities after import. The Recompute Associative Dimensions option in the Import DXF, Import DWG, and the Import IGES dialog boxes shows selection for this value of intf2d_in_recompute_dim_value.

• no—Does not recompute dimensions values associated with the relevant draft entities after import.

intf2d_in_right_margin

Any real value including negative values in drawing units, 0.0*

Specifies the right margin of the drawing sheet for the imported drawings.

intf2d_in_std_clrs_as_user_def

yes*, no

Determines how colors are imported from the Creo Elements/Direct drawing files.

• yes—Imports standard colors as user-defined colors.

• no—Maps standard colors to Creo colors.

intf2d_in_top_margin

Any real value including negative values in drawing units, 0.0*

Specifies the top margin of the drawing sheet for the imported drawings.

intf2d_in_white_as_black

yes*, no

Determines the color of the imported entities based on the background color. If you set this configuration option to yes, entities that appear white in color are imported as black entities when the background color is white.

intf2d_out_acad_brk_tbl_w_bl_ln

yes, no*

Controls the visibility of the blanked lines of tables in drawings exported to the DXF and DWG formats.

• yes—Exports tables with blanked lines as separate entities.

• no—Exports the tables in the drawings without blanking the lines.

intf2d_out_acad_ellipses

yes*, no

Controls the export of ellipses to the DXF and DWG file formats.

• yes—Exports the ellipses in the drawing as is by default to the DXF or DWG file.

• no—Exports the ellipses as splines.

intf2d_out_acad_ole_as_image

yes*, no

Controls the export of OLE objects in the drawings to the DXF and DWG file formats.

• yes—Exports the OLE objects in the drawings as images and not as ACAD OLE objects to the DXF or DWG file.

• no—Exports OLE objects as separate entities. Excel sheets and Microsoft Word files embedded as OLE objects in the drawings are exported as separate lines and notes. OLE objects such as bitmap images are not exported.

intf2d_out_acad_mtext

yes*, no

Controls the export of multiple-line notes to the DXF and DWG file formats as a single MTEXT entity or as multiple TEXT entities.

• yes—Converts the multiple-line text notes in the Creo drawing to a single MTEXT entity in the DXF or DWG file.

• no—Converts the multiple-line text notes in the drawing to multiple text entities in the DXF or DWG file.

This configuration option is available as the Export multi-line note as MTEXT option in the Export Environment for DXF and the Export Environment for DWG dialog boxes. This option is also available as the Export Multiline Text notes as AutoCAD MTEXT 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

intf2d_out_acad_text_align

as_is*, fit

Controls the alignment of text exported to the DXF and DWG file formats. You can export text as is or with the FIT alignment.

• as_is—Exports text in notes as is. The original alignment of text in the notes is preserved.

• fit—Exports a note with text stretched or squeezed to fill or fit the space between the start and end points of the note.

This configuration option is available as the Text Alignment option in the Export Environment for DXF and the Export Environment for DWG dialog boxes.

intf2d_out_acad_unicode

yes, no*

Controls the encoding of non-ASCII characters as Unicode when you export drawings to DXF versions below 2007. This configuration option is available as the UNICODE encoding option in the Export Environment for DXF dialog box for DXF versions below 2007.

The intf2d_out_acad_unicode configuration option is not applicable for DXF versions 2007 and above as these versions only support Unicode encoding and do not support the encoding of non-Unicode characters. The intf2d_out_acad_unicode configuration option is not valid for the DXF version 12 as this version does not support Unicode encoding.

• yes—Exports non-ASCII characters with Unicode encoding to the DXF format.

• no—Does not export non-ASCII characters with Unicode encoding to the DXF format.

intf2d_out_blanked_layers

yes, no*

Enables the export of blanked layer entities in drawings to DXF, DWG, and STEP formats. This configuration option is available as the Export blank layers 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

yes—Exports an entity on a blanked layer and stores the layer visibility in the export file.

no—Does not export entities on blanked layers.

intf2d_out_cgm_ver

1, 3*

Determines the CGM version for export. This configuration option is available as the CGM export format version 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

3—Exports all curves, except lines and arcs, as Non-Uniform B-splines or Non-Uniform Rational B-splines (NURBS). Notes are exported as text entities.

intf2d_out_dxf_mapping_file

Specifies the mapping file for DXF and DWG export. Specify the absolute or relative path to the file. This configuration option is available as the DXF and DWG Export mapping file location 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

intf2d_out_enhanced_ents

spline_and_hatch*, spline, hatch, none

Controls the export of polylines, lines, and arcs, or hatch and spline entities to a DWG or DXF file. This configuration option is available as the When exporting, convert spline and hatch entities to: 2D data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• spline_and_hatch—Exports splines and hatches.

• spline_only—Exports splines.

• hatch_only—Exports hatches.

• none—Does not export any enhanced entity.

intf2d_out_iges_layers_with_id

yes, no*

Determines the export of layer IDs of drawings to the IGES format.

• yes—Exports the layer IDs of drawings, instead of layer names, to the IGES format. The layer IDs are mapped to IGES levels.

• no—Layers are mapped to IGES levels by their names and internal IDs, regardless of their user IDs. This is the default value.

intf2d_out_line_width

yes*, no

Controls the export of line width to DXF and DWG files.

• yes—Exports line width information.

• no—Exports all lines with the default width.

intf2d_out_open_log_window

yes, no*

Controls the display of the log file created during the export of drawing data using the DXF, DWG, or the IGES file format. The log file contains details such as the file version, the configuration option settings, the assembly structure representation as blocks or layers, text as is or as geometric entities, and so on.

yes—You can view and verify the information, edit, and save the log file in an Information window.

intf2d_out_pdf_stroke_text_font

non_ttf*, all, none

Defines how the TrueType and the non-TrueType text fonts are processed when drawings are exported as PDF files.

• non_ttf—Reuses the TrueType text fonts and strokes the non-TrueType text fonts during the export. This is the default value of the intf2d_out_pdf_stroke_text_font configuration option. It is available as the Stroke Non TrueType Fonts option on the Content tab of the PDF Export Settings dialog box.

• all—Strokes all text fonts in the drawing. This value of the configuration option is available as the Stroke All Fonts option on the Content tab of the PDF Export Settings dialog box.

• none—Reuses the TrueType text fonts and maps the non-TrueType text fonts. This value is available as the Use TrueType Fonts option on the Content tab of the PDF Export Settings dialog box.

intf2d_out_pdf_white_as_black

yes*, no

Controls the export of the user-defined white color (255, 255, 255) of the drawing entities to the PDF format.

• yes—Exports the user-defined white color (255, 255, 255) of the drawing entities as black to the PDF format.

• no—Exports the white color (255, 255, 255) of the drawing entities as is.

intf2d_out_pnt_ent

no*, yes

Exports points of a drawing in the DXF, DWG, or the IGES file format as is or as shapes.

intf2d_out_quilt_hl_priority

quilt*, hidden_line

Determines the export or print preference of quilt lines and hidden lines in drawings that contain quilt and hidden lines. Quilt lines have a higher priority than hidden lines by default.

• quilt—Quilt lines in the drawings are preferred for the export or print by default. Exports, prints, or plots quilt lines with higher priority than hidden lines.

• hidden_line—Hidden lines have higher priority than quilt lines when you export, print, or plot drawings.

intf2d_out_stroke_text

none*, special, all

Specifies whether to export the text of drawings as stroked text that is converted to lines and dots.

• none—Does not stroke the text of the exported drawings. This is the default.

• special—Strokes the special characters in the drawings.

• all—Strokes all the text in the drawings.

intf3d_in_lock_redisplay

yes, no*

Specifies whether to lock the redisplay of Creo Elements/Direct models, especially relatively large Modeling assemblies, in their translation state while their import to Creo Parametric is in progress.

• yes—Prevents the redisplay of Creo Elements/Direct models during their import to Creo Parametric. The models are displayed in the graphics window only when their import is complete.

• no—Does not lock or hide the redisplay of Creo Elements/Direct models when their import to Creo Parametric is in progress. This is the default.

intf3d_out_anno_as

graphic*, semantic, none, default

Determines whether to export dimensions. If dimensions are exported, specifies their representation.

• Graphical—Exports dimensions as polylines.

• Semantic—Exports dimensions as structured validation data.

intf3d_out_cat2_ident_crv

-1.000000*

Corresponds to the tolerance curve parameter of the Creo model. Set this configuration option before you export the model to CATIA. Is available as the ident_crv option in the CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

The tolerance value that you specify for this option is based on the correlation between a standard Model Size and the parameter. Set any value or set the recommended value that is based on a standard Model Size of 10000.

intf3d_out_cat2_ident_pt

-1.000000*

Corresponds to the tolerance point parameter of the Creo model. Set this configuration option before you export the model to CATIA. Is available as the ident_pnt option in the CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

Base the tolerance value on the correlation between a standard Model Size and the parameter. Set any value or set the recommended value that is based on a standard Model Size of 10000.

intf3d_out_cat2_infinity

-1.000000*

Corresponds to the tolerance line parameter of the Creo model. Set this configuration option before you export the model to CATIA. Is available as the infinity option in the CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

intf3d_out_cat2_model_sz

-1.000000

Corresponds to the model size model parameter of a Creo part before you export the part to CATIA. Set this configuration option before you export the model to CATIA to ensure the accuracy of the model size in the exported part. Is available as the model_sz option in the CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

The tolerance values that you specify correspond to the model parameters and are based on the correlation between a standard Model Size and the parameters. Set any value or the recommended value that is based on a standard Model Size. The default values for the parameter is based on the standard Model Size of 10000.

intf3d_out_cat2_sag

-1.000000

Corresponds to the tolerance sag parameter of the Creo model. Set this configuration option before you export the model to CATIA. Is available as the sag option in the CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

The tolerance value that you specify for this option is based on the correlation between a standard Model Size and the parameter. Set any value or the recommended value that is based on a standard Model Size of 10000.

intf3d_out_cat2_step

-1.000000

Corresponds to the tolerance distance parameter of the Creo model. Set this configuration option before you export the model to CATIA. Is available as the step option in the CATIA V4 Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

intf3d_out_datums_by_default

yes, no*

Determines whether datum curves are included when exporting IGES files in Batch mode.

• yes—Includes datum curve information.

• no—Does not include datum curve information.

intf3d_out_extend_surface

yes*, no

Specifies how surfaces are handled for exporting files to other systems.

• yes—Extends surfaces until they intersect.

• no—Exports surfaces as they are, with no extension.

intf3d_out_force_surf_normals

yes, no*

Controls normals of nonanalytic surfaces.

VDA always forces surface normals. Although this option facilitates data exchange with CATIA, it may also facilitate other receiving CAD systems.

• yes—Forces the surface normals to point in a consistent direction.

• no—Does not force the surface normals to point in a consistent direction.

intf3d_out_jt_brep

no*, jt_brep, xt_brep

Exports the facet and Brep representations as faceted data. The boundary representations are exported to JT as the jt_brep or the xt_brep data structure. Is available as the Export brep as option in the JT Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

intf3d_out_jt_config_name

name of the JT configuration file

Specifies the name of the JT configuration file used for the export of Creo models to the JT format. Is available as the Configure JT export with an external jtconfig file option in the JT Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

intf3d_out_jt_config_path

path to the JT configuration file

Specifies the path to the JT configuration file, jt.config, used for the export of Creo models to the JT format. The default location is <Creo load point>\text\jt\. Is available as the Path to jtconfig option in the JT Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

intf3d_out_jt_structure

per_part*, full_shatter, monolithic

Is available as the Export assembly as option in the JT Export Profile Settings export profile editor. This configuration option enables you to export parts and assemblies to any one of the following product structures of JT:

• per_part—Specifies that all assembly nodes in a product structure hierarchy are stored in a single JT file and exports separate part files with a single assembly file. Each part node in the hierarchy is stored in an individual JT file in a subdirectory of the same name as the assembly JT file. This is the default value of the intf3d_out_jt_structure configuration option.

• full_shatter—Specifies that each product structure node in the hierarchy is stored in an individual JT file. When you set intf3d_out_jt_structure to this value, you can export separate part and assembly files.

• monolithic—Specifies that all product structure is stored in a single JT file and exports separate part files with a single assembly file.

intf3d_out_parameters

all*, none, designated

Exports the meta data of Creo parts and assemblies as parameters.

• all—Exports the meta data as parameters of the models.

• none—Meta data of the models are not exported.

• designated—Exports only the designated meta data of the models as parameters.

intf3d_out_prop_chord_heights

yes, no*

Specifies that the maximum values of chord height used during the export of an assembly as a facet assembly are proportional to the size of each component in the assembly.

Chord height specifies the maximum distance between a chord and a surface. It controls the fineness of the triangulations of surfaces.

• yes— Exports the assembly models using the maximum chord height values that are proportional to the component sizes.

• no—Exports assemblies using the maximum chord height value that is not proportional to the component sizes. This is the default.

intf3d_out_prop_step_sizes

yes, no*

Specifies that the maximum step size values used during the export of an assembly as a facet assembly are proportional to the size of each component in the assembly. The step size calculated based on the size of the assembly is scaled to the relative size of the part component of each component in the assembly.

• yes—Exports the assembly models using the maximum step size values that are proportional to the component sizes.

• no—Exports assemblies using the maximum step size value that is not proportional to the component sizes. That is, a single value of step size is used for all components. This is the default.

intf3d_out_surface_deviation

-1.000000

Enables you to set a maximum allowed deviation between the original and the resulting surfaces during the conversion of Creo surfaces to spline surfaces. For example, for IGES this conversion occurs only when the iges_out_all_srfs_as option is set to 114. For CATIA and VDA, this conversion always occurs.

Setting the maximum deviation enables you to convert surfaces with a better approximation than by using the current accuracy of the model.

Specify a positive value in the current model units to set the deviation. If the value that you specify is outside the accepted range, the system uses the default model accuracy.

intf3d_out_unicode_to_neutral

yes*, no

Determines the export of Unicode characters to the Neutral file format.

• yes—Unicode characters are exported to the Neutral format.

• no—Unicode characters are converted to ASCII characters before being exported to the Neutral format.

intf3d_out_use_num_names

yes*, no

Controls the use of the numeric names of layers as layer IDs when you export Creo models. If you do not explicitly assign IDs to layers when you export models with numeric layer names, the numeric names of layers are automatically used as the layer IDs. For example, when you export models containing layers with numeric names to the IGES format, the numeric names of layers are exported as the IGES layer IDs by default. For assemblies, IGES layers are automatically created with the same names as the components of the assemblies.

• yes—The numeric layer names are used as the layer IDs during export. This is the default.

• no— The numeric layer names are not used as the layer IDs during export.

intf3d_out_use_step_size

yes, no*

Specifies the use of the maximum value of step size during the export of facet geometry. Step size controls the fineness of the triangulations of surfaces.

• yes—Exports the facet geometry of models using the maximum step size value for uniform triangulations with better aspect ratios.

• no—Exports the facet geometry of models without using the maximum step size value. This is the default.

intf3d_parasolid_export_schema

SCH_10004

Allows you to set the export schema when you export Creo parts and assemblies to the Parasolid format. The values for the export schema range between SCH_3000 and SCH_13006. Is available as the Parasolid schema option in the Parasolid Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

Set the value of intf3d_parasolid_export_schema to any of the following schema:

• SCH_13006

• SCH_13005

• SCH_12103

• SCH_12102

• SCH_12006

• SCH_11004

• SCH_11003

• SCH_10100

• SCH_10004

• SCH_10002

• SCH_9100

• SCH_9008

• SCH_9003

• SCH_9001

• SCH_8101

• SCH_8008

• SCH_8005

• SCH_8002

• SCH_8000

• SCH_7016

• SCH_7015

• SCH_7014

• SCH_7007

• SCH_7002

• SCH_6021

• SCH_6020

• SCH_5059

• SCH_5058

• SCH_5057

• SCH_5056

• SCH_5054

• SCH_5053

• SCH_5051

• SCH_5050

• SCH_5049

• SCH_5041

• SCH_5033

• SCH_5032

• SCH_5031

• SCH_5030

• SCH_5021

• SCH_5015

• SCH_4039

• SCH_4035

• SCH_4032

• SCH_4031

• SCH_4030

• SCH_4022

• SCH_4011

• SCH_3000

• SCH_210_1012

medusa_2d_config_file

Specifies the MEDUSA 2D Interface configuration file. Use the absolute or relative path to the file.

pen_slew

Sets the pen speed for the x- and y- directions for plotters that are compatible with this option.

plot_file_dir

Specifies the directory to which plot files are written. Use the full path to avoid problems. For example, /home/users/plotfiles.

plotter

Establishes the default plotter if the plotter name is specified when making plot files.

plotter_command

windows_print_manager, print /d:\\print_server_name\printer_share_name, copy %1 \\printer_server_name\printer_share_name

Sets the command that you are using to start a plot on your system. The windows_print_manager option configures Creo to plot to a recognized device in the Windows print manager.

preferred_export_format

pdf*, iges, dxf, step, cgm, dwg, tiff, medusa, stheno

Sets a format as the preferred publish deliverable for drawings. You can directly export drawings to the format you set as the value of this configuration option without changing the export settings. This configuration option is set to PDF by default. You can set IGES, DXF, DWG, STEP, CGM, TIFF, MEDUSA, or STHENO as the preferred export format for drawings.

pro_gplug_dir

Specifies the directory in which Creo Granite application plug ins are located. Use the full path to avoid problems.

pro_plot_config_dir

Sets the directory of your user-defined plotter configuration file. Use the full path to avoid problems, for example, /home/users/plot_dir.

put_iges_drawing_entity

yes*, no

Specifies whether or not to suppress the output of the IGES drawing entity, #404, to the IGES file.

no—The drawing entity is not output.

search_path

directory paths

Specifies a list of directories to search, in the order listed, for object or file retrieval. These directories, along with the current working directory and any directories specified in the search.pro file make up the search path.

The directory paths can be relative or absolute. You can use special characters, such as "..", in specifying a relative path name.

Relative path names are initially resolved relative to the startup directory. If you subsequently reload the configuration file, the system reevaluates the paths relative to the current working directory and appends the new directories, if any, to the search path. The previous path remains in place. Therefore, specify the full paths to avoid problems if you change the working directory or use the same configuration file in another startup directory.

The option can have several paths on a single line separated by commas, semicolons, or spaces. Use consistently the delimiter you choose. The option can appear any number of times in the configuration file. It is, therefore, not necessary to have more than one path to a line. If objects with the same name are stored in more than one search path, the system retrieves the first one that it finds, regardless of the object that is the most recent.

Search paths can also include previously-defined environment variables. Begin the variable with $ in the search-path definition. For example, the environment variable OBJ_TYPE is used as follows:

search_path /partlib/$OBJ_TYPE/objs

When defining a search path, precede the backslash with another formatting character.

shade_surface_feat

yes*, no

Controls the shading of surface features.

• yes—Shades surfaces.

• no—Does not display surface features with shading.

step_appearance_layer_groups

no*, yes

Enables the generation of appearances, layers, and groups for STEP AP214 and STEP AP20. Is available as the Appearance, layers and groups option in the STEP Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

• no—Enables the generation of appearances, layers, and groups for STEP standard AP214.

• yes—Enables the generation of appearances, layers, and groups for STEP standard AP20. Maintains layer export and import consistency between AP203 and AP214.

step_export_ap214_asm_def_mode

single_file*, separate_parts_only, separate_all_objects

Determines the file format of Creo assemblies exported to STEP. All options generate an assembly-level STEP file.

step_export_dwg_views

as_3d_views, as_3d_views_assoc_draft, no*

Determines how 3D model geometry is to be exported to a DWG file. This configuration option is available as the Export drawing views and associated 3D models to STEP format data exchange setting in the Creo Parametric Options dialog box.

• as_3d_views—Exports 3D model geometry with its associative views.

• as_3d_views_assoc_draft—Exports 3D model geometry with its associative views and view-related annotations.

• no—Exports only 2D representations of the 3D models.

step_out_asm_val_prop

no*, yes

Exports the validation information of assemblies to the ap203_e2 and the ap214_is STEP formats. These formats support the export of the assembly validation property with the name, number of children. Is available as the Assembly validation information option in the STEP Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

step_out_material

no*, yes

Exports the material properties of name and density in the models to the ap203_e2, ap214_is, and the ap203_is_ext STEP formats. Is available as the Material definition option in the STEP Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

step_out_material_as_product

no*, yes

Exports the material properties of name and density in the models to the STEP files as separate product entities. Is available as the As a separate STEP PRODUCT entity option in the STEP Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

step_out_suppl_geom

no*, yes

Exports the datum coordinate systems, planes, axes, and points of models to the ap203_e2 and ap214_is STEP formats. To export these entities, you must set this configuration option to yes and select the Extended Datums option in the STEP Export Profile Settings export profile editor.

system_iges_header_file

Inserts a specified text file into the Start section of the IGES files. When used with user_iges_header_file, the system text appears first.

tablet_device_name

device name, calcomp

Specifies the name of a digitizing tablet.

tiff_compression

none*, G4, packbits, deflate

Specifies the image compression algorithm to use, whether or not to export to TIFF as compressed files using G4 compression. The exported files are not compressed by default.

• G4—Colorspace black and white compression. Valid when you select TIFF as the plotter type.

• packbits—The Macintosh PackBits format. Valid when you select TIFF as the plotter type.

• Deflate—A lossless data compression algorithm for use when quality is important than compression. This value is not supported when plotting to TIFF.

• none—The exported files are not compressed.

tiff_type

palette, rgb*, grayscale, mono

Determines the type of TIFF items that are exported and identifies the color to use. Shaded images are exported to the TIFF format as 24-bit RGB images, by default. Palette color (level 3) mode is also supported.

You can set tiff_type to any one of the following values, when you select TIFF as the plotter type:

• palette—8-bit colors

• rgb—24-bit colors

• grayscale—Gray scale colors

• mono—Black and white

Plotting to TIFF does not support shaded images.

u3d_create_color_surfaces

yes, no*

Determines whether to export the color of each surface of a part model to a U3D file when the model has different colors assigned to each of its surfaces or faces. A single color of the model is exported to the U3D file by default when you export the model in the U3D graphics format as a 3D PDF file. Colors assigned to the surfaces of the model represent manufacturing information such as surface finish.

• yes—Exports the color of each face or surface of a part model when different colors are assigned to each of its faces or surfaces.

• no—Exports a single color of the part model.

use_export_2d_dialog

yes*, no

Opens or does not open the Export Environment for DXF, the Export Environment for DWG, or the Export Environment for IGES dialog box.

yes—The Export Environment for DXF, the Export Environment for DWG, or the Export Environment for IGES dialog box with options specific to the respective file types opens.

use_iges_font_1003

yes*, no

Disables the use of IGES font 1003.

no—Font sets 1001 and 1002 are used first.

use_iges_kanji_font_2001

yes, no*

Determines whether to convert Kanji notes in the Creo application to IGES Kanji notes (font code) when exporting.

• yes—Converts Kanji notes to IGES Kanji notes.

• no—Converts using Font 1.

When importing, Kanji notes are converted to Creo Kanji regardless of the value for this option.

user_iges_header_file

Inserts the specified text file in the Start section of the IGES file. You can use valid parametric note symbols to be replaced during the export in this file. For example, in the text file you can use &dwg_name which is replaced by the actual drawing name when a drawing is exported. Similarly, &model_name is replaced with the part or assembly name when exporting from these modes.

Use the full path to avoid problems, for example, /home/users/iges_header_file.

vda_header

Specifies the complete file name of the text file containing VDA header information. If you intend to use the same header for all VDA files, specify the full pathname, for example, /home/users/library/vda_head.txt.

vrml_anchor_url

name, full_name, base_name, proe_name, default

Enables you to place an anchor on a specified VRML component during the export to VRML. The keywords are optional.

• name—Uses the VRML file name without the extension.

• full_name—Uses the VRML file name with the extension.

• base_name—Uses the Creo application object name without the extension.

• proe_name—Uses the Creo application object name with the extension.

• default—Produces an empty WWW anchor for VRML export or produces the database as it was done for VRML export in Manufacturing Process Planning.

vrml_background_color

yes, no*

Controls the export of a model to the VRML format with or without the Creo application background color.

• yes—Exports a model to VRML with the Creo application background color.

• no—Does not export a model to VRML with the Creo application background color.

vrml_explode_lines

yes*, no

Exports a model to the VRML format with or without the explode lines.

• yes—Exports a model to VRML with explode lines with assembly or assembly process data.

• no—Does not export a model to VRML with explode lines with assembly or assembly process data.

vrml_export_resolution

high, medium*, low

Controls the number of levels of detail (LODs) in models exported to the VRML format.

• high—Up to 10 levels of detail. The highest level, Level 10, has the same resolution as a Creo model.

• medium—Up to 9 levels of detail. The highest level, Level 9, is one level below that of the Creo model.

• low—Up to 5 levels of detail. The highest possible level, Level 8, is two levels below that of the Creo model.

The level of detail (LOD) in a Creo model is Level 10.

vrml_export_version

1.0, 2.0*

Controls the VRML version for export.

vrml_file_duplicate_material

yes, no*

Controls the retention of component colors.

• yes—Ensures that the model components retain their true color.

• no—In some viewers, component colors may not be consistent.

vrml_multiple_views

all*, none, top

Determines the views that are exported to the VRML file.

• all—Exports all view names to the VRML database.

• top—Exports only the top assembly view names to the VRML database.

• none—Does not export views to the VRML database.

vrml_parameters

designated*, all, none

Determines the parameters exported for the part.

• designated—Exports designated parameters and dimensions.

• all—Exports all user-parameters.

• none—Does not export user-parameter data.

vrml_simprep_export

yes, no*

Determines if the in-session top assembly simplified representations are exported to the package files.

• yes—Specifies direct and in-memory export of the top assembly simplified representation to the Fly-Through package (.pkg) files.

• no—Does not export the simplified representations.

www_add_aux_frame

yes, no*

Customizes the output so that you have an additional frame for each step of the process or for an assembly publication.

• yes—An auxiliary aux.html file is created for the assembly process-in each step00 directory to be replaced by your own <filename>.html file.

• no—The auxiliary file is not created.

www_export_geometry_as

jpg_vrml*, vrml, cgm, jpg, cgm_vrml, cgm_jpg, all

Specifies the format of the output as one of the following values:

• jpg_vrml—Specifies JPG and VRML as the formats of the output data.

• vrml—Specifies VRML as the format of the output data.

• cgm—Specifies CGM and VRML as the formats of the output data. Sets up the site to only show CGM.

• jpg—Specifies JPG and VRML as the formats of the output data. Sets up the site to only show JPG.

• cgm_vrml—Specifies CGM and VRML as the formats of the output data.

• cgm_jpg—Specifies CGM and JPG as the formats of the output data.

• all—Specifies CGM, JPG, and VRML as the formats of the output data.

www_tree_location

out*, in

Specifies the location of the Model Tree in the browser window.

• out—Opens the Model Tree in a separate window.

• in—Includes the Model Tree in the Web page and removes the Tree check box from the control panel.