Command Line Publishing with ccdraftbatch
From a shell command line, Creo Elements/Direct Drafting data can be converted to Creo View format using the ccdraftbatch script. This chapter outlines how to use the ccdraftbatch command, including the most commonly used command line options.
ccdraftbatch Overview
ccdraftbatch is used to publish Creo Elements/Direct Drafting CAD data from the command line. ccdraftbatch runs Creo View Drafting in non-graphics mode. When you type the command at the prompt, CAD data is converted and immediately viewable using the Creo View Client.
Using ccdraftbatch
The operation of the Creo View Adapter for Creo Elements/Direct Drafting involves utilizing a single command to publish CAD data. The form of command line is as follows:
ccdraftbatch [options] <cad_data>
A command line conversion has the following stages:
1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the CAD data you want to convert.
For the purposes of this example, the directory is C:\\ccdraft_data.
2. Type in the ccdraftbatch command, for example:
C:\ptc\sw_setup\swbatch -p output sw_test.SLDPRT
In this example, the command line can be broken down in order, from left to right, as follows:
a. The setup directory containing the adapter configuration, followed by the command to convert the data:
C:\ptc\ccdraft_setup\ccdraftbatch
b. Option -p <output path> is shown as output. This is the name of the directory where the adapter places the converted data.
c. The Creo Elements/Direct Drafting data to be converted is given as ccdraft_test.SLDPRT.
3. Press ENTER and ccdraftbatch is launched. When the command prompt returns, the conversion is completed.
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ccdraftbatch can publish more than one instance of CAD data at a time. To publish a list of CAD data, type all of the names on the command line, separated by a space. Wildcards (asterisks *) can also be used, if the user is confident that the data returned will be correct.
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4. You can now open the converted data output in Creo View Client.