Core: External Data................................................................................................. 238
Introduction to External Data ............................................................................. 239
Storing External Data ........................................................................................ 240
Retrieving External Data ................................................................................... 242
Core: Cross Sections............................................................................................... 244
Listing Cross Sections....................................................................................... 245
Extracting Cross-Sectional Geometry................................................................. 245
Visiting Cross Sections...................................................................................... 249
Creating and Modifying Cross Sections .............................................................. 250
Mass Properties of Cross Sections..................................................................... 257
Line Patterns of Cross Section Components ....................................................... 257
Core: Utilities .......................................................................................................... 264
Configuration Options ....................................................................................... 265
Registry File Data ............................................................................................. 265
Trail Files ......................................................................................................... 266
License Data .................................................................................................... 266
Current Directory .............................................................................................. 266
File Handling .................................................................................................... 266
Wide Strings..................................................................................................... 270
Freeing Integer Outputs .................................................................................... 271
Running Creo ModelCHECK ............................................................................. 271
Core: Asynchronous Mode....................................................................................... 278
Overview.......................................................................................................... 279
Simple Asynchronous Mode .............................................................................. 280
Full Asynchronous Mode................................................................................... 283
User Interface: Messages ........................................................................................ 285
Writing a Message Using a Popup Dialog ........................................................... 286
Writing a Message to the Message Window ........................................................ 286
Message Classification ..................................................................................... 290
Writing a Message to an Internal Buffer .............................................................. 291
Getting Keyboard Input ..................................................................................... 291
Using Default Values......................................................................................... 292
User Interface: Ribbon Tabs, Groups, and Menu Items............................................... 294
Creating Ribbon Tabs, Groups, and Menu Items ................................................. 295
About the Ribbon Definition File ......................................................................... 297
Localizing the Ribbon User Interface Created by Creo Toolkit Applications............ 300
Tab Switching Events........................................................................................ 301
Support for Legacy Pro/TOOLKIT Applications.................................................... 301
Migration of Legacy Pro/TOOLKIT Applications................................................... 302
User Interface: Menus, Commands, and Popupmenus............................................... 303
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 304
Menu Buttons and Menus.................................................................................. 304
Designating Commands .................................................................................... 313
Popup Menus ................................................................................................... 317
Menu Manager Buttons and Menus.................................................................... 323
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