Creo Mapkey Os Script Example Jun 2026

: Map a key to launch an Excel-based tolerance stack-up tool or a custom Python script that processes exported CSV data.

If you’re new to this: start by manually running your OS script, then call it from a mapkey, then add error checking. The examples you find online often skip the middle step — that’s where most failures happen.

Note: Use double backslashes ( \\ ) in Windows paths within the config.pro file to prevent Creo from interpreting them as escape characters.

:: Get today's date (Format: YYYY-MM-DD) for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=/ " %%a in ('date /t') do set curdate=%%c-%%a-%%b creo mapkey os script example

Notes:

mapkey $F1 ~ Close `main_dlg_cur` `main_dlg_cur`;

!MK_RECT_EXTRUDE !OS=1 !Select Top plane SELECT(3,FEATURE,TOP) !Create Sketch MENU_ACTIVATE(ModelEdit) MENU_COMMAND(NewSketch) !Sketch: create rectangle by corner points SKETCH_CREATE_RECTANGLE( X1=-10, Y1=-5, X2=10, Y2=5 ) !Finish sketch MENU_COMMAND(Accept) !Extrude MENU_ACTIVATE(Geometry) MENU_COMMAND(Extrude) SET_EXTRUDE_DEPTH(5) MENU_COMMAND(Accept) !Save MENU_COMMAND(Save) : Map a key to launch an Excel-based

One innovative technique is using a Python script to parse trail files and generate mapkeys:

# Start mapkey !MK_CREATE_RECT_EXTRUDE;Create centered rectangle and extrude !OS=1

To run an OS command from a mapkey, Creo uses the @SYSTEM directive. When Creo encounters this directive, it pauses its internal graphics thread, launches the default system command processor (usually cmd.exe on Windows), executes the string, and then returns control to Creo. The Core Syntax Structure Note: Use double backslashes ( \\ ) in

If you want the script to run invisibly in the background, prepend the command execution with start /B on Windows. Use Absolute Paths

When Creo launches a script, the "Current Working Directory" is NOT your Creo session directory. It is often C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo X.0\bin\ . Always use absolute paths in your scripts (e.g., C:\Logs\ instead of Logs\ ). Or, at the top of your batch script, add cd /d "%~dp1" to change to the directory of the file Creo passed.

If you prefer to edit your configuration file directly, use the @SYSTEM command followed by the OS path or command.

You can start Creo with a specific trail file using the command line, which can be triggered from an OS script: