Article - CS228291
Need help for an Automation Interface script in PTC Modeler
Modified: 24-Feb-2025
Applies To
- PTC Modeler 7.4 to 10.1
Description
- How to work in a model using scripts through the Automation Interface
- The Modeler Automation Interface is a comprehensive API that allows you to perform the following operations:
- Read Model item structures, properties and links
- Write to Model properties
- Create Model items and links
- You may want to make use of the Automation Interface for the following reasons:
- To define how Publisher extracts items and diagrams from a Model
- To customize the SDL script used in TDK models
- To extract information from a Model for inclusion in documents and spreadsheets
- To create new toolbar and command buttons, and change on drop and double-click behavior through Stereotypes and Scripts
- To create applications or utilities that interact with a Model
- Need help with customization
- I need to know how to manipulate model elements using VBScript
- When creating an Action Node, I want it to have the same stereotypes as the parent Activity
- How to execute a specific script automatically when creating an element
- Is there a possibility to execute a script when applying a stereotype to a model item through the properties page?
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