SmartAssembly 11.0 Release Notes - last update December 3, 2025.

SmartAssembly 11.0.0.0

datecode 2024-08-01-01

Enhancements

• Support of Creo 11.0.

• The command READ_DIM_ANNOTATION will now also detect references for driving dimensions.

• The commands READ_HOLE, MODIFY_HOLE and CREATE_HOLE are now supporting holes with sketched placement which are available since Creo 8.0.

• New command READ_GENERAL_MERGE to read merge and inheritance features.

• New command MODIFY_GENERAL_MERGE to modify merge and inheritance features.

• New commands GET_ANNOTATION_DESIGNATION and SET_ANNOTATION_DESIGNATION to read and set the designation status of annotations and annotation elements.

• Support of mixing the concepts of tab file based licensing and signatures.

• New option STEP_SIZE for the command EXPORT_FILE with type STL.

• The command CREATE_SYMBOL, READ_SYMBOL and MODIFY_SYMBOL are now also supporting offset symbols in solid models for Creo 10.0 and above.

• New command SET_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE to set and environment variable.

• New options PATCH and OPTIONS for command WEBSERVICE_CALL.

• New command GET_DRW_SYMBOL_LEADERS to retrieve a list of leaders for a given drawing symbol.

• New command READ_DRW_SYMBOL to retrieve all data from a given drawing symbol.

• New command RESET_HOLE_NOTE resets the note of the hole feature.

• New command GET_MDL_ITERATION to retrieve the file version.

• New command CONVERT_3D_TO_FTS to get the flat to screen coordinates for a given 3D Point.

• New command GET_GRAPHICVIEW_BOUNDARY to retrieve the bounding box coordinate of the graphics view.

• New commands GET_PROPAGATE_ANNOTATION and SET_PROPAGATE_ANNOTATION to read and set propagation setting options for annotation elements.

• New commands READ_COPY_GEOMETRY and MODIFY_COPY_GEOMETRY to read and modify copy geometry features.

• New Commands READ_SHRINKWRAP and MODIFY_SHRINKWRAP to read and modify shrinkwrap features.

• New option propagate_annotation_option for the structures COPY_GEOMETRY_OPTION, SHRINK_WRAP_OPTION and GENERAL_MERGE_OPTION.

• Automatically retrieve the source model in session for READ_GENERAL_MERGE, MODIFY_GENERAL_MERGE, READ_COPY_GEOMETRY and CREATE_COPY_GEOMETRY.

• New command CREATE_REF_PARAM to create a parameter for a specified reference.

• New commands GET_MDL_PARAM_UNIT, SET_MDL_PARAM_UNIT, GET_FEAT_PARAM_UNIT, SET_FEAT_PARAM_UNIT, GET_REF_PARAM_UNIT and SET_REF_PARAM_UNIT to read and set units for parameters of type DOUBLE.

• New option PARAM_UNIT for the commands SET_MDL_PARAM, SET_FEAT_PARAM and SET_REF_PARAM.

• New option MATERIAL_NAME for the commands GET_MATERIAL_PROPERTIES, SET_MATERIAL_PROPERTIES, GET_MATERIAL_PROPERTY and SET_MATERIAL_PROPERTY to access a specific material.

• Optional arguments for units for the commands GET_MATERIAL_PROPERTY, GET_BODY_MATERIAL_PROPERTY, SET_MATERIAL_PROPERTY and SET_BODY_MATERIAL_PROPERTY.

• New option description in the structure MATERIAL to retrieve and set the description of a material.

• New commands GET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION, GET_BODY_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION, SET_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION and SET_BODY_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION to read and set the description of a material.

Bugfixes

• The commands GET_FAMITEM_NAME and GET_FAMITEM_SYMBOL were producing reversed results for some item types. This is fixed now.

• The commands SET_FLEXIBLE and SET_FLEXIBLE_PREDEFINED are causing issues when the same models are assembled multiple times. This is fixed now.

• The configuration option BRACKET_FUNCTION with the argument BEFORE was calling the tab files twice. This is fixed now.

• Opening and closing the configuration editor frequently was causing BRACKET_FUNCTION tab files to be executed several times. This is fixed now.

• The command GET_ANNOTATION_ELEMENT_REFS failed in case no references are found at all. This is fixed now.

• The command READ_EXPLODE_STATE failed in case the explode state contained translations or rotations from removed or suppressed components. This is fixed now.

• The FOR loop option INTERF_MDL failed to recognize intersections of assembly level visible quilts and sub assembly components since 2022-07-21-01. This is fixed now.

• The command SET_SYMBOL_VAR_TEXT changes the location of a flat-to-screen symbol since Creo 7.0.12.0 / 8.0.9.0 / 9.0.6.0 / 10.0.2.0 due to a bug in Creo Toolkit. This is fixed now by a workaround.

• The command SAVE_MDL with options INCLUDE_DRAWINGS or CHECK_SAVED and missing components was crashing in rare situations. This is fixed now.

• The command SEARCH_FEAT_PARAM in the graphical user interface does not work correctly for component features. This is fixed now.

• In the graphical user interface it rare situation the commands between IF and ELSE_IF or ELSE are not executed correctly.

• The option SHOW_GROUP for the commands CREATE_DRW_SYMBOL, CREATE_DRW_SYMBOL_EX, CREATE_DRW_VIEW_SYMBOL and CREATE_DRW_VIEW_SYMBOL_EX failed for using a string variable since 2023-11-20-01.

• The command GET_PREDEFINED_FLEXIBLE_ITEMS did not work correctly since 2022-12-12-01. This is fixed now.

• The command READ_SYMBOL failed for symbols without variable texts. This is fixed now.

• The commands DELETE_ANNOTATION_ELEMENT(S), ADD_ANNOTATION_ELEMENT(S) and SET_ANNOTATION_ELEMENT have removed model parameters due to a Creo Toolkit bug in Creo 7.0.12.0, 8.0.10.0, 9.0.6.0 - 9.0.70 and 10.0.2.0 - 10.0.4.0. This is fixed now by a workaround for the affected Creo versions.

• The command CREATE_HOLE did not show the callout note correctly since Creo 10.0 due to a Toolkit bug. This this is fixed now.

• The command GET_SURFACE_TYPE did not recognize fillet surfaces correctly. This is fixed now.

• The commands SET_MDL_PARAM, SET_FEAT_PARAM and SET_REF_PARAM have accidentally converted the value for parameters of type DOUBLE in case it was set to a different length unit as the unit of the model. This is fixed now.

• In a specific situation a datum tag annotation created in the solid model and shown on a drawing was disappearing when the solid model shows up. This is fixed now.

datecode 2024-12-23-01

Enhancements

• New option BACKUP_AND_ERASE for command USE_LIBRARY_MDL to specify if a temporary local backup is required.

• Enabled CATCH_ERROR for GET_COLOR, SET_COLOR and GET_COLOR_PROPS.

• New command GET_MDL_MODIFIABLE_STATUS to determine if a model can be modified in a Windchill session.

• The command USE_LIBRARY_MDL is now also checking for models in the search path for copy operations.

• New command GET_MDL_SIMPREP_STATE to return the state of the specified model as string.

• New command GET_SIMPREP_MDLS to retrieve all models with a specified action type.

• New command READ_SIMPREP to retrieve an array of Structures of type simprep_item.

• New structure SIMPREP_ITEM contains a reference to a model and its action type as string.

• New member comment for the structures CHECKIN_OPTION and CHECKIN_WORKSPACE_OPTION for the commands CHECKIN_OBJECT, CHECKIN_OBJECTS and CHECKIN_WORKSPACE. This allows to set a check-in comment in Creo 11.0 and above.

• New simplified representation type AUTOMATIC for the commands ACTIVATE_SIMPREP, GET_ACTIVE_SIMPREP and RETRIEVE_MDL with option *USE_SIMPREP**.

• Enhanced command GET_ANNOTATION_ENVELOPE to work in drawings.

• New command LOAD_EXPORT_PROFILE to load a Creo export profile.

• Enabled CATCH_ERROR for REMOVE_SIMPREPS.

• New predefined argument __LINE_NR__ for command PRINT to return only the current line number of the tab file.

• New command CENTER_DRW_DIM to center a drawing dimension in the center between its arrows.

• New command SET_DRW_SHEET_NAME to set the name of a drawing sheet.

• New commands GET_ANNOTATION_SHOW_STATE and SET_ANNOTATION_SCHOW_STATE to get and set the show state of a given annotation in the 3d model.

• New command REPLACE_DRW_MDL to replace a drawing model with another model from the same family table.

• New command GET_FAMITEM_DEFAULT to determine if a familyinstance item value is det to the default "*" to inherit the gerneric value.

• New command GET_MDL_TOLERANCE to retrieve the tolerance value for the specified model, for the specified number of decimal places.

• New command SET_MDL_TOLERANCE to set the tolerance value for the specified model, for the specified number of decimal places.

• New option PROJECT_CUTS_ADDED_TO_FORM for the command CREATE_SMT_FLAT_PATTERN.

• New commands GET_DRW_VIEW_SECTION_HATCH and SET_DRW_VIEW_SECTION_HATCH to read and set the properties of a drawing view 2d section.

• New option USE_LAYER_OWNER for the command SET_ON_LAYER.

• New configuration option ON_SHUTDOWN to executed a tab file before terminating SmartAssembly.

• New logical expression IS_ANNOTATION_ACTIVE for testing if required placement references are active.

• New command ENABLE_RESTORE_WINDOWS to overwrite the config option COMPENGINE_RESTORE_WINDOWS locally in a tab file.

• New option AUTHENTICATION for the command WEBSERVICE_CALL to support authentication methods like OAuth2 for single-sign-on.

• New command WEBSERVICE_LOGIN and WEBSERVICE_LOGOUT to get or revoke authentication tokens.

Bugfixes

• The command GET_REF_POS did not work correctly for selected geometrical tolerances. This is fixed now.

• The command CREATE_GENERAL_PATTERN and MODIFY_GENERAL_PATTERN did not work correctly for dimensional patterns with only one instance since Creo 9.0.9.0. This is fixed now.

• In rare situations random SmartAssembly crashes at startup. This is fixed now.

• The commands READ_SYMBOL and READ_DRW_SYMBOL did not determine GTOL placement references correctly. This is fixed now.

• The commands SET_MDL_PARAM and INSERT_VARIED_ITEM did not work correctly for dimensions with default names d<number>. This is fixed now.

• The command FIND_ARRAY_ELEM did not work in the graphical user interface for references. This is fixed now.

• The command SET_TEXTURE_PROPS did not work correctly since datecode 2023-08-16-01. This is fixed now.

• The command READ_DIM_ANNOTATION initialized the members of the structure DIMENSION_ANGLE_SENSE by the wrong data type. This is fixed now.

• The command GET_REF_TYPE for specific vertex points showed UNKNOWN. This is fixed now.

• Paths which includes environment variables specified by the Microsoft notation %...% are not resolved correctly. This is fixed now.

• The command RETRIEVE_MDL failed for family table instances which where called by their name and not by the generic<instance> notation since 2020-10-28-01. This is fixed now.

• The command SET_CURRENT_MDL was causing SmartDesignServer sessions in NO_GRAPHIS mode to fail for subsequent RETRIEVE_MDL commands. This is fixed now.

• The command GET_DRW_VIEW_PNT_COORD fails for specific vertex type. This is fixed now.

• The command SEARCH_MDL_REFS found non active simplified representation substitute components. This is fixed now.

• The command READ_DIM_ANNOTATION listed a specific sense of a dimension as KEFT0 instead of LEFT0 This is fixed now.

• The commands GET_REF_POS and GET_DRW_VIEW_REF_POS did not work correctly for searched drawing draft entities.

• The command GET_REF_POS determined wrong locations for selected drawing draft entities.

• The command CREATE_GENERAL_PATTERN created in some situations an external when applied in an assembly context. This is fixed now for Creo 6.0.5.0 / 7.0.0.0 and above.

• The commands LOOKUP_FAMINSTANCE and LOOKUP_FAMINSTANCES failed for dimensions in case their tolerances had also be inserted to the family tables. This is fixed now.

datecode 2025-01-06-01

Bugfixes

• The commands GET_EDGE_LENGTH and GET_CURVE_LENGTH have used the edge or curve start instead of the end reference since 2024-12-23-01. This is fixed now.

SmartAssembly 11.0.1.0

datecode 2025-01-20-01

Enhancements

• New version

SmartAssembly 11.0.2.0

datecode 2025-05-15-01

Enhancements

• The command CREATE_UNIT_SYSTEM now also allows to specify the temperature unit.

• New length units NM, KM, MILE for the commands GET_UNIT_LENGTH, SET_UNIT_LENGTH, and CREATE_UNIT_SYSTEM.

• New time unit NSEC for the commands GET_UNIT_TIME and CREATE_UNIT_SYSTEM.

• Enhanced CHECK_ERROR support for CREATE_UNIT_SYSTEM.

• Add NEXT_RAY_INTERSECTION also to the graphical user interface.

• Improved access violation handling in notification and bracket functions.

• New commands CREATE_REMOVE_SURFACE, READ_REMOVE_SURFACE and MODIFY_REMOVE_SURFACE.

• The command GET_DRW_VIEW_DIM_REFS is now also processing shown dimensions.

• New function atan2 to calculate the inverse tangent for all four quadrants.

• The command GET_REF_TYPE is now also recognizing silhouette edges.

Bugfixes

• The commands SEARCH_MDL_REF and SEARCH_MDL_REFS did not find any features in a manufacturing model whose reference was retrieved by GET_CURRENT_MDL since 2024-12-23-01. This is fixed now.

• The commands CREATE_DRW_NOTE and CREATE_DRW_NOTE_EX did in some cases not show parameter references correctly. This is fixed now.

• The commands CREATE_DRW_NOTE_EX did not process line breaks of NOTE_OPTION.text. This is fixed now.

• The command MODIFY_COMB_VIEW put active cross sections to an invalid stated. This is fixed now.

• The commands SEARCH_MDL_REF and SEARCH_MDL_REFS for the type ANNOTATION had accidentally found also drawing dimensions which where created in the model (create_drawing_dims_only = no). This is fixed now.

• Since 2024-12-23-01 multiple windows have been closed before executing the program files, even if COMPENGINE_MULTIPLE_WINDOWS was set to YES. This is fixed now.

• The commands SET_DRW_SYMBOL_VAR_TEXT and SET_SYMBOL_VAR_TEXT replaced existing symbolic values by the translated ones. This is fixed now.

• The command CREATE_GENERAL_PATTERN failed to create patterned patterns with one instance for the first or second dimension. This is fixed now.

• The command CREATE_DIM_ANNOTATION was causing crashes in rare situations when the references had been extracted from drawing dimensions. This is fixed now.

• The command MODIFY_DIM_ANNOTATION changed the offset position to the annotation plane in case the attachment references had been searched. This is fixed now.

datecode 2025-11-21-01

Enhancements

• New command CONVERT_DRW_POS_TO_LOCGRID to convert a given coordinate on a drawing to its location inside the specified location grid.

• Enhanced commands ZOOM_TO_REF and ZOOM_TO_POS to work in drawings.

• New reference type COMPONENT_TYPE which can be used in SEARCH_MDL_REFS.

• The command GET_DRW_VIEW_DIM_REFS is now also providing references created by interceptions.

• New command GET_DRW_VIEW_SECTION_HATCH_ITEMS to retrieve all hatched items of a drawing view section.

• New option HATCH_ITEM for the commands GET_DRW_VIEW_SECTION_HATCH and SET_DRW_VIEW_SECTION_HATCH to determine which hatched item to use.

• The commands CREATE_GENERAL_CSYS, READ_GENERAL_CSYS and MODIFY_GENERAL_CSYS are now also supporting orientation references.

• The command SHOW_HELP can now be updated when using a variable.

• New commands DESIGNATE_REF_PARAM and GET_REF_PARAM_DESIGNATION_STATUS which allows to designate annotations and annotation elements.

• New command EVALUATE_CONDITION to determine if a logical expression is evaluated as TRUE or FALSE.

• New members operation, use_construction_bodies and body_option for GENERAL_MERGE_STRUCT provide access to all sorts of operations. Also they allow to define the affected body and define if construction bodies from the source model should be included.

• New command UPDATE_SIMPREP allows to update substitutions of a simplified representation.

• The command SUBSTITUTE_SIMPREP is now able to change a substitution back to the master representation.

• License signatures and add-ons with the same name can now be used interchangeably.

Bugfixes

• The command GET_GENERAL_MERGE_FEATURE_NUM always returned 0 as result since 2024-12-23-01. This is fixed now.

• The command USER_DROP_DOWN and USER_LIST_BOX were not updated correctly when the number of inputs changed and the common number of inputs were identical. This is fixed now.

• The command SET_DIM_FRACTIONAL did not work correctly for drawing dimensions which have by default a name starting with add. This was caused by an error in Creo which is resolved in the Creo versions 9.0.11.0 / 10.0.9.0 / 11.0.5.0 / 12.4.0.0 and above.

• The commands XML_GET_NODE_TYPE, XML_GET_NODE_VALUE and XML_SET_NODE_VALUE did not work correctly for CDATA nodes. This is fixed now.

• The command MODIFY_GENERAL_CSYS failed to modify the offset type correctly. This is fixed now.

• The command ODBC_QUERY could freeze the Creo session for a PostgreSQL database with variable length strings. This is fixed now.

• In rare cases the command SET_DRW_SCALE caused crashes since Creo 10.0.9.0 / 11.0.5.0 / 12.4.0.0 when the drawing was created from template and a broken area was applied to a view. This issue was fixed, but the function could fail in these situation. It is recommended use SET_DRW_SCALE before SET_DRW_VIEW_BROKEN_AREA in this case.

• The command GET_NC_TOOL_TIPS did not provide the expected values for the NC_TOOL_TIP members offset_x, offset_z and angle. This is fixed now.

• The command UPDATE_ALL_DRW_SYMBOLS did not properly use the symbols from pro_symbol_dir path. This is fixed now.

• The command SHOW_HELP did not open a document correctly when it was specified with the "lib:" syntax. This is fixed now.

datecode 2025-12-03-01

Bugfixes

• The command ODBC_QUERY fails for ANSI strings in the datecode 2025-11-21-01. This is fixed now.

• The new reference type COMPONENT_TYPE in datecode 2025-11-21-01 did not work correctly. This is fixed now.

• In manufacturing mode the command MESSAGE_BOX_EX closes in some situations automatically. This is fixed now.

• The command READ_DRW_NOTE_EX failed in some cases of legacy data. This is fixed now.

• The command SEARCH_MDL_REF(S) found the drawing dimensions which are stored in the solid model (by Creo config option create_drawing_dims_only = no) for DIMENSION and SOLID_DIMENSION. This is fixed now.