The Feature Recognition Tool (FRT) is available for download from PTC’s free downloads page (http://www.ptc.com/community/free_downloads.htm). It is written for 32 bit Windows platforms only.
Installation Instructions
The tool is configured by default to operate from the Pro/ENGINEER startup directory. However this is generally a volatile location and the plug-in should be maintained in a safer location.
1. Extract the FRT zip file contents to a desired safe location (i.e. c:\ptc\frt).
2. Add the ‘toolkit_registry_file’ config.pro option and give it the path and file name to the frt.dat file (i.e. toolkit_registry_file c:\ptc\frt\frt.dat).
3. Edit frt.dat and add the full path to the pt_feat_recgn.dll file (exec_file) and the full path to the text directory (text_dir).
Example:
name feat_recgn_dll
startup dll
exec_file C: \ptc\frt\pt_feat_recgn.dll
text_dir C: \ptc\frt\text
allow_stop true
delay_start false
end
4. Copy the config.win file to one of the following locations:
a. < Pro/E loadpoint>/text/
b. (usually C:\ unless set by the HOME environment variable)
c. Startup working directory
5. Start or restart Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0.
The FRT icons should appear in part mode. If not, ensure the config.win file extracted from the zip file is the latest version in your startup working directory.
Quick Installation Instructions
It isn’t proper or clean, but it will work.
1. Extract the contents of the zip file into the Pro/ENGINEER startup directory.
2. Start or restart Pro/ENGINEER.
The FRT icons should appear in part mode. If not, ensure the config.win file extracted from the zip file is the latest version in your startup working directory.
