Pro/ENGINEER^®-to-SimMechanics Translator

This application installs the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator as a Pro/TOOLKIT application, which allows you to save Pro/ENGINEER CAD assemblies in the Physical Modeling XML file format. SimMechanics can read these files to generate Simulink models.

To use the translator, you must first install it, then register it with Pro/ENGINEER.

To Install the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics Translator

You do not need MATLAB^® or any MATLAB component, such as SimMechanics, to install the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator. You need to have Pro/ENGINEER installed.

Download the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator self-extracting archive from www.mathworks.com/products/simmechanics.
Run the archive. A confirmation window appears. Click Setup to start installation, or click Cancel to abort.
Once you start, the installer continues and opens a Setup Wizard. Continue by clicking Next.
Enter an installation directory, use the Browse button to select another, or accept the default directory provided. Click Next.
Confirm the installation by clicking Next. The installation proceeds to completion. Click Close to finish. A Web browser opens, displaying this README file.

Define the translator installation directory as $INSTALL.

To Register the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics Translator

While installing the translator, the installer creates a Pro/TOOLKIT registry file called proe2sm.dat, a small text file written to the $INSTALL directory that tells Pro/ENGINEER to treat the files constituting the translator as a Pro/TOOLKIT application. Each line of the registry file consists of one of a predefined set of keywords, followed by a value. The registry file in DLL mode takes the following standard form:

name YourApplicationName

startup dll

exec_file $LOADDIR/$MACHINE_TYPE/obj/filename.dll

text_dir $LOADDIR

end

There are two ways to register the translator with Pro/ENGINEER:

Specify the absolute path of the Pro/TOOLKIT registry file in the PROTKDAT, PRODEVDAT, and TOOLKIT_REGISTRY_FILE statements of the Pro/ENGINEER configuration file. When you open Pro/ENGINEER again, it searches for this registry file by this absolute path.
Copy the content of the proe2sm.dat file to your existing Pro/TOOLKIT registry file.

Consult the Pro/TOOLKIT User's Guide that accompanies your Pro/ENGINEER installation for further details.

To View Documentation and Examples

The installation of the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator includes documentation and example files separate from the MATLAB^® Help system. Relative to the translator installation, you can view these respective file sets in

$INSTALL/text/html/usascii/ and $INSTALL/text/pdf/usascii/
$INSTALL/examples/

The documentation includes an HTML page and a PDF book. The examples consist of sample assemblies and parts.

To Unregister the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics Translator

Remove the absolute path specification of the Pro/TOOLKIT registry file from the Pro/ENGINEER configuration file. If you copied the proe2sm.dat file text into your Pro/TOOLKIT registry file, delete that text.

To Uninstall the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics Translator

First unregister the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator from Pro/ENGINEER. Then uninstall the translator through either of these steps:

In the translator $INSTALL/ directory, double-click the executable file labeled uninstall.bat.
Confirm the uninstallation by clicking Yes or abort by clicking No. If you confirm, the uninstaller runs until completion.
From the Windows operating system Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs. Locate the Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translator. Follow the Windows steps for removing the translator.

The uninstallation procedure removes all Pro/ENGINEER-to-SimMechanics translators on your system in a single step.

Pro/ENGINEER is a registered trademark of PTC Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.