Patch
Patch: PRO/II Reinitialization Utility Product: PRO/II Release: PRO/II V5.01
Subject: PRO/II V5.01 PRU Patch


Description:

The PRU rebuilds the calculation part of the PRO/II simulation database. This could be useful in one of two cases:

1. On occasion, large databases can, for a variety of reasons, become corrupted. There is an excellent chance that the PRU can restore the integrity of the database without loss of data.
2. Large databases that have undergone repeated revision may accumulate a large number of unused objects. The PRU, in effect, packs the database by rebuilding it only with objects in actual use.

The PRU will not repair a file in which the graphics database file is corrupted.
 

Installation

The PRU can be installed from the web or locally. Double click on the "PROIIReinitializationUtility.exe" icon. The setup program will suggest that you install the PRU in the BIN directory of the instance of PRO/II v5.1 you installed. If that directory is correct click next, else correct the directory path. Validate that the groupbox location is correct for the PRU icon. Continue the setup program to its conclusion. A reboot is required before you can use the PRU.

Using the PRU

It's acceptable for PRO/II to be open, but you need to make sure that the source database is not currently in use. To start, double click on the PRU icon. Use the browse button to locate the database file to be reinitialized. Click the Reinitialize button to start. When finished, click the Close button to exit the PRU. By default, the reinitialized database file will be stored in the same place and name as the original. The old database will be backed up with an "_old" appended to the filename prefix.

Options

The View/Details menu item will expose a message box that reports the progress of the reinitialization process. Control-c will copy the entire contents of that message box into the Windows clipboard.

The View/Options menu item will pop up a window that allows you to select operating preferences.

1. The "Check for existing backup and keyword files" options will toggle whether or not the program warns if it's about to overwrite these files.
2. You can control the directory where the reinitialized file is saved.
3. The PRU always saves the old database file. You can control the filename suffix. By default, the suffix is "_old" thus if you reinitialize database a1.prz, the reinitialized database is named a1.prz, while the source database is renamed a1_old.prz.

How it works

The PRO/II simulation database file (with .prz extension) is a conventionally zipped file containing four compressed files with extensions .pr1, .pr2, .pr3 and .sfd. The first three files contain the simulation details while the last file contains the PFD layout information. The PRU uses the PRO/II "export to keyword file" function to generate a keyword problem description. It then uses the PRO/II "import" feature to generate a new set of .pr1, .pr2 and .pr3 files. The PRU zips these new .prx files together with the old .sfd file into the target database file with .prz extension.

PROIIReinitializationUtility.exe: 2539.83K