Standardize Command Line

Use -CADACTIVE=STANDARDIZE to manage layers, apply a CadActive model template, or export and import Designator designation maps from the command line. Successful template applies and designation-map imports save the model.

Shared flags (Creo startup, sign-in, models, -OUTPUT=, Windchill) are on Creo Parametric Command Line.

Example

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Layers

These operate on the model directly. They do not use a model template.

Action	What it does	Required flags
LAYERS_CREATE	Creates the named layer on each model.	-LAYER= (a specific name; not *)
LAYERS_COPY	Copies layers from a source model onto the target models.	-LAYER= (* copies all layers) and -LAYER_SOURCE_MODEL=
LAYERS_DELETE	Deletes the named layers from each model.	-LAYER= (* deletes all layers)

All layer actions also need a model via -MODEL, -MODEL_FILE, or -MODEL_DIR.

Apply a model template

These call the same engine as Apply selected / Apply all template details in Creo. Pass -MODEL_TEMPLATE= with the CadActive template name (case-insensitive).

Action: APPLY_MODEL_TEMPLATE applies every table unless you restrict it. Or use a *_CREATE action to apply one table.

Flag	Required?	What it does
-MODEL_TEMPLATE=	Required for template actions	CadActive template name.
-MODEL / -MODEL_FILE / -MODEL_DIR	Required (one)	Models to apply to.
-INCLUDE=	Optional	Comma list of tables for APPLY_MODEL_TEMPLATE: ORIENTATIONS, PARAMETERS, SIMPLIFIED_REPS (aliases SIMPREPS, SIMP_REP), SECTIONS, COMBINED_STATES, LAYERS, LAYER_STATES, EXPLODE_STATES, APPEARANCE_STATES, STYLE_STATES, FEATURES, NOTES, RELATIONS.
Name filters	Optional	-ORIENTATION=, -PARAMETER=, -SIMP_REP= (alias -SIMPLIFIED_REP=), -SECTION=, -COMBINED_STATE=, -LAYER_STATE=, -EXPLODE_STATE=, -APPEARANCE_STATE=, -STYLE_STATE=, -NOTE=, -FEATURE=, -LAYER=. Use a name, a comma-separated list, or * for every item in that table. Repeatable.

Per-table actions (each still needs -MODEL_TEMPLATE= and a model):

• ORIENTATIONS_CREATE

• PARAMETERS_CREATE

• SIMPLIFIED_REPS_CREATE (alias SIMPREPS_CREATE)

• SECTIONS_CREATE

• COMBINED_STATES_CREATE

• LAYER_STATES_CREATE

• EXPLODE_STATES_CREATE

• APPEARANCE_STATES_CREATE

• STYLE_STATES_CREATE

• NOTES_CREATE

• FEATURES_CREATE — fails if required references are missing, same as the ribbon.

• RELATIONS_CREATE — adds template relations; it does not replace existing relations.

Applying template layers uses APPLY_MODEL_TEMPLATE -INCLUDE=LAYERS (or -LAYER= as a name filter). That is different from LAYERS_CREATE, which creates empty named layers with no template.

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Export a designation map

Exports designated components from each assembly to an Excel designation map (the same spreadsheet Designator can save). Non-assembly models are skipped.

Action: EXPORT_DESIGNATION_MAP.

Flag	Required?	What it does
-MODEL / -MODEL_FILE / -MODEL_DIR	Required (one)	Assemblies to export. See Creo Parametric Command Line.
-OUTPUT=	Optional	Folder for the .xlsx files. Default is the current working directory. The folder must already exist.

Import a designation map

Reads a designation map (.xlsx or .csv) and applies it to each assembly, then saves the model. Same behavior as importing from Designator, including the optional Windchill attach setting.

Action: IMPORT_DESIGNATION_MAP.

Flag	Required?	What it does
-MODEL / -MODEL_FILE / -MODEL_DIR	Required (one)	Assemblies to apply the map to.
-INPUT=	Required	Path to the designation map. Relative paths are resolved from the current working directory.

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What is not on the command line

• Copy and delete exist for layers only. Other template tables do not have COPY or DELETE actions.

• Parameter import or export from a file is not available.

• Combined states, features, and sections can fail if the model is missing referenced objects — same as the ribbon.