Setting PERT Chart Icons

Pert chart icons can be changed from their default (the Activity icon) to an automatically-generated icon that is derived from the assigned parts of the activity. This is achieved via a Visual Basic macro, an example of which is provided below and also provided with the DPM installation.

Script Example

Dim doc as document
set doc = CATIA.ActiveDocument

Dim p as activity
Dim q as activity
Dim r as activity

set p = doc.getitem("Process")

msgbox p.name

set r = p.getitem("Line")

Dim node as PertNode
set node = r.GetTechnologicalObject("PertNode") 

node.seticon( "I_DPMPositionCreation")

Using the Macro

In the following example, the "Line" activity in the Pert shown above chart will be assigned a new icon that is generated automatically.
1.

Select the activity who's icon is to be changed.

2.

 Select the Tools> Macro> Macros option to access the list of available scripts:

3.

 Select the PertIconChange script and click the Run button to execute it:

4.

 When the processing is complete, the new icon is created and assigned to the proper node in the Pert chart: