Troubleshooting
Command Line
The command line interface is the most basic (though not the most convenient) way to troubleshoot PartCAD configuration, model declarations and definitions.
The status of PartCAD context can be evaluated using the status
command.
pc status
Pay attention to any exception or error message produced by the
status
command.
PartCAD VSCode Extension
The recommended way to use PartCAD is by using the Visual Studio Extension
called PartCAD
. Follow the extension documentation for instructions on how
to use this extension.
For troubleshooting purposes, the PartCAD
terminal view output may not
suffice due to the ephemeral nature of some output in that view (many output
lines get overwritten). To get the complete and detailed error log, see the
PartCAD
output in the Output
view.
OCP CAD Viewer
If the PartCAD vscode extension does not work for you then it is possible to
troubleshoot PartCAD using the OCP CAD Viewer
vscode extension alone.
Any part or assembly can be displayed in OCP CAD Viewer
by running
pc inspect <part>
or pc inspect -a <assembly>
in a terminal.
# Create a temporary folder mkdir /tmp/inspect && cd /tmp/inspect # Initialize a package with the default dependency on public PartCAD repository pc init # Display the part in 'OCP CAD Viewer' pc inspect /pub/std/metric/cqwarehouse:fastener/hexhead-iso4014