Creo Barcode Plugin

A plugin for PTC Creo 8.0+ that generates barcodes in engineering drawings based on part names.

Requirements

• CMake 3.16+
• C++17 compatible compiler
• PTC Creo 8.0+ with Toolkit (for full plugin functionality)

Dependencies (fetched automatically)

• ZXing-cpp - Barcode generation and decoding
• nlohmann/json - JSON configuration handling
• stb - Image writing
• Google Test - Unit testing
• RapidCheck - Property-based testing

Building

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

With Creo Toolkit

cmake -DCREO_TOOLKIT_DIR="C:/path/to/creo/toolkit" ..

Running Tests

cd build
ctest --output-on-failure

Or run specific test executables:

./bin/unit_tests
./bin/property_tests

Project Structure

creo-barcode-plugin/
├── src/           - Source files
├── include/       - Header files
├── tests/         - Unit and property tests
├── resources/     - Configuration files
└── CMakeLists.txt - Build configuration