The External Class node (
) runs the main method of an external compiled Java class file. To add this node, right-click the
Parametric Sweep (Job Configurations),
Batch (Job Configurations),
Function Sweep (Job Configurations),
Material Sweep (Job Configurations), or
Sequence node and select it from the
Other submenu.
Before the external class is called, the system property cs.currentmodel is set to the name of the model that is calling the external class. You can set the name of the class file in the
Filename field. You can also click the downward arrow beside the
Browse button and choose
Browse From (
) to open the fullscreen
Select File window. Click the downward arrow for the
File Location Actions menu (
) to choose
Show in Auxiliary Data (
) to move to the row for this file in the
Auxiliary Data window,
Copy File Location (
), and (if you have copied a file location)
Paste File Location (
).