Overall model dimensions in title block

[Huppertz]

Hello,

I'm looking for a solution to place the overall model dimensions in the title block.

We have a box (Promted entry) in our company title block were we manually typ our overall dimension of a part (or in some cases assembly). 

For our planning engineer this is easy because he can easy see the dimensions of the "base material" or the size of a container / box in case of an assembly.

The risk that sometimes people forget to change these dimension when the model is changes.

Now I'm looking for a solution (e.g. VBA / iLogic) to place the overall dimensions Automatically in the title block.

The overall dimensions are available in the "BIM Exchange" menu > Check Design. Maybe these dimensions can be used.

We're using Inventor 2014.

[mpatchus]

You should be able to pull the LENGTH, WIDTH & HEIGHT dimensions from the model into the drawing iProperties, which then can be used in your title block.

Suggestions

1. Include the overall dimensions as NAMED PARAMETERS in the model.
2. Ine the IDW Environment you will need to do the following:
3. TOOLS Tab:  Select the Model iProperties to be Copied
4. MANAGE Tab: UPDATE COPIED PROPERTIES to transfer the selected model iProperties.
5. Modify your Title Block Definition to utilize the copied iProperties.

Obviously you would want to do all of this in your IDW template.

[mrattray]

I solve this by drawing every part in the sheet metal template (it doesn't have to be drawn using sheet metal tools). I then flat blank every single part (it doesn't matter that there's nothing to actually unfold) and use the flat pattern extents parameters to populate the length, width, and thickness, boxes in my title blocks.

[paul.huppertz]

@ Matt

This could be an easy (possible) option indeed.
It's a structural change in work method.

[paul.huppertz]

@Mike,

Do you have an suggestion how to pull the LENGTH, WIDTH & HEIGHT dimensions into the iProperties?
If I understand you correctly I have to add dimensions in the drawing and the overall dimensions I need to make Named parameters?

It is not possible to automatically recognize the overall dimensions?

[mpatchus]

The H W & L dimensions aren't added to the drawing, they are part of the model.

I'll try and do some screen caps later on my other computer and post them here.  For some reason I can't post photos from this computer now, since IT decided to reimage my box.  😞 

[mrattray]