Kent,
Maybe they override it because having to right
click|properties|Project(tab)|Enter "Desciption" on every stinkin' part gets
mind numbing? 😉
It looks like you can still see the part "Description" information in IV6
design assisant, in a nice tabular format...
BUT YOU CAN'T ENTER IT THERE.
Darn!
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Mark Case, P.E.
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"Kent Keller" wrote in message
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> Sean
>
> I don't remember anyone complaining in MDT that their Bom data updated on
a parametric cad
> program. Isn't that what Parametric is for? This one just makes no sense
to me and is
> nothing but bad drawings waiting to happen. If people are having to
override the data so
> much then the reasons for that need to be looked at closer.
>
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> Kent
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>
>
> "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> news:7C69A533ADF1446B3A07D2499B728FDA@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > There was a discussion on this a few weeks ago. While many wanted them
to update
> automatically the point was brought up about data you had typed in
manually. You can RMB
> on this data and choose Freeze to preserve it but if you had not chosen to
freeze the data
> it would be lost. I guess it was the lesser of two evils. If ADSK did it
automatically
> then people would complain about that. This way it's up tot he user. I
think a few
> people suggested making this a toggle switch between auto and manual.
>
>