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CONNDEF indexes for CONVERT3DMODEL

CONNDEF indexes for CONVERT3DMODEL

It would be nice if we could index the CONNDEF blocks so when we use CONVERT3DMODEL we can specify the connector order. Unless this is already an option and I missed the update along the way.

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Anonymous
Not applicable

Connector order will be the order in which you choose the condef. Select the condef as you would attributes in a block. Choose ALL condefs in order you want your connectors, the window everything...... bam!

AHepker_HOB
Enthusiast

Also, if you window the entire selection of objects and conndef blocks, the connector order will be the reverse order in which the blocks were inserted/copied in the model. If you insert 100 conndef blocks into a model, and your window selection contains the conndef blocks that were inserted 15th, 42nd, and 64th, then 64 will be connector 1, 42 will be connector 2, and 15th will be connector 3. Hope that helps.

cam-nav
Advocate

@Anonymous , thanks for that one, helped out a bunch! Wonder why this little nugget of  knowledge is NOT in the Convert3DModel instructions.

 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fabrication-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Fabrication-UsersGuide/files/GUID-197AA3FE-4A44-414E-A5D5-5F94D2C9ABFF-htm.html

 

@AHepker_HOB, your suggestion works too but I do like the selection method much better for multiple connections and not having to insert or copy them in order.

 

 

@andy.robins can this be added to the instructions page?

aaron.tw
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