Model states and properties used in title block

[GabiWearing]

Hi again,

I have a problem with understanding the Model States and how I can have different IProperties for different model states and use them in my title block in the drawings.

For example a part in Model state:

-AS CAST            (without the holes)

and

-AS MACHINED.   (including holes in flanges)

When I activate the different model states I was hoping I can have different IProperties for the different model states where I for example have

Title3 - CASTING DETAILS    or MACHINING DETAILS depending on the Model States.

My thought was that I set the Title3 Variable according to the model state but it dosen't work.

I would like to have 1 Drawing and 1 part with the 2 different Model stages and in the drawing sheet 1 & 2 for casting Details and sheet 3 for machining details.

Is anyone able to point me into the right direction please?

Thank you!

[CCarreiras]

Hi!

You just need one Title, and this will modify depends the model state active on the 1st base view.
If you put this iProperty in the titleblock, it will toggle when you change the model state.

[CCarreiras · Accepted solution]

Tip:

~If you open the excel, you can do all the changes your start to do in iProperties, Suppress, dimensions etc, and change/edit directly in the excel.

[mcgyvr]

Everything in your pictures and description looks fine but we haven't seen the part file.

Should be as simple as creating your custom iprops in your model and assuming you are in "edit member scope" (pencil icon only next to each model state and not next to all ("edit factory scope") then any changes you apply to each custom iprop should be exclusive to that model state only and the drawing text should change as soon as the model state of the initial (first placed) base view on that drawing changes.  The images of your part file seems to show you are in the correct "edit member scope" modes

If you still have problems please post your idw and your ipt file (or a simplified model of a cube with 2 model states where you tried again and failed so as not to share any proprietary information)

[blandb]

Are you putting all states in 1 drawing, or do you have a independent drawings for each stage such as cast vs. machined?  If for example, master is the machined version, then set the title in the iproperies as machined, then activate the cast version and set the title for the iproperties in there. Now when you choose master in 1 drawing, it will pull the title for that model state and in the second drawing if your base view is the cast it should pull the title for that model state. Hope that helps.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! It should just work. I think it is either a bug or something was not set correctly on the Model State table. Please share the part and the drawing. I would like to understand the behavior better.

Many thanks!

[GabiWearing]

This is very helpful, didn't know that, thanks!

[GabiWearing]

Thank you all very much!!!

I used the edit via spreadsheet and it works now. 

Will save me a lot of time now.

Thanks again. 

[mfoster9TD82]

I'm having a similar issue where the title block won't update if the model state of the views on the page is changed. I made sure the properties were correct in the model state properties and excel table.
Has this been addressed yet? Is there any way I can force update the property values in the title block?

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! I am sorry I don't think I have a reproducible case here. If possible, please share the files in zip here or send them to me directly johnson.shiue@autodesk.com. I would like to understand the title block and Model State behavior better.

Many thanks!

[GabiWearing]

The first Base view you put on the sheet fills in the title Block. That was my problem because I placed the second model stage view first which I had not changed the properties of.
Maybe that helps, good luck!

[mfoster9TD82]

Thanks, just sent you an email.