nailboard (again)

[bengee5454]

Is there a way to copy a nailboard dwg and paste it into an existing dwg as a separate sheet? I have tried, but so far failed.

When I click Nailboard in the Cable and Harness environment, I'm presented with a new drawing. Is there a way to add it to an existing drawing?

[bengee5454]

Is there a way to copy a nailboard dwg and paste it into an existing dwg as a separate sheet? I have tried, but so far failed.

When I click Nailboard in the Cable and Harness environment, I'm presented with a new drawing. Is there a way to add it to an existing drawing?

[mcgyvr]

No way that I know of to copy or insert a nailboard drawing into another drawing....

You could always do something like saving that nailboard drawing to a PDF file and inserting the PDF into an existing drawing..

[mcgyvr]

No way that I know of to copy or insert a nailboard drawing into another drawing....

You could always do something like saving that nailboard drawing to a PDF file and inserting the PDF into an existing drawing..

[-niels- · Accepted solution]

Why not try it the other way around.
Make a nailboard drawing then add a new sheet and copy over the views of your existing drawing.
When done, save over the existing drawing (after closing the original).

---edit---

Actually, i just tried... i could just copy over a sheet with a nailboard view without issue...

Maybe what you're missing is that you need to click back to the "model" section in the browser when it's displaying "cable&harness" so you can access the sheets again...?

---another edit---

The copied sheet does seem to lose that "cable&harness" environment after copying... so there is some loss in functionality.

@johnsonshiue, This might be interesting for you to look at.

Some screenshots:

original sheet with nailboard placed has "cable&harness"

But when copied over to a new sheet, this disappears:

My method of copying:

On drawing with nailboard, go to "model" and select the sheet with the nailboard.

Use CTRL-C to copy the sheet.

Go to new drawing and select filename in top of browser to add copied sheet by using CTRL-V.

(done in IV2018.3.2)

[-niels- · Accepted solution]

Why not try it the other way around.
Make a nailboard drawing then add a new sheet and copy over the views of your existing drawing.
When done, save over the existing drawing (after closing the original).

---edit---

Actually, i just tried... i could just copy over a sheet with a nailboard view without issue...

Maybe what you're missing is that you need to click back to the "model" section in the browser when it's displaying "cable&harness" so you can access the sheets again...?

---another edit---

The copied sheet does seem to lose that "cable&harness" environment after copying... so there is some loss in functionality.

@johnsonshiue, This might be interesting for you to look at.

Some screenshots:

original sheet with nailboard placed has "cable&harness"

But when copied over to a new sheet, this disappears:

My method of copying:

On drawing with nailboard, go to "model" and select the sheet with the nailboard.

Use CTRL-C to copy the sheet.

Go to new drawing and select filename in top of browser to add copied sheet by using CTRL-V.

(done in IV2018.3.2)

[mcgyvr]

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@-niels- wrote:

Use CTRL-C to copy the sheet.

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ARGH!!!... I hate inconsistency in software...

Copy should be a right mouse menu option.. I didn't try ctrl+C

[mcgyvr]

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@-niels- wrote:

Use CTRL-C to copy the sheet.

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ARGH!!!... I hate inconsistency in software...

Copy should be a right mouse menu option.. I didn't try ctrl+C

[bengee5454]

As with mcgyvr.......i didnt try ctrl+c!

Works a treat!

Thank you

[bengee5454]

As with mcgyvr.......i didnt try ctrl+c!

Works a treat!

Thank you