MULTIPLE PARTS DRAWING - VIEW LABELs WITH VARIOUS SCALE SETUP

[sguan1212]

Hi, our company often use 1 drawing for multiple parts, and we have issue setting up the view label to automatically pick up view scales for different parts.

We can only setup view label to read the scale of the first part we drop in, but the following parts view scale couldn't be obtained for use via sheet properties.

Could someone let me know if there is a way to customize this. See image attached. I'm guessing this could be an ilogic thing.

[salariua]

@sguan1212 Welcome to the forum.

you have two problems. 

1. you are using the sheet scale and you should be using view scale.

2 - you need to show item quantity on the view. this requires iLogic and you need to configure what else do you need to have on the view label text.

Upload a sample drawing and I will try to get that ilogic for you as per my post >>here<<

[sguan1212]

Hi Adrian,

Thanks for your quick response.

The labels you see on my drawing are actually sketch symbols, it is an alternative to standard view label which is setup restrictive (can't have multiple styles).

I have attached the template for your perusal. Can you please see whether you can find a work around for me

[MechMachineMan]

Hi,

1. Assuming you only use the part in one project, you could set up the qty used as an iProp and then pull that into the label.

2. If you use a leader to attach the sketched symbol to an edge of the part in the view, the symbol will pull properties from the part it is attached to. You can then set the leader to be invisible, and as a bonus the symbol will also follow the view around.

Good luck!

[sguan1212]

Hi Justin,

1. When you say setup the qty used as an iprop, do you mean you still have to type in the QTY manually in iproperties?

My aim is to have things automated and reduce manual input which creates more room for errors. I want the QTY value to be linked to the QTY on the parts lists directly, I don't know if this is possible, it was just a thought.

2. There is another problem I always have. If a part is an weldment and when a leader is added, it only pick up the details for that part, not the assembly.

How do we set it up to grab the details off the assembly iproperties instead of its constituent part iproperties.

[MechMachineMan]

1. That requires iLogic/programming and nothing to do it "automatically"/"link" it. You would have to set up event triggers for it.

2. There is no way I'm aware of. Multiple Assemblies per dwg seems like a bad idea to begin with. Multiple parts is not that bad. At the very least, put each assembly on a new page. The only way around this is to us a sketched symbol that is 100% prompted entries and manually type in the info, or go through the pain of developing an add-in to make it happen. 

It's definitely easier to change your standards to match out of the box functionality so that you do not have to learn/maintain the programming aspect.