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[b]Word Wrap[/b]

[b]Word Wrap[/b]

[b]Word Wrap[/b]

(OP)
I did a search on word wrap but only got a few hits regarding BOM's.

I'm in the process of creating custom sheet formats and so far have been forced to add 3 separate "title" properties because a single property (if filled with too much text) won't wrap down.

I wanted to use a single property that could be used for both drawing title and BOM description line, but I need the property to wrap for that to occur. Inventor has no problem doing this...

Does SW support word wrap in any of its properties?

Shane Polwort
Senior E/M Designer
Sierra Nevada Corporation
www.sncorp.com
Solidworks 2005

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

In Solidworks 2006 you can define a textbox width and it will word wrap automatically for you.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Solidworks 2006 SP0.0

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

(OP)
But there's no way to do this in 2005?

Shane Polwort
Senior E/M Designer
Sierra Nevada Corporation
www.sncorp.com
Solidworks 2005

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

Not without writing a VB program to do it.

Well, there used to be way by pasting in a special "carriage return" character. I think you can find the character in a detail view label where it separates the view label and scale.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2005 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2006 SP0.0 on WinXP SP2

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

Shane,

It seems not. I have asked my VAR about this issue, and was told that 2006 fixes the problem. It seems according to my VAR 2006 Fixes everything there ever was wrong with SW.

Wes C.

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

I asked this question a little while back. Some smart person posted this:

<ALT> 0010  (on the number key pad)

I use this for long part descriptions.

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

(OP)
I have absolutely no idea what <ALT> 0010 is supposed to mean or do...

Shane Polwort
Senior E/M Designer
Sierra Nevada Corporation
www.sncorp.com
Solidworks 2005

RE: [b]Word Wrap[/b]

<ALT> = Alt Key

0010 = numbers entered on numeric keypad

<ALT> 0010 is linefeed character which should wrap your text to the next line.  Hold the Alt key down while you key in 0010.  It should work.

Regards,

Regg

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