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Bend line note fomat

Bend line note fomat

Bend line note fomat

(OP)
We like the ability to add an associative bendline note to our sheetmetal drawings in SW2006. The SW format is not what we prefer. We like to show the angle the part is bent up to. This angle is what our brake press operators like to use so they don't have to calculate it to enter it into the controller.example
SW   BEND UP 45° R.09
Our preferred  BEND UP TO 135° INCL R.09
I have been able to make the text changes by changing the bend note format text file. However, I can't figure out how to do the angle calculation. I think I might have to wire a visual basic macro to convert it. Any ideas?

RE: Bend line note fomat

Which text file did you change?

The angular units used in the file may be Radians.

cheers
Helpful SW websites  FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Bend line note fomat

(OP)
The file name is "bendnoteformat.txt"
I know this is the correct file. The trouble is anything I add to this file is just text or a Solidworks defined associative parameter.
All I want to do is something like 180 - <bend-angle>. Maybe I just don't know the proper syntax.

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