Dimension Favorites
Dimension Favorites
(OP)
Is there a way to have your Dimension Favorites
automatically show up in a part template?
We are using fractions in our sketches and we also need them to be linked to a fractional description block in our drawings. The problem is we use decimal to dimension so we need the units in our drawings to be decimal.
The only way I have found how to do this is turn off the "Use Documents unit" button in the dimension property. This has proven to be a pain as the dimension favorites do not automatically show up in every part.
automatically show up in a part template?
We are using fractions in our sketches and we also need them to be linked to a fractional description block in our drawings. The problem is we use decimal to dimension so we need the units in our drawings to be decimal.
The only way I have found how to do this is turn off the "Use Documents unit" button in the dimension property. This has proven to be a pain as the dimension favorites do not automatically show up in every part.






RE: Dimension Favorites
Make all templates decimal. Save everyone time and headaches. IMO
Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home site (updated 06-21-05)
FAQ559-1100
FAQ559-716
RE: Dimension Favorites
RE: Dimension Favorites
Our drawing templates come with 9 different dimension favorites, one of them being called fraction and it converts your dimension. I was able to do this by creating the favorites and then applying them in the template. In other words, in the template I just drew a line, dimensioned it, applied all the different favorites we use to that dimension, deleted the line and then saved the templates. Seems to work really well for us now.
mncad
RE: Dimension Favorites
You can have your model files be fractional and set your drawing template to decimal and the two will work together displaying fractions in the model file and decimals in the drawing.
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern
Vermont SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com (updated 3/24/06)
SW 2006 SP 4.0 EV
RE: Dimension Favorites
mncad
RE: Dimension Favorites
Im really looking for that to save with my Part template, not my Drawing template.
RE: Dimension Favorites
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
President: Northern
Vermont SolidWorks User Group
www.robrodriguez.com (updated 3/24/06)
SW 2006 SP 4.0 EV