Pulling dimensions into a note
Pulling dimensions into a note
(OP)
Forgive me if this has been answered before, I couldn't find it if so.
I have a dimension (from a fillet) on a part which I want to show up on a drawing. Solidworks will not pull this dimension automatically (assumably because I do not have an orthogonal view to see it). Since it's a fillet I'm content to have a note pointing to the appropriate area, but how do I callout for the dimension (from the part) so SWx will update if it changes.
I can hardcode the number, but that won't update, and since the dimension isn't present anywhere else on the drawing I can't match the syntax of other dimensions. Also, the syntax for a design table parameter doesn't work either.
Am I missing something obvious?
I have a dimension (from a fillet) on a part which I want to show up on a drawing. Solidworks will not pull this dimension automatically (assumably because I do not have an orthogonal view to see it). Since it's a fillet I'm content to have a note pointing to the appropriate area, but how do I callout for the dimension (from the part) so SWx will update if it changes.
I can hardcode the number, but that won't update, and since the dimension isn't present anywhere else on the drawing I can't match the syntax of other dimensions. Also, the syntax for a design table parameter doesn't work either.
Am I missing something obvious?






RE: Pulling dimensions into a note
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Pulling dimensions into a note
Fillet dimension will also sometimes transfer from view-to-view using the ctrl-drag-n-drop method. Then you can delete the extra view.
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RE: Pulling dimensions into a note
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Pulling dimensions into a note
SolidWorks 2006 - SP3.0
UG NX3
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0
RE: Pulling dimensions into a note
With 2006 you can have custom props that are directly linked to dimension values without using a design table.
RE: Pulling dimensions into a note
Thanks for the heads-up. I usually edit the design table in a new window within excel to make sure that all my cells calculate correctly.
I was not aware that you could link a custom property directly to a dimension. Now that I did a little searching on the subject, that is what I would do in this case. Pretty simple to do in fact. Create a new custom property, when asked for value/expression, click on the dimension and it adds the link.
SolidWorks 2006 - SP3.0
UG NX3
Pro/Engineer Wildfire 2.0