Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
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Hi all -
I'm looking for a way to automatically link a drawing template field to the configuration description in SW2006. I know that it automatically uses these descriptions to name the parts off in BOM's, but I can't seem to find the field name to link that specific entry in a drawing template.
I've tried $PRPSHEET:{PartNumber} and a bunch of different combinations of $CONFIG@______, however nothing has worked.
TIA for any help.
- Nick
I'm looking for a way to automatically link a drawing template field to the configuration description in SW2006. I know that it automatically uses these descriptions to name the parts off in BOM's, but I can't seem to find the field name to link that specific entry in a drawing template.
I've tried $PRPSHEET:{PartNumber} and a bunch of different combinations of $CONFIG@______, however nothing has worked.
TIA for any help.
- Nick






RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
use:
$PRPSHEET:"Description"
Our drawing number is
Model number-configuration
use:
$PRPSHEET:"SW-File Name"-$PRPSHEET:"SW-Configuration Name"
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
I hope that helps.
John Graham CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
You can link the configuration description if you enter the field on your drawing like I stated above.
Part/Assembly model
File > Properties > Configuration Specific tab
Property name field = Description
That Value/Text Expression will show up on your drawing. I know this works because ALL of our part/assembly model properties are configuration specific only.
The reasoning is that an automatic assumption is made that a configuration will be made in the future.
Flores
SW06 SP4.1
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
John Graham CSWP
Mechanical Design Engineer
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
That is pretty close to what I am trying to do, however I am trying to link the "Bill of Materials Options" displayed field in that picture to the drawing border's Part Number field. It shows up in a BOM correctly (if it's a sub-assy or part), but it won't show up properly in it's own drawing.
Our drawing borders currently display the file name in the Part Number field, however I'd like to change this over since we have multiple part numbers assigned to a single part/assy, each in seperate configurations. (ex: left hand is A-001, right hand is A-002). We currently have no "Part Number" field in the part or configuration properties.
- Nick
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
File name is "264 153 C0 Wheel Press.SLDASM" (yellow), configuration is set to display "264 153 C0" as the part number in BOM's (red). I'm trying to get the drawing number field (blue) to show the BOM Part Number field (red) instead of the file name (yellow).
Just looking for the code necessary to link this and show it properly. Nothing is available in the "Link to..." field when editing that text that will display it as I'd like. Currently we're overriding by hand, which is obviously less than ideal.
Thanks.
- Nick
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Yes, my mistake calling it "Config Description".
"Part number used in the BOM is the same as if what you saved the file name as. But with a config you can adjust that with the above option."
Yes, I know that you can change this in the "Bill of Material Options" shown above... I am doing that, and not only want it to appear in a BOM like that, I want it to appear in it's own drawing like that as well.
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Guessing now that I clarified what I was looking for, nobody knows a way to do it?
- Nick
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
1) Use your part number as the configuration name. Then you can set it to show in the BoM and also link the note in the title block to it. This is the simplest solution, but it may not match other aspects of your work flow.
2) Create a configuration specific property for the part number and link it to the title block. This was suggested by jdg268 and smcadman above. You might be able to add a column for that property to your BoM so you do not need to enter it twice. Failing that, a macro could be written to copy the part number from the property that shows up in the BoM to the custom property linked on the drawing.
Eric
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Thanks, that is exactly what I believed I had to revert to at this point. I'm going to have to form a new system of data entry into the file properties for the files, and new drawing formats and make them all work together.
It seems the more mature SolidWorks gets, the harder it is to do simple things. It seems even adding company-specific counterbores into the hole wizard is impossible (SW reported it back to us as a limitation).
Thanks again.
- Nick
RE: Drawing Property auto-link to Config Description?
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376