auto-scale a drawing
auto-scale a drawing
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Hi,
I've built a family of parts model, and I'm referencing the model parameters in a drawing so that as the model changes the drawing automatically updates all sizes. In this way I can use one model to create different drawings 'on the fly'. It's a massive time saving.
But: Sometimes the created model is big, sometimes it's small, but the scale on the IDW is fixed. Is there a way of getting my drawing to automatically change the scale to best fit the page?
I've built a family of parts model, and I'm referencing the model parameters in a drawing so that as the model changes the drawing automatically updates all sizes. In this way I can use one model to create different drawings 'on the fly'. It's a massive time saving.
But: Sometimes the created model is big, sometimes it's small, but the scale on the IDW is fixed. Is there a way of getting my drawing to automatically change the scale to best fit the page?
Excessive accuaracy is a sign of poor breeding. -Socrates.





RE: auto-scale a drawing
On the otherhand, Inventor does auto-scale when a base veiw is created. There may be a way to write a VBA program to exploit this. Maybe something like: if part is XXXin or greater, veiw scale equals XXX. I don't do enough programming to be of more help but I'm sure someone can tell you if it is possible or not.
RE: auto-scale a drawing
RE: auto-scale a drawing
David
RE: auto-scale a drawing
Have used this system in Unigraphics NX. Not yet in IV.
Unigraphics NX4,NX3,NX2,R17
Inventor 10,9,8,7
Solid Edge 10,9,8
Solid Works 2000,98
Mechanical Desktop 4,3
Autocad 2004DX,2000,R14, R12
Teamcenter 9
RE: auto-scale a drawing
Also a huge table of dimensions (it's over two pages) is unweildy, and leads to interpretation error.
Excessive accuaracy is a sign of poor breeding. -Socrates.
RE: auto-scale a drawing
Unigraphics NX4,NX3,NX2,R17
Inventor 10,9,8,7
Solid Edge 10,9,8
Solid Works 2000,98
Mechanical Desktop 4,3
Autocad 2004DX,2000,R14, R12
Teamcenter 9