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Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

(OP)
Hello friends,
Good day...!

I have three configurations and entered Custom property "Description" for all three configurations in Configuration Specific tab in Part level. Now I want to show all three configuration description in the title block of the drawing.
If I use $PRPSHEET:"Description" syntax for showing the part description , it is showing current active configuration description.
How to show all three configuration - description in Drawing?
any ideas?

Thanks.


Murugan.S
India.


RE: Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

I have not tried this. I don't think it's possible.
But ...
Are you showing different views for each config? Try adding a separate text line on the dwg, then link the descriptions of each line to each view.
This is also not standard. Each part should have it's own title (description) on its own dwg.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)

RE: Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

As ctopher said, this isn't standard practice.  If you have 1 part, and 3 descriptions, that might be confusing to the user.  But if you must do this, such as on a tabulated drawing, use a design table.  

SW06 SP5.0

Flores

RE: Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

(OP)
Hi smcadman,
Sorry for late reply.
its just an example.
I want to show "Weight" property which is entered in Configuration Specific tab in Part level for Casting configuration and  Machining configuration in the Drawing titleblock.
if this is the case, any idea?


Murugan.S
India.

RE: Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

Hi I do this quite a lot, I use text in the drawing, not in the the sheet format.
Config specific custom properties can be linked to notes "attached" to views.

http://www.pichotel.com/html/4342Ue9ir/72715.html

RE: Configuration Custom properties in Drawing

(OP)
thanks CMcF.

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