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Wrap Text in Excel BOM

Wrap Text in Excel BOM

Wrap Text in Excel BOM

(OP)
I can't seem to get solidworks to maintain the cell format of "wrap text" when inserting the excel BOM into a drawing.  Is there a tools/option check box I'm missing?
Thanks.

RE: Wrap Text in Excel BOM

sdb999,
Is there a reason you are still using the Excel BOM instead of the SW version?

Which version of SW and Excel?

cheers

RE: Wrap Text in Excel BOM

(OP)
I created the excel file from one of the standard files supplied with S/W 08' sp0.0, Excel 03' sp2.  I'm not using the SW boms because they will not do what I need.  Although they format nicely.  Figures.  Thanks guys.

RE: Wrap Text in Excel BOM

If you expand upon what you need the SW BOM to do, someone may be able to provide a solution.

cheers

RE: Wrap Text in Excel BOM

(OP)
I just didn't want this thread to spin off topic.  Formating in excel doesn't pass into SolidWorks.  I was attempting to do costing totals and the SW boms have several issues.  If you include a $ the values are ignored.  Summing a column works, but isn't dynamic nor can it be stored in a template.  There were a few others but those were the big ones.  It may be a service pack issue, but I can't change that at this point.
Thanks.

RE: Wrap Text in Excel BOM

Sorry to be nit-picky, but $$ shouldn't be on a drawing or BOM anyway.

Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 2.0
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)

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