linking balloons
linking balloons
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Hello everyone My name is Nick, I work for a valve manufacturing company we are in the processes of switching over to solidworks from autocad. My job as the Process Engineer is to create manufacturing operation sheets for the guys out on the shop floor. On all of our Operation sheets I balloon every dimension then I take the ballooned dimension and manually create an formatted excel sheet which prints out as a inspection form for the shop-floor inspector to do a "in-process 100% dimension check" per machining operation. Now my question is there a way in solidworks to link balloons to dimensions or notes and then be able to create a table with the ballooned dimensions shown which I can export as an excel file? I have attached an example process sheet to give you an idea of what I'm talking about






RE: linking balloons
I'm taking a look at this now. I know exactly what you looking for. I'm creating a design table and trying to figure out how to display or turn on the primary values "text" on the drawings dimension.
This would be a handy thing to have for first article drawings. maybe some of the other folks have imput on this.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
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RE: linking balloons
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: linking balloons
I get a compile error when I ran this macro against a part. I also ran it in a drawing and received the same error.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: linking balloons
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: linking balloons
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: linking balloons
By the way, the macro only works in drawings.
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: linking balloons
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: linking balloons
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: linking balloons
That is absolutely one of the best macros I ever ran across! A star for you! I would give ya 3 if I could.
nv529,
Did you get this to work?
Colin
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: linking balloons
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: linking balloons
Or is it a note with circular border?
Flores
RE: linking balloons
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
RE: linking balloons
Thanks,
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2008 SP 4.0
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
I'm just a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic. Pink Floyd, was neither Pink nor Floyd. Discuss!--"Coffee Talk" Mike Myers SNL
RE: linking balloons
Yes, text with a circ border or a balloon and manually change the text. Then group them together.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 08
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RE: linking balloons
You can also add a balloon by using the Modify Text tool on the dimension text. Add the following to the dimension:
<C#-1> for a Circle
<S#-1> for a Square
<T#-1> for a Triangle
The "1" can be replaced with any number you desire, there seems to be a two digit limit.
Very nice Macro handleman
Tobin Sparks
www.nov.com
RE: linking balloons
I originally thought you had to balloon the dimensions before running the macro but I was completely wrong because this macro does all that for you!
As always, great macro Handleman!
Flores
RE: linking balloons
RE: linking balloons
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Jeff Cope