STILL trying to sort, Can dimensions be text??
STILL trying to sort, Can dimensions be text??
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I can't believe that SW will only allow sketch data as variables for Propery Manager.This wouldn't even be an issue in Inventor as you could sort by ANYTHING.
I have a very large table of Mil-Spec parts. Of those half are readily available from commercial vendors, the others require long lead times. So when i select a component from the property manager i would like one of the variables to be "VENDOR". Since only sketch variables can be used.......can i force a dimension to be text? Something like D1@Sketch1 = "OurSupplier", or is possible to write an equation like, if(d1@sketch1=1,"oursupplier","milpart")?
i have lots of library parts that i would like to sort by something other than a numerical value.
When i talked to our SW rep, they said, "Hey, that would be a good idea...".
No, REALLY?
I have a very large table of Mil-Spec parts. Of those half are readily available from commercial vendors, the others require long lead times. So when i select a component from the property manager i would like one of the variables to be "VENDOR". Since only sketch variables can be used.......can i force a dimension to be text? Something like D1@Sketch1 = "OurSupplier", or is possible to write an equation like, if(d1@sketch1=1,"oursupplier","milpart")?
i have lots of library parts that i would like to sort by something other than a numerical value.
When i talked to our SW rep, they said, "Hey, that would be a good idea...".
No, REALLY?






RE: STILL trying to sort, Can dimensions be text??
Can you show an image of what you refer to as the Property Manager?
Have you tried using the SolidWorks Search function (top right corner)? It has keyword search filters. (See attached)
Also, have you looked at using the Tagger utility from SolidWorks Labs?
http://lab
RE: STILL trying to sort, Can dimensions be text??
RE: STILL trying to sort, Can dimensions be text??
i am referring to the configuration property manager under the configuration tab. It is an option when right clicking on the filename.
I have 1500 configurations in this file. When i insert the part into an assembly from the design library....i can sort by body size(numerical value), male thread size (numerical value), female thread size (numerical value), length (numerical value),and finally by material which is contained in the configuration name. (Once i have done the first four selections i end up with 4 configurations to choose from.)
I would like to be able to sort by material as well, but, it is the same problem.
I guess i could add a vendor code to the config name but it is already pretty long. " part, part size, female thread, male thread x length - material,(and now)vendor code". all this times 1500.
if i pull a PEM fastener out of the toolbox i can select type and material. HOW DO THEY DO THAT!!!!!!!!!that's what i want to do. How are they able to sort configurations by something other than a numerical value??