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Restore labels of section views

Restore labels of section views

Restore labels of section views

(OP)
Hi,

One of my colleages came across some Solidworks drawings where labels of section views are missing.  Apparently, they were removed (accidentally?) by authors of the documents.  Is there a way to restore these labels other than recreating the section views again?

Best regards,

RE: Restore labels of section views

Try selecting the view, then go to the feature tree area and give it a new letter. See if this gives it a new label. Sometimes this works for me.

Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
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SolidWorks Legion

RE: Restore labels of section views

(OP)
Hi, Chris:

I tried, but it does not work.

Best regards,

Alex

RE: Restore labels of section views

Chris's solution definitely works 'some' of the time.  Fortunately, when it doesn't work, I don't mind re-doing it (it's never not worked in more than 2 instances).  But, but... I'm hoping for a real solution as well.

RE: Restore labels of section views

(OP)
Hi, Nella95:

For simple parts or assemblies, it is not a big deal to recrate section views.  But for section views where there are lots of dimensions, GD&T, and notes, I am also hoping for a real solution.

Best regards,

RE: Restore labels of section views

(OP)
Hi, Matt:

Thanks for sharing the macro!

But labels this macro creates are fake.  I have been trying to minize "fake" stuffs on SW documents.

Thanks!

RE: Restore labels of section views

Yup, they are fake. However, SolidWorks has some strange code associated with view labels, so if you are having issues with it (as many people do), this is for you.  It can also be used to supplement those standard labels (since editing them to add a line can be hairy).  

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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