×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

Linking Model and BOQ data to sketched symbol - Multiple parts

Linking Model and BOQ data to sketched symbol - Multiple parts

Linking Model and BOQ data to sketched symbol - Multiple parts

(OP)
Hi

Using Inventor 2008

Defining text type as "Properties - Models" provides the functionality to link Part properties (i.e. material, mass, description etc.) to a sketched symbol.  This however only appears to function correctly if one part is detailed per drawing sheet. On sheets were multiple parts are detailed the information refers to the part first inserted on the sheet unless it is linked using a leader.  Deleting the leader causes the information to revert back to the default part data.  Any suggestions as to how to hide the leader or another means of keeping the correct link?

Secondly where can I link the data to the model BOQ to obtain data such as "QTY" and "item nr"?

Regards

RE: Linking Model and BOQ data to sketched symbol - Multiple parts

When you place the symbol, RMB your sketch symbol, select symbol, then select leader but uncheck visible.

You can't get some properties like item number in sketches. Autodesk don't seem to want to make it available.. Been on wish list as long as I can remember.

RE: Linking Model and BOQ data to sketched symbol - Multiple parts

(OP)
Hi EngAddict

Thanks for the replay.  Missed this function.  I cannot remember this functionality being in older versions of Inventor and have been getting used to adding symbols without looking at what can be done to the symbol once inserted.

Regards
 

RE: Linking Model and BOQ data to sketched symbol - Multiple parts

has been round as long as i have been using. i scale a lot of mine and have structural view labels attached w/o leader so use it a lot.

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources