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Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

(OP)
Hi Guys,
I have a a few parts that are essentially the same so in the drawing I would like to use one view with a width "W" that I later define in a table.
Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,
Chris

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

Do you just want the Drawing to show a 'W' instead of dimension or do you expect the part to update if someone changes the table?

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RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

CPaul,
 
     We do many dwgs like u mentioned above..we put a Dimension and then Edit Append the text to change number to "W" or any other letter.And use a table for giving details of different parts

I also have a question to Others ,Doing this will make Dimension Manually edited.is it a way to create this Dimension without making it manually edited dimension?

Nithin

NX 6.0.2.8 MP4
Teamcenter 2007
WINDOWS XP (64 Bit)
 

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

Quote (nithinku):

.is it a way to create this Dimension without making it manually edited dimension?
No.

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

(OP)
"Do you just want the Drawing to show a 'W' instead of dimension or do you expect the part to update if someone changes the table?"

John,
I would only like the dimension to show up as a W instead.  The table is just there as a note.

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

I am on NX6

edit > annotation > text > select dimension

replace numbers in the dimension with the text that you want

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

(OP)
I am on NX7.  I know how to append the dimension, but how do I actually prevent the numerical dimension from showing up?

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

Unless the menus changed between NX6 and NX7, the answer jerry1423 gave should do the trick. You can't prevent the dimension text from showing up, but you can edit it to be whatever you want.

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

(OP)
Ok, so when I right click > edit, I get a menu with value, text, settings, and driving (which is grayed out).  I click on text and I get into the appended text menu where I can add text to the right, left, top, and bottom of the dimension.  No where do I see the numbers of the dimension to replace.  Am I missing something here?

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

You can't get to it from the right click menu.

You have to go into the edit menu. It is not on the right click menu because it isn't something you should be doing often.

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

Also, what you can do is add what you want as appended text then make the dimension text size very tiny so that it won't show up.
You may then need to adjust the line spacing values (in the dimension), in each of the types under "lettering", to make the dimension look good.

RE: Variable instead of number in Dimensions?

(OP)
Thank you cowski.  Exactly what I needed.

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