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Is it possible to use "initials", set under "solid edge option - user profile" with property text?
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RE: property text
The drawing creator's initials are captured in the title block via a callout referencing the "manager" field of the draft documents properties.
Since the draft template has the creator's initials on it already, it is automatically used when creating a new document.
Not sure what else you would be using the initials for, but I am not sure what those listed uner profile woud be good for.
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They are not properties of the file, so I dont think you can use them in property text.
Most people would use 'Author' or create a custom property that can then be accessed and changed in property manager.
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Another question:
is i have different sheets on a draft with differet parts on each sheet. on the backgroundsheet i have a titleblock with "title" of the part, but it show on all sheets the same. Can i access the variable from the part displayed on each sheet sepratly? If i use "|R1", on all title blocks the title from the part on the first sheet is displayed..
RE: property text
Couple of different ways but one might be to index the number after the 'R' until it matches the reference number of the model you want displayed - this will only work if you made views of the other part though, not if it's a configuration of an assy.
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Kenat's method would not work unless you had a different background sheet for each drawing sheet - and that will just lead to confusion.
Just detail them in separate draft files, unless there is a reason for not doing that. I know some companies get into a panic because it costs X to issue a drawing whether its got 1 part or 20 parts on it.
CAD is very good at the 'unit drawing' method.
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However, like you I have my doubts about what the OP is even trying to do.
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Most likely they will tell your manager he's wrong.
While there are exceptions, generally 1 draft for 1 part is the way to go.
Multi parts on one drawing can get really messy from an updating/revision... point of view.
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We use ISO for standard, but that has nothing to do i guess...?
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At least in the US they have some that relate to aspects of document control, types & application of drawings...
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With regards to detailing your assembly parts on the same drawing as the assembly here is my suggestion because its something I've had to do in the past, although mostly when detailing a welded fabrication and its components.....
The first view on the drawing should be the assembly, so your draft file would then take the title of the assembly.
Other sheets would use the same background and would keep the same title but you would probably detail more than one part on each sheet. Then just label each part with a callout that uses the part title property. You would also add a balloon to identify the item number from the assembly.
Personaly, I would stick to unit drawings where I could.
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I've also done similar for tooling fixtures or similar '1 offs' where rev control etc wasn't such and issue.
Back in the UK at least the govt system discouraged so called 'multi detailed drawings' as I recall, and they're discouraged in the US too.
It's mainly for doc control type issues from what I recall.
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The first sheet is an assy print, with subsequent prints being detail views of components to tht assembly. Using ttile callouts/ and mat'l/ heat treat req's, in assigned property fields; I am able to sucessfully detail components.
This however is an in house print, so it does not need to completely conform to ISO standards, which may have more to say on the practice.
Revisions do get trickey though, as you need to treat each sheet as it
s own revision, or record all revisions on sheet 1 of the draft.
I typically do not detail more than 3-4 parts on a sheet.
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