Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
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We are using Teamcenter 8.3 and NX 7.5.4.4 and we are using the mastermodel approach.
I have all the templates created and imported into Tc. I now find that I have to add some more attributes to the drawing templates. Since we already have the templates how can I add the object attribute from the part if I already saved the drawing template? I know that if this was new I would make a "dummy" part with all the attributes defined. Then I would create the drawing template associated with the dummy part. In the text editor, under relationships I would pick "insert object attribute" pick the "dummy" part, find the attribute I want and insert it where I want it.
My question is how can I do that to an existing drawing template? How can I "reattach" or associate the drawing template to a "dummy" part again so I can make the new attributes. I don't want to make all of them outside Tc and import all of them again.
I have all the templates created and imported into Tc. I now find that I have to add some more attributes to the drawing templates. Since we already have the templates how can I add the object attribute from the part if I already saved the drawing template? I know that if this was new I would make a "dummy" part with all the attributes defined. Then I would create the drawing template associated with the dummy part. In the text editor, under relationships I would pick "insert object attribute" pick the "dummy" part, find the attribute I want and insert it where I want it.
My question is how can I do that to an existing drawing template? How can I "reattach" or associate the drawing template to a "dummy" part again so I can make the new attributes. I don't want to make all of them outside Tc and import all of them again.





RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
Technically, the glass is always full.
RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
Technically, the glass is always full.
RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
Now when you create you Drawing Template include some simple part file as a 'place holder' Component. Make sure that this place-holder part has all of the same NAMED attributes as you will be expecting to link up to in the final Drawing file (the Values of the attributes are not important). Now create all your annotation links in this template file and save the file.
Now when you use this file as a Drawing template it should automatically find the attribute names that the Annotation links are looking for and it should behave as expected.
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RE: Add Automatic Attribute Annotations to an existing drawing template
Regards,
Tomas