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    Automate Dwg notes

    yes " " ...put quotations around it...sorry, i'm a dork sometimes...haha...thanks
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    Automate Dwg notes

    hey...i found a way to use comma's and periods...just put the WHOLE note (in the .ini file) in (*******)... example: Break all sharp edges. "Break all sharp edges, surfaces, and seams."
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    Part numbers instead of "Ballons"???

    as in "custom"...i ment a macro that is very intense that you created from scratch, that only work with your aplication BOM... and i am using the default BOM in SW for now...and i still can't find how-to export into .txt or .csv...thanks
  4. willb5150tx

    Automate Dwg notes

    right on...i had the same problem with ,'s and .'s...i even tried using ascii code and still couldn't get it to wor right...and about the flag notes, thats what i doing too...thanks
  5. willb5150tx

    Automate Dwg notes

    hey....thanks for your commonnotes macro (v2)...i just found a link to it from www.eng-tips.com website...and it works great...you are truly the man, lenny...so i went in and customized the .ini file to reflect our standard notes and change the case setting and its perfect...but we also have a...
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    Part numbers instead of "Ballons"???

    thanks everyone...it works, kinda a pain in the %#$*...but, hey, it works...is it a custom macro or a std macro from the internet that extracts the BOM data to put into excel???...
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    Part numbers instead of "Ballons"???

    Does anyone know how to pull in a p/n and/or description with a leader to identify a part in drawing mode, instead of a "Balloon"... please see the following image: http://www.ntsuperbikes.com/graphics/PARTSLIST.JPG
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    Does anyone know how to fix imported cylindrical parts???...

    ok...thanks guys...i have hundreds of these types of parts...and this was the easiest of them...so, i am going to just try and get with my vendor and try to get better models...thanks to everyone...i will keep checking in to see if anyone have found another way...thanks again...
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    Does anyone know how to fix imported cylindrical parts???...

    nevermind the assy file...you can just use the part file: ftp://ftp.ntsuperbikes.com/_SOL3_SOLM-7.sldprt when you open the part it asks you to do "feature recon", so i do...and end up with 30 faces around the cylinder...
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    Does anyone know how to fix imported cylindrical parts???...

    ok...the part is there now...it is called: _SOL3_SOLM-7.sldprt thanks
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    Does anyone know how to fix imported cylindrical parts???...

    thanks scott...i went to your site (which is great and a wonderful, helpful resourse center) and watched the vids, but i still cant fix my part...i tried the knitting command and could not get it to group...i have hundreds of these parts to import and fix...i have uploaded an example part, if...
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    Does anyone know how to fix imported cylindrical parts???...

    Can someone please help me...I have imported a cylindrical part and the surface has came in as 30 faces...Does anyone know how to fix this and make it one surface again???... Thanks
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    Rtext help again please...

    ok...i need some help with diesel / rtext... what i'm trying to do is get a page number using rtext... ok...here's the catch...the page number is in the dwgname... examples: 1111222222ir-01.dwg 111222222a-05.dwg 111222222b-14.dwg (the 1's are the project number...sometimes 3 digits, sometimes...
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    Custom title blocks

    If you send me an example drawing of yours; I will make a standard Attributed Title Block for you. If you want me to do it for you, just reply and ask...ok...

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