the new drawings will not use the changed values. its like it doesnt read the K values at all. when you gheck "use gauge chart" anpigk from the pull down the gorrect list, the excel file loads and give me the gauce options off the lish on the other pull downs aling with the radius from the...
i'll try that. on a side note i even tried editing the table in the part file window and also inexcel then re-loading it in the part file...neither updated the flat pattern either.
I have been a machine designer for 20 years and now i am working at a company that is requesting the flat layouts are ready for cutting without re-evaluation for their tooling. the attached file is filled out all the same K-factors for ease of copy-paste and i planned on adjusting the K values...
cannot get gauge table K values to affect part. i have copied and pasted the existing chart below in same file to accomodate the different gauges we use and k factors (all in one excel file). when i edit a k value on the chart it does not change the flat pattern. how are the charts supposed to...