Automation For Drawings - Basic Dims & GD&T Automatic

[Mach Man]

I am looking for a way to automate applying dimension style basic to all of my basic dims at the same time. Would like to select them all, then run macro/grip/journal/whatever from the Application Shortcut Menu and have them all turn into BASIC dims... Journal/Macro simply don't work for this as they remember the items selected when the Journal/Macro is recorded/ Not sure I want to get into Grip programming but...

The other thing I would like to do is select all of my holes and again, quick pick from application menu, and paste (or type auto-magically) "<&70><+><&10><+><O>.014<+>A<+>B<+>C<+><&90>" below all of the selected dims.

Once I figure this stuff out, there's likely other similar tasks I will want to do.

These are two things that get done OVER AND OVER again on virtually every drawing and I am looking for a way to save time.

If you haven't discovered the application shortcut menus yet - YOU NEED TO. I had a variety of custom menus and switched almost exclusively to the Application Menus once I learned about them.

Happy Cadding............

 

[cowski]

I have a similar journal that will convert the selected dimensions to dual dim type; I made a few quick edits for your use cases. They are not heavily tested, I tried them out on a drawing I have in NX1919.
convert_dim_basic
dim_add_appended_text

www.nxjournaling.com

 

[Mach Man]

Thanks!!!! But no DropBox for me thanks to internet security. Can you paste the code direct in message or upload direct to this site????

Sorry for the hassle.

 

[Mach Man]

Did find a way to get them! Both work fine!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!