DESIGN TABLES IN DRAWINGS

[CADGemini]

Is there a way to have the design table in a drawing have an anchor point. I made a design table to track our revisions and want to be able to snap to a anchor point on the drawing. I looked everywhere I could think of and found nothing about doing this. Does anyone have a workaround?

Is this an enhancement request for any of you out there?

Please let me know what I can do.

 

[sldwkmin]

What version are you using? If you're using 2004 it would be easier to us the Rev table capability. I believe you can anchor those.

 

[SBaugh]

I agree with sldwkmin otherwise to answer your quesiton no SW03, SW04, SW05 doens't provide this option.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

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[CADGemini]

The problem I am having with the Rev table is having it automatiaclly update with the custom properties I have defined.

Question#1: If I create a custom property called "rev1" and I assign that to the column in the rev table do I have to leave the colum description as "rev1" or can I change the description and still maintain the link to the column.

Question#2: If the custom property I defined is a configuration specific property will it look at all configurations of the part and populate the rev table accordingly?

I want to be able to have an automatically updateable rev table so that it makes less room for error. How does everyone else track revision changes in solidworks? I thought I would have a part file that has multiple configurations that designates each revision level. Not only would this make updating assemblies with the new revision easier but it would make updating drawings just as easy. The only way I have found to do this effortlessly is by creating a design table. But now the table looks out of place in the drawing. Does anyone have any tips on how to make design tables blend into the drawing without too much effort?

Any help that anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jon

 

[ctopher]

The only way we found to easily/safely track rev changes is with a PDM software. I have not found a clean way with DT on dwg the way you describe.

 

[CADGemini]

ctopher,

Can you tell me what the name is of the software you use?

 

[SBaugh]

According to your last Post concerning this. Linking custom properties to a Revision table is a limitation. Adding an anchor point to a DT is also a limitation. Your going to have to eye ball the placement of your DT in your drawing, and place an enhancement request into SW to add and Anchor point.

How does everyone else track revision changes in solidworks?

PDMWorks or some other PDM system

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[CADGemini]

Okay I will submit an enhancement request but as you know we need to all submit the same request so that it will make it into the next SP release.

From what I understand is that they take the top request's and try to incorporate them into the next SP.

Let's band together to get this enhancement!!

Thanks

 

[ctopher]

We use PDMWorks. Works well for us. We have hundreds of dwgs stored in it.