General Table in Titleblock 2

[krywarick6]

I'm struggling to find out if I can use a general table in the sheet format. I can't seem to get this to work. Works great on the sheet, but not the format.

Is it this way on purpose or is there something that I am missing. Any suggestion for a work around?

Christopher Zona - Product Designer
Loretto, Ontario

 

[ctopher]

Add it to your drawing, then save as a template. No need to make it part of the format.

Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
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[krywarick6]

That's understandable, but I am trying to use it as the title block for the drawing itself. I'd prefer it to be on the format.

Christopher Zona - Product Designer
Loretto, Ontario

 

[fcsuper]

I personally wouldn't use a general table as a title block. It is going to be a lot more work to automate and use in day-to-day operations. What is your reason for using a general table? Maybe a better way can be discussed here?

Matt Lorono
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[Standing]

Christopher,
Matt is absolutely right, it is very easy to automate the standard way of doing the title block properties. And drawing the lines to create the title block is easy if you use dimensions to locate the lines, then hide the dimensions.


Standing
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[krywarick6]

These are all valid points and are understandable. I have used property links extensively. I have also drawn the lines manually and hidden the dimensions.

My reasoning deals mainly with the fact that I can be OCD with the appearance of the text and position. I would like to control it better and not have the possibility of accidentally moving text and then having to realign it.

OCD? Anal? Yes to all of the above. Maybe they should do a show about it on The Learn Channel. Oh, wait! They already do, it's call Obsessed!(I think)

Christopher Zona - Product Designer
Loretto, Ontario

 

[fcsuper]

With the text on your sheet format, you would have access to accidentally move it unless you make the conscious effort to edit your sheet format. Also, since SW 2009, annotation notes have white grips that allow you align the text exactly where you want them. I think they even allow for manual x,y coordinate entry if I remember correctly.

Matt Lorono
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[fcsuper]

With the text on your sheet format, you would *NOT* have access to accidentally move it unless you make the conscious effort to edit your sheet format. Also, since SW 2009, annotation notes have white grips that allow you align the text exactly where you want them. I think they even allow for manual x,y coordinate entry if I remember correctly.

Matt Lorono
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/solidworks & http://twitter.com/fcsuper

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

We heard you the first time Matt.

 

[Standing]

No, Matt changed his mind from "you would have" to "you would *NOT* have.
A star for you Matt.

Standing
SolidWorks Pro 2009 x64, SP3.0, PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM,
HP xw8600, 64-bit Windows Vista Business, Service Pack 1
Intel Xeon CPU, 3.00 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Virtual memory 166682 MB, nVidia Quadro FX 4600

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Oh, right. I must be going deaf.

 

[SBaugh]

The company I work for now we never have to touch our Title blocks. Everything is feed in through Custom Properties that are already setup. We fill out the proper summary data/Custom Property data and the drawing info is all changed. I have yet to have to replace move etc... in the title block. Which means I never have to Right click\Edit Sheet Format. That is the only way to move your Title block\Text if you have your drawing setup correctly.

I recommend setting up the title block like that and if you want pretty images in your Title block that can still be done inside SW without using Table.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

"If it's not broke, Don't fix it!"

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