How to Associatively Cross-Reference a View/Section Label in NX 1953? 1

[SMO]

It looks like old Edit Text (or Edit Annotation?) functionality is gone, where you could copy the view label attributes and then past them in a note to cross-reference back to that view. This method was nice of course because it maintain associativity, i.e. if the view label changes, so would any note that is referenced by it's attribute text.

The old Edit Text command was also used to override dimension text, but fortunately that functionality still exists in Settings, e.g. Settings > Text > Format > "Override Dimension Text." I just found the "Customize View Label" functionality, also in Settings, and allows you to Copy the attributes text, so I thought that would be the workaround for the other 'missing' functionality - to associatively the cross-reference view labels, but it appears you can no longer Paste attributes text anywhere. Not in a standard note, or imbedded in the view label.

In short (w.r.t. NX 1953):
How can you Associatively cross-reference View Label Attributes in a Note, alternate/duplicate View, or otherwise?
Is the functionality to paste Attribute Text actually gone?



Regards,
SMO (NX1953)

 

[Toost]

Can you illustrate/elaborate on this? I have difficulties understanding what it is you used to do / want to do.

Regards,
Tomas

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[SMO]

Toost,

I can't Copy the attributes script from a View or Section label and Paste into a note, e.g. " SECTION <C2.0000><XYZ*0@VWLETTER_DISP>-<XYZ*0@VWLETTER_DISP><C> "

I get the following message: " Invalid annotation specified in entry field. "

This was always possible before.

Regards,
SMO (NX11)

 

[cowski]

You can add the section view attribute to a note by using the 'insert object attribute' command in the note dialog.
[ul]
[li]start the note command, expand the 'symbols' section (found in the 'text input' section) and change the category to 'relationships'[/li]
[li]click on 'insert object attribute' and select the section view as the target object[/li]
[li]A dialog will open listing the available attributes of the selected object, select the desired attribute[/li]
[li]Add other suppporting text to your note and OK the dialog[/li]
[/ul]

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[SMO]

Cowski,

Thank you for sharing that. I've only ever used the 'Relationships' category for the 'Insert Expression' functionality. Unfortunately though, the note isn't appearing on the drawing. Even though I'm able to follow the instructions step by steps, which are confirmed by the Cue/Status Line, and I now see the attribute text in the Notes dialog box, all I see on the drawing is the leader arrow. This is a new client for me, is it possible their using a Customer Default setting that is causing this?

Regards,
SMO (NX11)

 

[cowski]

I don't know of any settings that would prevent you from using an attribute in a note. I suggest checking the 'visible in view' settings and making sure that your note layer is set to be visible in the context of the drawing sheet view. Though that wouldn't explain why you can see the leader and not the note text... If the drawing is not in monochrome mode, check to see that the note color is set to something that will contrast with the drawing background (or turn on the wireframe contrast option).

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[SMO]

It just won't display attributes in a note. Honestly. I can see all of my other notes, including the word "test" in the very same note, e.g. "test <WRef1*0@NX_ObjectMaterial>" just shows "test." I did checked my color settings, a Leader like I said before, and for the sake of it, Monochrome background since it was mentioned - still nothing. Really odd. I'm running a new session today too, so it's not session related. I'm inclined to say this is a bug with NX 1953, unless someone can verify otherwise. To be honest, I'd rather that be the case than removing that functionality permanently because that makes no sense.

Thanks for the feedback, if I learn anything else about this I'll share it here.

Regards,
SMO (NX11)

 

[cowski]

NX 1957 (a patch to the 1953 series) is the closest version I have installed to yours. I created a quick test file and it seems to work for me there. I created a new file, made a block, assigned a material to the block, then went to the drafting application and tested out the note. It worked for the block material and also for a section view that I created.

Edit: In the note dialog, when I selected the solid body to get the object attribute, I had the choice of "Material" or "NX_ObjectMaterial". The "Material" attribute had the correct material listed, but the "NX_ObjectMaterial" attribute was empty (<no value>). I have not customized the material library at all, so I think this is the default behavior. I'm not sure why the NX_ObjectMaterial was empty.

You might want to contact GTAC. There might have been a bug that only affected NX 1953, but I suspect there is something else going on in your case.

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