Protect my Templates 3

[adicm]

Hi everybody! I have a question about Drawings... Is there a way to avoid that people can access to "edit Sheet Format"? Some of my coworkers use a template that I create, but for some reason, the think that is a better idea to override my links with "hard" data (I mean, Instead "$PRPSHEET:{DESCRIPTION}" the wrote in the label "First Gear") Then, when somebody else try to run some macros that I create to change some of the model properties, the drawings are not update (Of course! they have not links!) So, I would like to avoid that those "My way is better than your" coworkers change the sheets in wich they make they drawings. I'm Not talking of the template! the template is password protected and can not be change directly, but the "copy" that they get when start a new drawing. I hope that you understand my problem.

Thanks in Advance!

Adi Corrales Magallanes
Centro de Ingenieria y Desarrollo Industrial
Queretaro, Mexico

 

[rgrayclamps]

Hi,

We have the same dilema here.

I have a thought about this. If we can disable "Edit Sheet Format" command, this issue will no longer exist. Is there a way to permanently remove this command from SW so that users have not access to it? I know I can hide it from menus, but users can always easily bring it back.

There is no reason why every user needs to have access to sheet formats.

Alex

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

If you create a situation whereby the model properties HAVE to be populated before the model can be saved (and before a drawing can be made), then there would be no need to edit the sheet. The properties would automatically populate the drawing sheets.

 

[adicm]

Yes... Is what common sense dictates isn't it? the problem is that when people wants to change something, I just don't know why just change the property (altough I try to explain them millions of times!) but the label. I know that if people understand that changing the value of the property can save them a lot of time in the future, But, as I said, there is a lot stubborns that just don't want to do the way I ask them, no matter I have shown them all the advantages in time saving, just by running one or two macros. I think they still think "if he can do macros and templates, I should be able to do a better ones". Thats why I have to protect the templates (I'm not perfect, but my macros works preatty good, if you don't mess with code or templates)

I think I will try something like the FCsuper Suggestion: delete all labels and create them by request of a macro... I don't know how to do that yet, but it should not be hard to implement.

Adi Corrales Magallanes
Centro de Ingenieria y Desarrollo Industrial
Queretaro, Mexico

 

[fcsuper]

Adi,

It's only barebones (and you will prolly be able to figure this out without it), but I've uploaded an example of how to place text at a particular location on a drawing from a macro at this location:

http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php?name=UpDownload&req=viewdownloaddetails&lid=51

Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA

http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php

 

[Standing]

Matt,
Your website is a very helpful website.
A star for you.


Bradley
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.2
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3400

 

[automationbabe]

CorBlimey -

Thank you for your effort, the link and the follow-up. A star!

Matt - A star for you too. You have a very helpful website.

 

[fcsuper]

Thank you guys. I'm glad my efforts have been helpful.


Matt
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA

http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php