$PRPSHEET

[drawoh]

I am trying to attach my model part number to a note on an installation drawing. Normally, the code $PRPSHEET:"PARTNUM" works, but on one of my assembly models, it does not. The other $PRPSHEET codes do not extract data from the model, either.

Is there a toggle in the assembly model that disables all this? Any of idea of what is happening here?

JHG

 

[ShaggyPE]

Within the drawing there is an option in sheet properties that determines which view is driving all of your custom properties. Do you have multiple views in the drawing... some of which are empty or are referencing a different model that doesn't have those properties?

Right click sheet 1 in tree.
Lower left corner there is a drop down... pick a different view.

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[ctopher]

Not sure if this is what you are after.
Is the data under the custom tab within the properties of the assy/part models? I sometimes see this with the data listed under the 'summery' tab but not listed under the custom tab.

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[drawoh]

ShaggyPE,

Thanks.

I am pretty certain it is not the drawing. The problem is with any drawing the model is attached to. I have copied the model over a couple of times, and all occurences of it on all drawings have this problem. None of my other assemblies have problems.

JHG

 

[handleman]

Are you wanting the assembly model's properties, or properties of the components of the assembly that the note is attached to?

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[fcsuper]

The most common cause of this problem is that the drawing is trying to pull values from the wrong view. One your drawing, goto sheet properties and selection your primary view in the lower left corner drop down box.

I'm not sure how this would be an assembly issue, unless your values are under configuration custom properties instead of the file's custom props.



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[drawoh]

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I'm not sure how this would be an assembly issue, unless your values are under configuration custom properties instead of the file's custom props.

Our values are under configuration custom properties.

JHG

 

[fcsuper]

Then one likely solution is to make sure that specific configuration is the one displayed in your assigned view.

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[drawoh]

fcsuper,

The configurations are used to show assembly steps. I am using a design table to ensure that all the configurations have the same description and part numbers. I have tried changing the configuration attached to my drawing, as well as the view that supplies the custom property values. I still cannot see anything.

This is one assembly model, only. Everything else works.

JHG

 

[Enginerd9]

Hello,

I'm just guessing here, but have you tried "$PRPSHEETartNumber" instead of "$PRPSHEETARTNUM"?

I'm assuming you haven't created your own names for the properties in the part, and are using the default fields. You can create your own custom fields if you want to, but the drawing won't import those properties unless the names match up.

I would say just make sure the note in the sheet is calling the proper name for the desired property, and it should update.

I hope this helps... I'm not sure how your system is set up.

 

[Enginerd9]

I asked this same sort of question a while back...

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=221538

I got similar answers. Maybe it'll help to look at the feedback I got back then?

-Brad