We are currently updating some of our old drawing templates.
As part of this process we thought it would be good to update their structure to include custom symbols & Tabular notes instead of just separate lines/arcs/notes, for better structure/control across templates & site.
I have a drawing template with a 'dummy' part containing all our custom attributes with default values. In this template I have created a tabular note (TN). In the TN cells I RMB -> Edit Text -> Relationships -> Object Attributes -> selected my dummy part attribute. The TN updates with the default value in my dummy part and all seems well.
If I create a new drawing based on this template, the dummy part is replaced by my 'real' part as it should be, the real part has attributes with exactly the same names as my dummy. The TN does not update with values from my real part. The TN keep the template default values from the dummy part.
As a test I have also placed a plain note into the template referencing the same dummy attributes and it updates correctly/dynamically to my real part when creating a new drawing. Also, if I RMB a cell in the TN I can relink the note to the part attribute and it then updates as it should.
It appears that either I am setting something up incorrectly in my template or the links to the attributes are being broken when creating the new drawing.
I have seen threads on the forums where others seems to be successfully using TN in their drawing templates. Can anyone shed some light on what is going on here and/or best practices for making this work?
TIA,
- Mark
NX 7.5.1
As part of this process we thought it would be good to update their structure to include custom symbols & Tabular notes instead of just separate lines/arcs/notes, for better structure/control across templates & site.
I have a drawing template with a 'dummy' part containing all our custom attributes with default values. In this template I have created a tabular note (TN). In the TN cells I RMB -> Edit Text -> Relationships -> Object Attributes -> selected my dummy part attribute. The TN updates with the default value in my dummy part and all seems well.
If I create a new drawing based on this template, the dummy part is replaced by my 'real' part as it should be, the real part has attributes with exactly the same names as my dummy. The TN does not update with values from my real part. The TN keep the template default values from the dummy part.
As a test I have also placed a plain note into the template referencing the same dummy attributes and it updates correctly/dynamically to my real part when creating a new drawing. Also, if I RMB a cell in the TN I can relink the note to the part attribute and it then updates as it should.
It appears that either I am setting something up incorrectly in my template or the links to the attributes are being broken when creating the new drawing.
I have seen threads on the forums where others seems to be successfully using TN in their drawing templates. Can anyone shed some light on what is going on here and/or best practices for making this work?
TIA,
- Mark
NX 7.5.1