View Tags

[goodtruant]

Many of our drawings are multiple pages. (11x17) It's nice to have view callouts to reference the views of the drawings. If you're on the phone with a client, you can ask them to look at view number 4 on page 3.

I've created some blocks, and it automatically fills in the scale, view name, and page number, but the view number has me stumped. Unless I include it in the view name, I cannot figure out how to get this to work.

Right now when I change the view number all of the blocks update, obviously. I'm used to autocad, where blocks are independent. SWX blocks are more like autocad xrefs. I'd be ok with manually changing the view numbers, if they would update independently.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

*added screen shot*

http://files.engineering.com/getfil...-0b60-4259-8025-05092c26546d&file=Capture.JPG

*

 

[SnowCrash]

Well you can add a note. Click in the view, click annotation, link to view name which is down near the bottom of the list.

--
Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2011 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

If each view has a unique name (Section A-A, Detail B, Side Elevation, etc), a view number is redundant.

 

[felix7502]

I’m not sure if this will help, but if you create your block and edit it , you can give Block Attributes a name that will then allow you to change the blocks instances without them being linked. You need to uncheck the Read Only.

"You can add attribute names to notes in blocks. Attributes are similar to properties in a part, drawing, or assembly.

Attribute name. Select a note in the block. Text appears in this box for notes with attributes imported from AutoCAD. You can type or edit the attribute name in the text field provided.

You can choose for an attribute to be Read only, Invisible, or both. Clear Read only to change the Attribute name for each block instance.

You can edit this attribute/value pair from the Block PropertyManager."

 

[goodtruant]

I'm still trying to grip how attributes work in swx. I created the block, inserted in to the drawing, and it seems to work fine. The linked attributes fill in correctly, except for the 'view number' in question. I right click on the block in the design tree and 'edit block', just the two number fields appear WAY off the page. I changed the value for the unlinked attribute (view number), but it doesn't change in any of my views.

What am I doing wrong here?

http://files.engineering.com/getfil...d-4c4b-be65-359e0094715a&file=screenshot1.png

 

[goodtruant]

ok, I really don't know what's going on now. I moved the position of the scale attribute and it seems like it has sent the entire drawing for a loop. Here's what the finished block looks like now.

 

[goodtruant]

This seems like it should be simple! lol

I started over, and now I cannot get the view scale attribute to work. When I'm editing the block it looks fine, it says "1:16" (linked to the SW-View Scale). But then when I insert the block it just says "1".

This is getting aggravating!

 

[goodtruant]

I'm still unable to get the view number to be independent. Whether I have 'read only' checked or not, if I change the attribute in one block, all the others follow. I really wish there was a way to break the link between the like blocks.....assemblies for that matter.

 

[goodtruant]

I also really wish there was a way to use architectural scales....

 

[felix7502]

I believe each line of your notes must be a separate entity. I'm not sure about scale. I'll keep working on mine. See nxt post also.

 

[felix7502]

This shows the attribute dialog box where the value can be revised.

 

[49again]

If you insert this block (see attached) on to each view, it will display whatever that view's name happens to be, and you can change the name of your views in the Feature Manage Tree. Just make sure you drop this block inside the view border that you want it attached to.

I hope this is what you're trying to do....

Steve R.

 

[goodtruant]

I've come up with a work around. When I name my views in the tree I just need to insert a few spaces to get the view number in it's proper spot. And right now, I'm just manually putting in the architectural scale. I may change this later. We're just making the transition from autocad (sorry for my frustration), our shop guys are not used to the X:X scale format. Still, it's too bad that swx has not included architectural scaling.

Thanks for everyone's help!

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

SW will be offering an architectural module (Live Building) 'soon'. Maybe they will introduce the matching scale at that time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9yC9sqChc0