Hello
I have a question about annotations in SW MEPs.
I would like to be able to indicate the dimensions (and thickness) of a square tube in an annotation, but where it gets complicated is to do it automatically.
If I change the dimensions of my tube, the annotation should be able to follow.
Thank you!
Have a nice day.
In welded construction you end up with all the detailed elements (list of parts)
long/section/thickness/mass etc....
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Hello
To bind an annotation to a dimension value, you must:
1: A Drawing View
2: a dimension of the dimension to retrieve from this view
3: Insert Annotation
4: Edit the annotation and click on the desired dimension
5: Exit Annotation Editing
When you position the cursor on the annotation, you see the name of the link, e.g. "drawing RD1@Vue 1"
There you go.
Same as gt22, switch to welded construction (mechanically welded elements).
On the one hand it's much simpler, on the other hand the tables update automatically.
Good luck
Hello
Yes but here I am absolutely looking to have a classic annotation with an arrow
Thank you all the same, have a good day.
You can retrieve the desired dimensions in a property of the file (Menu: File/Properties)
example:
Size: D1@Esquisse1 x D5@Extru.-Thin1 (you can rename the dimensions to make it easier to read the 3D to have L@Esquisse1 x Ep@Extru.-Thin1).
You can retrieve the name of the dimensions in the property by clicking on them or obviously by having noted their name before accessing the properties of the part. This property can be in the "Customize" tab or in "Configuration Specific"
Then in the case of a drawing of your tube, you can retrieve the property in a note in the form: $PRPSHEET:"Dim"
If it's in the case of an assembly drawing and you attach the note to your tube: $PRPMODEL:"Sun"
If you place a view of your tube in the assembly drawing, you can put an annotation in that view and use: $PRPVIEW:"Dim"
In the case of the welded mechanic, you often already have a property with this information. This is often the "Description" property (if the profile file was created correctly -_-). you can call this property with an annotation attached to the pipe with $PRPWLD:"Description"