Customization Solidworks Drill Symbol

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A question already addressed by many people but without finding a solution...

Customizing the drill symbols is possible by editing the calloutformat.txt file
But I can't change the characters of the number of occurrences on a piercing:
                   4 x M10 - 6H THROUGH EVERYTHING
         <NUM_INST> x <hw-threaddesc> - 6H <hw-thru>

How do I edit to add parentheses, for example?
                  (4x) M10 - 6H THROUGH EVERYTHING

I'd like to do it in a car, without going through a "style".
There are a few ways with the [JIS] standard, (which I can't seem to apply):
*NO-NUMBER-OF-INSTANCES
JIS-COUNT-DELIMITER=x

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Hello

There is no option in solidworks, as far as I know, to put the quantity in brackets.

In the callouformat file, put <NUM_INST> in parentheses  .

I advise you to make a backup of the file.

CDLT

 

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Hello, thank you for your answer.
Basically, the <NUM_INST> x  does not appear in the calloutformat.
So if I manually add (<NUM_INST>x), it works but I get 4 x (4x) M10 - 6H THROUGH EVERYTHING
In this case, how do you remove the number of occurrences from the default?

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Hello

This is probably set in the calloutformat file

See link here .

I don't have solidworks to test.

Yannick

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I tried to act on this parameter but without success...

In the calloutformat, I left only the line: TAP-DRILLTHRU(cstt)= <hw-threaddesc>
and it still displays the quantity in front.
So it's not handled by this txt file...

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Hello

Sorry I didn't answer sooner.

I tested on solidworks, for it to work you have to remove the ** in front and behind NO-NUMBER-OF-INSTANCES and add (<NUM_INST>x) to each drilling format

Tell me if it's OK for you?

yannick

 

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Thank you for your feedback, it works!
Small downside when there is only one drilling, so it still displays the (x)
If you ever have a solution

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No, there is no solution from what I saw on the solidworks forums