Quickly, I'll just mention why I cant use configurations or anything else in my master part. These drawings are going to be used for custom products, so in a way, I cant predict the future about what dimensions will be used. In addition to that, I'm trying to minimise the number of steps it takes to...

Hi Everyone, Got a bit of a strange one I can't wrap my head around. I've got an assembly (circular aluminium profile), that is split down the middle. There is a joining plate sub-assembly used here that secures each half together. The joining plate sub-assem has it's own master drawing that is mode...

Ok mate, ill give that a go. I thought the update references dialog was only keeping the link between models and drawings, not external files. I'll have a look.

I usually balloon the item again remove the leader, placing the balloon outside the drawing frame. Then when you click on the balloon when writing the note it should pop up corrected, it also updates should the item no. change.

Copy tree is just pack & go but inside PDM, so i'm not sure what you mean. Also creating an assembly that can change size isn't the problem, its the loss of relation when using copy tree that is.

Ok cool.

Glenn I tried that method but it lost the relation during copy tree. Cheers.

Hi All, I'm currently working on a drawing pack that can be used by other engineers to get new products to production quicker. Basically, it's a set of generalised models/drawings that have global variables that the user can change to quickly output new drawings. The way it’s currently set up is you...

Okay, thanks everyone. Super helpful.

Bnemec - ok, noted. I'm not sure why using sheet metal would be beneficial as these parts are not bent or any other process. They are just flat parts which require cutting. Sorry if I'm not being clear but it's hard to explain without showing you. We sub contract metal parts, and just CNC wood and a...

Thanks. Alex these are not sheet metal parts, so flat patterns will rarely be used.

Bnemec, I'm not sure I'm 100% following as I'm relatively new in the design world. This is for Laser Cutting and CNC. I'll follow those guides and get back to you if I run into trouble. Thanks very much!

Cheers for the quick reply, good questions. Basically, the reason for wanting model views instead of drawing is to do with scale. In the past when I've exported from drawing, if the scale for the sheet isn't set to 1:1, it gets confused and is the wrong size. Again, this is obviously something I cou...

Hi Everyone, I've been setting up my macros for my new job and encountered an issue. I can't seem to find a macro that exports either dwg or dxf files from the model. I managed to find one that exports the top view, but if the part was drawn on another plane it's incorrect for use on the CNC (Attach...

Hi Everyone,

I've just joined this forum as I've been using your resources for a while and thought I should get involved.

Hope that's okay.