Is it possible to "Link to Property" to configuration-specific properties?

[Mike Gera]

In an .SLDDRW, I'll often use "Link to Property" to dynamically show the weight of the part or assembly in the title block.

Say I have a part with multiple configurations, each with its own weight defined in Configuration Properties (please see below). How would I call those Configuration Properties individually from the .SLDDRW?

Thanks for any replies.

[SPerman]

This is what I could find in the help:
Configuration-Specific Properties in Title Block Tables

It isn't clear to me if this is references configurations of the drawing, or of the original part.

[Mike Gera]

This is what I could find in the help:
Configuration-Specific Properties in Title Block Tables

It isn't clear to me if this is references configurations of the drawing, or of the original part.

The original part.

Thanks.

[DanPihlaja]

At the part level, make sure that you have your weights set up in the "Configurations Properties tab":

Then, at your drawing level, create at least one view with each configuration in it:

Then you can insert a note into each view:

Then, inside the Link to property, make sure your settings are like this:

Then you can copy and paste that same note into each view (make sure that you "activate" the view before you paste so that the note is "inside" the view).

Edit: The actual syntax for inserting the property (which you don't really need if you use the above steps, but in case you wanted to see it):

[Mike Gera]

At the part level, make sure that you have your weights set up in the "Configurations Properties tab":
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Then, at your drawing level, create at least one view with each configuration in it:
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Then you can insert a note into each view:
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Then, inside the Link to property, make sure your settings are like this:
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Then you can copy and paste that same note into each view (make sure that you "activate" the view before you paste so that the note is "inside" the view).

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Edit: The actual syntax for inserting the property (which you don't really need if you use the above steps, but in case you wanted to see it):
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Thanks. I was hoping to avoid having each configuration in my drawing, though.

The particular part in question is a weldment that has a 6" OD tube that can be cut to various lengths. I have an "L" dimension and a table that defines it for different part numbers. For the dimensioned drawing, I chose the shortest length to work with.

Hope that makes sense.

[jcapriotti]

Thanks. I was hoping to avoid having each configuration in my drawing, though.

The particular part in question is a weldment that has a 6" OD tube that can be cut to various lengths. I have an "L" dimension and a table that defines it for different part numbers. For the dimensioned drawing, I chose the shortest length to work with.

Hope that makes sense.

Wish there was a way to insert a "Configuration" table that are similar to BOM/Weldment tables. Only option is to create an Excel Design table and insert it. Usually too much work formatting and hiding the syntax rows and columns you don't want to see IMO.

[DanPihlaja]

Wish there was a way to insert a "Configuration" table that are similar to BOM/Weldment tables. Only option is to create an Excel Design table and insert it. Usually too much work formatting and hiding the syntax rows and columns you don't want to see IMO.

Agreed. Design table can do it. But it looks horrible and and is a giant pain to get it to look right.

Basically it is just a screen shot of whatever your design table looks like the last time you edited it at the part level. Complete with all the stupid little symbols that excel shows in the top left corner of each cell.

In my opinion is it WAY more work trying to get your excel design table to look right on the drawing than it is to simply add views of each of your configs, add a note to each view, then move the views off the sheet but drag your notes back onto the sheet in a defined order.

Maybe there is a better way.

[Mike Gera]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I feel better knowing that there indeed isn't a way to do it.

I am a bit surprised that there's no "$ operator" string that would work.

[DanPihlaja]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I feel better knowing that there indeed isn't a way to do it.

I am a bit surprised that there's no "$ operator" string that would work.

Well. There is actually. But it requires some work from you.


In your properties summary, you have these:

If you create separate custom properties for each of the configurations, then copy and paste the text from each of the "properties summary" tab line items, then you can make it work:

Then, at your drawing level, you can link to each of the custom properties.:

So, it isn't great, but its doable.

[Glenn Schroeder]

I'm not at all sure I followed what you're trying to do, so this may or may not help, but you can have Part custom properties and configuration properties with the same name. When referencing the property in the Drawing it will use the Part property, but it there's a configuration property with the same name it will reference that instead.

[Mike Gera]

Well. There is actually. But it required some work from you.


In your properties summary, you have these:
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If you create separate custom properties for each of the configurations, then copy and paste the text from each of the "properties summary" tab line items, then you can make it work:
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Then, at your drawing level, you can link to each of the custom properties.:
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So, it isn't great, but its doable.

Dan, that's a great workaround. And it's not too bad at all.

Thanks!

(Hopefully, if someone from Dassault is watching, this can be done a little better in the future.)

[DanPihlaja]

Dan, that's a great workaround. And it's not too bad at all.

Thanks!

(Hopefully, if someone from Dassault is watching, this can be done a little better in the future.)

No Problem. Glad I could help.

[josh]

It's actually not so bad to format a design table to be "pretty" for a drawing... See my post at:

https://r1132100503382-eu1-3dswym.3dexp ... C1kL-Hl2yg