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SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:10 pm 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.

DanPihlaja wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:26 pm 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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Mike Gera wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 3:50 pm 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 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 7:22 pm 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.

Mike Gera wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:39 am 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 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:07 am 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.

Mike Gera wrote: ↑Wed Jan 22, 2025 8:35 pm 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.)