I have encountered a situation where one user creates the PRT (U1) and another creates the DRW (U2).
U1's credentials end up on the DRW as creator, and U2 is understanably miffed at this.
No matter what I do, I cannot get U2's name to stay on the data card and DRW file having saved and checked in.
Ideas on a nice solution plz?
Thank you.
Phil Lane.
We have designed by and a drawn by for fields.
No one here gets "miffed" about who has their name where on drawings. It's all the same end game, making parts.
Just to second Craig, have two separate properties for drawn by and designed/modeled by and the problem goes away. You may want to setup the drawn by property to pull from the drawing itself while everything else comes from the model. Ask if you need help with that.
Thanks for your input.
This isn't going to occur too frequently, and it was crucial I made no changes to Data Card and Drg Templates.
I have found an elegant solution on an older post.
So the User involved will go into 'Edit Sheet format', Rt Clk the name, Edit Text in Window, change the Variable to $PRP:"SW-Last Saved By"
save, check in, job done.
cheers.
Phil Lane.
just be careful with this "solution". if that drawing gets revisioned later by a different user, the drawn by name will change.
Yes, Thanks Jeremy.
It will certainly do for now.
I'm wondering what other interesting and useful $PRP:"SW - blah blah's" there might be out there that we never get to hear about.
Think I'll dig, or if any of you know.....
Cheers.
I was also thinking the "part" creator might get miffed now because he doesn't get credit. Of course around here it is "blamed" because every problem is caused by engineering.
Maybe instead of linking to "last saved by" the drafter could simply enter their name. Then it won't change with the revisions.
Philip Lane wrote:
So the User involved will go into 'Edit Sheet format', Rt Clk the name, Edit Text in Window, change the Variable to $PRP:"SW-Last Saved By"
I don't use any type of PDM, so I don't know how, or if, that will affect this, but instead of editing the sheet format note each time why not edit it once, then save the sheet format. You will then need to Reload it in any drawing templates that use this sheet format, but after that the note should update without any user input.
Aye...that is a possibility
Thanks for your input.
This isn't going to occur too frequently, and it was crucial I made no changes to Data Card and Drg Templates.
I have found an elegant solution on an older post.
So the User involved will go into 'Edit Sheet format', Rt Clk the name, Edit Text in Window, change the Variable to $PRP:"SW-Last Saved By"
save, check in, job done.
cheers.
Phil Lane.