4 Replies Latest reply on May 25, 2018 5:33 PM by Richard Ahlgrim

Can you fix drawing annotation locations relative to a part?

Richard Ahlgrim May 24, 2018 4:51 PM

I have an assembly with 3 parts. The assembly and parts have multiple configurations controlled by a design table.

I also have an assembly master drawing based on my default configuration. This drawing has several dimensions, hole callouts, and a section view.

My plan is to do a "save as" on the master drawing to create a drawing for each configuration.

Here's my issue.

The size of my assemblies vary from 6.5" OD to 30.0" OD so I have to change my sheet scale or the view scale to get the various configurations to fit the drawing.

This results in have to adjust the ends of section cut lines, centerlines, and dimension and note placement for each new drawing.

Are there any tricks to fix any of these items relative to the drawing view?

Re: Can you fix drawing annotation locations relative to a part?

Jeremy Feist May 24, 2018 5:37 PM (in response to Richard Ahlgrim)
section lines: you can edit the underlying sketch and add dimensions to the model edge - then either hide the dims or put them on a hidden layer.
center lines: if they are sketched in, the same trick will work - but not if you used the centerline annotation tool.
dimensions: one option may be to select all of the dims in the new view and use the auto-arrange command. maybe you will like the layout SW picks, maybe not.
notes: ???
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  Richard Ahlgrim May 25, 2018 5:33 PM (in response to Jeremy Feist)
  
  Using hidden layer dimensions on section sketches and sketched centerlines works pretty well.
  Auto-arrange at least gets the dimension back in the right neighborhood so moving them around is a little less of a hassle.
  
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Re: Can you fix drawing annotation locations relative to a part?

Roland Schwarz May 24, 2018 5:41 PM (in response to Richard Ahlgrim)

Attach the note to the part with a leader. Then remove the leader. The note will be invisible "attached" to what the leader was attached to before.
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Re: Can you fix drawing annotation locations relative to a part?

bill bothe May 24, 2018 7:24 PM (in response to Richard Ahlgrim)

I have not figured a way for solidworks to automatically put dims and notes back in the same place after changing view scales. I wrote a macro to do this for drawings of single parts. But I have not tested it on assembly drawings.
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