Hello
Is there a method to create batches of 10,20 or 30 empty drawings within a folder?
There is a counter which increments the drawing number for each new drawing created.
Alternatively create multiple copies of the last drawing so a selection of title block box contents are copied onto the next 10 or 20 drawings?
The next wish would to select multiple drawings and apply the same property to a title block box - currently this type of edit is done a file at a time.
Regards
Andrew
Hello Wayne
Thanks for the information - would there be any examples/tutorials on how to use this tool?
Regards
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
There is a section in the Administration Guide on Dispatch (and online help), but if you check out YouTube there are quite a few tutorials on there. I should warn you that DISPATCH although 'useful' is not particularly user friendly and debugging problem scripts (or Actions as we call them in DISPATCH) isn't easy. My recommendation would be to use lots of 'OK message' boxes when building the script and use them to display the values you are trying to get, set, or manipulate so you can verify you have your syntax right. Once it's working, you can remove all the message boxes and allow it to run as silently as you need.
You are likely to just be 'copying' a dummy (or selected) file so try to leverage default Values on DataCards where you can as that will be simpler than trying to set / reset all your variables in DISPATCH itself.
Good luck!
Wayne
Hi Andrew,
The answer to this will probably depend on whether you are using PDM Standard or Professional? I assume Pro as you mentioned Serial Numbers incrementing. PDM Professional has a 'macro' engine called Dispatch, that can be used to copy files and update Variables on 'checked out' files.
Cheers
Wayne Marshall
Solid Solutions Management Ltd (UK)