Here's my second video, this one covers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtp18fJMrTo
The special BOMs and Wire Lists I used are available for download here:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8_UDU0USMjYTlk5cmRNWUJhTFE/edit?usp=sharing
Sure thing, I'll go back to the first thread I made and put everything there. It doesn't seem to want to let me upload the videos here, since I am not logged in to a subscription account, but I can definately provide some sort of non-Youtube download link.
Thanks Joe. Also with download files, once can watch them even without Internet
Joe Wilcoxson wrote:
It doesn't seem to want to let me upload the videos here, since I am not logged in to a subscription account
How are you uploading the videos. You need to click on advanced editor after you click on reply and then you see the option to attach files.
Do you know how to customize Schemes marks? By defauls the selection is limited to just FIL_NO. Is it possible to create a mark like this:
123H-G1_5600 and then 123H-G1_5601...etc,...
Alexander,
In Project Configuration you can change the formula for drawings. FIL_NO is the default, and they have some other examples in the same dialog, but none of them are very good. You can use string concatenation to make up the formulas to add text in front or behind FIL_NO.
In your case, you have a string of 123H-G1_5600, where you want 5600 to increment. I have two examples on how to do this:
"123H-G1_56" + STRZ(VAL(FIL_NO),2,0)
The first part "123H-G1_56" is simply just a prefix in this case, and the + is for a string concatenation with our second part. STRZ(n1,n2,n3) is a function that takes a value (n1), and converts it to a zero prefixed string of length n2, with n3 places after the decimal. Therefore, it converts 1 to a 01 with the above parameters. VAL() just takes a string that is actualy a number and converts it to a number. This formula will allow you to go from 123H-G1_5601 - 123H-G1_5699.
"123H-G1_"+STRZ(VAL(FIL_NO)+5599,4,0)
This formula should work as well I believe, it takes FIL_NO+5599 as the first parameter of STRZ, which should allow you to go from 5600 to 9999.
Im not in front of my work computer right now, so I cant double check this, but it should give you a head start.
They really need to document these functions better, all in all, I have noticed that the documentation for "advanced" functions is severely lacking. I have only found this stuff out by hounding the support team (both VAR and Solidworks) for answers.
Thank you Joe,
I will give it a try. I am new to these available formulas and can't find a list of them.
Your post is very helpfull, thank you!
See attached. This is a superset of available functions, meaning that some will not work and have not been tested. I would suggest duplicating a project before trying any of them, and if they have the desired result, use them in a real project. They don't publish a "real" list, so this is the best we have for now.
Thanks. SWITCH is a very nice function. It was brought up by Delvin here, to replace number with a letter for wire and comp numbers, i.e. if you have two same devices on one row, they will be labeled as PB_70502, PB_70502A, PB_70502B..etc... or wires going through will be labeled as 70502, 70502A, 70502B..etc..
Thanks for sharing it Joe.
Just some thoughts:
1. Can you add/attach the video files here itself as some of us might not have access to Youtube (possibly with the example files used)
2. Can you post everything in one single thread so that one can access to all the files easily.