Update drawing
  • 29 Jun 2022
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Update Item number, scale, and model properties on drawings

Update Item No in View Identifiers and Sheet Reference properties for single part views according to the associated Main Assembly Parts List.

Update Scale properties according to the scale of the first view on each sheet.

Create and synchronize properties in the drawing file with properties from the model of the first view from the first sheet according to the configuration file Cadit Update Drawing.ini

Start from Place Views ribbon or Annotate ribbon, on the Sovelia panel:

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CommandValue
Item NoSettings for updating item number according to associated Main Assembly Parts List
Update Item No from Main Assembly Parts List:Select the main assembly parts list used in the drawing to associate with the item number update.
Update View Identifier to include Item No on views with one partCheck to update view identifier on views of single parts. The view identifier is updated with the text from the View Identifier field
Update Balloon on views with one partCheck to update item number balloon on views of single parts. The view identifier is updated with the item number from the Main Assembly Parts List
Update Sheet Reference property on part for views with one partCheck to update Sheet Reference property on views of single parts. The Sheet Reference property is updated with the sheet number where the views are located. The Sheet Reference property is called ct_sheet_ref. The value is drawing number – sheet name. The property ct_mpv_drawing_no gets the value =<Part Number>
Remove Sheet Reference property on parts without view in this drawingCheck to remove Sheet Reference property on parts without view in current drawing. The properties ct_sheet_ref and ct_mpv_drawing_no is deleted.
If item number is found in Main Assembly Parts List
Normal View IdentifierEdit the View Identifier for view of standard parts found in the Main Assembly Parts List. The text <ITEM> gives the actual item number from the Main Assembly Parts List.The text <QTY> gives the actual item quantity from the Main Assembly Parts List. There is a Right click menu to select from.
Item NoInserts <ITEM> in the View Identifier field.
If item number is not found in Main Assembly Parts List
Do not change View Identifier and BalloonCheck to keep View Identifier and balloon unchanged for views of single parts not found in the Main Assembly Parts List
TextNew text for View Identifier for views of single parts not found in the Main Assembly Parts List
Properties for ScaleSettings for updating drawing scale properties according to first view on each sheets
Update Scale propertyCheck to create or update scale property. Enter the name of the scale property in the edit field. The value of the scale property comes from the scale of the first view of the first sheet. In addition to the main scale property there will be made one property for each sheet with the sheet number added to the name and with the value from the first view on each sheets.If the property name is ct_scale and the drawing has tree sheets there will be four scale properties: ct-scale, ct_scale1, ct-scale2 and ct_scale3.
Model PropertiesSettings for model properties of the first view from the first sheet
Copy Model properties from model file nameCheck to copy model properties from the model file to the drawing. Model properties values from the model of the first view are copied according to the configuration settings in the Cadit Update Drawing.ini file. If a property from the configuration not exist in the drawing file, it will be created. If the value of the property not exist in the model file, it will not be created, but if it exists in the drawing, it will become empty. See Cadit Update Drawing.ini for more information
Help HelpStarts the help topic for this dialog
OKChanges the view identifiers and closes the dialog box
CancelCloses the dialog box

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