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DEFAULT_CALLOUT_FORMAT_DATA reading the model

  • October 4, 2022
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Hello, I'm setting up our company standard .hol files. I want to define a hole with the hole command and show that model information on the drawing. My problem is when you define the shape in the hole command for a counterbore or counter sink the note information from the DEFAULT_CALLOUT_FORMAT_DATA reads the .hol file. Is there a way to have it read the actual model information and not what is in the .hol file? It is not reasonable to have have a it read the .hol file for something that is variable. I have attached an example. You can see that the note is not reading the model information.

Best answer by pausob

Maybe your callout is using the tokens that pull the information from the .hol file and not from the parameter that takes on the user-assigned value, eg:

pausob_0-1664905346096.png

i.e you are using CBOREDEPTH and you want to use CBORE_DEPTH ?

 

Have a look at this help page:

Using Tokens in Thread Notes 

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pausob19-TanzaniteAnswer
19-Tanzanite
October 4, 2022

Maybe your callout is using the tokens that pull the information from the .hol file and not from the parameter that takes on the user-assigned value, eg:

pausob_0-1664905346096.png

i.e you are using CBOREDEPTH and you want to use CBORE_DEPTH ?

 

Have a look at this help page:

Using Tokens in Thread Notes 

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    ptc-2923646-ContributorAuthor
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    October 5, 2022

    That is it!!! Thank you for understanding and the help!!

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    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    October 4, 2022

    Reading the parameters from the .hol file is by design. The hole is created from those same values, so the callout should be accurate. If you modify the values of the hole, the callout format has no way to know what the new values are. 

    If your holes are company 'standard' and do not match the values in the PTC supplied hole files, create your own entries or modify the hole files to match your company requirements.

    The reason it cannot read the actual changed dimensions is that the system when creating the hole has no idea what the dimension symbol will be to put into the callout. Therefore it has to rely on the information in the hole file.

    Maybe an enhancement request for the hole to rename the dimension symbols so they match the callout symbol name would allow the callout to change when a user modifies a hole after it is created.

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