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12-Amethyst
January 24, 2023
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How can I display a user Defined Parameter out of the Material in Model Annotations (i.e. in a Note)

  • January 24, 2023
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When create a User Defined Parameter in the Material Editor and assign this Material to the Part - how can I Display this Material Parameter in Parts Annotations. I want to show it in a Note or in a Table 

 

 

Best answer by Tdaugherty

User defined parameters inside material files can be accessed on the drawing. We have a user defined parameter in our material files to control how our materials are listed on drawings because calling out the material file name is problematic. Here's an example of how we do that:

 

Tdaugherty_0-1674579513009.png

 

Drawings:

Tdaugherty_1-1674579855845.png

The note works because we set a parameter in the part equal to the user defined value in the material file using the relations below. 

Depending on where the table displays (part or assembly drawing), you may need to use a different report parameter (asm.mbr.ptc.material.material, in my case for assembly BOMs.)

 

We put the following into the post regen relations in our start parts.

Tdaugherty_2-1674579949798.png

Here's a helpful community post - definitely check this out!

 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Material-Parameters-within-a-note/td-p/376014 

 

Here's an article that contains more info:

 

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r9.0/usascii/index.html#page/detail/notes_including_param_info.html 

 

 

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tbraxton
22-Sapphire II
22-Sapphire II
January 24, 2023

Your question is not clear. If you can provide an example of how you create the parameter and its name, that would help.

 

Perhaps this addresses your query, if not reply with more details.

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r9.0/usascii/index.html#page/model-based_definition/example_specifying_material_param.html#wwID0ENVQS 

16-Pearl
January 24, 2023

User defined parameters inside material files can be accessed on the drawing. We have a user defined parameter in our material files to control how our materials are listed on drawings because calling out the material file name is problematic. Here's an example of how we do that:

 

Tdaugherty_0-1674579513009.png

 

Drawings:

Tdaugherty_1-1674579855845.png

The note works because we set a parameter in the part equal to the user defined value in the material file using the relations below. 

Depending on where the table displays (part or assembly drawing), you may need to use a different report parameter (asm.mbr.ptc.material.material, in my case for assembly BOMs.)

 

We put the following into the post regen relations in our start parts.

Tdaugherty_2-1674579949798.png

Here's a helpful community post - definitely check this out!

 

https://community.ptc.com/t5/3D-Part-Assembly-Design/Material-Parameters-within-a-note/td-p/376014 

 

Here's an article that contains more info:

 

https://support.ptc.com/help/creo/creo_pma/r9.0/usascii/index.html#page/detail/notes_including_param_info.html 

 

 

12-Amethyst
January 25, 2023

That help me a lot. Thanks!