Customize a symbol that is in the native drawing format

[gstall]

Hello all,

I'm struggling about creating a new format in our company's drawing, we are using Creo 9.0.4.0.

I want to add some selectable notes in the drawing and I succeeded by creating a custom symbol. I can customize it when I am still redesigning the format file, change the values, move it, everything rocks.

Now when I want to create a drawing with this format, I cannot customize nor move the symbols anymore. They are frozen as they are printed on the paper and I cannot even try to customize it at all as they are not present in the symbol list at all.

Do you know if I missed some parameters in the config, in the dtl or in the symbol itself so that I can at least customize it?

Thank you in advance for your feedback and help!

Giandonato \

[BenLoosli]

Have you tried putting the symbols in the drawing template instead of the format? This will allow you to edit them.

I only put tables in my formats and then symbols go in the templates.

[gstall]

Hello,

I have to do a very simple yet stupid question, what is the difference between format and a template? Historically we are using the format .frm and I have no experience with the template drawing honestly.

If you can explain this difference to me and how to use them it would be perfect, thank you 🙂

[BenLoosli]

In simple terms, to start, the format is the drawing border and tables for the titleblock. You can then create a template utilizing the format but add additional things to it, like symbols, notes and some people even add views. The views can populate automatically when you create a new drawing using the template.

About Drawing Templates

This one of our formats

This the drawing template that we use to create drawings with

The format has the parameters in it.

The template has those values filled in from the parameter table.

[Michael]

Excellent answer. Thank you for being so thoughtful in your response with pictures. 

[gstall]

Thank you for your reply!

Is there any way I can edit symbols in the format instead of the template?

[joe_morton]

Try adding a table on your Format and inserting the Symbol into one of the table's cells. I think that will make it editable when you make a drawing

[gstall · Accepted solution]

Yes Joe, I did this with the command &sym(SYMBOL_NAME) and it worked, thank you 🙂

[Catalina]

Hi @gstall,

I wanted to see if you got the help you needed.

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