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September 25, 2013
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Material Parameters within a note

  • September 25, 2013
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Is it possible to reference the PTC_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION within a note.... this parameter is located within the assigned material. It works if i grab it within a table on the drawing, BUT is it possible to do it within a note... if it is, what is the procedure to do so.

 

If someone could please help me with this that would be great, this would benifit, right now we are creating a parameter called &material.... but it is not related to the designated material, so when someone changes the material of the part, the material note doesnt updated, it renames the same.


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    Best answer by DHLewis

    Thank you guys!

    I was just searching PTC KB for a keyword and found a much better solution.

    Set the Relation in your model to

    MATERIAL=material_param("PTC_MATERIAL_DESCRIPTION")

    and that will assign the description to the currently active material.

    It is absolutely amazing that this was not pointed out earlier in my many tech support calls to PTC.

    You can find the detailed solution at:

    https://www.ptc.com/appserver/cs/view/solution.jsp?n=CS44055

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    Dale_Rosema
    23-Emerald III
    Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    September 25, 2013

    Have you tried &ptc_material_description in the note? That works with other parameters. You'll need to have a space before and after unless you use the { } brackets.

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    bwudtke1-VisitorAuthor
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    September 25, 2013

    That does not work... it works within a table when i do a report parameter though! But I want it on a note.

    Dale_Rosema
    23-Emerald III
    Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    September 25, 2013

    Maybe I am looking at the wrong thing, but here it is in a note for me.

    Matl_name.jpg

    The left shows AL6061, the text box on the right shows &ptc_material_name.

    Thanks, Dale

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