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Dale_Rosema
23-Emerald III
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
January 4, 2013
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Weld Note

  • January 4, 2013
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Is there a way to force a carriage return in a weld note reference? Right now I just have a second note near the weld note. If not, is there a way to relate this annotation to the weldnote instead of to the view?


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    Best answer by Dale_Rosema

    After copying and editing the original symbol, adding the /REFERENC2/, and adjusting the spacing how I would like I had to do the following steps for get the text to show up in the appropriate boxes for the weld note.

    (WF5/Creo)

    1. In the Annotate Tab, under Format, select Symbol Gallery

    2. Redefine, Retrieve, select the name of the symbol you're modifying, Open

    I had to put the \REFERENC2\ in the correct groups in order for it to appear only where it was supposed appear.

    3. Select Groups, Change Level (I needed to added to all three levels: ARROW_SIDE, OTHER_SIDE, STAGGERD)

    4. Select Edit, Arrow_Side, Add, select one \REFERENC2\ hold the Ctrl key and select the other, select OK

    These needed to go down several levels.

    5. Select Change Level, select Arrow_Side

    6. Select Edit, Leader_Orientation, Add, select one \REFERENC2\ hold the Ctrl key and select the other, select OK

    7. Select Change Level, select Leader_Orientation

    8. Select Edit, Left, Add, select one \REFERENC2\ hold the Ctrl key and select the other, select OK

    9. Select Change Level, select Left

    10. Select Edit, Reference, Add, select one \REFERENC2\ hold the Ctrl key and select the other, select OK

    This completed adding the second line to one of the fields.

    11. Select UP, repeat steps 7-10 for putting the second line on the Right

    12. Select UP until you get to Arrow_Side, Other_Side, Staggered

    13. Repeat 5-11 for the Left and Right of Other_Side

    14. Repeat 5-11 for the Left and Right of Staggerd

    15. Done, Done, Write, Pick Inst - (Select the name of the symbol your modifying), (Enter - to select the current directory).

    16. Test to make sure you got it done correctly.

    Results: See below.

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    Dale_Rosema
    23-Emerald III
    Dale_Rosema23-Emerald IIIAuthor
    23-Emerald III
    January 4, 2013

    Or, is there a way to place this above the weld note line as shown here.

    T
    TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    January 4, 2013

    I have noticed some serious inconsistencies in the weld symbols. I might suggest you edit the weld symbol to your liking, including adding additional text feature.

    You might copy the original to your own library so that updates won't undo all you hard work.

    I think the idea of relating free floating text to a another annotation feature is brilliant! Care to write that up as an idea? I doubt it is possible today but I will test it.

    T
    TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
    17-Peridot
    January 4, 2013

    So the reference note is one line no matter what. I guess it is like a table text entity without wrapping capability.

    As for moving them together, I was able to window-select the two lines of text (and the weld symbol) and move them as a set.

    I would probably opt for making the 2-line note separate text and relating it to the view... and remember to move them using the window-select.

    If this was indeed a common feature callout, I would definitely make my own symbol. remember that you have a quick link to custom -user- symbols folder in the left hand file selection window. This may make using custom symbols much easier if you set the config.pro option pro_symbol_dir for where to find them.

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