'Boxed' text in symbol?

[raviles]

Folks,

I'm trying to define a symbol that includes 'boxed' variable text in a note. I define the note with the '\' prefix & suffix. But when I place the symbol and try to enter @[100-T@] to replace the @[NOTE@] in the note, I get an error as shown in the attached picture. Does anyone have any ideas to get around this, or am I doing it wrong?

Best regards,

Ray Aviles

[RonSt.Pierre]

did you define your symbol with variable text?

if so, then you can change what you want under the tab "variable text" as you are placing your boxed note.

I don't have an example for a box text but I do have one we use for revision balloons

(for this example, you will have to define how many characters before you can modify the text)

Ron

[raviles]

Ron,

Yes, I defined the note text like so: \NOTE\. But when I inserted the symbol and changed the variable text to @[PART ORIGIN@], I get the error. Prefixing text with @[, and ending it with @] works fine in standard notes and produces a nice box around the note text.

BTW, the attached file was compressed with 7-zip.

Best regards,

Ray Aviles

[RonSt.Pierre · Accepted solution]

Ray,

If I gather this correctly, you're using a "symbol" that has some variable text built into it.

While applying the symbol, you're modifying the text attributes within the symbol dialogue box with drawing note editing language.

If so, I don't believe it was meant to work that way with symbols.

So to answer you from your original post, I believe need to find a different approach.

FYI, it has been my experience when you attach files other than image files, they are automatically "zipped" by the web page software.

Not my doing....

Ron

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[raviles]

Thank you for the suggestion, but that is exactly what I am doing. Except that I'm trying to use this syntax in a symbol. Apparently, standard Note formatting code doesn't work in symbols.

I guess I wasn't thinking about the correct forum to post this question in, as it is so close to the end of the year. I posted the question here because I'm trying to document a machining process.

Thanks,

Ray Aviles

[mmasanakatti]

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