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icelynnin12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
May 31, 2024
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How to see number of sheets in a Drawing from Windchill without opening the file?

  • May 31, 2024
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Version: Windchill 13.0

 

Use Case: The number of sheets/pages on a drawing is not visible in a drawing's windchill object page, and can only be seen once opened in Creo View or when opening the drawing content in Creo.


Description:

Is there a simple way to make a drawing's page count visible on the object info page?

i.e. the number of sheets in a drawing.

 

I can imagine a custom attribute and custom java code that interrogates the drawing file content to come up with a sheet count, but wondered if there is anything out of the box.
Could it even be a matter of having the thumbnail render with a sheet count or indicator that it is multiple sheets (or how many sheets)?

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23-Emerald III
BenLoosli23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
May 31, 2024

Probably can do it with a simple relation and parameter/attribute.

The drawing has &total_sheets parameter that could be set to a designated attribute. Then modify the Information page to include the attribute.

It might require a relation and as we all know, drawings do NOT allow relations! This has been an Idea for years.

    avillanueva
    23-Emerald I
    avillanueva23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    May 31, 2024

    It would work but never a big fan of those type of solutions. It adds to much complexity. @icelynnin What's your use case? How would that information be used? The system has the information. It should be able to read the file and figure that out. 

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