Automatic Model Filename In Drawing Note

Hi,

Its been awhile since I messed with drawing notes and automation.
Looking for a little help. I would like to add a note to a drawing
with a leader on it attached to a part in an assembly where it picks
up the part name of the model the leader is pointing at
automatically.

I know I can do this through the use of custom properties, but the
flaw there is that if someone does a Save As the custom property will
have the old part number in it. I am wondering is there and internal
property SW has that allows the picking up of the individual parts
within the assembly drawing. Sort of like the mass property that
updates all the time as the part is altered.

Thanks

Guy

 

While editing the note, there is a link icon in the feature manager that
will allow you to add a filename link to the part that the note is
attached to.

 

Guy,

In addition to i's comments, you can directly associate the drawing
annotation notes to the model's custom properties. Here's some brief
instructions on that: http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1009
Either way, you can control the properties themselves from
FILE>PROPERTIES. If you would like, there are custom property editors
like found at my site (http://sw.fcsuper.com) and Lenny's (http://
www.lennyworks.com).

Matt Lorono
http://sw.fcsuper.com

 

Bingo - actually i should have known that one - thanks!!!