Hole Wizard? Library? Whatever?

I'll be evaluating SW2004 beginning later this week. I have an 03 eval now.
I'm an MDT user, and in MDT you can create a 'library' of holenotes to be
used when detailing drawings. The library in MDT allows you to create &
choose from different notes for the same type of hole. So, for a simple
thru hole on a part, I could choose a note that says to insert a PEM nut,
insert a rivet nut, leave it as is, or a number of other things.

Is there a way to do the same thing in SW2004? There doesn't appear to be
in 03... I realize that you can customize the note for each different type
of hole, but it seems that each hole can have no more than one note.

Were there any improvements in SW2004 that would allow me to do what I
want? Or, is there currently a way that I don't know about? The only
workaround I see is to create a simple text file of all of my holenotes, and
copy & paste what I need into each holenote as I place them.

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

Brian

 

You could use a cosmetic thread the same size as the hole (so it doesn't
really show but still attaches a note) and then add that hole to your
feature palette. Down side, you would have to do this for each note type
and hole size.

That's my quick answer. Maybe someone will have a better solution for you.

Rory

 

There is a hole callout format file in rtf that comes with the software.
It prints out to approximately 45 pages if printed from wordpad. It
is located in the installation directory\lang\english and is called
calloutformat.txt. You can edit and customize this to get what you want.

Bruce Bretschneider
Phoenix, AZ USA

 

Blocks would allow you to do this. These were also available in 03. Hole
callouts already mentioned might also help.

matt

 

Yes you can save favourites, create your note then at the top of the
feature manager there are a few icons for loading & saving your
favourite notes. Unfortunately you have to load each of the notes on
every new drawing.

Andy