Question on Text for symbols <MOD-DIAM> etc.

Is there a text string that represents the finish symbol?

There's many other symbols available with similar text strings, but I'm
not finding anything for the finish symbol.

--Matt Schroeder

 

Not really sure what you are looking for when you ask for a "finish" symbol
therefore I don't know if this list will give you the answer. Do a Google
search on this group for the topic Complete list of GDT symbol names and see
if you find what you are looking for. The list was written in 2004 so there
may be more by now.

WT

 

Surely you know what a surface finish mark is...

32/
\/

--Matt Schroeder

 

If you want the basic symbol, try <alt> 251
(<alt> is holding down the alt key)

I'm not sure if every machine is using the same upper ascii set, though.


Bill

 

Are you opposed to using the surface finish Annotation. You can group
it with other note items in 2007 and have them move as a single item.

 

Corey,

I was hoping there was a text string that would result in my being able
to put a finish symbol in as annotation text. For instance, if I put
in an annotation who's characters are <MOD-PM>.250 I get plus minus
symbol .250 but I'd like to know if there's a similar text string that
will result in a finish mark. No big deal if there isn't, it would
just make my solution to a title block problem that much easier.

The problem I have is this: Our drawing title blocks contain a box for
a surface finish, this box in the TB has a finish mark present, albeit
hand drawn with two lines, but it's there anyway, in the sheet format.
No problems... Except some here would prefer that if there was no
finish specification necessary on the drawing that there be no finish
mark symbol in the title block. We fill in the finish value with a
custom property, in a pulldown list from a program we have from our
VAR, (which you likely knew Corey) so my possible solution to the wants
of others here was to change the text string of the finish values in
the pulldown to be prefixed with the proper text to generate the finish
symbol along with it's value, if it was possible. i.e. <MOD-FINISH>32
would, if it existed, make the digits 32 inside a finish mark, if there
was such a text string, which I believe there is not. Then I could
delete the two lines in the title blocks of my drawing templates, and
everyone would be happy.

--Matt Schroeder

 

Use <OBJECT ID="83">

 

Exactly. I inserted it with the button and checked the tag. I don't
know the inner workings of how they make it work but HTML tags sounds
good to me. The one I posted was from SW2007 but I didn't check 2006
or earlier.

 

The question then is if you create a note in 05 referencing the finish
symbol and import that into 06 or 07 will the symbol call get updated
automatically or will it just fail?