Next on the mExtension add-on is
the “Drawings” function.
This function allows you to review
drawing for current assembly and all its components. It provides you a list of
existing drawing s as well as a list of models with missing drawings.
The most common use of the existing
drawings window will probably be print and export. You can, for example, sort
by drawing sheet size and print-export all A3 in one go or print-export all
assembly drawings.
Like with any window of the
mExtension you can copy paste the results in Excel for advanced reports and
data manipulation.
In the missing drawings tab you can
either mark components as “ND” (no drawing needed) or create a drawing on the
go. Once you’ve used the “Create drawing” under the contextual menu the model
is no longer on this list.
With all of the components you can,
open, locate in the assembly, locate on disk, or label “no drawing”.
The default name for save of a
drawing made within the function is the name of the model in the main view.
I have changed the description for
all Content Center Steel Shapes (box section, channels, bars, etc.) so my description
contains the standard, its size and length so I don’t need to make a drawing
for each and every one. Therefore I will label them all “no drawing”, and
filter my list to exclude them. It just makes it easier to work with long lists
and large projects.
Remember to refresh your list of
existing drawings to include any new ones made within the missing drawings tab.
Thanks,
ADS
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