Hole callout variables

[j***@hotmail.com]

Has anyone had any luck modifying hole wizard features and having the
changes reflected in the hole callout annotation?
I have been working on standardizing our hole callouts by making
derived tables from the existing standards and selecting only what we
need for hole wizard features. I have also changed the SWbrowser to
change description values of certain feature names. I would like to be
able to add features to the hole wizard sketch and name the dimensions
so that they show up in a drawing.
For example: I add a "Thru Hole Dia." dimension to a blind counterbore
sketch and I want this dimension to show up when a "hole callout" is
selected in a drawing. (<thruholedia>)
I'm not sure where SW hides the code to call variables from a hole
wizard feature, because it would also be nice to manipulate the NUM-
INST location.

[Anna Wood]

Look for the following, make sure to back-up before revising. You can
put this file in a network location and create a path to it in the
system options.

C:\Program Files\SolidWorks\lang\english\calloutformat.txt

Regards,

Anna Wood

Post by j***@hotmail.com
Has anyone had any luck modifying hole wizard features and having the
changes reflected in the hole callout annotation?
I have been working on standardizing our hole callouts by making
derived tables from the existing standards and selecting only what we
need for hole wizard features. I have also changed the SWbrowser to
change description values of certain feature names. I would like to be
able to add features to the hole wizard sketch and name the dimensions
so that they show up in a drawing.
For example: I add a "Thru Hole Dia." dimension to a blind counterbore
sketch and I want this dimension to show up when a "hole callout" is
selected in a drawing. (<thruholedia>)
I'm not sure where SW hides the code to call variables from a hole
wizard feature, because it would also be nice to manipulate the NUM-
INST location.

[Markku Lehtola]

Post by Anna Wood
Look for the following, make sure to back-up before revising. You can
put this file in a network location and create a path to it in the
system options.
C:\Program Files\SolidWorks\lang\english\calloutformat.txt
Regards,
Anna Wood

Post by j***@hotmail.com
Has anyone had any luck modifying hole wizard features and having the
changes reflected in the hole callout annotation?
I have been working on standardizing our hole callouts by making
derived tables from the existing standards and selecting only what we
need for hole wizard features. I have also changed the SWbrowser to
change description values of certain feature names. I would like to be
able to add features to the hole wizard sketch and name the dimensions
so that they show up in a drawing.
For example: I add a "Thru Hole Dia." dimension to a blind counterbore
sketch and I want this dimension to show up when a "hole callout" is
selected in a drawing. (<thruholedia>)
I'm not sure where SW hides the code to call variables from a hole
wizard feature, because it would also be nice to manipulate the NUM-
INST location.

SW or somebody should build a GUI for editing the information. I just
don't fully understand why they have to use that kind of file format.

[Anna Wood]

Markku,

Yes, they should create a nice GUI for updating the calloutformat.txt
file. It is very cryptic and can be a pain to make sure you have
updated every option.

We all need to put an enhancement request into SolidWorks for that.

Regards,

Anna Wood

[@leX]

Post by Anna Wood
Markku,
Yes, they should create a nice GUI for updating the calloutformat.txt
file. It is very cryptic and can be a pain to make sure you have
updated every option.
We all need to put an enhancement request into SolidWorks for that.
Regards,
Anna Wood

You just shold lern Regular expression http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression

[Anna Wood]

I do know "regular expressions", it is still a pain and you are
missing the point. :-)

With a software package as expensive as SolidWorks, an average user
shouldn't need to have to hack the calloutformat.txt file (if they can
even find the file) to make their hole callouts conform to their
company standard. A nice GUI interface to take the geekiness away
from that task would be nice and very much appreciated by this geek.

Regards,

Anna Wood

You just shold lern Regular expressionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression

[Bruce Bretschneider]

Post by @leX

Post by Anna Wood
Markku,
Yes, they should create a nice GUI for updating the calloutformat.txt
file. It is very cryptic and can be a pain to make sure you have
updated every option.
We all need to put an enhancement request into SolidWorks for that.
Regards,
Anna Wood

You just shold lern Regular expression http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression

Huh?? I agree wholeheartedly with Anna's comment. "shold lern" doesn't
translate in yours however. Is that some "regular_expression"?

[TOP]

If it is just a text file, why wouldn't users do that?

TOP

[JLCAD]

I have updated the calloutformat.txt file many times, but I am trying
to edit a hole wizard feature by adding a dimension with a specific
name and have the calloutformat.txt file identify that specific named
dimension. All of the dimensions in a hole wizard have names, so why
couldn't you just add dimensions using the same format? There must be
code that only pulls certain dimension names from each hole wizard
feature. The feature that I am trying to create and have a hole
callout for is a relief counterbore with thru hole... the counterbore
diameter is larger than the thru hole diameter.
I like the idea of the GUI and I would add it to the hole wizard
feature where you could have more control over the legacy holes and
give the legacy holes a callout format.