MHill
2004-06-29 17:56:41 UTC
Does anyone else have problems with the datum target symbol tool? I've
needed it quite a lot recently and do not care for its functionality. The
things I've seen that I don't like or don't understand.
1. Can't change the size of the mark (X, circle, box). It seems to be
tied to whatever the sheetsize was when a drawing was created. If I create
an A-size drawing and create a datum target symbol, it creates the target
area mark a certain size (too big IMOP, but useable). If I then resize
this sheet to be D-size, it maintains its size. Now it looks appropriate
for a d-size sheet. If I create a d-size sheet from the start, and place a
datum target symbol, the target area mark is HUGE and I can't change it.
If I copy the nice small mark from my first drawing, it pastes in the same
HUGE size. I assume there is some stadard they're trying to follow, but I
don't know what it is and I don't know why we don't have access to change
it.
2. In the feature manager for the datum symbol, try entering .125 for the
target area size or anything less than 1. It gives an error saying please
enter a number between 0 and 393.30070xx. Something is wrong here. If I
enter 125 and then go back and add the "." it works fine. They seem to be
parsing the dialog box on any change instead of on exit and when its sees
only a "." it gives the error. I'll be in touch with my VAR on this one.
3. My solidworks install is extremely stable, until I started using this
tool. I get a CTD about 1 in 10 times that I dimension to a datum target
symbol. I have not found any pattern to this, but needless to say it is
frustrating.
Am I missing something? Do people use this tool? It seems to be very
lacking in refinement compared to many of the other annotation tools
MHill
2004 sp3
win 2k
Quadro4 750 w/ 53.03 detonator drivers
needed it quite a lot recently and do not care for its functionality. The
things I've seen that I don't like or don't understand.
1. Can't change the size of the mark (X, circle, box). It seems to be
tied to whatever the sheetsize was when a drawing was created. If I create
an A-size drawing and create a datum target symbol, it creates the target
area mark a certain size (too big IMOP, but useable). If I then resize
this sheet to be D-size, it maintains its size. Now it looks appropriate
for a d-size sheet. If I create a d-size sheet from the start, and place a
datum target symbol, the target area mark is HUGE and I can't change it.
If I copy the nice small mark from my first drawing, it pastes in the same
HUGE size. I assume there is some stadard they're trying to follow, but I
don't know what it is and I don't know why we don't have access to change
it.
2. In the feature manager for the datum symbol, try entering .125 for the
target area size or anything less than 1. It gives an error saying please
enter a number between 0 and 393.30070xx. Something is wrong here. If I
enter 125 and then go back and add the "." it works fine. They seem to be
parsing the dialog box on any change instead of on exit and when its sees
only a "." it gives the error. I'll be in touch with my VAR on this one.
3. My solidworks install is extremely stable, until I started using this
tool. I get a CTD about 1 in 10 times that I dimension to a datum target
symbol. I have not found any pattern to this, but needless to say it is
frustrating.
Am I missing something? Do people use this tool? It seems to be very
lacking in refinement compared to many of the other annotation tools
MHill
2004 sp3
win 2k
Quadro4 750 w/ 53.03 detonator drivers