I have looked in the books and I find where it talks about adding text to a symbol, but it's note very clear how we add the text. I want the text to be editable. Or if you can tell me how to put a ballon in a text string so it will be part of the text, not just a space that the ballon can be placed into after the note is finished.
Also how do I add a symbol to a string of text.
Thanks every one
Frank
Wildfire 3.2
So far, I know about adding variable text to a symbol, say a balloon or flagged note. Such work is done in detailing mode. You use detailings sketcher to create the symbol, then edit it to include text as a note. It can be any text, as long as it is enclosed between backslashes. Then it will be possible to go to the Variable Text page of Properties and edit this text 'field'. Generally, this is text that will fit inside the symbol, a number or letter. With BOM balloons, it is something like \rpt_index\.
&symbol(symbol_name), so, if you had a symbol named BALLOON2 to show a quantity as text to the right of the balloon, your syntax would be &symbol(balloon2).Hi Frank i am not sure if this will help you out. but if you wanted to add a Datum Box to a text string with a leader with this type of Datum [-A-] you would first go to "Note" and type this @[-A-@] before or after your text string if you wish! not sure how to add other symbols. hope this helps you out.
LouR
Thanks for the help, your answers are just what I'm looking for.
Frank
Placing the symbol in a string of text did not work. So I pulled out my release 19 books on detailing, and digging through there I found what you are talking about David. Per the books we use &sym(the symbol name) not &symbol. But thanks you put me on the right track.
One other thing that messed me up. When I made my symbol I set the insertion point at the center of the symbol. When it was added to the text string it was sitting low. Took me a while, then I realized the insertion point should be at the bottom of the text that is in the symbol. I went back and redefined the symbol, set the insertion point at the bottom and center of the symbol. Closed it, save it. When the drawing refreshed after the symbol screen disappeared all the symbols I had placed on the drawing corrected and the symbols are now lined up with the text.
Thanks again for the help I'm glad we have somewhere to go besides the Pro/E Help Desk, though they do offer much help (our support just ran out last week)
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