hole callout question

OK, Joe thanks for your help.

Marco.

Joe, do you know how to change the description from lowcase to uppercase.

Ejm. CBORE #10 Socket Head Cap Screw.

to CBORE #10 SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW

Regards. Marco Flores.

the easiest way is to use an all caps font (e.g.-- Technic). Then it doesn't matter....

The hard way:

1. get a program that can edit access97 database files such as PrjGenericMDB.

1. make a back up copy of c:\Program Files\SolidWorks\lang\english\ansiinch.mdb

2. open up c:\Program Files\SolidWorks\lang\english\ansiinch.mdb

1. open the INDEX table.

2. under the "DESCRIPTION_FORMAT" column change:

CBORE for %size Socket Head Cap Screw

to:

CBORE for %size SOCKET HEAD CAP SCREW

1. say 3 hail marys and restart SW.

Once when adding extra tap threads to the ansimetric.mdb SW stop showing all of the data from ansimetric.mdb everywhere. I had to rebuild the index to make it work and then still SW thought it couldn't access the file until it was closed for 20 minutes!!!.

Joe

I tried changing the font to Technic as Michael suggest me, and it works good, I think the hard way is going to be more complicated and very risky, I will keep the easy way and the hard way I will practice in the future.

Thanks for your support. Marco

PrjGenericMDB.

Files\SolidWorks\lang\english\ansiinch.mdb

Where I work, the hole count is required on all hole callouts (unless holes = 1). I spend plenty of time adding: 6 PLCS, 8 PLCS, 3 PLCS etc. to all of my drawings.

Someone could write a macro to find each hole callout in a drawing and for each find its hole wizard feature, get the number of points from that feature and append the hole call out.

Any volunteers?

Joe