How to disassociate a revision symbol from a view

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Hi all:We're using SW 2007.  I saw nothing in the help about this...When revising an assembly drawing in which a component has beenchanged or added, it is customary to place a revision symbol adjacentto the affected BOM table row.  When inserting a revision symbol(using the rmb-> add symbol method), we have to be careful not to dragthe symbol over any views.  If we do, it becomes associated with thatview, and moves with the view if it moves.  We have a large number ofexisting drawings edited by several people who did not necessarilyadhere to this practice.  Is there an easy way to disassociate a revsymbol from a view?  My only workaround is to delete the existingsymbol and carefully place a new one without dragging it over a view(not always easy on a complex assemblly drawing).Better yet, is there a way to assoicate the rev symbol with the BOMtable?  That way it moves with the BOM.Thanks in advance,John.

Krister_L · Accepted Answer

Hi JohnNever found a way to move notes or blocks to one view from another,but made it a habit to always lock sheet focus before I insert themnow adays.// Krister

That70sTick · Answer

Lock Sheet Focus!  RMB on a corner of the dwg w/ no views and selectthis before adding symbol.

That70sTick · Answer

Moving notes from one view to another:Turn on arrow.  Drag arrow to connect with entity in another view, nowthat note belongs to the new view, even after arrow is turned offagain.

Eddie · Answer

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John,

I do not believe you can associate any annotation to a BOM but for disassociation and reassociation of notes, symbols, blocks, etc., simply Cut & Paste (Ctrl X Ctrl V). Just be sure to lock focus where required prior to pasting.

the_tool_man · Answer

You've covered every possibility, I think.

Lock sheet focus prior to original insertion. Turn on leader, drag leader, turn off leader for association with a different view. Ctrl-X, lock sheet focus, Ctrl-V for disassociation from all views.

I've been using SW for 2 years and didn't know about sheet focus/view focus. Thanks.

Regards, John.

Wayne Tiffany · Answer

Sort of related here, if you didn't know about sheet focus, then you need to know that you can lock/unlock the focus of a view or sheet by either RMB action, or by double-clicking. Watch for the heavy border/heavy corners around the view or the sheet. Notice how a double-click affects the situation when it's a view that's locked vs. the sheet that's locked and you double-click on one of the others.

WT

Scotty · Answer

I simply cut, then paste them with the new view active.Scotty

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