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koninkske 10-02-2008 12:57 AM

Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Sometimes i want to copy a surface "symbol" ; as it is a sketch i have no other choice but make a new one. That is just one example i can think of.

I would like to see a copy-function of a sketch.

John Scheffel 10-02-2008 08:45 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
I agree that there should be a Copy function under the Sketch menu, or at least a Copy checkbox in the Move Sketch dialog (similar to other Move functions). But there is a roundabout way to create a copy of a sketch.
  1. Create a new sketch
  2. Click the Move Elements icon (looks like a diagonal arrow and two blue corners).
  3. In the Move Elements dialog check the Copy box and set Change Owner to the new Sketch.
  4. Copy the elements from the original sketch into the new sketch.
Not real intuitive, but it gets the job done. This process can also be used to copy or move elements to different views or sheets.

Wolfgang 10-02-2008 11:15 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
I would like to know WHY your surface symbol is a sketch and not a symbol!!

Lim Chee Beng 10-03-2008 12:48 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
I agree with Wolfgang the surface symbol should be a symbol in this case.

However, I wish to see "copy" option for sketch, view and sheet too. For example, we do occasionally leverage by copying a sheet (with completed views) to be a new sheet in a drawing. Then, we use [Migration Tools] to attach all the views of the new sheet to another similar part.

In fact, my work around is to use Store part (sketch, view or sheet) in OneSpace Drafting, then reload as another part using [Load File] and arrange under targeted "part" in Part Browser. It does work for sketch, view and sheet. The 2D-3D associativity seems to be fine after the file returns from Drafting to Annotation. :cool:

Wolfgang 10-03-2008 02:40 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lim Chee Beng (Post 20696)
my work around is to use Store part (sketch, view or sheet) in OneSpace Drafting

why drafting? why running 2nd program?
  • you can store a sheet within Annotation (since the very beginning of Annotation)
  • you can store a sketch within Annotation (since the very beginning of Annotation)
  • you can store a view within Annotation, for quite some time now with Save a single View to disk

I do not see the need to use drafting here. Views have to be attached inside of Annotation using the migration tools.

Yes, copy sketch is a nice to have for me too.

koninkske 10-03-2008 04:30 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Thx for reply. I can use the workaround.
When i need a same view in a new drawing then i :

1. Make a sketch of the view i want to use. (it's a popup menu which appears when (docu-enable-migration-tools) typed in command line.
(Which may also be implemented in OSD ;) ) .

2. Load it in the new drawing.

Problem of course is that you lose the associativity.......

Lim Chee Beng 10-03-2008 07:43 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfgang (Post 20697)
......
  • you can store a sheet within Annotation (since the very beginning of Annotation)
  • you can store a sketch within Annotation (since the very beginning of Annotation)
  • you can store a view within Annotation, for quite some time now with Save a single View to disk
......

Thanks for enlightening, Wolfgang.
After saving as Sheet (*.mi), can you pls show how to reload the sheet mi file as a new sheet into a drawing?
Thanks again. :o

Wolfgang 10-03-2008 08:22 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Lim Chee Beng (Post 20703)
After saving as Sheet (*.mi), can you pls show how to reload the sheet mi file as a new sheet into a drawing?

just drag and drop

or directly in LOAD -> file type "2D import" This "2D import" is also known as "load any mi"

from online help:
Quote:

Any valid MI, DXF, or IGES file can be imported into Annotation. For Annotation to do this successfully, the data is first analyzed and then converted into Annotation-compatible data structures.

Annotation can recognize the following types of data imported as a 2D data file:

Data generated by Annotation as output from Save Drawing.
The file is loaded as a drawing, replacing an existing drawing.

Data generated by Annotation as output from the Export MI, Export DXF, Export IGES, and Save Sheet functions found in older versions of Annotation.
The file is loaded as a new sheet.

Data generated by Annotation as output from Save Frame.
The file is loaded as the frame of a new sheet.

Data generated by Annotation as output from Save Sketch.
The file is loaded as a sketch into the active sheet.

Data generated by Annotation as output from Define Symbol.
The file is loaded as a sketch into the active sheet.

Data originally generated by the old Modeling-ADU process and modified in Drafting.
The file is converted and loaded as a new sheet.
............
You can also load files by dragging and dropping them into Annotation from Windows Explorer.

Lim Chee Beng 10-03-2008 08:28 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfgang (Post 20704)
just drag and drop
or directly in LOAD -> file type "2D import" This "2D import" is also known as "load any mi"

That's right. It works perfectly. :cool:
Thank you very much.

Wolfgang 10-03-2008 08:32 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
and one more possibility to indirectly copy a sketch:

copy and paste

a) CTRL-C
b) open box around all elements of sketch to copy
c) CTRL-V

then a new sketch is created and you can place it.

koninkske 09-01-2009 01:30 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Thx wolfgang. It's a late reply but i had a new version and had hoped that they would have implemented it..... Not.........

So i searched for it and your workaround does the job.

I hope they make it work in next version. I really dont understand why they dont.

BMaverick 09-02-2009 05:46 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfgang (Post 20692)
I would like to know WHY your surface symbol is a sketch and not a symbol!!

Now that is funny.

Since I've inherited all of this CoCreate Annotation files, the previous users made all of their symbols as sketches. Not sure why unless these are specific only to this company.

For what I do know, the sketches reside in the Template Browser.

koninkske 09-03-2009 01:24 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfgang (Post 20692)
I would like to know WHY your surface symbol is a sketch and not a symbol!!

The surface symbol is just an example. Others : copy of a group of entities and text and dimensions ; used for different views.

On top of it and again not understandable : new version : change of template : when you make a template out of a sketch : after placing it you could change the entities. Now everything is frozen. :mad:

NOT an improvement.

Where is the possibility to make a template or symbol of eg an old view so you can use it to create a new view???? eg : section view with bolts and nuts with same thread but different lengths.

BMaverick 09-03-2009 04:38 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by koninkske (Post 22446)
On top of it and again not understandable : new version : change of template : when you make a template out of a sketch : after placing it you could change the entities. Now everything is frozen. :mad:

NOT an improvement.

WOW! :eek: :eek: :eek:

If that is the case, my company would not move in the future to any release above CoCreate 2007. My Template Browser needs to scroll in order to pick which sketch to place on the drawing and then modify it.

We have various charts and tables that are used. A regular table will not work since these are "L" shaped and have 45 degree cells that flare off of some.

Not being able to modify them like changing text or adding another column onto the angled boxed cells would put our business in a lot of hurt for drawings.

The more I hear about the newer versions with the loss of functionality like this example, the more my IT and management would prefer migrating to another CAD package. :rolleyes:

Gary Brauch 09-03-2009 05:05 AM

Re: Copy a sketch and not only move
 
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Quote:

Originally Posted by koninkske (Post 22446)
On top of it and again not understandable : new version : change of template : when you make a template out of a sketch : after placing it you could change the entities. Now everything is frozen. :mad:

NOT an improvement.

If I understand you correctly, you're talking about the Parameters (strings of text that can be changed on the fly (see attached picture)?
If so, then you need to create your sketch, but then register it as a symbol. The symbol allows you to change parameters. Sketches are frozen because they shouldn't have parameters.


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