Tables & Annotations

• Remove Table

This task can be used to Remove Tables from SOLIDWORKS Drawings. Uses Find and Remove method. User can specify the text to find in ‘Find What’. User can specify the scope of search like ‘Bill of Material’, ‘Weldment Cut List’, ‘Revision Table’ or ‘General Table’. Options can be specified to narrow search results to consider ‘Whole Phrase only’ or ‘Ignore Case’. Task considers only SOLIDWORKS Drawings.

• Export Tables

The task can be used to export the tables that are applied within SOLIDWORKS Part, Assembly and Drawing files. User can specify the Output Folder Name or use the browse control to choose a target folder. User can choose the Table types to export: BOM, Weldment Cutlist, General, Revision and Hole Table. Format for Output can be Set to CSV or TXT. Output File name can be configured using placeholders. By default, it is set to [title]_[tableName]. User can specify text/phrase to Match.

• Update Design Table

This task can be used to update the Design Table present within SOLIDWORKS Part or Assembly file.
The task only works when Design Table feature is present in Configurations Tab. User can choose to edit data in excel file and then update SOLIDWORKS Model by enabling the refresh excel data check box.

• Insert Note

This task can be used to insert a note to SOLIDWORKS Drawing. User can choose to insert the same note into multiple sheets based on enabling setting to ‘Run on each configuration’. User can choose to insert text into a note. User can specify formulas to be resolved into a note. User can specify a X and Y distance from bottom left corner. User can type in multiline text into #TASK and the same will be shown. Cannot filter sheet by name and does not validate for presence for a note.

• Annotations Formatting

Use this task to change the format of text used in SOLIDWORKS Drawings.
It provides the user with options to:  Specify or change the font to be used in SOLIDWORKS Drawing File. Specify or change the font height (mm). Specify or change the font height (points). Specify or change the Angle (deg). Specify or change the Colour. Filter text by its contents ‘Must Contain Text’. Options to change to Italic, Bold or Underlined. This task is useful to insert or bulk edit to update the annotation format in existing Drawings.

• Find Replace Text in Annotations

This task provides user with the feasibility to modify the annotation text present in SOLIDWORKS Drawings. User can use it to replace existing text. User can enter only the words or phrases that need to be modified. User can Replace Text with Formula. User can Replace the Resolved Text from an existing formula to a desired formula. Example: $PRPSHEET:’PartNo’ whose resolved value is ‘PRT-YYY’ to $PRPSHEET:’PartNo1′. Argument: Find ‘$PRPSHEET:’PartNo” & Replace ‘$PRPSHEET:’PartNo1”. User can replace text present in Drawing Title Box. Task works only with SOLIDWORKS Drawings and can process folders or files.

• Replace Table Text

This task helps users find and replace text within Weldment Cutlist, Bill of Materials, Revision and General. Task uses a find and replace function. User can choose to find the keyword and replace it. User can choose the table types that can be used in search. User has options to Ignore Case and Match Whole cell contents. Task works with SOLIDWORKS Drawing files [*.SLDDRW].

• Remove Note

This task provides the option to remove notes from SOLIDWORKS Drawing files. User can specify what to find within the notes. Options for find by ‘Match Case’ and ‘Match Whole Phrase’. User can enable ‘Run macro on each configuration’ to process each sheet within Drawing file.

• Attach Annotation

This task produces Annotations attached to Drawing Views. Annotation can be composed of text.
Can use placeholders like Current Date, Custom Property Value, SOLIDWORKS Active Configuration Name, Referenced Model Configuration Name, SW Model Title, Referenced Model Title or Referenced Model Path. Which View: User can Select Specific Views to attach Annotation. Choose a reference location to place the note related to the Drawing View. Specify X and Y Offset distance with respect to Drawing View box. Choose the Leader Style to use. User can choose to align the Leader Side towards Right / Left or Smart.

• Export Design Table

This task will help to export design table in excel format. User can specify a folder to save the output file. User can specify a file name either by typing in the output file name as text along with .xls extension. User can use placeholders likes Current Data, Design Table Name, SOLIDWORKS Title, Configuration Name and Custom Property Value. Task works with SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies. Task works best with ‘Import Design Table’ as they can be used to quickly update variables.

• Import Design Table

The task is used to import design table into SOLIDWORKS Part or Assembly. The file against which it is executed should have a Design Table Feature existing in the Configurations Tab. The task works best with “Export Design Table”. Excel can show additional popup messages which require user input during process. Pop up could be disabled using the method from this article: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/kb/948615 Task can works with SOLIDWORKS Part and Assembly files.

• Export BOM

The task can be used to export Bill of Materials from SOLIDWORKS Drawing or Assembly files.
To export data, BOM table should exist. Allows user to Add Columns and Fill data using Placeholders.  Captures Image of the Part within BOM Table. User can specify the Height and Width of the image. User can choose to capture Photo Realistic Images using PhotoView 360. View orientation can be set before capturing the image. Hyperlink can be inserted to link each Item in the BOM table to its Part. User can choose to display specific text instead of path to file.

• Insert BOM

This task is used to process SOLIDWORKS Drawing files. At least one Drawing View should be present to Insert a BOM Table. Default BOM Table from SOLIDWORKS is inserted into processed files. Can Process BOM on Multiple tables if user selects ‘Run on all Configurations’. Provides user with some options. How the Table should be aligned with the Anchor Point. Should BOM data be indented, parts only, top level only. Should there be no Numbering, Detailed Numbering, Flat Numbering.

When processing Weldments, the task provides option to define Detailed Cutlist. If Drawing files containing empty views or with no drawing views are processed, #TASK will not process them and shall notify the user regarding the status.

• Drawing Tables Re-namer

Task allows to rename different types of tables in the drawing sheets as per specified name template.

• BOM Table Configuration Remap-per

This task synchronizes the referenced configuration on the BOM in the Drawing Sheet with the default drawing view in this sheet (the view which is set as the property view in the sheet properties, or first view by default). This task can be useful when Drawing views are changed (replaced or switched the referenced configuration), as in this case BOM table is not automatically updated.

• Hide/Show Table Columns

This task allows users to hide or show the column in the tables (Bill of Materials, General, Revision etc.) on the Drawing. Task allows to specify the index of the column (either from left to tight or from right to left) and operation (hide or show).