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JEAN-FRANCOIS

I'm trying to configure a backing sheet with revision "intelligent text". When you create a revision, using the Revision Control window, you can described the "Reason for Revision". I would like to retrieve that string and display it in our revision block. I can't see that attribute in the intelligent text window, under the "Drawing" section... Is there any way to display that field?

  • That info is stored in a UDA called :IdpDesc

    So the strings you are looking for are #:IdpDesc<FR SREVAY[1]>, #:IdpDesc<FR SREVAY[2]>, #:IdpDesc<FR SREVAY[3]>, etc etc

    You can customize the "intelligent text" list of strings by editing ...\E3D3.1\Data\DFLTS3.1\dra-gen-text file

  • in reply to Corrado Galluzzi

    Thanks Corrado, that's VERY helpful! My only problem is that I can't locate the "dra-gen-text" text file... I found one here "C:\AVEVA\Plant\Data12.1.SP4\pdmsui\DFLTS\dra-gen-text" , but this one seems to be for PDMS not E3D... Here's all I have under the specified directory (code below). 

    So if I can find that file, that would mean I could create my own UDAs with custom intelligent text, correct?

     

    Directory: C:\AVEVA\Everything3D3.1\data


Mode                 LastWriteTime         Length Name                                                                         
----                 -------------         ------ ----                                                                         
d-----        2022-09-26  10:44 AM                psk_data                                                                     
-a----        2012-07-09   1:06 PM           2576 bran-reinf-desp.mac                                                          
-a----        2012-08-09   1:25 PM          10735 elec-template-upgrade.mac                                                    
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM           1697 line-stop-desp.mac                                                           
-a----        2012-09-23   4:48 PM          76652 mas-upgrade.pmlmac                                                           
-a----        2011-08-11   8:52 AM           2434 material-upgrade-for-28.mac                                                  
-a----        2011-08-11   8:52 AM           5354 material-upgrade.mac                                                         
-a----        2012-09-23   4:48 PM           3077 MDF-FT23-UPGRADE-MACRO.pmlmac                                                
-a----        2011-03-29   9:06 AM            707 MDS-CPL-UDA.pmlmac                                                           
-a----        2011-08-11   8:52 AM            477 mds-lexicon-upg.pmldat                                                       
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM          38524 MDS-SIZETAG-AISC                                                             
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM          25478 MDS-SIZETAG-BS                                                               
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM          43603 MDS-SIZETAG-CISC                                                             
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM          25705 MDS-SIZETAG-DIN                                                              
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM          20619 MDS-SIZETAG-JIS                                                              
-a----        2011-08-11   8:53 AM           5043 MDS-UPDATE-PTSE-AT29A-GMSE-AT29A.pmldat                                      
-a----        2011-08-11   8:53 AM           3912 mdsjoincataupg-2.pmlmac                                                      
-a----        2011-08-11   8:53 AM           6232 mdsjoincataupg.pmlmac                                                        
-a----        2012-12-11   4:17 PM           9912 mdsrpad-uda-settings.pmlmac                                                  
-a----        2011-08-11   8:53 AM          10334 PSL-WEIGHT.mac                                                               
-a----        2022-07-12   6:26 AM           1484 sai_uda_install_or_upgrade.mac

  • in reply to JEAN-FRANCOIS

    On the Command Window you must type: Q EVAR 'AVEVA_DESIGN_DFLTS'

    This should return the folder(s) where you may find that file.

    That file only allows you to customize the "intelligent texts" list that helps users when annotating drawings

    :IdpDesc UDA (and others) is supplied with E3D. In case you need other ones you can create them in Lexicon. 

  • in reply to Corrado Galluzzi

    Corrado, you are an absolute legend, thanks so much! I also found the file...  I will go thru the exercise and create UDAs, test the intelligent text... Much appreciated, thanks!

  • in reply to Corrado Galluzzi

    When there's no data the intelligent text display tree dash ("---"). Is there any way to default to nothing?

  • in reply to JEAN-FRANCOIS

    Navigate at DRWG level and change NTEXT (Null TEXT) attribute from '---' to unset

    Then update your backing sheet

    ;-)