custom templates for tables in drawings

[draftsman2008]

I was wondering if there was any way to configure a table template to have rounded corners? The title blocks that we use have the corners rounded. They look really sharp and we want the tables that are needed in the drawings to look the same way so we can attach them in one of the upper corners. I will upload a pic later if you need to know what it looks like.

B. Long
Dell Optiplex 745
2 gig Ram
Solidworks 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical 2005
Springfield, Mo User Group

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

How can a rounded corner look sharp?

Other than creating a sketch around the table, I don't know of a way.

 

[draftsman2008]

Oh, you are very funny. LMAO


B. Long
Dell Optiplex 745
2 gig Ram
Solidworks 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical 2005
Springfield, Mo User Group

 

[fcsuper]

I don't think rounded corners look sharp at all. Mac User? j/k And I don't think they are possible without creating your own add-in and full functionality outside of the current functions.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
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[draftsman2008]

Here is what the old AutoCAD title block looks like. We want to stick with it and us it in Solidworks. I have already made the templates using this style of title block.

B. Long
Dell Optiplex 745
2 gig Ram
Solidworks 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical 2005
Springfield, Mo User Group

 

[MadMango]

You might be able to achieve something by using an Excel table instead of the the SW tables. I have never tried this, since our drawings have to comply with industry standards.

http://www.exceluser.com/explore/add_class.htm

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[fcsuper]

Well, if you don't have any excel functions built into your title block, you can just draw those in manually. I thought you were talking about actual tables.

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
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[draftsman2008]

I was talking about actual tables. I would like to add the revision table to my drawings while keeping the rounded corners of the title block. At least that is what I wanted to do. I don't think that it will be posible, so I will have to make the corners 90 deg. instead of radius.

Thanks for all the help.

B. Long
Dell Optiplex 745
2 gig Ram
Solidworks 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical 2005
Springfield, Mo User Group

 

[fcsuper]

Sorry we didn't have better news. :-(

Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group