Copying all drawings into one

[timjr]

Hello all,


I have a batch of 31 drawings, and I was wondering if it was possible to copy them all into one file, like you would have if you started with one drawing, then added sheets?


Thanks,


Tim

 

[dr_gallup]

Couldn't be easier:

Insert/Shared Data/From File

Pick a Pro/E drawing and it gets added as additional drawing sheet(s).

One note, if you use parameters like &dwg_name and &total_sheets in your drawing formats, these values will update in the imported sheets. Might be what you want or it might not. For example, we always name drawings the same as the part number and use the parameter &dwg_name in the format where the part number goes. So if I am in drawing 123 and I insert drawing 456 into it the part number on sheet 2 will be 123, not 456.

 

[timjr]

Thanks! I gave that about 2 seconds thought before I posted the question, but I didn't bother trying it because I figured it was like importing a dxf or dwg, etc.


I just added a few to see how it works. One dwg had a bunch of partial section views, and they were all scrambled up, some were totally gone. Any ideas on why that would happen?


Thanks again.


Tim

 

[dr_gallup]

Make sure the drawings open up OK by themselves. If they do, make sure you don't have a duplicate file name (two different parts or assemblies in different directories with the same name).

 

[timjr]

All the drawings open up fine by themselves, no other problems that I could find with duplicates, or anything like that.What I ended up doing was to start with the drawing that was coming in messed up (opens fine by itself), and just add all the other drawings to that one, then re-order them.


-Tim

 

[LMACHINE]

Could view naming cause that?