BMFORM & Templates

akendall1966

Hi All,

I am using direct modelling more and more these days. I have also finally got a round to putting a serious effort in to some personalization of the set up. But here's the thing, if I start a drawing as new it I can pick the template, the empty drawing created on start up it uses my preferred template. But, when I BMFORM to break my model into an assembly of mechanical parts it uses the system default template.

About 60% of my parts are created through BMFORM, so setting up layouts, layers on each is a bit of a chore. It probably staring me in the face but I can't find how to make BMFORM use my template?

I guess I could copy and replace the OOTB template with mine, but I was trying to keep the as installed support folders vanilla and keep my customisations separate. In my support file paths I have my customisations first and then the ones created by the install.

Template setting all point to E drive support folder structure where I keep my customisations.

Your help and advice appreciated.
Adrian

Roy Klein Gebbinck

I find that the _BmForm command uses the template specified in the BASEFILE setting. Have you changed it to point to one of your own templates?

akendall1966

Hi Roy,

basefile setting says it pointing to my own template file. Just tested it again, my steps:

Start a new drawing file > new
pick my template
in that new drawing create a couple of geometric shapes
bmmech to initialise
bmform & select one of the shapes accept the defaults and save
in the mechanical browser right click the component and open
it hasn't used the template defined in the basefile setting.

I am using Version 17.2.12 (x64) revision 49652

Thanks for your reply.
AK

Roy Klein Gebbinck

Apparently this is improvement that was added in V18.1.04 (SR75238).

akendall1966

@Roy Klein Gebbinck said:
Apparently this is improvement that was added in V18.1.04 (SR75238).

Ahhh... OK.

I have discovered when I add a layout I can base it on the layouts in the template, which as a workaround negates most of the extra work. That will have to do until I can justify the upgrade.

Best Regards & Thanks
Adrian