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Yes. Select the table, then Table>Paginate>add title, then select a repeat region. I think you then select the rows you want to show up on every page. This isn't all the picks you have to make, but it should get you there.


KWS
 
kwsauter said:
Yes. Select the table, then Table>Paginate>add title, then select a repeat region. I think you then select the rows you want to show up on every page. This isn't all the picks you have to make, but it should get you there.


KWS
 
Tried - Table>Paginate>add title, will not add a header to a 2d repeat region. Is there another way to accomplish this?
 
I think you'll have to separately select the second repeat region. You also have to paginate the repeat region so the header will show up on the next page of the drawing with the repeat region on it. Paginate by setting the extent of the repeat region on the first page by selecting the last row you want to show up on that page. All subsequent rows will show up on the next page with the header attached.


KWS
 
I am unsure what you mean by the second repeat region. I am new at this. Can you possibly give me a more step by step walk through on accomplishing this, I would really appreciate it.
 
Two dimensional repeat regions are used to display the information contained
in a model's family table such as the instance names, parameters, dimensions,
and their values. They can be used to create tabulated drawings of parts
and assemblies that belong to a family of parts or assemblies.





<hr>Procedure
  1. Create a table with
    2 rows and 2 columns, as seen in figure 1.
    (Do not enter the letters A, B, C, and D. These are used to reference the cells in
    the table.). For this example an ascending and leftward table is used.





    <center>


    dwt_creaa.gif
    </center>

    <center>
    <h3>
    Figure 1</h3></center>
    <hr>
  2. Add a 2D repeat region to the table
    using the commands: Table
    >Repeat Region >Add > Two-D
    . When prompted to "Locate
    corners of the outer boundary of the two-dimensional region", one of the
    following four cases will apply. The following cells should be selected, in
    order, depending on how the table will expand:


    <ul>

  3. If table is descending and rightward, select cells A
    and D


  4. If table is descending and leftward, select cells B
    and C


  5. If table is ascending and leftward, select cells D
    and A


  6. If table is ascending and rightward, select cells C and B
When this is done, the outer border of the table will be highlighted in
red.


Notice that if a line is drawn through the cells in one of the orders
listed above, this line will show how the table will expand. A line drawn
through A and D will extend down and to the right, the same way the table
will expand with information from the family table. This will be important
when entering symbolic information later.



<hr>
[*]When prompted to
"Select a cell to set the upper border of the row & column subregions",
one of the following cells should be selected, depending on how the table
expands:


<ul>[*]
If table is descending and rightward, select cell D


[*]
If table is descending and leftward, select cell C


[*]
If table is ascending and leftward, select cell A


[*]
If table is ascending and rightward, select cell B




[/list]
When this is done, all of the lines (inner and outer) that define the table
will be highlighted in red, as seen in Figure 2.
<center>


dwt_creab.gif
</center>

<center>
<h3>
Figure 2</h3></center>Example: A table is created that
will expand up and to the left. To correctly add the repeat region, cells D
and A should be selected for the outer repeat region (see step 2), and cell A
should be selected for the inner region (see step 3 above).



<hr>
[*]The following
parameters need to be placed in 3 of the cells:


<ul>[*]
&FAM.INST.NAME

[*]
&FAM.INST.PARAM.VALUE

[*]
&FAM.INST.PARAM.NAME


[/list]
The cells that these parameters are placed in depends on how the table
is to expand. The parameter &FAM.INST.PARAM.VALUE is always
placed in the cell that points in the direction of table expansion, the
cell selected in step 3. There are two choices for placing &FAM.INST.NAME
and &FAM.INST.PARAM.NAME. The two remaining parameters need
to be placed adjacent to &FAM.INST.PARAM.VALUE, depending on
how the table is to be filled out.


Example: Continuing with the previous example of a table which expands
up and to the left, the above three parameters can be placed one of the
following two ways:



  1. Instance names are listed vertically, and parameter
    names are listed horizontally.




    For this configuration, &FAM.INST.NAME should be entered
    into cell B, &FAM.INST.PARAM.NAME should be entered into cell
    C, and &FAM.INST.PARAM.VALUE is entered into cell A.


    Note: It is not necessary to enter text into cell D.


    If the repeat region is displayed as a magenta box, use the commands
    Table >
    Repeat Region > Switch Syms to get the table to fill out with
    family table information. Figure 4 shows an expanded table.
    <center>


    dwt_creac.gif
    </center>

    <center>
    <h3>
    Figure 3</h3></center>

    <center>
    dwt_cread.gif
    </center>

    <center>
    <h3>
    Figure 4</h3></center>

  2. Instance names are listed horizontally, and parameter
    names are listed vertically.




    For this configuration, &FAM.INST.NAME should be entered
    into cell C, &FAM.INST.PARAM.NAME should be entered into cell
    B, and &FAM.INST.PARAM.VALUE is again entered
    into cell A, as seen in Figure 5. Figure 6 shows an expanded
    table.

<center>



dwt_creae.gif
</center>

<center>
<h3>
Figure 5</h3></center>

<center>
dwt_creaf.gif


<center>

<h3>
Figure 6</h3></center>

<hr>

Note: The drawing setup file option
"2d_region_columns_fit_text" controls whether or not each column will
automatically autosize to accommodate the longest piece of text in the column. Set the
option to "yes"to enable the functionality</center>
[/list]
 

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