family tables

[hornj]

What the best method of incorporating both the generic name plus a dimensional value and then the rest of the instances name plus dimensional value. Also excluding some of the instances in the table. When using a repeat region, it adds everything that is in the family tables. I can

 

[ProFishent]

table/repeat region/filter



to remove an instance

&fam.inst.name == instance



to remove a parameter

&fam.inst.param.name == name



It's basicly the same as using relations.

to keep everything but use !=

you can also use *name* to include/exclude everything with a common name.

 

[xcad]

Suppose you have a 2d repeat regin as i described in my article :

http://www.proecentral.com/portal/articles/articlesDetail.asp?id=23



and you have the following result :



View attachment 206



then Table > Repeat Regions > Filters > select the repeat region > add > and enter one by one the following filters :



&fam.inst.param.name != material

&fam.inst.param.name != number_drawing

&fam.inst.param.name != paper



as you can see below this now the result of your 2d repeat region table



View attachment 207



Karavasilis

 

[jperkins]

Not sure if this is what you want but.. I have at times jumped from the family table into Excel and made changes there and Pro updates the table when you exit excel.



jperkins