Configured properties - Copy & Paste values other than numbers (checkbox, color etc.)

roy_roffler

Hi everyone

I'm currently drawing a standard component with configurations (aka family tables).
So far, I really appreciate the possibility to copy values from a table like excel and paste it into Onshape.

Since the part I'm designing is available in blue and black, I also wanted to incorporate that in the model as well as in the properties (part numbers).

So far, I found out how to do that:
1. Configurations -> Add configuration input -> Checkbox
2. Configured properties -> Add "Checkbox" and "Appearance" 
3. Configured properties -> manually tick or untick checkboxes in the according column
4. Configured properties -> manually select a color in the column "Appearance"

So far so good. But: The part I'm designing is available in 108 variations. And in blue and black on top. So, 216 variations in total!
Since I didn't want to make steps 3 and 4 from above 208 times, I hoped to be able to copy and paste the "tick or untick checkboxes" as well as the info concerning the color from cell to cell. But unfortunately that's not possible

So my question 1 is:
Is there a way to either:
a) Copy and paste any info (other than numbers) in the Configured properties table?
b) or alternatively select multiple boxes in the table and enter the same info (e.g. tick or untick an entire row or change the color)

Related to all that, my question 2:
At the bottom of the Configured properties table, there's a Plus sign in a dotted box to add rows in the table. But only single rows can be added at a time. Is there a way to quickly add multiple lines?

rick_randall

The forum can correct me if I'm wrong,

question 1)a - colors can be copy/pasted in the tables, as long as one example of that color exists in that table. Copy table to excel, then copy/paste whatever is in that color cell to other new cells. Then migrate information back to original table. New color(s) needs new initial example(s). (Hope this makes sense)

Hint: You can copy individual columns back and forth to excel

question 2) - short answer is no. 200 lines needed, equals 200 clicks. Just click 200 empty lines, then copy table to excel and input data.

rick_randall

The forum can correct me if I'm wrong,

question 1)a - colors can be copy/pasted in the tables, as long as one example of that color exists in that table. Copy table to excel, then copy/paste whatever is in that color cell to other new cells. Then migrate information back to original table. New color(s) needs new initial example(s). (Hope this makes sense)

Hint: You can copy individual columns back and forth to excel

question 2) - short answer is no. 200 lines needed, equals 200 clicks. Just click 200 empty lines, then copy table to excel and input data.

roy_roffler

Thanks a lot for your answer!

To question 1: Ok, didn't know going to excel and back solves this "problem". Solves the issue for me completely.

To question 2: Ok. Quite annoying since the "Plus sign in a dotted box" jumps down after adding 2 or 3 rows. But I guess that's too much of a detail to file a ticket for a change.

Ste_Wilson

FILE A TICKET! No detail is too small! and if we don't tell the lovely devs, how will they know to fix it.

CFried

Quick work around: autoclicker Skript for 200 clicks is quite easy.