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Is there a way to add an attribute to blocks in CAXA that would increment automatically with each instance of that block that is inserted into a drawing? I'm thinking of using something like this in a schematic if possible. An example would be a hydraulic schematic where there were multiple instances, let's say 5, of the same check valve (same block). I'd like to have an attribute tied to that block that would increment up as each instance of the block was inserted into the drawing so I can have a unique identifier (CV-1, CV-2, and so on) on the schematic that is auto generated. Thanks. Tim

It was the hatch accuracy button that I needed to have selected. That looks to have fixed the issue. I was hoping it was something simple, and it was. Thank you.

Yes, this does generate the true curves, but the hatching in the section view still follows the faceted geometry and not the true curves. In some drawings it's not as noticeable, but in others it is obvious and doesn't look good. If the modeling kernel is changed to be consistent in the scene, then with draft view the true curves are shown and the hatching is also correct.

Here are the files associated with the pdf I posted earlier. ICAD_KERNEL_TEST.icd ICAD_KERNEL_TEST.ics

This happens regardless of what the surface smoothness is set to. I have set my default surface smoothness to 45 for new parts and I've increased it up to 120 in the past to see if it would fix the issue, but it does not. The only way that we have been able to fix it in the past is to change the modeling kernels to be consistent within a scene.

Has anyone had an issue with IronCAD drawing section views being poorly rendered (faceted) if there are parts of both acis and parasolid modeling kernels in the model? I can change the view quality to precise and the geometry then renders as it should, but the hatch lines still follow the poorly rendered model. I've attached a pdf showing this in a test drawing. In the past, we've changed the parts in the model to use the same modeling kernel and then its a non issue, but we have recently started using DDM PLM software and with certain access controls, this option will not be as easy to do moving forward. We are currently using IronCAD 2021, but had seen this in previous versions as well. Section_Faceting.pdf