Schedule options

Use the Schedule page to specify settings

for creating and appending schedules.

. Click File > Options > Application

Options > Drafting > Schedule.
Note: If you have Microsoft Excel
installed, the Use spreadsheet to
create schedule option at the bottom
of this page is selected by default and
the other schedule options are
unavailable. This enables the
enhanced Schedules and Bill of
Materials functionality. If you do not
have Microsoft Excel installed, this
option is deselected. Deselect this
option manually if you do not wish to
use the enhanced functionality.
. Use the options to specify the default
schedule settings, as follows:

Colour automatic labels by series —

Select this option to change the
colour of the labels as the series
changes, for example:

Font — Select the colour used by the

text.
Frame — Select the colour used by the
lines of the frame.
Use workplane as Z reference —
Select this option to use the
workplane to calculate the Z position.
Z coordinate — Select this option to
include the Z coordinate in the
schedule.
Hole rotation — Select this option to
include columns for the X and Y
rotation angle of the hole.
Comments — Select this option to
include a column to add your
comments when creating a schedule.
Depth — Select this option to include
a column with depth when creating a
schedule for assembly and solid
holes.
Hole thread details — Select this
option to include column for the
pitch, depth, and start Z of the hole.
Hole thread name — Select this option
to include a column that lists the
name of the standard and size of the
thread.
Hole tolerance — Select this option to
include a column for the hole
tolerance.
Include diameter value — Choose
whether to display a column for
diameter values. There are three
options: Auto, On, and Off. Auto
displays a diameter only if the
schedule item is defined from the
centre of a circle. On always displays
a diameter column and a hyphen (-) is
displayed if the schedule item is not
defined from the centre of a circle. Off
never displays a diameter column.
Text height — Enter the text height of
the hole schedule text.
Note: This option is only available
when Use spreadsheet to create
schedule is deselected.
Diameter/depth decimal places —
Enter the number of decimal places to
display for the diameter or depth
value. If the units for the model are
inches, additional decimal places are
displayed.
Coordinate decimal places — Enter the
number of decimal places to display
for the coordinates. If the units for
the model are inches, additional
decimal places are displayed.
Automatic labelling — Select this
option to display a label next to each
object used in a schedule. The column
heading of the object in the schedule
is Label. If you deselect this option,
no labels are displayed and the name
of the object is used in the schedule.
The column heading of object in the
schedule is the name of object type
(for example, workplane).
Fit columns to width — Select this
option to set the widths of the X, Y, Z
and diameter columns to the size
specified in Column Width. Deselect it
to enable PowerShape to set the
width of the columns automatically,
to fit the size of the widest entry.
Column width — If you select Fit
columns to width, enter the size of
the width of the column. If the widest
entry is larger than the specified
width, all columns resize to fit that
entry.
Holes To Include — Select which holes
to include in a schedule:
At any angle — Include holes
that are at any angle to the view.
Normal to the view — Include
only holes that are normal to the
view.
Whose faces are normal to the
view — Include only holes whose
face is normal to the view.

Show only holes at front — Select this

option to show only holes at the front
 of the view.
Include pre-drilled holes — Select this
option to include any pre-drilled
holes in the object. Pre-drilled holes
exist in some Toolmaker components
such as core and cavity plates.
Sort method — Select how you want
to label objects in the same series.
Use spreadsheet to create schedule —
If you have Microsoft Excel installed,
this option is selected by default and
the other schedule options are
unavailable. This enables the
enhanced Schedules and Bill of
Materials functionality. If you do not
have Microsoft Excel installed, this
option is deselected. Deselect this
option manually if you do not wish to
use the enhanced functionality.

The labels on the circles below use the Sort

Left To Right Then Back Again method .
The same circles are shown using the Sort
Up Then Down method .
Parent topic: Options dialog - Drafting
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