button in the Properties pane opens the Select Translation dialog box described in this topic.
The button in the Properties pane opens the Select Translation dialog box described in this topic.
Dictionaries allows you to make custom property values consistent when values are not typed but selected from pre-defined dictionary. Custom properties that are filled from dictionary can be translated in CUSTOMTOOLS batch operation allowing you to produce printed drawing documents in different languages.
When the custom property value is selected from the dictionary the selected value can be automatically translated into another custom property boxes based on the settings. To enable translation related custom property control must have GetTranslation data function. Multiple dictionaries with different content can be also defined.
| Search | The free text search box. The dictionary contents are automatically filtered by the keyword to ease the searching of a specific word. |
| Selected dictionary | The dictionary name that is in use. |
| Contents | Opens the dictionary contents editor. The dictionary which opens into the editor is the one selected from the Selected dictionary box. |
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NOTE: The Manage Dictionaries permission is required on the database level in order to edit dictionary contents. |