The basic information of Property are used to define the basic settings of the Property like the attribute which the property is linked to, property type, property scope and so on.
Use the further pages of the Property Wizard to setup the functionality and other additional settings for the property.
| Attribute name | Selects or defines an attribute name to link the Properties and the SOLIDWORKS document properties. If the attribute does not exist yet, it can be created by entering its name directly into the Attribute box.
NOTE: The administrator user rights are required in order to create a new attribute. |
| Label | Defines the label of the property as it appear in the Properties pane. |
| Type | Determines the type of control used to assign value for the Property. |
| Initial configuration |
Determines the level of the target document to write Property value in.
Use the Property Specific option as the target configuration in the Properties pane to determine the property values' target configurations by an option selected from the Initial configuration box in here. |
| Scope | Defines to what type of SOLIDWORKS document the custom property applies. Read more about the document type. |
| Visibility | Property options to setup visibility of the selected Property. The visibility options affect to the properties' visibility in the Properties pane. |
| Options | Options to set the selected property writing permission and, visibility in case the property is visible in the Properties pane. |
| Tooltip | Define a custom tooltip text for the selected property. The tooltip appear on the property when you hover your mouse pointer on the property field in the Properties pane. |
The Initial configuration setting is applied in the following cases when Property specific Properties operation is being used in the Properties pane:
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NOTE: If an attribute is defined in a non-active configuration and, All Configurations or Document properties and all configurations is set as the Initial configuration, then the values of the non-active configurations are overwritten. |
A Property's initial configuration could be chosen from the following options:
| Document properties | Using the Document properties option, the assigned value of the Property is written into the Custom level of SOLIDWORKS document's Summary Information. Properties in the Custom tab are in the document's main level. |
| Active configuration | Write value assigned to a Property into the active configuration of the SOLIDWORKS model. Property values written to the Active configuration appear only in the Configuration Specific level of Summary Information in association to a configuration active while the SOLIDWORKS model is saved. |
| All configurations | Write value assigned to a Property into all configurations of the SOLIDWORKS model. Property values written to the All configurations appear in the Configuration Specific level of Summary Information in all configurations included in SOLIDWORKS model at moment of saving the document. |
| Document properties and active configuration | Write value assigned to a Property into the document properties and also to the active configuration of the SOLIDWORKS model. Property values written to the Document properties and active configuration appear in the document's Custom level Summary Information and also in the Configuration Specific level of Summary Information in the configuration active in SOLIDWORKS model at moment of saving the document. |
| Document properties and all configurations | Write value assigned to a Property into the document properties and also to all configurations of the selected SOLIDWORKS model. Property values written to the Document properties and all configurations appear in the document's Custom level Summary Information and also in the Configuration Specific level of Summary Information in all configurations included in SOLIDWORKS model at moment of saving the document. |
Please refer to the SOLIDWORKS helps for the further information about the SOLIDWORKS document's Summary Information levels available.
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NOTE: Because the drawing documents and the cut-list-items does not have configurations, the configuration related initial configurations could be used only when the target scope of the Property is either Part, Assembly or Model. |
Example 1 - New Component
Let's say we have just created a new SOLIDWORKS part which is a piece of copper bar like shown in the following picture. The copper bar have been configured by it's length dimension for different purposes.
Picture 1. A piece of a copper bar with the Default configuration active.
The following table show where the Property values are written in the SOLIDWORKS document's Summary Information using the different options for the Property's Initial configuration:
| Resolved Value in SOLIDWORKS File's Custom/Configuration Properties | |||||||
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| Property | Initial Configuration | Properties Value | Document Properties | Default | L150 | L200 | L210 |
| Purpose | Document properties and all configurations | Copper Part Sets | Copper Part Sets | Copper Part Sets | Copper Part Sets | Copper Part Sets | Copper Part Sets |
| Additional 1 | Document properties and active configuration | General Usage | General Usage | General Usage | No property/value | No property/value | No property/value |
| Drawing No | Document properties | 000001 | 000001 | No property/value | No property/value | No property/value | No property/value |
| Dimensions | Active configuration | FB-15x100-15 | No property/value | FB-15x100-15 | No property/value | No property/value | No property/value |
Example 2 - Existing Component
Let's say we have an existing SOLIDWORKS part which is a piece of gold like shown in the following pictures. This gold piece have been configured by it's features and the length dimension for different purposes.
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| Picture 2. A piece of gold with the Default configuration active. | Picture 3. A piece of gold with the H250 configuration active. |
The following table show where the Property values are written in the SOLIDWORKS document's Summary Information using the different options for the Property's Initial configuration:
| Resolved Value in SOLIDWORKS File's Custom/Configuration Properties After Changes (Old value if changed) | ||||||
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| Property | Initial Configuration | Properties Value | Document Properties | Default | H200 | H250 |
| Purpose | Document properties and all configurations | Wall Support | Wall Support | Wall Support | Wall Support | Wall Support |
| Additional 1 | Document properties and active configuration | Extra Long Walls (Corner Piece) | Corner Piece (Corner Piece) | Corner Piece | No property/value | Extra Long Walls (No property/value) |
| Drawing No | Document properties | 000003 | 000003 | No property/value | No property/value | No property/value |
| Dimensions | Active configuration | FB-50x250-20 | No property/value | FB-50x150-20 | No property/value | FB-50x250-20 (No property/value) |
The gold piece was saved for the first time with the Default configuration active. For that reason the Dimensions property still have its existing value untouched in the Default configuration while the model is being saved for the second time, while it has the H250 configuration active. This behavior comes from the Dimensions property's initial configuration which is Active configuration so the new value is always written only to the configuration active on the saving moment.
A property called Additional 1 have Document properties and active configuration as its initial configuration so, when the model is saved second time, the new value defined in the Properties pane, gets written into the document itself and, into the active configuration which is H250 the second saving time mentioned in this example.
| CheckBox | A selectable square box. |
| ComboBox | Associate the custom property with a lookup list. |
| Date | Insert a date. |
| Dimension | Links a dimension from the 3D model to a Property value. |
| Editable ComboBox | Associate the custom property with a lookup list. If the value does not exist in the lookup, it can be entered manually. |
| Editbox | A text box with a one line. |
| Hierarchical Combo | Select this property type to create a combobox type of Property which retrieves its values from a lookup list which Lookup list type is Hierarchical. Values of a Hierarchical Combo type of Property are in hierarchical tree view list like they are defined in the lookup list. |
| Info | Text box with multiple lines. |
| Part | The Property applies to parts. Not selectable when creating or editing a drawing or Cut-List Item property. |
| Assembly | The Property applies to assemblies. Not selectable when creating or editing a drawing or Cut-List Item property. |
| Model | The Property applies to parts and assemblies. Not selectable when creating or editing a drawing or Cut-List Item property. |
| Drawing | The Property applies to drawings. Selectable only when creating or editing a drawing property. |
| Cut-List Item | The Property applies to cut-list items. Selectable only when creating or editing a Cut-List Item property. |
| Custom | The Property applies to the custom scopes. Selectable only when creating or editing a custom scope property. |
Use the Visibility options to define visibility rules for the selected Property.
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NOTE: The Visibility options are not available for the Custom Entity Properties. |
| Hidden |
Select this option to hide the selected property from the Properties pane.
NOTE: In the Batch Operation dialog box, the Enable changing of value in printing option in the Additional Options page overrides the Hidden option. |
| Show only if property | Determines the property of which value to be compared to determine visibility of the selected property. Use the Has value box to define the value to look for in order to set the property visible in the Properties pane. |
| Has value | Search string to be looked for from the Property selected in the Show only if property box. |
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NOTE: The hidden property value cannot be required. |
| Read-only | The property value cannot be edited by the user. |
| Value required if visible | Select this option to make the selected property mandatory in case the property is visible in the Properties pane. If the property is not visible in the Properties pane, the value is not required. |
| Write value on Cut-List update |
Select this option to update values of the cut-list items on the cut-list update operation.
NOTE: The Write value on Cut-List update option is visible only when the Scope is Cut-List Item. CUSTOMTOOLS uses the Property Writers to write the cut list scope custom properties on cut list update. You can setup the Property Writers in the Weldment Settings. |
| Tooltip | Define a tooltip text for the selected Property. The tooltip text appear on the property in panes the property is used in, when you hover the mouse pointer on the property which have a tooltip defined. |
Video Links:
Use the following video links to watch instructive videos about the associated Property options. All of the following videos are located in the CUSTOMTOOLS YouTube channel. Video links opens in the new tab, or if you are opening them from the CUSTOMTOOLS offline helps, the video links opens in your default internet browser.
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Property Type | Select type of the Property to be created. |
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Initial Configuration | Select the initial configuration to write the property value into. |
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Property Scope | Select the document type to apply the Property for. |
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Required Properties | Required properties are properties that the user is required to assign values to. |
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Hidden Properties | Hidden properties are properties to which the values are written based on the user defined rules, but the hidden Properties are not visible in the Properties pane. |
The general controls are included in all pages of the Property Wizard.
| Back | Return to the previous page of the Property Wizard. |
| Next | Proceed to the next page of the Property Wizard. |
| Finish | Save the property and close the Property Wizard. |