Cut List Properties
The Properties pane can be customized for weldments. Use the Weldment Properties options to manage the Properties related to weldments.
The Cut List Properties options are located in the ATR CustomTools Profile Options.
Select the desired ATR CustomTools product from the table below to display further and product-specific instructions to find the Cut List Properties options.
| CT product | Instructions |
|---|---|
| SOLIDWORKS Add-in |
Click Tools, ATR CustomTools, Options. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Cut List Properties node to see the options. |
| ATR CustomTools Viewer |
Click the Options command located in the ribbon. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Cut List Properties node to see the options. |
| ATR CustomTools Administration |
Login to your ATR CustomTools database, select the ATR CustomTools profile node from the Database View and then click the Profile Options command located in the Profile Settings group in the ribbon. The ATR CustomTools Options dialog box appear with the Profile Options tab active. Select the Cut List Properties to see the options. |
| Add Group |
Creates a new group for the Properties. One Property Group must be defined to create new Properties. At least one Property must be assigned to the Property Group to make it valid. If the Property Group is empty while exiting ATR CustomTools Options, a prompt appears informing that all Property Groups must contain at least one Property. To resolve, assign at least one Property or delete the empty group. |
| Add | Starts the Property Wizard for creating a new custom property. The wizard starts from the Basic Information page. |
| Edit | Starts the Property Wizard for editing the selected custom property. The wizard starts from the Basic Information page. |
| Delete | Removes the selected Cut List Property. If a Property Group is selected and Delete is clicked, the selected Property Group and all its Properties are deleted. |
You can select the properties information shown in the properties list. Most of the following items are hidden by default. Right-click any properties list header and select the desired item from the context menu to show it in the list. Right-click any properties list header and clear selection to hide it from the list.
| Attribute Name | The attribute name used to direct the reference data into the correct place in the database. |
| Label | The caption used in the Properties pane to recognize the different properties. |
| Type | Type of the custom property. The type determines what kind of input is used to set the value for the property. |
| Scope | Shows the document type which the Property is scoped for. Properties with scope Model are assignable for parts and assemblies. |
| Read-only | Shows whether the property is set as read-only. Read-only properties are usually linked to an external data source so their value cannot be modified by the user. |
| Hidden | Shows whether the property is visible in the Properties pane. |
| Visibility Property | Name of the property selected to control visibility of the selected property. |
| Visibility Value | Value of the property selected as the Visibility Property to make the selected property visible in the Properties pane. If the value of the property selected as the Visibility Property is anything else than the one defined as the Visibility Value, the property stays hidden in the Properties pane. |
| Required | Shows whether the selected property is mandatory. Mandatory properties must have a value assigned if they are visible in the Properties pane to save changes. |
| Tooltip | Tooltip text of the property. The tooltip appears when you hover the mouse pointer over the property field in the Properties pane. |
| Before Function | Shows the Before Function selected for the property. |
| After Function | Shows the After Function selected for the property. |
| Button Function | Shows the Button Function selected for the property. |
| Data Function | Shows the Data Function selected for the property. |
| Dictionary | Name of the dictionary used for selecting value for the selected property. Using a dictionary allows you to make multilingual properties for translating SOLIDWORKS drawings into other languages defined in the ATR CustomTools Translation Options. |
| Target Language | Shows the language in which the property's value is translated. |
| Source Property | The source property which the selected property's value is generated based on. |
| Combination | Name of the Weldment Combination to generate value of the selected property based on. |
| Database Search Group | Name of the Database Search Group the selected property is linked to. |
| Database Column | A column in the Database Search Group to retrieve value to the selected property from. |
| Enable in Search | Shows whether the property is enabled in the ATR CustomTools Search feature. Properties enabled in Search appear in the ATR CustomTools Search pane for using them as search conditions. |
| Exclude from Item Search | Shows whether the property could be used as a search condition while linking value to the property from an external data source defined as the Database Search Group. |
| Format | A format string of the property. The format string determines how, for example, the Date value appears in the associated property in the Properties pane. If the property Type is Checkbox, the Format value determines the value written to the property. |
| Format for Unchecked | If the property's Type is Checkbox, the Format for Unchecked determines the value written to the property while the checkbox is not selected in the Properties pane. |
| Max Length | Shows the maximum length allowed to write to the property. |
| Copy as Model Prop | Shows whether the property value from another scope is copied to the Model scope. |
| Copy as Drawing Prop | Shows whether the property value from another scope is copied to the Drawing scope. |
| Clear on Save As | Shows whether the property value is cleared on the Save and Save As operations. |
| Uppercase | Shows whether the value of the property is written using uppercase letters. |
| Track History | Shows whether value history tracking is enabled for the property. |
| Display in Print/Convert | Shows whether the property and its value appear in the document list in the Batch Operation dialog box. |
| Display in Design Tree | Shows whether the Property and its value appear in the document's Design Tree view in the ATR CustomTools Viewer. |
| Display in Copy | Shows whether the property and its value appear in the document list in the Copy feature. |
| Enable Changing in Print | Shows whether the property's value can be overwritten in ATR CustomTools Batch Operations like batch printing or batch file conversion. |
| Allow Scripting |
Shows whether the property can be managed by ATR CustomTools script add-ins. Script add-ins provide extended functionality for the Properties feature. Please note that script add-ins must be ordered separately and the price depends on your project requirements. For more information, contact ATR CustomTools Sales. |
| Lookup List | Name of the ATR CustomTools Lookup List used for selecting value for the property from. |