Properties
ATR CustomTools Properties are storage links for dynamic reference data between your SOLIDWORKS Documents and the ATR CustomTools Database For example:.
- Create various kinds of logic in controls.
- Combine many property values together using Combinations to store more data into a single Property.
Property Groups and Properties can be freely defined. The database Attributes are used to link the SOLIDWORKS document properties with the Properties.
You can add missing database attributes using the Attributes options located in the Database Options tab, or type the name of a new attribute in the Basic Information page of the Property Wizard while creating a new property to add the missing attribute into the database automatically.
Properties are organized with help of the Property Groups. The groups also allocate Properties into a clear order to ease management.
After importing a converted profile, you can add properties to groups by selecting the property from which the next group should start before creating a new group. Then properties are automatically added to it.
- Show only parent configurations and let the child configurations inherit properties from the parent. The child configurations inherit the properties from the parent configurations. The Property values are also automatically stored to child configurations.
The 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 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 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 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 Properties to see the options. |
The By default apply to configurations option sets the default configuration to write values of the Properties that are being assigned to them using the Properties pane to:
| 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 the 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. |
| Property Specific | Property values are written by default to the configuration(s) defined in the Property's Initial configuration setting located in the Basic Information page of the Property Wizard. |
By the quantity options in the Properties node, you can link a Property for a model or an assembly and its associated value to the BOM quantity in a BOM. This feature is similar to the BOM quantity option available in the SOLIDWORKS File Properties dialog box, but in ATR CustomTools, you may select a different target Property for the Model and Assembly scopes.
BOM Quantity properties also support multiple decimal and fractional number formats; all the following are the same number:
- 123.75
- 123,75
- 123 3/4
- 123 ¾
When the model or an assembly appears in a BOM, the quantity is calculated as the value assigned to the Property multiplied by the number of parts.
| Property used as Model BOM Quantity | By this option, you can select any attribute in your ATR CustomTools database that is associated with a property of Model, Part or Assembly scope. |
| Property used as Assembly BOM Quantity | By this option, you can select a separate Property for storing the assembly quantity in a BOM. Only attributes associated to the Assembly scope properties are available in this option. |
| Propagate to model's SOLIDWORKS BOM quantity | Select the Propagate to model's SOLIDWORKS BOM quantity option to store quantity of the model into the attribute selected as the SOLIDWORKS BOM quantity in the SOLIDWORKS Summary Information dialog box. |
In the Export Profiles, the Field data type Material Quantity refers to the number of component instances multiplied by the value pointed using this Property for each component.
| Do not show dimensions of inserted parts for Dimension Properties | With this option checked, when selecting a dimension for a dimension property, the dimensions of inserted parts are hidden. This is especially useful when the part is derived from a skeleton model. |