Creating $PRP and $PRPSHEET Links in SOLIDWORKS Use the SOLIDWORKS Summary Information dialog box to create the custom properties that ink to drawings and SOLIDWORKS PDM data cards. To link a drawing custom property to its title block using a $PRP link: Open the drawing in SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties . On the Custom tab, in the Summary Information dialog box, specify a property name and a value or text expression. For example, for Property Name, type Description and for Value / Text Expression, type Preliminary. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format. In the title block, insert the link to the custom property as follows:$PRP:"custom_property"For example, $PRP:"Description" The value from the Description property is displayed in the title block. If the custom property value changes, the title block text updates. Parent topicVariable Mapping - SOLIDWORKS Files Related concepts Displaying $PRP and $PRPSHEET Drawing Annotations in SOLIDWORKS PDM Data Cards Related tasks Variable Mapping for SOLIDWORKS Example: Mapping to Custom Properties Variable Mapping for SOLIDWORKS Example: Mapping Drawing Custom Properties ($PRP Annotations) Variable Mapping for SOLIDWORKS Example: Mapping Model Custom Properties ($PRPSHEET Annotations) Creating the $PRPSHEET Link To link a model custom property to the title block of the model's drawing using a $PRPSHEET link: Open a model In SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties . On the Custom tab, in the Summary Information dialog box, specify a property name and a value or text expression. For example, for Property Name, type Description and for Value / Text Expression, type Preliminary. Create a drawing from the model. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format. In the title block, insert the link to the custom property of the model as follows:$PRPSHEET:"custom_property"For example, $PRPSHEET:"Description" The value from the model's Description property is displayed in the title block. If the custom property value changes in the model, the title block text updates in the drawing.
Creating $PRP and $PRPSHEET Links in SOLIDWORKS Use the SOLIDWORKS Summary Information dialog box to create the custom properties that ink to drawings and SOLIDWORKS PDM data cards. To link a drawing custom property to its title block using a $PRP link: Open the drawing in SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties . On the Custom tab, in the Summary Information dialog box, specify a property name and a value or text expression. For example, for Property Name, type Description and for Value / Text Expression, type Preliminary. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format. In the title block, insert the link to the custom property as follows:$PRP:"custom_property"For example, $PRP:"Description" The value from the Description property is displayed in the title block. If the custom property value changes, the title block text updates. Parent topicVariable Mapping - SOLIDWORKS Files Related concepts Displaying $PRP and $PRPSHEET Drawing Annotations in SOLIDWORKS PDM Data Cards Related tasks Variable Mapping for SOLIDWORKS Example: Mapping to Custom Properties Variable Mapping for SOLIDWORKS Example: Mapping Drawing Custom Properties ($PRP Annotations) Variable Mapping for SOLIDWORKS Example: Mapping Model Custom Properties ($PRPSHEET Annotations) Creating the $PRPSHEET Link To link a model custom property to the title block of the model's drawing using a $PRPSHEET link: Open a model In SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties . On the Custom tab, in the Summary Information dialog box, specify a property name and a value or text expression. For example, for Property Name, type Description and for Value / Text Expression, type Preliminary. Create a drawing from the model. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format. In the title block, insert the link to the custom property of the model as follows:$PRPSHEET:"custom_property"For example, $PRPSHEET:"Description" The value from the model's Description property is displayed in the title block. If the custom property value changes in the model, the title block text updates in the drawing.
Creating the $PRPSHEET Link To link a model custom property to the title block of the model's drawing using a $PRPSHEET link: Open a model In SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties . On the Custom tab, in the Summary Information dialog box, specify a property name and a value or text expression. For example, for Property Name, type Description and for Value / Text Expression, type Preliminary. Create a drawing from the model. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format. In the title block, insert the link to the custom property of the model as follows:$PRPSHEET:"custom_property"For example, $PRPSHEET:"Description" The value from the model's Description property is displayed in the title block. If the custom property value changes in the model, the title block text updates in the drawing.