Custom Properties
The column header in a design table
to specify a custom property uses this syntax:
$PRP@property
where property
is the name of a custom property. You can use one of the custom properties
listed in the Summary Information
dialog box (click File,
Properties, Configuration
Specific), or you can add a new custom property.
NOTES:
For example, use the header $prp@Cost
to control the custom property Cost for each configuration.
In the table body cells, type the property value for each configuration.
If a cell is blank, the property is undefined for the configuration.
Properties that are associated with model parameters (dimensions and
mass properties) update automatically when the model parameters change.
To add a custom property to a design table:
Insert
a design table into your model.
In the design table spreadsheet:
For each column with a custom property, label
the column in the form $prp@property;
for example, $prp@length.
In each column, type in the variable name
of the property in the form "name@@configuration@model";
for example, "D2@Sketch1@@Default@box.SLDPRT".
Include the quotation marks and be sure the file name extension
(.SLDPRT) is uppercase.
To include the quotation marks, type a single quote mark (')
before the expression. For example, type
'"D2@Sketch1@@Default@box.SLDPRT"
for the expression
"D2@Sketch1@@Default@box.SLDPRT"
to appear in the table.
In new columns, add the standard design table
information, for example, D2@Sketch1
as the header, and dimension values in the column.
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Click outside the design table to close it.
Custom properties added in a design table appear automatically on
the Configuration
Specific tab of the Summary
Information dialog box. You can use these properties in Notes
and Bills of Materials.
Example of a design table that specifies
custom properties:
