Assigning Custom Properties

You can assign properties to the model to populate drawing borders or automate annotations in SolidWorks drawings. For your DriveWorksXpress project, you can add new properties or use properties already set up in SolidWorks.

1. Select Tools > DriveWorksXpress.
2. Select Add/Edit Models and click .
3. Select from the list of Models already in DriveWorksXpress and click .
4. Open the Custom Properties tab.

   The window displays all custom properties.

   Captured Property
   Non-Captured Property

   Select or clear the check boxes to capture or release the custom properties.

5. To add a new property, type the name in the box below the list and click Create.
   Type text in the filter box above the list to filter the custom properties list.