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Creating $PRP and $PRPSHEET Links in SOLIDWORKS

Use the SOLIDWORKS Summary Information dialog box to create the custom properties that ink to drawings and Enterprise PDM data cards.

To link a drawing custom property to its title block using a $PRP link:

  1. Open the drawing in SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties.
  2. 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.

  3. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format.
  4. 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.

Creating the $PRPSHEET Link

To link a model custom property to the title block of the model's drawing using a $PRPSHEET link:

  1. Open a model In SOLIDWORKS and click File > Properties.
  2. 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.

  3. Create a drawing from the model.
  4. In the drawing, edit the sheet's format.
  5. 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.



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