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Linking an Annotation to a Custom Property of a Subassembly

In the Link to Property dialog box, you can select a custom property from any model in the drawing without preselection or leader attachment.

To link an annotation to a custom property of a subassembly:

  1. In a drawing view of an assembly that contains a subassembly, create a note with a leader that is attached to a subassembly component.
  2. While creating the note, in the Note PropertyManager, under Text Format, select Link to Property PM_note_Link_to_Property.gif.
  3. In the Link to Property dialog box, under Use custom properties from, select Model found here.
  4. In the list, click Selected component or other drawing view.
  5. In the drawing view, right-click the component and click Select Other.
  6. Select the subassembly.
  7. In Property name, select the custom property.
  8. In the Link to Property dialog box, click OK.
  9. Click to close the PropertyManager.


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