Textbox Attributes

Textbox controls accept free-form text, dates, and Yes/No values.

Drag a Textbox control from the palette on the left into a group box in the center pane. In the pane on the right, set attributes as described below.

Control Attributes

Caption Enter a label.

Custom Property Attributes

Name Controls the name of the custom property that the user creates in the SOLIDWORKS software. You can enter a name or select a name from the list. The list is populated by the properties.txt file.
Type Controls the information that a user can enter in the field. Select:
  • Text
  • Yes/No
  • Date
When you specify Date, users can enter the date in any format. The software converts the date to the syntax used by their computer's operating system.
Value Controls the default value. You can leave the value blank, enter a value, or select a predefined value from the list. If you select a predefined value, you can enter text before and after the value to customize the string.
Configurations

Show on Custom Tab

Writes the property the user creates to the Custom tab of the Properties dialog box.

Show on Configuration Specific Tab

Writes the property the user creates to the Configuration Properties tab of the Properties dialog box.

These options are not available when the template type is set to Drawing in page-level attributes.