Document Properties - Revision Tables

You can specify document-level drafting settings for revision tables. Available for drawings only.

To open this page:

With a drawing open, click Tools > Options > Document Properties > Tables > Revision.

Overall drafting standard

Overall drafting standard Inherited from the selected Drafting Standard page settings.

Border

Box Border Sets a line thickness for the outside border of the table.
Grid Border Sets a line thickness for the inner gridlines of the table.

Text

Font

Click to modify the font.

Symbol shapes

  Select a revision symbol shape.

Types

Specify options for a revision table.

3DEXPERIENCE driven Revision Table

Available for 3DEXPERIENCE users only.

  • Creates a revision table in SOLIDWORKS with automatic revision table updates when you make a new revision on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for the current drawing file.
    • Visible row count. Specifies the maximum rows in the revision table.
SOLIDWORKS Revision Table

Creates a revision table in SOLIDWORKS.

Alpha/numerical control

When you go from letters to numbers or from numbers to letters, select:
  • Start from where user left to leave previous revisions as they are.
  • Change all to change previous revisions to the new format.

Multiple sheet style

Select options for drawings with multiple sheets:

  • See Sheet 1 to make the revision table on the first sheet the active table, labeling the revision table on all other drawing sheets See Sheet 1.
  • Linked to create a copy of the revision table from sheet 1 on all sheets, updating all revision tables as you make revisions.
  • Independent to make the revision table on each sheet independent of the other revision tables in the drawing. Updates to a revision table on one sheet are not reflected in tables on other sheets.
    In the Properties dialog box, the Property Name for each revision is Revision-SheetX, where X is the sheet number.

Layer

Layer
Select a layer.
You must first create layers for the drawing before you can select them for document properties.
You must select Per Standard for Layer (Layer toolbar) in the drawing view document to apply these layer settings.