Creating Attributes

You can create an attribute. Attributes let you define a different text item at each block insertion. In SOLIDWORKS Electrical, the attributes are used to propagate electrical project data in the graphical objects.

1. Click Draw > Attribute .
2. In the Create attribute definition dialog box, specify the following options:

   Option	Description
   Attribute	Name. The attribute name, which must be unique in a block definition. Prompt. Displays the prompt message when you insert the block containing the attribute. Value. Contains the default value of the attribute.
   Mode	Hidden. Hides the attribute value when you insert the block. Fixed. Applies a fixed value in the attribute when you insert the block. Validate. Validates the value when you insert the block. Predefined. Restores the default value when you insert the block.
   Text option	Justify. Specifies the attribute justification. Text style. Specifies the text style. Text style management lets you access the text style definition. Rotation. Specifies the rotation angle. Select Specify later to set the rotation angle when you insert the attribute in the graphical area. Height. Specifies the attribute height. Select Specify later to set the attribute height when you insert the attribute in the graphical area. Inclined angle. Specifies the angle value (in degrees) for oblique text. Width factor. Lets you enlarge the text without changing its height. Upside down. Inserts the attribute with a vertical mirror. Backward. Inserts the attribute with a horizontal mirror.
   Insertion point	Specifies the attribute coordinates. Select Specify later to set the insertion point when you insert the attribute in the graphical area.

3. Click OK.