Specifying a Parent for a Conditional List

You can specify one or more parents for a list control. The parent can be a set of radio buttons, a check box, or another list control.

This procedure describes how to conditionalize a list control. You assign materials to a set of three radio buttons and then, specify the available finishes for each material in the list control.

To specify a parent for a conditional list:

  1. From the Windows Start menu, go to SOLIDWORKS Tools version > Property Tab Builder version.
  2. From the left column, drag a Radio control into the GroupBox control in the Custom Properties column.
  3. For the radio control:
    1. In the right pane, under Control Attributes, enter Materials for Caption.
    2. Under Custom Property Attributes, select a Name for the custom property that the user creates in SOLIDWORKS.
    3. For Quantity, specify the number of radio buttons for the control.
      You must have at least two radio buttons.
    4. Under Label, enter text for each label.
    5. For Configurations, select Show on Custom Tab or Show on Configuration Specific Tab . Based on the selection, the Properties dialog box shows the properties on the Custom tab or the Configuration Properties tab.
  4. Drag a List control below the Radio control.
  5. For the list control:
    1. Enter Finishes for Caption.
    2. For Parent, click and select the radio button control.
    3. Under Custom Property Attributes, select the property for Name.
    4. For Type, select List.
      The labels for the radio buttons are listed next to Values.
    5. Under the value for the first radio button, enter a finish associated with the material.
    6. Press Enter to create a row and enter another finish.
    7. Repeat step 5f to specify all available finishes for the material.
    8. Repeat steps 5e through 5g for each of the radio button values.
  6. To save the template:
    1. Click Save .
    2. In the Save SOLIDWORKS Properties Template dialog box, for File name, enter a name.
    3. Select the location defined for Custom Property Files on the File Locations page of the System Options dialog box.
    4. Click Save.
  7. Close the Property Tab Builder dialog box.