Custom Property Details
Custom Property Details
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Can anyone provide a list of all possible "Custom Property Names" and the corresponding "Values" that are available in SW2005.
I.E.
For the CP Name - PartNo, I use the Value "SW-File Name" so my file names and drawing part numbers stay the same.
others are:
"Thickness@part1.sldprt" Gives my extruded thickness
"SW-Mass@part1.sldprt" Gives the weight provided material is specified.
Is there a list of these in existance?
Thanks
I.E.
For the CP Name - PartNo, I use the Value "SW-File Name" so my file names and drawing part numbers stay the same.
others are:
"Thickness@part1.sldprt" Gives my extruded thickness
"SW-Mass@part1.sldprt" Gives the weight provided material is specified.
Is there a list of these in existance?
Thanks






RE: Custom Property Details
I don't have SW2005, but would assume they would be listed similarly.
RE: Custom Property Details
RE: Custom Property Details
I do understand that the "custom property" list is just that, custom and can be anything I define but there are certain values within solidworks that I can assign to the custom property such as (thickness, material, mass, density or "SW-File Name") that return a value automatically without having to do anything but model my part.
That "values" list is what I'm looking for.
Thanks for the input
RE: Custom Property Details
In SolidWorks 2005, open a new part model. Click in the SolidWorks main menu “File, Properties, then Custom in the Summary Information, then in the upper right hand corner click “Edit List”.
Is this what you are looking for?
Bradley
RE: Custom Property Details
Pete
RE: Custom Property Details
Try this and see if it works for you.
Start a new part.
Select sheet metal.
Draw a rectangle on the top plane.
Extrude it to .125 thickness.
Hit the green check mark to accept & extrude.
Go to File, Properties, Custom.
Add a property name of Thickness, Type = text
For the "Value/Text Expression" use the pull down menu.
Does a selection for thickness appear? or does it start with Material then mass, density etc.?
If Thickness does not appear, close the pull down.
Manually type with the quote marks "Thickness"
Now use the pull down and does Thickness appear?
If so pick it.
Now the "value/Text Expresion" = "thickness@part1.SLDPRT"
Now the result is always tied to the material thickness so if I change it to .25 that value changes for me. When I create my Drawing from this part, I can use this value to prefill my titleblock by linking the custom property.
Its that list of hidden or internal solidworks functions I'm trying to find.
Brian
RE: Custom Property Details
Property Name
Value
SW-Author
Author field in Summary Information dialog box
SW-Comments
Comments field in Summary Information dialog box
SW-Configuration Name
Configuration name in ConfigurationManager of part or assembly
SW-Created Date *
Created field in Summary Information dialog box *
SW-File Name
document name, no extension
SW-Folder Name
document folder with backslash at the end
SW-Keywords
Keywords field in Summary Information dialog box
SW-Last Saved By
Last Saved By field in Summary Information dialog box
SW-Last Saved Date *
Last Saved field in Summary Information dialog box *
SW-Long Date *
current date in long format *
SW-Short Date *
current date in short format *
SW-Subject
Subject field in Summary Information dialog box
SW-Title
Title field in Summary Information dialog box
*The formats of the dates are language and region dependent. For details, see Start/Settings/Control Panel/Regional Settings/Date on your computer.
Additionally, drawings have the following system-defined properties:
Property Name
Value
SW-Current Sheet
sheet number of the active sheet
SW-Sheet Format Size
sheet size of the active sheet format
SW-Sheet Name
name of the active sheet
SW-Sheet Scale
scale of the active sheet
SW-Template Size
template size of the drawing template
SW-Total Sheets
total number of sheets in the active drawing document
Regards
RE: Custom Property Details
I did find that in a sheet metal part there is a "Link to Thickness" function and that the custom property value of thickness seems to only be available for sheet metal parts.
Brian
RE: Custom Property Details
Regards