Import/Export Drawing Properties 2

[cadnutcase]

I think I am using the wrong key words in the help and searching on here.
I have one drawing file out of 15 that has all the correct title block information filled out with custom properties.
I have 14 other drawings that I need the exact same thing, is there any way to export out the props. and re populate the other drawings with them.

Don't need to do all the drawings at once, just one at a time. Thanks in advance once again.

They are all seperate drawing files, of course if I waited to do the drawings once I got all the information I would be late.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Your drawing template (.drwdot) should be set to read the properties from the parts that are placed as views on the sheet.

The properties should be assigned to the parts as you create them & the drawings should be populated from the parts properties.

Or have I misinterpreted your question?



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[cadnutcase]

A couple of the properties are reading from the part file, but most of the other stuff is client name, location, stuff like that. I just need to populate a bunch of fields with information that I don't feel like retyping.

 

[dogarila]

Look into SolidWorks Task Scheduler.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Check out TheTick "Copy Custom Info Macro" at

http://www.esoxrepublic.com/freeware/index.html

Also, "PropertyEditorSpec" at

http://webpages.charter.net/mkikstra/SolidWorks.html

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[wgchere]

I've never used those macros, but I found that saving the format (a seperate option below File\Save as) will copy all the properties that are linked to the format layer. Save as a funky name, then go into the other drawings and insert the funky_name.SLDDRT. The linked properties will write into the file. I don't know if unlinked properties will transfer over.

 

[cadnutcase]

Well I tried both macros and got errors on both. Just going to do it the old fashioned way for right now.

Will try your way to wg

Thanks

 

[SnowCrash]

I am not sure if you can replace formats and get the property changes you seek.
What I do is create parts and drawing templates for a project, with all the properties I need assigned to these and saved as templates (dot files). I put a sample part in the drawing as a front view and save it. Of course, the part info gets stripped out, but the view remains. When I create the actual parts and am ready to do drawings, I assign model Front view to the one my drawing will use as the primary view, and then do projected views from that.
Once a project is done I can trash the templates. Drawing formats is a separate issue . . .


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[CADGemini]

One thing I found useful in 2005 and up is that they changed the custom properties to cells. What this does is makes it like excel(sort of). Anyways if I need to copy properties from one documet to the other I go to File-Properties- Cutom tab and highlight the rows I want to copy then do a Ctrl+C(copy) and then go to the same loaction in the document I want to copy them to and do a Ctrl+V(paste). After you paste you have to enter after each field for it to populate correctly.

I hope I have explained this enough. If you have problems please re-post and I will explain further.

Best Regards,
Jon

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[cadnutcase]

JK gets the star, that is exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks.

 

[CADGemini]

Thanks,

glad I could help out.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

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