Is there a system property that identifies who created models and drawings? I'm looking for a way to identify who creates original files and it should be a system property so the user doesn't create the identification. Is there a property I can add to the file templates or is there something already there that I'm missing? Thanks for your help.
http://esoxrepublic.com/blog/2008/05/22/comparing-files-internal-ids/
This should put you on the path. There are file properties available through implementation of DSOfile in a macro. Among them are properties for "Created by" and "Created Date".
Dan,
Side note.. Not sure if this helps you, but in part models you can also RC on any feature
and select feature properties and see who created them.
I absolutely love Feature Properties. Have used it to prove someone did what they say they didn't. Can't get around the date/time/user stamp there. Here's an old file that's still in use today. I love that you can have a model that was created 14 years ago and still work with it.
Feature Properties is a good option but I would rather have something I can look at from outside the file. It would just save me the step of opening up the file and looking at the feature properties of the first feature.
Understood. Makes sense. The what Steve suggested offers you the best solution.
You could even look at the files in SW Explorer and view these properties.
Wish you were using EPDM, this would be a breeze. You basically need to get the windows user login value into the SolidWorks custom property. Someone here probably has that answer. In the meantime, you could use Last Saved By linked to a note: