I'd like drawings that are in an unreleased state to display a note saying so. Seemed logical to have a note on the drawing linked to a custom property that either says something, such as "UNRELEASED. DO NOT BUILD" or is blank. If I understand workflow transitions correctly (which I might not), I should be able to use the Set Variable action to update such a property/variable. In my case, I named the property "unreleased". Am I missing something?
Hi Charley,
Take a look at this thread Drawing Watermarks - SW 2013
Quick version:
Map the EPDM variable "Unreleased" to a CustomProperty" with an attribute "Unreleased" mapped to a SW custom property. Then inside SW, put a text field on your drawing to act as a "watermark". Then right click on that text and click "Edit in text window" and type $PRP:"Unreleased"
This should do the trick.
Tim
Thanks, Tim.
As far as I can tell, the steps you outline are what I'm already doing. But something is missing, in that the custom property in the drawing doesn't update upon transitioning.
Hey Charley, I just uploaded a HOW TO video on my YouTube channel that shows how to set it up and you'll be able to stop and rewind it as needed. It's not polished or scripted but it gets the job done.
Here's the link: HOW TO setup watermark on SOLIDWORKS drawings using SOLIDWORKS PDM - YouTube
Hope this helps,
Tim CEPA
My problem seems to have been not adding the variable to the data card. Rookie mistake, surely. I figured this out just before seeing Tim's excellent video.
So glad to hear it is working Charley Leonard. And thanks for the kudos on the video! If you'd like to know how to hide the "Unreleased" field from the general populace but still update, let me know.
Tim CEPA
Hey Charley, I just uploaded a HOW TO video on my YouTube channel that shows how to set it up and you'll be able to stop and rewind it as needed. It's not polished or scripted but it gets the job done.
Here's the link: HOW TO setup watermark on SOLIDWORKS drawings using SOLIDWORKS PDM - YouTube
Hope this helps,
Tim CEPA
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