7 Replies Latest reply on Apr 12, 2018 8:30 PM by Wing Hoe Tan

linking configuration specific custom properties

William Miller Apr 10, 2018 5:21 PM

Hello all,

My company recently switched to 2017, and I am missing a feature that I was sure was available in 2015.

I am trying to link a configuration specific custom property while editing the sheet format. For example, I have a model that has two configurations: configuration 1 and configuration 2. EACH of these configurations has a custom property (config. 1, prop. 1/config. 1, prop. 2/config. 2 prop. 1/ config. 2, prop. 2). I cannot link these properties while on the "Edit Sheet Format" screen. See screen shots below:

normal sheet view with a view of configuration 1.

Editing the drawing format with my annotations ready for linking to their appropriate titles

showing the custom properties and what they SHOULD be linking to

showing that the configuration 2 properties do not show up in the selection box

Re: linking configuration specific custom properties

Arthur McRae Apr 10, 2018 5:33 PM (in response to William Miller)

The way we set up our configuration specific properties seems different than what you sample is showing. We have our "property-1" and that is what is different for each configuration. When we need to link to a configuration that we are not actively showing we place a view of that configuration off the edge of the sheet and have the note reference the unseen view. I am pretty certain this isn't best practice but I've got bigger battles to fight with our standards than that.

EDIT: Upon re-reading your post I realized that you are attempting something that I never tried so please ignore anything above that is irrelevant.
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Re: linking configuration specific custom properties

Wing Hoe Tan Apr 10, 2018 9:01 PM (in response to William Miller)
Hi William

I am running 2016. I did a test and found that the only way for the config 2 properties to show up is to:

Create a view for config 2 in the drawing.
In the "link to property" window, you would need to select "selected component or other drawing view" in the drop down menu and then click on that particular view in the "selection" field.

I am not sure if this is the way it is meant to be used. I do feel that the config 2 properties should be made available even when the view is not in the drawing.
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- Re: linking configuration specific custom properties
  
  Wing Hoe Tan Apr 10, 2018 9:28 PM (in response to Wing Hoe Tan)
  
  Another way is to maintain the "drawing specified in sheet properties" option and then right click on the sheet tab to bring up the sheet properties window. At the bottom, choose the appropriate drawing view. This is probably the more proper method. ( *****Edit: Upon further testing, I have realised that this method actually imposes you to pull custom properties from a single view onto the whole sheet. Looks like we are stuck with using the "selected component or other drawing view" option.)
  
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- Re: linking configuration specific custom properties
  
  William Miller Apr 11, 2018 11:16 AM (in response to Wing Hoe Tan)
  
  Thank you for the reply Wing Hoe Tan.
  
  I tried doing as you suggested but the thing is, I cannot select a view when I am editing the drawing format (there are no drawing views to select). Does that make sense?
  
  Thanks again!
  
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  - Re: linking configuration specific custom properties
    
    Wing Hoe Tan Apr 11, 2018 8:28 PM (in response to William Miller)
    
    Hi William, you can select from the feature tree.
    
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    - Re: linking configuration specific custom properties
      
      William Miller Apr 12, 2018 11:17 AM (in response to Wing Hoe Tan)
      
      Thanks again for the reply.
      
      I tried doing as you suggested. I can select a part from the feature tree, but not a configuration. See my screenshot:
      
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      - Re: linking configuration specific custom properties
        
        Wing Hoe Tan Apr 12, 2018 8:30 PM (in response to William Miller)
        
        Hi William, you can just click on "Drawing View1". Just make sure that this drawing view contains a part with the configuration set to the one that you need.
        
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