I have a macro that copies the "Description" from the custom properties of the model to the drawing.
After moving the "Description from the custom properties tab, to the Configuration Specific properties tab, the macro does not work.
I think the problem is in the circled area in attached picture, but I am not a programmer.
What do I need to change to get it to work?
Replace
Set swCustProp = swView.ReferencedDocument.Extension.CustomPropertyManager(“”)
with
Set swCustProp = swView.ReferencedDocument.Extension.CustomPropertyManager(swView.ReferencedConfiguration)
But better if you handle both cases as shown here: Managing Custom Properties using SOLIDWORKS API
Thanks, that worked great for models with configuration specific properties.
Is there any way to get it copied with either configuration specific properties or regular custom properties?
Is there any way to get it copied with either configuration specific properties or regular custom properties?
Use "" in that case.like you did in the following line:
Set swCustProp = swView.ReferencedDocument.Extension.CustomPropertyManager(“”)
The "" says you want the file custom properties and not the configuration custom properties.
Eddy
Yes, that is what I had before, it did not work with configuration properties.
I am looking for some that will work in either scenario, Custom Properties or Configuration Custom Properties.
In what scenario do you want the configuration properties and in what scenario the file properties?
Be careful when mixing them because once the same custom property is in a configuration, it overrules the one in the file custom properties.
I am working on new templates that will have the Description only in the configuration custom properties going forward.
I would like the macro to work both ways to also work on the older models that have the description in the Custom Properties.
I have models that do not have configurations and models that do have configurations.
Trying to do 1 macro that will do both scenarios.
In that case use the "Default" configuration for your custom properties. It's better to have them just in one place
Different models have them in different places depending on whether they have configurations or not.
Models with no configurations have them in Custom Properties; models with configurations have them in Configuration Custom Properties.
How do you know that a model will not have more than one configuration in the future?
If you use The Default configuration for those models with just 1 configuration and add new ones when necessary...you will have both scenario's covered.
Eddy
Another option is to reference the Description custom property from your drawing. You can set up your drawing templates to look for certain custom properties so you never need to copy over from the part to a drawing.
Yes, but I am copying from custom properties of model to custom properties of drawing, not to the drawing itself.
I have custom properties in my models that show up on my drawing title block for me. It can be done and I think it is easier this way unless I'm missing something.
I am not trying to copy it to the drawing title block, I know how to do that.
Replace
Set swCustProp = swView.ReferencedDocument.Extension.CustomPropertyManager(“”)
with
Set swCustProp = swView.ReferencedDocument.Extension.CustomPropertyManager(swView.ReferencedConfiguration)
But better if you handle both cases as shown here: Managing Custom Properties using SOLIDWORKS API