9 Replies Latest reply on Sep 10, 2009 7:18 AM by Mike Adam

Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards

Mike Adam Sep 8, 2009 8:26 AM

Hello folks

I was trying to map model "Custom Properties" to drawing file data card, and I've got it mapped.

But the problem that I can't get the "Author" and the "Title" mapped from "Summary Information" to drawing file data card.

Does anybody knows how to get it mapped from "Summary Information" to drawing file data card ?

I hope you can help me figure out how to do that.

(attached picture for describing the problem)

Regards

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Re: Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards

Jeff Sweeney Sep 8, 2009 9:18 AM (in response to Mike Adam)

It depends on the file type, but for SolidWorks and MS Office documents use "Summary" as the block name.
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Re: Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards

Joy Garon Sep 8, 2009 9:22 AM (in response to Mike Adam)
Hi Mike -

As Jeff noted, use the Summary block to map the variable (see attached).

Regards,
Joy

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- Re: Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards
  
  Mike Adam Sep 9, 2009 1:54 AM (in response to Joy Garon)
  
  Hello
  Thats not what I'm trying to do,
  as I said I want to map the "Author" of the sldprt file to the drawing slddrw data card
  for example
  when you click on the slddrw inside PDM Vault and view the data card, in the title and the author field there must be information
  taken from the part file, not the drawing file.
  I have the title and the author fields Empty in the "Summary Information" dialog of the Drawing file
  and I have the information (Author, Title) filled in the sldprt file "Summary Information" dialog.
  so my question is How to map Author and Title from SLDPRT file "Summary Information" automatically to the SLDDRW data card.
  
  Regards
  
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  - Re: Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards
    
    Joy Garon Sep 9, 2009 9:47 AM (in response to Mike Adam)
    
    Hi Mike -
    
    I read your description again:
    
    To be clear:
    the SLDPRT file, Summary tab (if I right click on the file in Windows Explorer) information for Title and Author is filled out.
    You want this info to fill out the SLDDRW data card
    
    I do not think there is a way to do this.
    
    Joy
    
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      Jeff Sweeney Sep 9, 2009 2:38 PM (in response to Joy Garon)
      
      You may have to replicate some of this information into the custom properties....you certainly can get the data to be copied into your drawings then.
      
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        Mike Adam Sep 10, 2009 7:18 AM (in response to Jeff Sweeney)
        
        Hello Jeff
        I think its not recommended to replicate the data to custom properties, specially if there is legacy data.
        but I would like to know if there is something like add in to replicate the data automatically from summary information into custom properties
        
        Regards
        
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      Mike Adam Sep 10, 2009 7:06 AM (in response to Joy Garon)
      
      Hello Joy
      Thanks for replying, thats exactly what i'm trying to do, and It didn't work
      I've tried everything by changing the block and attribute name
      but nothing works
      
      So I understand now that It's not possible to map summary information
      From SLDPRT to SLDDRW data card and that way works only for custom properties.
      
      Regards
      
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Re: Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards

1-FXHENO Sep 10, 2009 5:51 AM (in response to Mike Adam)

Hi Mike

Could you tell how you get model "Custom Properties" mapped to drawing file data card?

Regards,
Lin
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- Re: Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards
  
  Mike Adam Sep 10, 2009 7:01 AM (in response to 1-FXHENO)
  
  Hello
  you will need to read page 260 in the Enterprise PDM administration guide
  and you will find everything detailed
  "Mapping Model Custom Properties to Drawing File Data Cards"
  
  good luck
  
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