Hi All
We are trying to link our part file custom properties to the drawing title block, and to both data cards for that part and drawing.
The drawing template and drawing file card works fine.
But no properties appear on the part's file card
Literally did a "save as" from part file card to drawing file card, so both cards are exactly the same
Must be something in the variable that allows it to display on drawing card but not part card?
Any help is appreciated
hi,
attribute name in the VARIABLE dialog box must match exactly your custom properties Inside Solidworks Assembly, Part and Drawing.
Check to see if your part custom property name is the same as the attribute name.
The Variable names do match exactly the Custom Property names. Still not working.
hi chris
did you have the "Enterprise PDM SolidWorks add-in enabled" inside Solidworks?
Hi Earl,
Yes I did
Quick question.....and a suggestion.
Why are you populating the drawing data card? Unless I'm wrong, but this is how we've done it, you populate the part/assembly card which then populates your drawing and the drawing data card.
Suggestion: How I would set it up is have (almost) everything on the drawing data card be read only. The only thing that we have as writeable is the number of sheets. And that's only because we have a DXF sheet to automatically create a flat pattern for cutting during a transition. I set it up to fill all info in at the part/assembly level and then drive to the drawing. This way all the properties match as changes are made.
Another thing, unless you are doing multiple configurations, have your part/assembly card set to the @ tab and have the fields in the data cards update all configurations.
Thanks Craig
No reason we need to populate the drawing card first. It was somehow the only one I could populate. Happy to try it the way you mentioned. How do you actually populate the part/assembly data card?
Are you entering data manually onto the part data cards? We are trying to add all info through Custom Properties of the part file, and have the data card read only. But right now the part data card does not display any info
When the part/assembly is created through a task, the template card pops up. On the parts that aren't serial numbers, we can edit the part number and the description. (These are pulled in through the folder properties which sales enters for quoting, but we can edit for doing sub components if necessary.) On serial numbered parts, you can only edit the description.
Then to enter things like material and finish, I have the template show card. 
This brings up the data card with drop down menus and blank fields to populate the parts custom properties. After creating the part, we create drawing from part, and all of the properties are driven to the title block. The drawing data card is read only except for the number of pages. You can still go into the drawings custom properties and edit if necessary, but that's pretty rare.
We also send properties from model to drawing. How it works is actually model to drawing via solidworks (must save the drawing in SolidWorks for it to pick up the model properties), and then the EPDM mapping moves the values from the drawing prop to the EPDM data card. However if you have existing templates that are set up differently then it could be a pain to switch at this point.
... I noticed a mistake. You are showing a $PRPSHEET block - that should only be for the .slddrw extension. CustomProperty block is for all three.
I'll paste an example variable setup below. Note CustomProperty block also includes .doc and other Office extensions, if you use those.
You only need the $PRPSHEET block if your SolidWorks templates are set up as suggested - with drawing using the model properties. Otherwise remove it.
Thanks Craig. Do you know how to set the file cards to display the @ tab by default? Our part data card is showing the "Default" config by default, which has no data.
My first thought is it has something to do with configurations... I'm guessing those properties on the sldprt are actually showing up on the @ tab. You have the @ tab hidden in the Explorer. To see if this is the issue go change Display>>Options>>Hide the @
My first thought is it has something to do with configurations... I'm guessing those properties on the sldprt are actually showing up on the @ tab. You have the @ tab hidden in the Explorer. To see if this is the issue go change Display>>Options>>Hide the @