• Properties :

The read and apply property options are often used to retrieve a property value from a custom configuration and apply it to a document property.


This part concerns two concepts.

The first notion "Reading properties" concerns the property reading mode when the will be used.

For example, this option will be used to retrieve a property value in a configuration using "Value of another property".


 


From the document   The properties retrieved will be those defined in the "Customize" tab of the referenced SOLIDWORKS file.


From the active configuration The properties retrieved will be those of the active configuration at the time of saving the SOLIDWORKS file.


Since the 1st configuration   The properties retrieved will be those of the first configuration present in the referenced SOLIDWORKS file. Usually it is the "Default" configuration.


From the configuration named The properties retrieved will be those of a specific configuration. In the example above we will retrieve the properties specific to the configuration ''Open position'' of the file SOLIDWORKS referenced. Similarly, the wildcard character "*" can be used.

 


From all configurations : all properties specific to all configurations, of the referenced SOLIDWORKS file, will be retrieved, but not those of the custom properties.


From the document and all configurations All properties specific to all configurations of the referenced SOLIDWORKS file will be retrieved as well as the custom properties of the document.


The second notion"Application of properties" concerns the way properties are written to selected files.


 

On the document   the properties will be applied in the "Customize" tab of the listed files.


On the active configurationproperties will be applied to the active configuration of the listed files.


On the 1st configuration   The properties will be applied to the first configuration present in the listed files. Usually this is the "Default" configuration.


On the configuration named   the properties will be applied to a specific configuration. In the example above, if this option is checked, the specific properties will be applied to the "Palletization" configuration of the listed files.


On all configurations properties will be applied to all configurations of the listed files.


On the document and all configurations The retrieved properties will be applied to all configurations, listed files as well as to the custom properties of the document.


NOTE:

For the last 2 options of reading properties "From all configurations" and "From the document and all configurations"When one or the other of these options is checked, the same option is automatically checked for the application of the properties.