SmartProperties   allows you to create input masks for each type of document, these different masks are saved in XML files.

By default, there is one XML file per type of document (Part, Assembly, drawing, welded). The location of these files can be set in  l'tab Parameter\Replacement of  XML files.

  


From the menu ''File'' you can Open / Save or create new XML files of settings without leaving the interface.

Of course the name does not matter much and if you need to use the same input mask for the part and assembly documents it will be enough to specify the same XML file in l'tab Parameter\Replacement of XML files.

The dialog box has 3 tabs.


  


Whatever the document on which the properties are applied, the description of the 3 tabs is common.

In this manual we will take the example of customizing the input mask for parts.

  • The first tab ''PropertiesThe ''I'' corresponds to the setting of the input mask.

The purpose of this customization is to automatically generate files in ''xml'' format for each environment:

- ''SmartProperties_prt.xml'' for the documents parts.

- ''SmartProperties_asm.xml'' for assembly documents

- ''SmartProperties_drw.xml'' for drawing documents

- ''SmartProperties_Feat.xml'' for welded files

- Etc ...

These files will be saved in the directory of your choice.

  • The second tab ''Summary properties'' allows the creation of Windows properties
  • The third tab ''Parameters'' allows the general parameterization of the utility  SmartProperties   where you will find all the options of the tool.