Operation possible on parts, assemblies or drawings.

This operation allows you to change the format of a date property.

Example:

Change the format of the " DateVerification " property to " dd/MM/yyyy." If the date is January 18, 2017, then the " DateVerification " property will have the value " 18/01/2017."

 


You can select a format from the drop-down list provided:


 


Or enter the custom format directly. The following table shows the characters you can use:


 


Characters

Description

d

Displays the day as a number without a leading zero (example 1). Use %d if this is the only character in the user-defined numeric format

dd

Displays the day as a number with a leading zero (e.g., 01)

ddd

Displays the day as an abbreviation (e.g., Mon.)

dddd

Displays the day as an abbreviation (e.g., Monday)

M

Displays the month as a number without a leading zero (for example, January is represented as 1). Use %M if it is the only character in the user-defined numeric format.

MM

Displays the month as a number with a leading zero (for example, January is displayed as 01)

MMM

Displays the month as an abbreviation (for example, January is displayed as Jan.)

MMMM

Displays the month as a full month name (e.g., January)

y

Displays the year in a numeric format without leading zeros (e.g., 0–9). Use %Y if this is the only character in the user-defined numeric format.

yy

Displays the year in a two-digit numeric format with a leading zero if necessary (for example, January is displayed as 01)

yyy

Not available

yyyy

Displays the year in a four-digit numeric format


Please use the correct case (upper/lowercase) and specify the separators of your choice.

Here are a few examples of user-defined date formats for Friday, January 18, 2017.


Format

Poster

dd-MM-yy

January 18, 2017

dd/MM/yy

January 18, 2017

M/d/yy

January 18, 2017

d MMM yy

Jan. 18, 2017

d MMMM yyyy

January 18, 2017