Selection filters
By clicking on this icon, we can specify the SOLIDWORKS document types to be proposed for selection. We can also request that only files meeting certain criteria be processed, such as :
- Files with a property equal to or different from a certain value.
- Files created since a given date.
- Toolbox files.
- Etc...
The following dialog box appears:
Type of documents to be processed - check the file types that the "Add documents" function will suggest.
Filters - In this part of the dialog box, you can check certain selection filters:
- Sort on "IsFastener" property if available. Value can be 0 or 1.
- Sorting documents from the Toolbox :
- Sorting according to the presence or absence of a SOLIDWORKS property in the document, the status of this property can be specified:
Clicking on this icon takes you directly to the "Options Properties to retrieve the properties of the active document, the active configuration or a specific configuration:
- Sorting can also be performed according to the date of the file's last save. It can be "Equal", "Less than" or "Greater than" a specific date:
- Sorting can also be performed on part of the SOLIDWORKS document name, taking into account the presence or absence of a specific character string:
- Sorting can also be performed according to the status of the PDM file, e.g. process files with "VALID" status:
- Treatment may include - Ignore read-only files. If this option is checked, a message will appear:
- Treatment may include - Disregard deleted components in the active configuration.
- Treatment may include - Do not include envelope components in the active configuration.