Using a simple drag-and-drop, place the " Drop-down Menu " icon in the desired location in the " Properties " column. Alternatively, double-click the " Drop-down Menu " icon.

The property will be selected using a drop-down menu.

Enter the property name in the " Property Name " field; for example, "DESIGNATION."

A value can be entered in the " Default Value " field.

 

To set the drop-down menu, click on the to the right of the drop-down menu. Once selected, the list appears in the menu.

The list is always generated based on the text file. It is not saved in the XML template.

By checking the "Enable drop-down menu editing " box, you can allow each user to select an item from the list or enter text that is not in the drop-down menu.

If you want to edit the list, simply select " Edit Menu... "; this will open the text file.

 

If you're creating new drop-down menu files, you'll need to save them in UTF-8 encoding format, to ensure that accents and special characters are properly recovered in the drop-down list.

Here is how it appears in SOLIDWORKS.

 

The text file is not modified when this property is set.