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

This type of property allows you to retrieve the SOLIDWORKS variables for the workstation in a field.

In the " SOLIDWORKS Variables " section, there is a drop-down menu listing all SOLIDWORKS variables. You can directly retrieve the evaluated value (Mass, Density, Volume, etc.) and calculate values using SmartProperties, such as the configuration, the active configuration, and the name of the welded part item.


 


Here is how it appears in SOLIDWORKS.


 


This list includes SOLIDWORKS-calculated variables such as mass, material, density, etc., as well as properties such as:

- Document Name - returns the name of the document

- Name of the active configuration - returns the name of the document's active configuration

- Configuration Name - returns the name of the configuration to which the property is applied

- Name of the parent document - when selecting a part within an assembly

- Creation Date - returns the document's creation date

- Folder - returns the name of the folder in which the document is saved

- SOLIDWORKS Version - returns the version number of SOLIDWORKS in which the document is saved (e.g., SOLIDWORKS 2017)

- Path - returns the full path of the document from the folder in which it is saved

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