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


 


To retrieve a property, place the "$" character before the property name (case-sensitive). You can retrieve existing properties in the SOLIDWORKS file as well as properties not managed by the SmartProperties program.

The '' typeCalculation'' must be located in the column ''.Properties'' after the property(ies) used in the calculation formula.

Details of the calculation used to determine the value of the " Price per Unit" property:

We retrieve the value of the " Length " property defined earlier (which is of type " Dimension "). This value is divided by 1,000, and the result is multiplied by the " Price " property.