The Export Custom Properties Generation Task will export a text document with any custom properties used in the part. The text document will be formated Name, Value and Default
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| (Name) | The unique name for this task. |
| File Extension | The extension of the text file (For example, txt, tab, csv etc). .txt will be used if left blank. |
| Folder | The folder that the new text file will be placed in (Leave blank to use the same folder as the model). |
| Overwrite | TRUE to overwrite the file if it exists, FALSE to leave the original. |
| Text File | The file name of the text file (Leave blank to use the model file name). |
| Include Configuration Properties | TRUE to include values from all Configurations, FALSE to only export the main custom properties. |
When this task is added the properties are Dynamic by default.
See How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property to enable rules to be built on these properties.
| Property Name | Example Rule | Example Result | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| File Extension | Result123.txt | Leaving this blank will automatically select .txt format. | |
| File Extension | "csv" | Result123.csv | This will produce an Excel document. |
| Folder | "C:\My Documents\Specifications\TextFiles" | C:\My Documents\Specifications\TextFiles | This is the location of the folder where you wish to store the newly created text files. If this is left blank the same folder as the model will be used. |
| OverWrite | TRUE | TRUE | This will replace an already existing file if matches |
| OverWrite | FALSE | FALSE | This will leave the original file if it already existing file. |
| Text file | "PartTextFile123" | PartTextFile123 | This will be the Name given to the text file when it is created. |
| Include Configuration Properties | TRUE | TRUE | This will include values from all configurations |
| Include Configuration Properties | FALSE | FALSE | FALSE will only export the main custom properties |
This Task can be added to SOLIDWORKS Parts and Assemblies in the following Generation Sequence(s):