This Generation Task will create or set a Custom Property value.
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| (Name) | The unique name for this task. |
| Configuration | The Configuration to set the property in. Use an asterisk * for all Configurations, or leave blank to set the Active Configuration only. |
| Configuration Specific | TRUE to set a Configuration specific property. |
| Property Name | The name of the Custom Property to set. |
| Type | The type of the Custom Property to create or set. This can be a Number, YesorNo, Text, Date or DetectAutomatically. |
| Value | The value to set the property to. |
When this Generation task is added the properties are static 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Configuration | "*" | * | The Configuration to set the property in. Use asterisk "*" to set the custom property for all Configurations. If left blank it will set the Custom Property for just the Active Configuration. |
| Configuration Specific | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE will set a Configuration Specific Property. |
| Property Name | "Color" | Color | The name of the Custom Property to set. |
| Type | DetectAutomatically | DetectAutomatically | This is the type of Custom Property to set/create. Pick from DetectAutomatically, Number, YesOrNo, Text and Date. |
| Value | "Red" | Red | The Value to set the property to. |
To view the Custom Properties for a Model in SOLIDWORKS go to File and then properties.
This Task can be added to the following Generation Sequence(s):