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Beginner's Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2019- Level I

19.14. - Every Windows file can store additional file information known as

metadata, which includes document or software specific information; for example,

picture files include information such as picture height, width, color depth, camera

information, etc. SOLIOWORKS uses "Document Properties" to store part,

drawing or assembly specific information such as the designer's name, project,

customer, part number, supplier, material, document version, etc. as well as

parametric information like the component's weight, volume, surface area,

dimensions, etc. The advantage of storing this information in the document

properties is that this metadata can be accessed in other areas of the software to

help us simplify our work.

To show this functionality we'll add Custom Properties to the 30 part file

and then use them in the 20 drawing file.

Open the 'Top Cover part file (Top Cover.sldprt) or, if it's already open,

make it the active window. From the menu "File, Properties" select the "Custom"

tab; this is where document properties are stored. In this example we'll add three

parametric properties linked to the part's Volume, Weight, and Material, and a user

defined property with the designer's name.

To open a part file directly from the drawing, click on the part in any drawing

view and select the "Open Part" command from the pop-up menu.

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19.15. - In the "Property Name" column, click in the first cell and select "Material"

from the drop down list; in the "Type" column "Text" is automatically selected; click

in the "Value/Text Expression" cell, and select "Material" from the drop down list.

SOLIOWORKS will automatically fill in the correct expression to make the

property's value equal to "Cast Alloy Steel," which is the material we had previously

assigned to this part.

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