Create a custom property in Organizer

Tekla Structures
2021
Tekla Structures

Create a custom property in Organizer

You can create your own properties in Organizer and use these properties in property columns in the same way as any other properties. If you want to use the properties in the model, you can add them to the model objects in property categories.

Some object properties, for example, the properties of reference model objects are not automatically available in Organizer. To use these properties in Organizer, create them as custom properties.

  1. To open Organizer, click Manage on the ribbon and then click Organizer.
  2. Click in the upper-right corner of Organizer to open the Settings .
  3. Click Custom.
  4. Select Property.
  5. Enter a name for the property in the Name box.

    This name is shown in the list of properties. Ensure that there are no space characters before or after the name.

  6. Enter the exact name of the property in the Property box.

    Organizer uses this name to search for the property value. Ensure that there are no space characters before or after the name. For UDA type properties, the maximum length is 19 characters.

    Note:

    For reference model object properties you must add EXTERNAL. at the beginning of the property name, for example, EXTERNAL.Tekla Reinforcement.Rebar Mark. You can copy the exact name of the property from the Inquire object dialog box, for example.

  7. Select a unit type for the property.

    Organizer automatically selects the default Data type value of the unit type. You can change the data type.

  8. Select a data type for the property.
  9. Select a property type for the property.

    Use UDA when creating properties that you write to the model.

  10. Click OK.

Custom properties are shown in the list of properties in the Custom group. UDA properties are also shown in the UDA group. You can modify and delete custom properties by right-clicking the property.

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