All types of building object marks allow
you to add user-defined attributes and template attributes. For example, you might want to
add control numbers or specify the number of characters in part numbers in assembly or part
marks.
You can add user-defined attributes and template
attributes in automatic and manual marks.
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On the
Drawings & reports tab, click
Drawing properties and select the drawing type.
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Load drawing properties that are as close to the ones you need as possible.
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Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings:
Click
View creation in the options tree on the left, select the view and the properties that you want to change, and click
View properties.
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Click
Part mark.
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In the mark properties dialog box, double-click the User-defined attribute element in the Available elements list to add it in the mark.
You can use the same element for adding template attributes.
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Enter the user-defined attribute name in the
Mark content - user defined attribute dialog box exactly as it appears in the
objects.inp file.
Note that you need to write ASSEMBLY.
or CAST_UNIT.
in the beginning depending on the material. For
example, ASSEMBLY.USERDEFINED.ACN
or CAST_UNIT.USERDEFINED.ACN
.
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Single-part, assembly and cast unit drawings: Click
Save to save the changes in view properties and
Close to return to drawing properties.
General arrangement drawings:
Click OK.
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Click
Save to save the drawing properties, then click
OK and create the drawing.
You can also add user-defined attributes and template attributes in the marks that
you create
manually in an open drawing. The attributes available for the selected building
object type are listed in the element list.
Example
In the following example, the user-defined attribute
OBJECT_LOCKED
has been added in the part mark after a text element
Locked:.