Global attributes and Template Editor
A global attribute is a property of an object in the product database. Global attributes can be applied to rows, value fields and graphical fields. Database objects can be things like weld assembly types in Tekla Structures or the name of the engineer responsible for a project managed with Trimble products. It can also refer to graphical data such as a symbol or a picture in the product.
The global attributes definition file contains the list of available properties. Templates use field objects for getting the data. Value fields get textual data, and graphical fields are area reservations for product-specific graphics or texts. Each field refers to the product by using one or more global attributes.
Template Editor checks attribute names when formulas and rules are created and displayed to you as they are checked. If no global attributes file is specified, then this check is skipped.
The definition file for global attributes is set in the File Locations preferences.
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