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Binding a cell to a property |
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Linking a caption cell to a specific property allows its value to be automatically displayed in the document's caption: once the property value is set in the document, it will appear in that document's caption. Conversely, text entered into a cell linked to a property becomes the value of that property in the document.
To associate a cell in the editable table of the main caption with a property, follow the steps below:
1.Place the cursor in the cell you want to associate with the property and call the advanced cell format dialog box.
2.In the Advanced cell format dialog box, enable the General for document option.
3.In the Cell ID list, select the Property... row. The Select property dialog box appears on the screen.
4.Specify one of the system properties in the dialog box or select a property library (*.lpt) and specify the desired property from this library.
5.Close the Select property dialog box with the Select button. The Advanced Cell Format dialog box will remain on the screen. A row with the name of the property will appear in the list of identifiers; this row will be selected for the cell to be customized.
6.Close the Advanced cell format settings dialog box with the Apply button.
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•Because the selected property is added to the Cell ID list of the Advanced Cell Format dialog box, the property name must not match any row in the list. A match is possible if the property is added from a custom library. •In this case, you must first rename the property in the library. •Having multiple cells associated with the same property in the same table is not allowed. If a property already associated with one cell in a table is selected to be associated with another cell in the same table, its association with the first cell is removed. The type of this cell becomes undefined (i.e., the cell has no identifier), which is an error in setting up the main caption table. You can find such cells in the table being edited using the identifier control. |
A library property associated with a cell of the main caption in a design is automatically added to the list of drawing properties after the design is assigned to it.
If another document is linked to this document, the main header of this document can display a property value passed from the linked document.
For example, if a model is projected into a drawing, the model’s properties are transferred to the drawing: system properties are transferred selectively (see the Model Properties in an Associative Drawing section for a list), while library properties are transferred in their entirety. Thus, the value of a specific property N of the model can be automatically displayed in its drawing. To do this, you need to:
1.Edit the main inscription included in the drawing design by associating one or another of its cells with the N property (if necessary, you can create a new table in the main inscription to display the model property).
2.Set the value of property N in the model (if it is a library property, it should be set first add to the list of properties of this model).
3.Create a drawing and assign it a design that contains the edited main caption.
4.Project the model into the drawing.
As a result, property N of the drawing will get a value from the model, this value will be displayed in the table of the main caption — in the cell that is associated with property N.
