Selecting a property text source
When inserting property text using the Select Property Text dialog box, use the following table to determine which Source type to select. This is based on where you want to use the property text and what type of information you want to extract.
| For this purpose | Select this source | To access these properties |
|---|---|---|
| Document-related information | From active document | For a list of properties, see Property text source list (Source: From Active Document). |
| Annotations and dimensions | From graphic connection | Standard and custom properties defined in the source model files using the File Properties command and the Material Table command. Custom occurrence properties assigned in the Occurrence Properties dialog box in an assembly. |
| From graphic connection to part | ||
| Parts lists, bend tables, hole tables | From graphic connection to part or sheet metal files, and to parts used in an assembly or subassembly. | All properties defined in the source model files using the File Properties command and the Material Table command. |
| Drawing views | From drawing view | For a list of drawing view and drawing caption properties, see Property text from drawing views. |
| Family of parts drawing tables Engineering calculations | Variables from active document | Extracts variables from the Variable Table. These may be defined in the draft document or used in a master part file. See the help topic, Extract Variable Table data using property text. |
| Block diagrams | From graphic connection to block | For a list of block properties, see Property text from blocks. |
| Reference a specific part, component, or subassembly within a top level assembly. | Named reference to the model file currently selected in the Parts pane in the Select Property Text dialog box. | Retrieve the File name property for a specific part, component, or subassembly and display it in a drawing view caption. For an example, see Create assembly part views with the View Wizard. When you add and edit property text in a user-defined table, select the Named reference source to reference custom properties, file properties, and variables exposed in the Variable Table in the model document. |
| Title blocks in a multi-sheet drawing showing a different model on each sheet. | Index reference, which is based on the sequence of model drawing views created in the draft document, as shown in the Parts pane. | When predefining the title block on each sheet, reference the unique File name property for the model shown on the first sheet, and then the model shown on the second sheet, and then the model shown on the third sheet. |
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