Cadit Update Drawing.ini
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Cadit Update Drawing.ini
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Cadit Update Drawing.ini contains configuration settings for Update Drawing.
Update Drawing can copy model properties from the model of the first base view in the drawing.
Use Cadit Update Drawing.ini to set up which model properties to copy.
The file is located in the Settings subfolder under the Common Configuration folder or the Local Configuration folder. The program first looks for the file in the Common Configuration folder, then in the Local Configuration folder.
| Section Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| [Options] | ||
| UpdateViewLabel= | 1 | If set to 1, Update View Identifier to include Item No on views with one part is default checked. Default: 1 |
| UpdateViewBalloon= | 1 | If set to 1, Update Balloon on views with one part is default checked. Default: 1 |
| UpdateSheetRef= | 0 | If set to 1, Update Sheet Reference property on part for views with one part is default checked. Default: 0 |
| RemoveSheetRef= | 0 | If set to 1, Remove Sheet Reference property on parts without view in this drawing is default checked. Default: 0 |
| KeepViewLabelItemNotFound= | 0 | If set to 1, Do not change View Identifier and Balloon, under If Item number is not found in Main Assembly Parts List, is default checked. Default: 0 |
| ViewLabelItemFound= | POS <ITEM> | Default value for Normal View Identifier, under If Item number is found in Main Assembly Parts List. Default text for single part views of normal parts found in the main parts list. <ITEM> is item number from main parts list, <QTY> is item quantity from main parts list. Default: POS <ITEM> |
| FlatPatternViewLabelItemFound= | POS <ITEM> FLAT PATTERN | Default value for flat pattern View Identifier, under If Item number is found in Main Assembly Parts List. Default text for single part views of flat pattern view of parts found in the main parts list. <ITEM> is item number from main parts list, Default: POS <ITEM> FLAT PATTERN |
| ViewLabelItemNotFound= | (POS NOT FOUND) | Text, under If Item number is not found in Main Assembly Parts List. Default text for single part views of parts not found in the main parts list. Default: (POS NOT FOUND) |
| UpdateScaleProperty= | 0 | If set to 1, the scale properties in the drawing is updated. Default: 0 |
| ScalePropertyName= | ct_scale | Default property name for scale. Default: ct_scale |
| CopyModelProperties= | 0 | If set to 1, the scale properties in the drawing is updated. Default: 0 |
| [CopyModelProperties] | ||
| Property1= | Model property name | First model property name to copy or update value from. |
| Property2= | Model property name | Additional model property name to copy or update value from. Add a new number to the key name to add a new model property to copy or update value from. |
See also Update Drawing
Example: Cadit Update Drawing.ini
Any line starting with a semicolon (;) will be ignored.
[Options]
;UpdateViewLabel=1
;UpdateViewBalloon=1
;UpdateSheetRef=0
;RemoveSheetRef=0
;KeepViewLabelItemNotFound=0
;ViewLabelItemFound=POS <ITEM>
;FlatPatternViewLabelItemFound=POS <ITEM> FLAT PATTERN
;ViewLabelItemNotFound=(POS NOT FOUND)
;UpdateScaleProperty=0
;ScalePropertyName=ct_scale
;CopyModelProperties=0
[CopyModelProperties]
Property1=Summary Information.Title
Property2=Summary Information.Subject
Property3=Design Tracking Properties.Description
Property4=Design Tracking Properties.Project
In the example the values from the Summary Information Title and Subject properties and the Design Tracking Properties Description and Project are copied or updated from the model file to the drawing file.
If a property not exist in the drawing file, it will be created.
If the value of the property do not exist in the model file, it will become empty in the drawing file.
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