Zabka Support Department Manager What are Custom Properties Custom Properties are user defined tags of information that can be applied to jobs members materials bolts holes and welds What Can Custom Properties Do ID: 671989
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Custom Properties
David
Zabka
– Support Department ManagerSlide2
What are Custom Properties?
Custom Properties are user defined tags of information that can be applied to jobs, members, materials, bolts, holes and weldsSlide3
What Can Custom Properties Do?
Apply tags of information
Use with Status Display
Parametrics
Reports
Advanced Selection
Optionally
Split member piecemarks
Add information to BOM
Add information to member details
Add information to erection views
Export to IFC
Notes
SDS/2 Event LoggingSlide4
Custom Properties Out of the Box
Flavor determines Custom PropertiesSlide5
Custom Properties Out of the Box
DDLegacySlide6
Custom Properties Out of the Box
DefaultSlide7
Custom Properties Out of the Box
DesignDataSlide8
Custom Properties Out of the Box
CollaborativeProperties
Suggested use
Add under User Custom PropertiesSlide9
Custom Properties Split Piecemarks
Split member piecemarks
Use to split piecemarks
Process the job for this to properly split all piecemarksSlide10
Custom Properties Add to BOM
Add information to BOM
Add to BOM
Bill of Material Layout must be set up to include
Merge will merge into Remarks column
Must merge to include in KISS,
FabTrol
,
etc. exportsSlide11
Custom Properties Add to Detail
Add information to member details
Add to member detail
Relative to main material
Relative to member callout
Distance from selected location(s)Slide12
Custom Properties Add to Evus
Add information to erection views
Add to Member Label Configuration
Member Label Configuration
Change default location of Piecemarks, Section Sizes, etc.
NO MAPPING DONE IF YOU CHANGE
Priority determines order placed
Display Options
Detail Erection View Options
Custom properties on memberSlide13
Creating Custom Properties
Add to Job Setup
Entry name is the internal variable
Use this to update via
parametrics
MemberPropertySet
(mem1, "
needs_paint
", "True")
SetProperties
(
model.member
(1), [('
SomeBooleanProperty',True
), ('SomeIntProperty',0)])
More efficient when setting multiple properties
Value type
String
Can make this a drop-down (
combobox
) selection
Number
Boolean (Checkbox)
Dimension
DateSlide14
Creating Custom Properties
Modify python file
Datadir
/jobs/
jobname
/Custom/Member.py
Suggest adding to User Custom Properties tab
tab = Tab(
User_tabset
, " User\n Custom Properties" );
Can change the tab name easily “My Company\n Custom Properties”
Entry(
ParentLocation
, “
EntryName
”,
str
or Date, “Prompt”)
Parent Location is name of
tab/frame/column to be in
tab in this caseSlide15
Creating Custom Properties
Modify python file (continued)
Checkbox(
ParentLocation
, “
EntryName
”, “Prompt”)
Combobox
(
ParentLocation
, “
EntryName
”, (
ListOfOptions
), “Prompt”)Slide16
Create Custom Property Flavor
Flavor to select when creating a new job
Utility Functions > Copy Job Flavor to Global Flavors
What if the job is created already?
Utility Functions > Merge Schema Into Current Job
Copy
Datadir
/jobs/
jobname
/Custom/Member.pySlide17
Attachment Tool
Attach/open RFI’s, Sketches and Addendums
Files must be stored in job/macro/corresponding folder
Open Custom Properties or run this tool to populate necessary folders
Any file type can be used
Must have extension (.
pdf
, .txt, etc.)
Will be opened with Windows
default programSlide18
Attachment Tool
RFI’s
Unanswered = Submitted, but not answered
Answered = Submitted and Answered
RFI’s must keep the same name
If there is an update, place the original in Archive first
conf_status
/Detailing/
GeneralIssuesStatus
Members with outstanding RFI(s) RedSlide19
Open Sheet Tool
Open Detail/Erection Drawings
Store drawings in job/macro/Shop Drawing or Erection Drawing
Update Model Information through Attachment Tool
No members selected will open to pick from a list