Configuration Editor - Property Grid

The Property Grid displays all properties in the active iPropWiz Property Set of the current iPropWiz configuration. The active iPropWiz Property Set is the set of properties that is associated with the selected document type. You edit settings and rules for each property in the grid. These settings determine how the property is displayed to the user when they are working with properties in the iPropWiz Property Editor ( PE ). Properties can be renamed by entering an Alias. The Alias value is the only property identification shown in the PE. Each property can be set up to have a user entered value in the PE, or be driven by a list selection, a property expression, or even extracted from another property value. When the user applies property values in the PE, the formatting of the property value assigned to the corresponding Inventor iProperty can be affected by settings you make here. These include capitalization and maximum number of characters in the property value. You also have complete control over which text based properties are included for spell checking in the PE.

The following table outlines the information in the Property Grid.

	Active iPropWiz Property Set
	The iPropWiz Configuration Editor ( CE ) defaults to show the iPropWiz property set for the active Autodesk Inventor document. You can edit other property sets by selecting a different document type from the drop down list.

	Property order
	Default property ordering in the grid. See the Drag and Drop in Grids page for information on reordering properties.

Data type

The data type of the Autodesk Inventor iProperty. The icon indicates the data type of the property.

Icon	Data Type	Note
	Text
	Number
	Date
	Yes/No
	Design Status
	Exported parameter	Expression editor only

	Custom property
	Custom properties are identified with a glyph.

	Property name
	The Autodesk Inventor iProperty name. (not editable)

Property alias

The property name displayed to the user in the iPropWiz Property Editor ( PE ). If the Alias does not match the Autodesk Inventor iProperty name, it is shown in bold text.

Note: If spell checking is activated in the current iPropWiz configuration, Alias text is spell checked as you type. See the Configuration Editor - Options - Spell Check page for more information.

	Locked
	If checked, the property will be shown in the iPropWiz Property Editor but cannot be edited.

	Required
	If checked, users are required to enter a value for this property. See the Prompt for required values options page for more information on working with required properties. In the iPropWiz Property Editor, required properties are indicated with a symbol.

	Maximum characters
	Applies to text data type properties only. Limits the number of characters that can be entered in the iPropWiz Property Editor for this property. A value of 0 means there is no limit on the number of characters that can be entered.

	Capitalize
	Applies to text data type properties only. This per property setting combines with the configuration level setting for capitalize values to determine if a property value is capitalized. See the Configuration Editor - Property Entry Options page for information on creating capitalization exception rules.

	List columns
	You use these columns to manages the application of a list to the property. See the Configuration Editor - Assign Lists page for more information on using lists. See the Configuration Editor - Manage Lists page for more information on creating and managing lists.

	Property Expression columns
	Applies to text data type properties only. See the Configuration Editor - Property Expressions page for more information.

	Spell check
	Applies to text data type properties only. Provides spell check control for individual properties. Each iPropWiz configuration also has a ON/OFF switch for spell checking.

Notes: Click a column header to sort the grid on the column values. Some columns cannot be selected for sorting. Most column headers have a tool tip that outlines the column's data.

Some selections are mutually exclusive for a property. For example, if the property is driven by a property expression, you cannot make the property a required property, or select a list for that property

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Working with the Property Grid

Changing the Active iPropWiz Property Set

Each iPropWiz configuration supports a separate property set for each Inventor document type. These include:

Part

Sheet Metal

Assembly

Weldment

Presentation

Drawing (IDW and DWG)

To edit a property set for a different document type, select it from the iPropWiz Property Set List.

Tip: Since all standard properties are common to all Inventor document types, you can manage most properties regardless of the active Inventor document. However, it is highly recommended that you open the appropriate template (part, assembly, and so on) before using the Configuration Editor to set up the properties for that document type.

Copy Properties Between iPropWiz Property Sets

To copy properties between property sets in the same configuration, use the Configuration Manager.

Remove Properties

To remove properties from the active iPropWiz Property Set, select the row headers in the Property Grid, then click the remove button. Use Ctrl + click and Shift + click to select multiple rows.

Click the button to view a video on creating a Custom Property Format Rule.

Reorder Properties

You can change the default property order presented to the user in the Property Editor by using drap and drop to reorder the Property Grid rows. See the Drag and Drop in Grids page for more information.

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