How to extract configuration specific information to a SOLIDWORKS PDM Data Card
Article by Justin Williams updated March 4, 2019
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In SOLIDWORKS PDM we can extract configuration specific information from the SOLIDWORKS part or assembly, and map it directly to the data card variable.
How to map the configuration name to the PDM data card
- First, create the Variable to store the information in.
- Then map the attributes as follows;
- Block Name; SWCfgProperty
- Attribute Name; Name
- File Extensions; sldasm, sldprt
- Then map the attributes as follows;
- Link the new variable to the data card
- Then the variable will extract the configuration name and map it directly to the data card;
Note: This value is read-only and will be read when the file is added or checked in to the file vault.
Other configuration specific values that can be mapped to a data card variable:
| Configuration Property | Block Name | Attribute Name | Read/Write |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | SWCfgProperty | Description | Read/Write |
| Comment | SWCfgProperty | Comment | Read/Write |
| Document Name | SWCfgProperty | BOMPartNumber | Read-only |
| User Specified Name | SWCfgProperty | BOMUserSpecifiedName | Read/Write |
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