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How to Control DWG Files’ Attributes in EPDM

Tips and Tricks Amgad Yacoub 27 March 2015

How to Control DWG Files’ Attributes in EPDM

Question;

Can EPDM control DWG/DXF files attributes using file Datacards the same way as with Solidworks File custom properties?

Answer:

Yes EPDM can manage dwg/dxf file attributes

Question:

How?

Answer:

Please check this Blog.

 

First, In the DWG file and in your title block you should have attributes that reflect the drawing information e.g. (Description, Part Number, Drawn by, …  etc.)

Make sure that the attribute’s name is the same as the EPDM variable name in the DataCard

e.g. Attribute name in the in DWG = Description

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

        DataCard variable name = Description

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

Then the next step, also in your DWG drawing, creates a block for these attributes. The block name should be the same as the variable attribute in EPDM.

e.g. Block name =   DWG_TITLEBLOCK

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

Variable Attribute in EPDM = DWG_TITLEBLOCK

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

The following screen capture is the summary of EPDM to DWG link process

Now the DataCard values will be updated in your DWG title block.

Question;

Can EPDM control DWG/DXF files attributes using file DataCard the same way as withSolidworks files custom properties?

Answer:

Yes.

Question:

How?

Answer:

Please check this blog.

First, In the DWG file and in your title block you should have attributes that reflect the drawing information e.g. (Description, Part Number, Drawn by, …  etc.)

Make sure that the attribute name is the same as the EPDM variable name in the DataCard

e.g. Attribute name in the in DWG = Description

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

        DataCard variable name = Description

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

Then the next step, also in your DWG drawing, creates a block for these attributes. The block name should be the same as the variable attribute in EPDM.

e.g. Block name =   DWG_TITLEBLOCK

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

Variable Attribute in EPDM = DWG_TITLEBLOCK

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

The following screen capture is the summary of EPDM to DWG link process.

How to control dwg files’ attributes in epdm

Now, applying the DataCard values will  update your DWG title block attributes and versa versa.

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