Solid edge custom templates

Step 1: You can edit the propseed. The first step is to locate your propseed. Go to Tools - Options and click on the File Locations tab as shown below. Notice the location of the Property seed file. The screen shot above is on my local machine and not the network. Browse to that file. Step 2: Edit the propseed. The top portion of the file allows you to edit the existing file properties in Solid Edge.

The bottom portion allows you to add custom properties to Solid Edge. Step 3: The file gives directions on how to add custom properties.

In my example above, highlighted in blue, I added a custom property called Ally. I added it first to the list of custom properties at top of screen shot. Then I formatted the property at the bottom. For the default value it will go to Technical Support.

Save this file at its location. You could also make a copy of the propseed. That way you have a backup and you can just write over the existing when done. Step 4: This doesn't automatically populate each file, it just makes it easier to populate. Go to File- File Properties again and click on the custom tab.

I love using the Custom Properties with automation. All sorts of data concerning the part or assembly can be stored there. I add and update the properties based on changes to the part and also identify parts programatically using these properties. Not to mention these properties are useful in custom BOMs. Topics Show Topics. Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Search the Community. All standard Solid Edge file properties, such as title and file name, are available for use as property text. Properties that can be computed from data in the file, such as active sheet and number of sheets, are also available.

Properties such as Company, Project, Revision Number, Document Status, and Last Printed Date can be extracted directly into the title block of a drawing border template.

To learn more about property text in blocks, see the Help topic, Using Blocks. To learn how to create and edit property text in general, see Using Property Text. This makes it easier for your company to access your custom templates. In the Draft environment, you can apply model colors assigned using Color Manager and Part Painter to edges shown in drawing views. The following options are available to apply model colors to drawing views:.

You can select Use model colors, and then choose to apply the part base color style, the assembly override color style, or both to drawing view edges. The AutoCAD Model color scheme sets the sheet color to black, and it sets default highlight, element selected, element disabled, and handle colors.

You can drag AutoCAD. Color scheme is set per sheet type: working sheet, 2D Model sheet, and background sheet. For consistent graphics display, you should select the same color scheme for each sheet. Changing the color scheme may cause all your graphics to disappear. If this happens, change the color scheme setting back to Solid Edge Default. Then you can experiment with individual color overrides using the Properties command on the shortcut menu of a selected element, or make global changes using the Styles command on the View tab.

These block files contain drawing borders in different sizes, as well as default title blocks. For Solid Edge 3D models, the Quicksheet template is a special kind of template that you can use to quickly generate 3D views. The Quicksheet template is a drawing template that contains drawing views that are not linked to a model.

When you open a document using a Quicksheet template, it looks something like the following:. You can drag a model from the Library docking window or from Windows Explorer onto the template, and the views populate with the model. To create a Quicksheet template, configure drawing views of the type and with the properties you want, then select the Create Quicksheet Template command. A message box is displayed advising you to save your current work before the drawing views are emptied.

When you click Yes, you can save the file with the name and location you want, and the Quicksheet template is ready for use. When you create a Quicksheet template, all drawing views on all sheets are emptied, including parts lists. Almost all view properties, including general properties, text and color properties, and annotation properties, are maintained.