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This annotation is linked to the file custom property named вЂњDocumentProperty.вЂќВ If you hover over the annotation in the sheet format, you will see the gray box appear showing вЂњ$PRP:вЂ™DocumentProperty.'вЂќ Another way to see the link property setting is to edit the sheet format, right mouse click on the annotation, and choose вЂњEdit text in windowвЂќ from context menu.

In the next figure below, notice the вЂњDescriptionвЂќ in the title block. See example figure below showing a SOLIDWORKS drawing file and the custom property created for it вЂ“ вЂњDocumentProperty.вЂќ The evaluated value for this custom property is вЂњThis is a document property.вЂќ The property link referred to here is вЂњCurrent document.вЂќ In this case, the link is established with the properties of the current drawing file. In SOLIDWORKS drawings, there are properties for the file itself and properties of the model/s contained within the drawing views. $PRP вЂ“ Link to properties within the drawing file For now, realize that the specifics below are beneficial to both SOLIDWORKS users and SOLIDWORKS PDM administrators. Upon reading this question, you might answer as a SOLIDWORKS user, вЂњSure, I know what these property links are, but what does this have to do with SOLIDWORKS PDM?вЂќ The answers to this question are clearly defined in the next two blogs. What the heck is $PRP, $PRPSHEET, $PRPMODEL, and $PRPVIEW?

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If you want to learn more about how to create property links, then go to the following webpage:. Please note that this blog is not about how to link annotations/notes to specific properties, but rather highlight the fundamental differences between each type of property link. The details in the last post is the result of an experiment per a customerвЂ™s request. The lastВ post (Part III) will alsoВ explore linking drawing or model properties to the file data card with a little bit of a twist.

This blog postВ comes directly from a SOLIDWORKSВ knowledge base solution: S-010321. The second post (Part II) will be about linking model properties to the drawing file data card. The information about SOLIDWORKS drawing properties contained within is the foundation for the other two topics. This SOLIDWORKS PDM blog is the first in a three part series.