Description Format Dialog Boxes - CADWorx - Reference Data

CADWorx Structure Editor

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CADWorx Version
20.2
CADWorx Structure Version
4.2

Mouse Icon CADWorx Structure Editor View tab: Display > Properties > <Description Type> Format Setup ellipsis

Specifies the description format.

Descriptions display in the Long Description, Short Description, Part Number, and Tag boxes shown in the Details tab of the Shapes palette in CADWorx Structure Editor. For more information, see Shapes in the CADWorx Structure Editor Users Guide.

The information the software displays in the Shapes palette is based on the associated component definition in the library. The component definition in the library contains fields for Short Description, Long Description, Tag, and Part Number. These boxes can be populated with text data or by setting the schema in the Long, Short, Tag, and Part Number Format Dialog Boxes or Description Format Dialog Boxes.

You can configure description schemas at the project level, the library level, and the component level. If you define a schema at any of these levels, then the software derives the description from that level.

Component level schemas take precedence over library level schemas and library level schemas take precedence over project level schemas. For instance, if Long in the Edit component pane displays Wide Flange, but Wide Flange in the Components tree of the Long Description Format dialog box displays Wide Flange New, then the information displaying in CADWorx Structure displays as Wide Flange. If you remove the schema definition from Long in the Edit component pane, then when you place a Wide Flange in the model, the wide flange would display as Wide Flange New reading from the project level.

When the description format is empty at the component level, then the box under Description in the New and Edit Component Pane reads Using Library Format. If the description format is empty at the component level and at the library level, then the box under Description in the New and Edit Component Pane reads Using Project Format.

For more information on the component level, see Long, Short, Tag, and Part Number Format Dialog Boxes.

Components List

Displays the available list of members and allows you to set description formats for each member.

Component Tables drop-down

Displays the list of catalog tables to choose a format.

  • Component Tables

Lists the format types available for the component tables in Table Fields.

  • Material Tables

Lists the format types available for the material tables in Table Fields.

  • Library Tables

Lists the format types available for the library tables in Table Fields. This table is not available in Part Number Format.

Table Fields

Lists the formats for the chosen table, and enables you to add the table field to the format.

<Description Type> Format

Lists the format, and enables you to add the needed formats from the Table Fields box. If you have added a space or text in the Format box, then you can select and edit the space or text. Select the space or text, right-click, and then select Edit.

Format

Displays the appearance of the format. You can now add a space or text to the format. When you click in the <Description Type> Format the space or text you have added appears. You can then edit the information here or in the <Description Type> Format. Blue words in Format are keywords and can be selected to copy. Black text is a simple text string and can be edited as needed.

Example

Displays an example of the format as it would appear in the software.

Import

Imports formats from other projects.

Export

Exports formats for use in other projects.