Define Bracket Symbol Properties - Intergraph Smart 3D - Reference Data

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11 (2016)

The Symbol Properties dialog box displays all variables and their names, values, and formulas in the symbol. Symbol parameters are also defined on this dialog box; these symbol properties are externalized to the Excel workbook bulkload file. Within the catalog, symbol parameters are externalized as either standard variables for standard brackets or input variables for custom brackets.

  1. If the Bracket Symbols toolbar is not already displayed, click Tools > Add-Ins, and then select the Bracket option.

  2. On the Bracket Symbols toolbar, click Symbol Properties to display the Symbol Properties dialog box.

  3. Click the Parameters tab.

  4. Click each value in the dialog box (the corresponding graphical dimension highlights in the symbol), and type a name in the Symbol Parameter field. Click Apply after entering each parameter.

  5. Repeat Step 4 for all other dimensions that are to become symbol parameters.

  6. Click OK when you have named all of the symbol parameters.

The remaining tabs on the Symbol Properties dialog box are not required for brackets and can be ignored.

To avoid adding multiple symbol parameters that define the same types of attributes to the catalog, naming conventions should be developed by the reference data designer. The conventions delivered with the base catalog can be viewed on the CustomInterfaces worksheet of the bracket workbook. For more information, see Symbol Naming Conventions.