Custom Properties (modular)

Opens the Edit Properties window to allow custom properties to be set for members, materials, bolts, holes, welds, or your current job.
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Log

Classes of events that can be logged are Job events, member events, material events, bolt events, weld events, hole events.

The Event Logging Setup window sets what information is logged. That is, it turns event logging on/off for your entire site for specific categories of recordable events.

Once an event has been logged, it stays logged until the event log is cleared using the Delete Event Logging utility. Turning event recording off using Event Logging Setup does not clear a log. To clear a log, you need to use the Delete Event Logging utility.

Events that are logged include the date of the event (2015-08-05), military time-GMT offset (14:08:55-0600), SDS2 software version (2015.05), log-in name of the person who made the change (dave), and the event (Member processed).

Some special cases: Hole events such as the adding, deleting or editing of a hole are recorded to the material log. The deletion or undeletion of members is recorded to the Job log. More special cases are noted in the documentation for the Event Logging Setup window.

Data class Path in Report Writer 
current Job CurrentLocation.JobCustomProperties.Log
member Member.CustomProperties.Log
material MemberMaterial.Material.CustomProperties.Log
hole MemberMaterial.Material.SubMaterial.
Hole.CustomProperties.Log
bolt MemberMaterial.Bolt.CustomProperties.Log
weld MemberMaterial.Weld.CustomProperties.Log 
# Prints the event log of the member that the user selects.
from member import MemberLocate, MemberProperties
from param import ClearSelection
mem1 = MemberLocate("Select a member")
mem_log = MemberProperties(mem1)
print(mem_log['Log'])
ClearSelection()
# Prints the log of the material that the user selects.
from mtrl_list import MtrlLocate, MtrlProperties
mtrl = MtrlLocate("Select a material", "Single")
material_log = MtrlProperties(mtrl)
print(material_log['Log'])
# Prints the event log of your current Job.
from job import JobProperties
job_log = JobProperties() # no argument, current Job
print(job_log['Log'])

Notes

Type in any notes that you want applied to the item (Job, member, material, hole, bolt, weld) that you are editing.

Data class Path in Report Writer 
current Job CurrentLocation.JobCustomProperties.Notes
member Member.CustomProperties.Notes
material MemberMaterial.Material.CustomProperties.Notes
hole MemberMaterial.Material.SubMaterial.
Hole.CustomProperties.Notes
bolt MemberMaterial.Bolt.CustomProperties.Notes
a MemberMaterial.Weld.CustomProperties.Notes
Data class In Status Display, choose:
member Member status > Member notes
material Material status > Material notes 
# Prints the user notes of the member that the user selects.
from member import MemberLocate, MemberProperties
from param import ClearSelection
mem = MemberLocate("Select a member")
mem_note = MemberProperties(mem)
print(mem_note['Notes'])
ClearSelection()
# Prints the user notes of the material that the user selects.
from mtrl_list import MtrlLocate, MtrlProperties
mtrl = MtrlLocate("Select a material", "Single")
mtrl_note = MtrlProperties(mtrl)
print(mtrl_note['Notes'])
# Prints the user notes of your current Job.
from job import JobProperties
job_note = JobProperties() # no argument, current Job
print(job_note['Notes'])
membermaterialJob 
# Writes a "Note" for the member that the user selects.
from member import MemberLocate, MemberPropertySet
from param import ClearSelection
mem1 = MemberLocate("Select a member")
MemberPropertySet(mem1, "Notes", "Refer to RFI 32")
ClearSelection()
# Writes a "Note" for the material that the user selects.
from mtrl_list import MtrlLocate, MtrlPropertySet
mtrl = MtrlLocate("Select a material", "Single")
MtrlPropertySet(mtrl, "Notes", "ABM page-line 14-2")
# Writes a "Note" for the current Job.
from job import JobPropertySet
JobPropertySet("Notes", "Note RFIs 22, 32, 43.")

Custom Properties

No custom properties appear on this window if they have not been added to a User Namespace leaf using the Add/Edit Schema window, or if their plugin has not been activated at Home > Project Settings > Job > Custom Properties > Activate Custom Properties.

Custom properties appear on this window under a User Namespace leaf if they have been added to the Add/Edit Schema window.

In this User Namespace leaf, a Prompt of User comment 1 or User comment 2 or User comment 3 was entered for each of the String Type custom property entry fields that is shown.

Custom properties appear on this window under a Different leaf if the appropriate plugin Type was activated at Home > Project Settings > Job > Custom Properties > Activate Custom Properties or by using the Merge Schema into Current Job utility.

In this example, member custom properties are shown under a leaf named Detailer because the SDS2Detailer plugin was activated.
In this example, job custom properties are shown under a leaf named Architect because the SDS2Architect plugin was activated.

Show Images: Displays images when checked ( ) if they are included in the activated plugin.

Overlay: Displays one leaf at a time when checked ( ). When you select a leaf, either from the tree on the left or from inside the window itself, all other leaves collapse.

Save (or the Enter key) closes the Edit Properties window and saves the settings on it to your current Job.

Cancel (or the Esc key) closes this window without saving any changes that you have made.

Reset undoes all changes made to settings on this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.

For members:

For group members:

  • Edit one or more group members and press the Properties button at the bottom of the Group Member Edit window to open the Edit Properties window.
  • Preselect one or more group members to enable the Group Members contextual page and click the Group Member Properties icon found in the Modify section to open the Edit Properties window directly.
  • Note 1: Group members employ the member schema that are set up at Home > Project Settings > Job > Custom Properties > Member Properties.
  • Note 2: The properties that you set affect the group member only -- they do not affect submembers.

For materials:

  • Edit one or more materials. Press the General Information button at the bottom of the material edit window, then press the Properties button at the bottom of the General Information window to open the Edit Properties window.
  • Preselect one or more materials to enable the Materials contextual page and click the Material Properties icon found in the Modify section to open the Edit Properties window directly.

For bolts:

  • Edit one or more bolts and press the Properties button on the Bolt Edit window to open the Edit Properties window.
  • Preselect one or more bolts to enable the Bolts contextual page and click the Bolt Properties icon found in the Modify section to open the Edit Properties window directly.

For holes:

  • Edit one or more holes and press the Properties button on the Hole Edit window to open the Edit Properties window.
  • Preselect one or more holes to enable the Holes contextual page and click the Hole Properties icon found in the Modify section to open the Edit Properties window directly.

For welds:

  • Edit one or more welds and press the Properties button on the Edit Weld(s) window to open the Edit Properties window.
  • Preselect one or more welds to enable the Welds contextual page and click the Weld Properties icon found in the Modify section to open the Edit Properties window directly.

For your current Job:

  • The Edit Properties window for your current Job opens when you choose Home > Project Settings > Job > Job Property Settings.
  • The Edit Properties window opens when Modular (Default) was the selected Flavor at the time your current Job was created.
  • The Custom Properties window opens for legacy custom properties.
  • Custom property plugins can be turned on and off at Home > Project Settings > Job > Custom Properties > Activate Custom Properties.
  • User and Site Options > Site > Member/Group member custom property items to copy lets you set whether or not custom property settings are copied by default when you copy members or group members.
  • User and Site Options > Site > Material lets you set whether or not you want material custom property settings to be copied when you copy material.
  • In the Drawing Editor, you can review the custom properties of a material with Review 2D Items, or double-clicking a material, then press the General Information button, then press the Properties button.
Data class Path in Report Writer 
current Job CurrentLocation.JobCustomProperties
member Member.CustomProperties
material MemberMaterial.Material.CustomProperties
hole MemberMaterial.Material.SubMaterial.
Hole.CustomProperties
bolt MemberMaterial.Bolt.CustomProperties >
weld MemberMaterial.Weld.CustomProperties
Data class In Status Display, choose:
member Member status > Member custom property
material Material status > Material custom property 
# Prints the entry to the member property named 'Painted'.
from member import MemberLocate, MemberProperties
from param import ClearSelection
mem = MemberLocate("Select a member")
mem_prop = MemberProperties(mem)
print(mem_prop['Painted'])
ClearSelection()
# Prints the entry to the material property named 'GALV'.
from mtrl_list import MtrlLocate, MtrlProperties
mtrl = MtrlLocate("Select a material", "Single")
mtrl_prop = MtrlProperties(mtrl)
print(mtrl_prop['GALV'])
# Prints entries to Job properties named 'Architect', 'EOR'.
from job import JobProperties
job_prop = JobProperties() # no argument, current Job
print("Architect: ", job_prop['Architect'])
print("Engineer: ", job_prop['EOR'])
# Enters "John Doe" to member property "modeled_by".
from member import MemberLocate, MemberPropertySet
from param import ClearSelection
mem1 = MemberLocate("Select a member")
MemberPropertySet(mem1, "modeled_by", "John Doe")
ClearSelection()
# "modeled_by" must be a member property for this to work
# Enters "True" (  ) to boolean material property "GALV".
from mtrl_list import MtrlLocate, MtrlPropertySet
mtrl = MtrlLocate("Select a material", "Single")
MtrlPropertySet(mtrl, "GALV", "True")
# "GALV" must be a material property for this to work
# Enters "Sparky Silvershoes" to Job property "EOR".
from job import JobPropertySet
JobPropertySet("EOR", "Sparky Silvershoes")
# "EOR" must be a Job property for this to work
# Selects members with John Doe entered to "modeled_by".
m.CustomProperties["modeled_by"] == "John Doe"
# Selects members with 1 1/4 entered to "parametric_offset".
m.CustomProperties["parametric_offset"] == 1.25
# Selects materials checked (  ) for "GALV".
mt.CustomProperties["GALV"] == True