The Add/Edit Schema Entry window

VIDEO For a member schema entry from the " User Namespace " set, " Add to member detail " and " Add to BOM " can each be used to add to a member detail or to a member detail's bill of material the value entered to a particular custom property field (" Cleaning " in this video). The two options also behave differently in the way that they handle different entries made to a single custom property field (e.g., " Cleaning ") for members under the same piecemark.

Options :

New Schema Entry opens when you press " Add " on the Edit Schema window. The " Next " button opens Add/Edit Schema Entry . The new schema entry will be placed in the " User Namespace ."

Add/Edit Schema Entry : " Entry name " and " Type " are read-only.

" Add to member detail " and " Use to split piecemarks " and " Add to Erection View Member Labels " can apply to a member schema entry only. " Add to BOM " can apply to either a member schema entry or a material schema entry. Three of these four options are disabled ( grayed out ) for a plugin schema entry .


These options are a part of the Add/Edit Schema Entry window only if you are adding or editing a member schema entry. They are enabled when " Add to member detail " is checked. See these instructions .

To add or edit a member schema entry: In the " Home > Project Settings > Job " tab of Setup , click " Member ' to open the Edit Schema window, then press the " Add " button or select a schema entry then press the " Details ... " button.

To open this window :

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Adding a custom-property label to a member detail :

These instructions apply regardless of the " Flavor " that you selected when you created your current Project. They explain how to add a schema entry that propagates a label to a member detail. Be aware that if your current Project, at creation time, was set to use a legacy flavor , you need to make changes to the custom/Member.py file as described in Note 2 of step 5.

1 . Home > Project Settings > Job > Custom Properties > Member Properties .

2 . On the Edit Schema window, press the " Add " button.

3 . The New Schema Entry window opens.

3a . Type an " Entry name " and choose a " Type ." For most applications, ' String ' is probably the " Type " you want to use. Press the " Next " button to open the Add/Edit Schema Entry window. .

3b . On the Add/Edit Schema Entry window, enter a " Prompt ." Generally speaking, you will want to keep the " Default value " blank. Check the box for " Add to member detail " Make sure that you also specify the " Placement relative to main material " and/or the " Placement relative to member callout " -- if you don't, you won't get a label.

3c . Press " OK " to close the Add/Edit Schema Entry window and go to step 4.

4 . The schema entry you added should now be listed on the Edit Schema window. Press " OK " to close that window.

5 . In Modeling , on the Edit Properties window for a particular member that you want the custom-property label to appear on, make an entry to the field that is generated as a result of the schema entry you just made. Be aware that, if all members under a piecemark do not have the same custom property, the custom-property label will list each member number under that piecemark along with its assigned custom property. Click here for an example.

Note 1: If the " Default value " you entered was something other than a null value (such as a blank space for a string entry), then you don't have to open the Edit Properties window. The default value will correlate to the text of the custom-property label at the time you auto detail (step 6).

Note 2: If, when creating your current Job, you selected a legacy flavor , a Python file named Member.py is installed in the custom folder of that Job, and you will have to modify that file before you can use the Custom Properties window to change the custom property assigned to a particular member for the schema entry you just added. To make new schema entries appear as editable custom property fields on the member Custom Properties window, you need to change the custom/Member.py file.

6 . Detail Members to generate the custom-property label. For a ' String ' ' Number ' ' Dimension ' or ' Date ' value type, the label text will match the text entered on the Edit Properties window. For a ' Boolean ' value type, no text is entered to the Edit Properties window, and the label text will be the " Entry name " (if the custom property field is checked on the Edit Properties window).

Note 1: No custom-property label is generated if all of the entries for a custom property assigned to all members under the detailed piecemark are null values. This is desirable, since it prevents the detail from being cluttered with meaningless labels.

Note 2: If members under the same mark have different properties, the custom-property label itemizes the member numbers [in brackets] of the members which have been assigned the different properties.

different properties, same piecemark

For the example above, the member numbers [11] and [12] had OK entered as the string , while the equivalent field for member numbers [32] and [33] was left blank.

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Options :

Entry name: The name of this schema entry. This name is listed in the " Variable " column on the Edit Schema window. Do not use spaces or special characters (!@#$%^&*+,) in the entry name. Also, do not begin the entry name with a number. The " Name " must be entered on the New Schema Entry window. " Entry name " is read-only on Add/Edit Schema Entry window.

Tip : The " Entry name " should be similar to the " Prompt ," but requires underscores (xx_xx_xx) instead of spaces.
" Entry name " defined here:
" Prompt " defined below:

Result on the Edit Properties window (in Modeling ).

Special cases: 1 ) This is the value that is entered to the bill of material if this member or material schema entry has its " Type " set to ' Boolean ' and it is set to " Add to BOM remarks " and the appropriate box is checked ( ) on the Edit Properties window (member or material) and the affected member has been detailed. 2 ) It is also the value that is added to a member detail as custom property label text when " Add to member detail " is checked for a ' Boolean ' member schema entry.

Type: String or Number or Boolean or Dimension or Date . This option is enabled on the New Schema Entry window. It is read-only on Add/Edit Schema Entry window. Be aware that, if you are adding a new schema entry, where xxx = member or material or hole or bolt or weld , if the schema entry you are adding is part of the xxx schema, then all xxx entities in your current 3D model will be affected. For example, when you press " OK " at the bottom of the Add/Edit Schema Entry window, if you are adding a new member schema entry, a new custom property entry field of the type that is entered here will be added to the version of the Edit Properties window that can be accessed by any and all members in your current Job.

Example of a ' String ' entry field:

Allows entry of any combination of letters or numbers or symbols. More than a thousand characters can be remembered. If you expect large numbers of characters to be entered, consider checking the box for " Multiline ."

String entries are case insensitive ( not case sensitive). Consequently, Status Display or Report Writer interprets an entry of John Doe or john doe or JOHN DOE as being the same.

If " Add to member detail " is checked and a " Placement ..." is designated, the text you enter to the newly added field on the member Edit Properties window will, when that member is detailed, be added as a custom-property label to the detail. That same text will be added to the member bill if " Add to BOM remarks " is checked.


Example of a ' Number ' entry field:

Allows entry of any whole numbers ( 0 , 1 , ...) or decimals ( 2.33 ).

If " Add to member detail " is checked and a " Placement ..." is designated, the number you enter to the newly added field on the member Edit Properties window will, when that member is detailed, be added as a custom-property label to the detail. That same number text will be added to the member bill if " Add to BOM remarks " is checked.


Example of a ' Boolean ' entry field:

When the box is checked, Yes is returned for that field in the Report Writer. If the box is not checked, No is returned.

If " Add to member detail " is checked and a " Placement ..." is designated, the custom property " Entry name " will be added as a custom-property label to the details of any members for which the custom property is checked (on the member Edit Properties window). That same " Entry name " text will be added to the member bill if " Add to BOM remarks " is checked.

Example of a ' Dimension ' entry field:

Allows entry of a distance. Depending on the primary dimension " Units ," you may be able to enter decimal dimensions ( 1.25 ) or fractions ( 1 1/4 ) or use dashes ( 1-2 1/2 ). You can also enter other units .

If " Add to member detail " is checked and a " Placement ..." is designated, the dimension text you enter to the newly added field on the member Edit Properties window will, when that member is detailed, be added as a custom-property label to the detail. That same dimension text will be added to the member bill if " Add to BOM remarks " is checked.


Example of a ' Date ' entry field:

Allows entry of a date. Double-click to get today's date. Entries of 9/27/06 , Sep 27 2006 , 9.27.06 , 9 27 06 and Sep 27 are equivalent so long as the year is 2006. See entering dates .

If " Add to member detail " is checked and a " Placement ..." is designated, the date text you enter to the newly added field on the member Edit Properties window will, when that member is detailed, be added as a label to the detail. That same date text will be added to the member bill if " Add to BOM remarks " is checked.

Prompt: The label you want to give the custom property entry field that this schema entry puts on the Edit Properties window (in Modeling ). If you leave " Prompt " blank, the custom property field will be given the " Entry name ". Unlike the " Entry name ," you can use spaces or special characters in the " Prompt " string.

" Prompt " defined here:

Result on the Edit Properties window (in Modeling ): Note that a colon ( : ) is appended to the " Prompt " string entered above.

Special case 1: The " Prompt " option is not available on this window if you are editing/reviewing a schema entry from a set of plugin schema entries . It is available -- and editable -- if you are adding or editing a " User Namespace " schema entry.

Special case 2: If " Add to BOM " is checked for a member schema entry or a material schema entry , the " Prompt " string is the default name for a " Custom Property " line in Bill of Material Layout , which gives you the option to set the custom property to have a bill of material column with that " Prompt " name. If you choose, in Bill of Material Layout , to not add the column to the bill, the custom property data is merged to the " Remarks " column.

Default value: The default entry that you want to be made to the custom property entry field that you are creating for the Edit Properties window in Modeling . The entry you make here is validated based on the field's " Type ," which means, for example, that the program does not let you enter letters if the " Type " is set to ' Dimension '.

" Default value " entered here:
Result on the Edit Properties window until a user later changes the entry:

Tips: For the " Type " ' String ' it is usually best to leave " Default value " blank. The same is true for a ' Number ' or ' Dimension '. For a ' Boolean ', best practice is to leave the default to not checked ( ).

Multiline: or . This applies when the " Type " of schema entry you are adding/editing is ' String '. The option is disabled ( grayed out ) for any other " Type " of schema entry.

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These screen shots were taken from the MEMBER Edit Properties window. ' SDS2Detailer ' is the plugin that was selected at Home > Project Settings > Job > Activate Custom Properties . The ' SDS2Detailer ' plugin is also featured in this tutorial .

If this box is checked ( ), the text-entry field takes up more space on the Edit Properties window, making it easier for you to read lengthy text entries. What is more, the Enter key can be used to create line returns that can format the text so that it is easier to read.

If the box is not checked ( ), the entry field on the Edit Properties window takes up a single line, but it still permits the entry of more than a thousand text characters.

Export to IFC: or . This applies to a member schema entry or a material schema entry or a job schema entry . It sets whether custom property entries for this schema entry can or cannot potentially be exported to an IFC file that is subsequently created using Export Model . The Export Model program can optionally turn on or turn off the inclusion of custom properties in an IFC file.

Assuming that the Export Model option to " Export custom properties " is turned on at IFC export time:

If this box is checked ( ), the custom properties for the job or member or material schema entry you are currently adding or editing will be included in IFC files that you export from your current Job using Export Model . For a member schema entry, this means that each member that is exported will have its custom property for this schema entry recorded to the IFC file. For a material schema entry, each material exported in the IFC file will have its associated custom property recorded.

If the box is not checked ( ), IFC files subsequently exported from your current Job will not include custom property information associated with this schema entry.

Using Import Model , you can import metadata exported from other programs via IFC files. The Import Model option is called " Import custom property sets " .

Applications: Tekla BimSight, Navisworks and various other programs have the capability to read metadata such as custom properties from IFC files.

Use to split piecemarks: or . This applies to member schema entries only and is invisible (not available) for entries to material schema, job schema and other schemas. It is disabled ( grayed out ) if a " Model complete date " has been set for any member in your current Job , thus preventing the model complete member from being marked for Create Solids as described below. It is also disabled if any member in your current Job has a frozen piecemark or if you are editing/reviewing a schema entry from a set of plugin schema entries .

VIDEO A custom property named " Painted " splits piecemarks. When the same entry is made to " Painted " for two identical members, the members are assigned the same piecemark. When the entry is different, each of the two members is assigned a different piecemark.

VIDEO When you check or uncheck " Use to split piecemarks " for a particular, previously added member schema entry, all members in your model may be marked for piecemarking. Click here to learn more about what "may be" means.

If this box is checked ( ), the entries made to the custom-property fields generated by this schema entry are used by piecemarking to determine whether members should be combined under the same member piecemark . If members that are otherwise exactly the same have different entries on their member Edit Properties windows, those members are assigned different piecemarks.

If the box is not checked ( ), piecemarking does not set member piecemarks by looking at the Edit Properties window for entries made to fields generated by this schema entry.

Example: Twelve members were originally assigned the member mark B_33. Users changed the default entry of to in a ' Boolean ' custom property field with a " Prompt " of ' Needs paint ' for seven of the members. Since the box was checked for " Use to split piecemarks ," piecemarking assigned those seven members the member mark B_42, which was the lowest available mark at the time that the first of the seven beams was edited. The other five beams retained B_33 as their member mark.

Please note: Changing the state of " Use to split piecemarks " -- for example, from to -- can potentially mark all members for piecemarking. When you press the " OK " button on the Edit Schema window, a yes-no dialog gives you the option to do the marking or not. If you want to forego the marking without getting the yes-no dialog, you can press " Cancel ."

Add [property entry] to BOM: or . This option is available (not invisible or disabled) if you are editing or adding a member schema entry or a material schema entry that is in the " User Namespace " set of schema entries.

VIDEO The string ' Red Paint ' has been entered to one member's " Painted " custom property. On a member with the same piecemark, ' Blue Paint ' was entered for that same custom property. The " Add to BOM " option adds paint information for the member with the lowest member number to the " Remarks " column in the member bill of material. The member with the lowest member number has red paint.

If this box is checked ( ), then entries made to occurrences of the custom property field on the Edit Properties window for individual members or materials are automatically compiled during Detail Members into the member bill of material. A " Custom Property " line named after the " Prompt " for the custom property appears in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Bill of Material Layout, giving you the option to set the custom property to have a bill of material column with that " Prompt " name. If you choose, in Bill of Material Layout , to instead ' Merge ' the information, the custom property data is merged to the " Remarks " column. For a member schema, the custom property value is placed on line 1 of the bill. For a material schema, each custom property value is placed on the line for the material to which that custom property value has been assigned..

If the box is not checked ( ), entries made to occurrences of this field on the Edit Properties window for individual members or materials will not affect the member bill of material.

Schema entry types react in different ways: For any " Type " except ' Boolean ', the value that is entered to the " Remarks " column is the value entered to Edit Properties for the individual member or material. When the schema entry " Type " is ' Boolean ', the value users can enter may be ' Yes ' (checked or true) or ' No ' (not checked or false), and the " Entry name " ( not the value ) is compiled to the " Remarks " column. Example 1: A boolean field with the name and prompt " GALV " adds GALV to the " Remarks " column when " GALV " is checked ( ) in Edit Properties . Example 2: A string field with the name and prompt " Finish " adds GALV to the " Remarks " column when GALV is entered to " Finish " in Edit Properties . Tip: Setting the " Type " to ' String ' and leaving the " Default value " blank results in no entry to the bill until you or some other user has made an entry to the Edit Properties window.

Add to Erection View Member Labels: or . This option is visible if you are editing or adding a member schema entry .

VIDEO ' Red Paint ' has been entered to one beam's " Painted " custom property. On another beam with the same piecemark, ' Blue Paint ' was entered. On the Add/Edit Schema Entry window for the schema entry named " Painted ," the option " Add to member label configuration " is checked. This allows the narrator to configure the user entries to be shown as labels in the model and on an erection view drawing.

Example of a custom property member label. Erection View Member Labels setup places this label at the center of the member line and below the member line.

If this box is checked ( ), then the " Entry name " of the member schema entry you are adding or editing will populate the combo box for the field " Property name " on the Erection View Member Labels window, so that you can assign to that property name a location for display on stick members shown on erection view drawings or on 3D erection views.

If the box is not checked ( ), the " Entry name " of the member schema entry you are adding or editing can still be entered to the " Property name " combo box, but you will have to type it in manually instead of selecting it.

To show a custom property value on a member displayed in a 3D erection view in Modeling :

1 . Check the box for " Custom properties " in Display Options .

2 (optional) . Check this box (" Add to Erection View Member Labels ") for the applicable member schema entry. You can bypass this step and simply type in the " Property name " (instead of selecting it) in step 3.

3 . Select the appropriate " Property name " in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Erection View Member Labels and set the location on member stick lines and/or stick cross sections at which you want the custom property label to be applied.

4 . For one or multiple members, enter a value for the appropriate custom property on the MEMBER Edit Properties window (in Modeling ).

Result: The value you entered in step 4 is, in your current view in Modeling , displayed as a label on those members shown in stick form to which you applied that value.


To show a custom property value on a erection view drawing :

1 (optional) . On the Edit Schema Entry window (this window), check the box for " Add to Erection View Member Labels " for the applicable member schema entry.

2 . Select the appropriate " Property name " in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Erection View Member Labels and set the location on member stick lines and/or stick cross sections at which you want the custom property label to be applied. If you did not do step 1, you need to type in the "Property name" (instead of selecting it).

3 . For one or multiple members, enter a value for the appropriate custom property on the MEMBER Edit Properties window (in Modeling ).

4 . When you Detail Erection Views , press " Settings " and make sure that " Show custom properties on member " is checked ( ) for the erection view(s) that you want the custom property to appear on.

Result: The value you entered in step 3 is printed as a label on members on the erection view drawings auto detailed in step 4.

Add [property entry as label] to member detail: or . This option is available (not invisible or disabled) if you are editing or adding a member schema entry that is in the " User Namespace " set of schema entries. It adds a label to a member detail the next time you Detail Members . Make sure that you also specify the " Placement relative to main material " and/or the " Placement relative to member callout " -- if you don't, you won't get a label. See the step-by-step instructions .

VIDEO In the model, the text string ' Red Paint ' has been entered to one member's " Painted " custom property, which does not split piecemarks. On another member with the same piecemark, ' Blue Paint ' was entered. This video shows how to instruct auto detailing to add a label that shows the two different entries on the member detail.

If " Add to member detail " is checked , then the options shown here are enabled , and the member schema entry you are adding or editing can be used to add a label to the member detail. Click here for more information.

If " Add to member detail " is not checked , then the member schema entry you are adding or editing will not be used to add a label to the member detail, and the options shown here are disabled .

Label text that is output to the detail depends on the " Type " of the schema entry and the entry that is made to the member Custom Property window. For a ' String ' ' Number ' ' Dimension ' or ' Date ' value type, the label text will match the text entered on the Custom Property window. For a ' Boolean ' value type, no text is entered to the Custom Property window, and the label text will be the " Entry name " (if the custom property is checked on the Custom Property window).

If members under the same mark have different properties, the custom-property label will itemize the member numbers [in brackets] of the members which have been assigned the different properties.

different properties, same mark
For the example above, the member numbers [11] and [12] had OK entered as the ' String ', while the equivalent field for member numbers [32] and [33] was left blank.

Also see: Adding Custom Properties to Details, v7.3 (YouTube) ( ). Be aware that this video was created before the introduction of modular custom properties.

Font: Any font that is listed can be selected when " Add to member detail " is checked. See the step-by-step instructions .

For a TrueType font , such as any of those shown here, set the " Character width/height ratio " to ' 0.6 ' to have the font rendered at its native width.

Be sure to also choose the " Font style " that you want. The " Character height " sets the font size. If you select the ' SDS2 ' font, be aware that the " Pen color " affects the thickness of the font when it is plotted.

Font style: The style (' Bold ' or ' Bold Italic ' or ' Italic ' or ' Regular ') of the selected " Font ." Different fonts may have different styles available to them. This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

Available font styles are listed alphabetically in the font style list box , and the first style that is listed for a particular font is the style that is selected by default. You may, instead of using the default, prefer to choose ' Regular ', which is generally the most popular style for a particular font. ' Regular ' is the only choice that is available for the ' SDS2 ' font. To adjust the stroke thickness of the ' SDS2 ' font, you can change the " Pen color ."

Placement relative to main material: / Left end and/or / Top flange and/or / Centered and/or / Bottom flange and/or / Right end . This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

This example was created by adding five schema entries, each with a " Type " of ' String ', but with different placements relative to the member detail. On the Edit Properties window for the affected members, the strings Left , Top flange , Right , Centered , and Bottom flange were entered to the appropriate custom properties fields.

The " X " and " Y " distances from selected locations are 0 for all of the custom-property labels in the above example. See the step-by-step instructions .

Be aware that the " Origin " also affects the custom-property label placement. In the above example, the " Origin " for the Left label is ' Lower right '. All of the other labels have their " Origin " set to ' Lower left '.

If you check boxes for more than one location, then an instance of the custom property label will be placed at each of those locations.

Warning: You must specify a " Placement relative to main material " or a " Placement relative to member callout " if you want Detail Members to be able to generate a custom-property label. If all the boxes are unchecked ( ), Detail Members will not generate a label.

Placement relative to member callout: / Left and/or / Right and/or / Above and/or / Below . This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

This example was created by adding five schema entries, each with a " Type " of ' String ', but with different placements relative to the member detail. On the Edit Properties window for the affected members, the strings Left , Above , Below , and Right were entered to the appropriate custom properties fields.

The " X " and " Y " distances from selected locations are 0 for all of the custom-property labels in the above example. See the step-by-step instructions .

Be aware that the " Origin " also affects the label placement. In the above example, the " Origin " for all of the labels is set to ' Lower left '.

If you check boxes for more than one location, then an instance of the custom property label will be placed at each of those locations.

Warning: You must specify a " Placement relative to member callout " or a " Placement relative to main material " if you want Detail Members to be able to generate a custom-property label. If all the boxes are unchecked ( ), Detail Members will not generate a label.

Distance from selected location: This sets the X and Y distance that the custom-property label is to be displaced from its default location. See the step-by-step instructions .

Default locations (X = 0, Y = 0):
X and Y distances entered for each custom-property label:

X ' is the distance (in decimal inches) from the default location of the custom-property label's origin to where you want that origin to be located when the member is auto detailed using Detail Members . A positive X distance displaces the label's origin horizontally to the right of its default location. A negative X distance displaces it to the left.

' Y ' is the distance (in decimal inches) from the default position of the label's origin to where you want that origin to be located when the member is auto detailed using Detail Members . A positive Y distance displaces the label's origin vertically above of its default location. A negative X distance displaces it below.

Origin: Lower left or Left center or Upper left or Lower center or Center or Upper center or Lower right or Right center or Upper right . This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

The end point ( o ) of a custom-property label is highlighted along with the label when the label is selected. This point identifies the origin of the label. See the step-by-step instructions .

Examples: To orient the text block so that its origin point is at its lower left, select ' Lower left '. To center the text block over the origin point, select ' Center '.

Justification : Left or Center or Right . This applies when multiple lines have been entered to the custom-property label .

Character height: The height (in millimeters) of letters/numbers that make up the custom-property label . See the step-by-step instructions . This value is independent of the " Drawing scale " of this drawing.

All characters are the same width/height :

Font dependencies: This applies to whatever font is selected as the custom-property label " Font ," regardless of whether that font is a TrueType font or the ' SDS2 ' font.

Character width/height ratio: The width/height of the characters that make up the custom-property label . See the step-by-step instructions .

All characters are the same height:

Font dependencies: This applies to whatever font is selected as the custom-property label " Font ," regardless of whether that font is a TrueType font or the ' SDS2 ' font. For a TrueType font, a ratio of ' 0.6 ' renders that font at its native width. A ratio larger than ' 0.6 ' stretches the font. A ratio less than ' 0.6 ' compacts the font. For the ' SDS2 ' font, ' 0.4 ' is the default choice.

Pen color: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 . This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

The button that is pressed sets the on-screen display color of the custom-property label and, if you are using the 'SDS2 ' font , it sets the printed thickness (though not the displayed thickness) of that font.

For a TrueType " Font ", this option affects the display color of that font while you are in the Drawing Editor , but does not in any way affect the plotted appearance of the font.

Breaks lines: or . The setup options " Break material lines at label interference " or " Break dimension lines at label interference " must be checked for this option to apply. Also, " Add to member detail " must be checked.

Example of a label breaking a line :
A label breaking a dimension leg :
A label breaking a polygon side :

If this box is checked ( ), this custom-property label will break a line (for which " Breakable " is checked), a polygon line (for which " Breakable " is checked), or a dimension leg (for which " Breakable dimension leg(s) " is checked) at the location where that line, polygon line or dimension leg intersects this label.

If the box is not checked ( ), lines, polygon lines or dimension legs will not be broken when they intersect this label.

Rotation (degrees): A positive or negative number from 360 to - 360 degrees. This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

Labels in each group have the same origin :

An entry of ' 0 ' (zero degrees) sets the custom-property label to be horizontal. See the step-by-step instructions .

A ' positive number ' of degrees rotates the label counterclockwise from horizontal.

A ' negative (-) number ' of degrees rotates the label clockwise from horizontal.

Border type: None or Rectangle or Cloud . This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

Note: A cloud border and rectangular border is part of the custom-property label , not an object that is distinct from the label. This means, for example, that you cannot select cloud borders with the Selection Filter set to ' Clouds '. Nor can you select a rectangular border with the Selection Filter set to ' Lines '. Unless you Explode the label , the label and its border are always selected together.

Border color: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 . This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked.

The choice made here sets the thickness of the border (as well as its on-screen display color), based on the settings in Line Weights .

Border gap: A distance (in the primary dimension " Units "). This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked. In the example below, the gap is measured using Add Dimension .

Note: You enter a " Border gap " of ' 0.5 ' inches and your " Drawing scale " is ' 1 ' (Base 12). The actual gap on the printed drawing will be 1/12 x 0.5 = 0.04167 inches. This is different than " Character height ," which sets the actual height of characters in the printed drawing.

Layer: User Annotation or Create New . This is the drawing layer that the custom-property label will be placed on. See the step-by-step instructions .

User Annotation is a layer that Detail Members creates for every member detail. By default, it is the layer that is selected when a user opens a detail and, unless the user selects a different layer, it is the layer that the user will add drawing annotations to.

Create New instructs Detail Members to create a new layer that is named after the " Entry name ." (" Name " on the New Schema Entry window).

Order: 1 or 2 or 3 or ...

This applies when " Add to member detail " is checked and Detail Members determines that it needs to place more than one custom-property label at the same location. If you have specified an " Order " here, the label with the lowest order will be added first, then the label that is next in numerical order will be placed below that one, and so on ....

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes the Add/Edit Schema Entry window and saves the schema entry defined on this window to the appropriate type of the schema ( job schema or member schema or material schema or hole schema or bolt schema or weld schema ).

For a modular flavor: The schema entry you have added (or edited) will create (or modify) a field on the Edit Properties window for all items of the schema type ( job or member or material or hole or bolt or weld ).

For a legacy flavor: Newly added schema entries will not show up on the Custom Properties window if the custom property entry fields for that window are generated with a special Python script. To fix this, you need to make adjustments to the Python script. This can happen for Job and member custom properties.. Click here or here for more information.

Note: The type of flavor (modular or legacy) that is used in a Job is established when the " Flavor " is selected at Job-creation time. Once a Job has been created, you cannot change the type of " Flavor " that is used.

Regardless of flavor: The type of schema entry ( job or member or material or etc.) that is added or edited is determined by how you opened the Schema Edit window (from which you opened this window).

"Cancel" closes this window without adding or editing a new schema entry to the schema (job schema or member schema or etc.).

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