Creation of New Attributes in SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL

November 28, 2024

Creating an attribute in SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL and customizing the sheet according to our requirement.

Creation of attributes has few steps to follow

STEP 1

  • To start a project, first aTo start a project, you must first fill in the project details.
  • As shown in the below image 
  • Fill in the details of the whole project, such as customer, design office, designed by, and approved by, in the ELECTRICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TAB.
  • The sheet will automatically update with these details.
  • Using the highlighted “customize” option, you can input the new information needed to fit your specific requirements.
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STEP 2

  • Once you complete the above steps, the image below shows the result. As shown in the below image
  • The system will open a USER DATA CUSTOMIZATION tab.
  • With reference to the image below, you can add new information headings using the highlighted option.
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STEP 3

  • After adding the information headings, you need to fill in the details in the ELECTRICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT tab.
  • After you fill in the information details, the system will update all sheets with the approved details.
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STEP 4

  • The system updates the details filled in the ELECTRICAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT tab in the sheet, as shown in the image below.
  • In the SOLIDWORKS Electrical interface, the system automatically updates using attributes.
  • Placing an attribute has a few steps to follow will see those steps in an upcoming Blogs.

STEP 5

  • The image below shows a small example of how changing the details updates the sheet.
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Summary

  • By following the above points, you can create a new heading with the customize option and fill in the new details.
  • Once you complete these steps, SOLIDWORKS Electrical will automatically update the attributes on the pages.