Creation of New Attributes in SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL

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.

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.
Attributes in SOLIDWORKS Electrical

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.
Attributes in SOLIDWORKS Electrical

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.
Attributes in SOLIDWORKS Electrical

STEP 5

  • The image below shows a small example of how changing the details updates the sheet.
Attributes in SOLIDWORKS Electrical
Attributes in SOLIDWORKS Electrical

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.