topic How do I add custom properties to a leader text? in Inventor Programming Forum

How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:19:36 GMT

I'm trying to basically form a custom balloon that reads properties from a part on a drawing. Ie. Part1 has the user iproperty, "System" with a value of "Heating" Rather than use a balloon (which I also can't seem to get this to read a user iProp) I've tried to add a leader text.

I'm working w/ FDS assets where two identical models can have 2 different iProperties using iLogic. So i can identify 2 identical speakers as "Left" and "Right."

Essentially I want the leader text to read from the part or assy User iProperties like "System", "Circuit", etc.

I can't seem to find any way of doing this.

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

CCarreiras — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:24:21 GMT

Hi!

Open tool Leader Text, select the part in the view and:

1 - Select the part

2 - Select User Parameters

3 - Select Variable

4 - Insert The parameter

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:28:01 GMT

All that does is insert the value, not a link to the value. When I update the part the value doesn't update along with it. Is this because it's an asset?

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

CCarreiras — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:32:09 GMT

In my case, it insert the value... but this value is linked... if it changes, it update.

If you want, post the file here and we can take a look on that.

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:57:36 GMT

Thanks, I'll see if I can mess around w/ some settings and get it to work.

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:03:45 GMT

See if this helps

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 12:54:31 GMT

Are you using an asset that can have varying iProperties? I'm begining to think this is the source of my problems.

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

CCarreiras — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:55:39 GMT

HI!

Is this you want to achieve?

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 02:27:33 GMT

Yes but I need the value linked. So far I can only input a static value.

Re: How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 13:32:16 GMT

For those looking at this thread, I started a related thread where I think there's more headway to solving the problem. Thanks all goes to CCarreiras for helping out.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/how-do-i-read-data-from-an-fds-asset-to-a-leader-text/m-p/5779821/highlight/false#M58141