Is there a way to add Comments (from iProperties) to an iLogic form?

[jimm_motyka_777]

I would like to add the Comments (in the part iProperties) from the Summary tab to an iLogic form, yet I'm not seeing it as a selectable category to add.  If anyone has done this before or knows of a workaround to getting it into the form, it would be much appreciated to know.  Thank you!

 

[chris]

@jimm_motyka_777 You can just create a new "user-parameter" called     Comments    in the Parameters, (make sure to check Key and Export), then add this to a rule in iLogic:

iProperties.Value("Custom", "Comments")

Then you can add that to a form and type away.

[jimm_motyka_777]

I'll start setting it up and see how it goes.  Thank you!

[jimm_motyka_777]

Is there a way of snagging the Comments that are already in the iProperties rather than going down the custom route?  Although I appreciate having that option, the best case scenario would be to utilize the Comments via the Summary tab.  I'm using the iProperty to populate the 3D PDF field in the 3D PDF template.

[chris]

I tried that, and wasn't able to find a way, you have access to them in iLogic as a rule as you can type:

iProperties.Value("Summary", "Comments") = ""

but as you showed, it is not available in the form selection list, (which is odd?)

[jimm_motyka_777]

When I added the rule in, I got a Comments button in the form.  What I would like to do is populate the iProperties Comments field by entering the data into the form.  To simplify the workflow for people, I've noticed that the one stop entry for the form works best in our design environment.  The goal is to get people to avoid having to populate info via the iProperties for the part, providing the fields that we commonly require.

[James_Willo]

Try this. 

Create a parameter 'Comments1' - (Comments doesn't work for some reason?)

Mark it for export

Go to iProps and type =<Comments1>

Click Apply/OK

Create a form with the parameter in:

Typing into the form should now populate the iProps. 

[jimm_motyka_777]

Thanks for the reply.  I'll try it out and see if that is the solution we're looking for.

[jimm_motyka_777]

For some reason, when I'm adding the text parameter in, I'm not getting an option for the Export.  I'm not getting a check box to appear in that column for that item.

[James_Willo]

Ahhhhhhh, Which version are you on? I think exporting text was an enhancement in either 2024 or 2025. 

[jimm_motyka_777]

2023.5

I guess that makes me one sad panda.

[jimm_motyka_777]

I think the best solution would be to have the Comments available in this list for the Summary tab.

If there ever was a case for "Just Do It", this would be right up there.

[chris]

@jimm_motyka_777 Agreed, if it's an iPropoerty, it should be in there by default, Just add it tonight Autodesk and push out the update tonight as well.