Parameters in iproperties "description" do not get copied over to drawing

[kchong78]

Hi all.

For example, I have a part file of an I-beam, and drawn with the length of the I-beam made into a named parameter and exported so it appears in the custom properties tab. From here, the "Description" box in the iproperties is modified to call up the parameter using 

=<Length>m I Beam

It works fine and the length appears properly. However, when the part is inserted into a drawing, the model iproperties Description field in the part gets copied to the drawing iproperties Description field, but because the custom "Length" property is not copied over as well, the Drawing ends up with a blank in the Description where the length should be.

Is this a known issue and is there a work around for this? I'm using Inventor 2022.

Thanks.

[Dominik.Janshoff]

You can copy the custom iproperty "length" from the part to the  custom iproperties of the drawing.

You can set this up in the document settings. Above the settings for the common propertie copy options.

Save a part with the custom properties to a palce, where everybody have access. The choose this file in the marked setting. after that you can choose the custom propertie in the copy settings.

If you change the parameter, the custom propertie in the drawing will not update automaticlly. You have to tell him to copy the iProperties again.

[SBix26 · Accepted solution]

Your drawing should be using the model's Description iproperty, not the drawing's Description.  That eliminates the issue of the copying of properties to the drawing entirely.

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Sam B

Inventor Pro 2024.1 | Windows 10 Home 22H2

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Either way (use model iProperties or copy model iProperties) should just work. One minor clarification on the update process in the drawing. The user doesn't need to tell Inventor to copy the iProperties again. There is an Update iProperties command in drawing environment -> Manage tab. Simply click the command to keep the iProperties in sync.

Many thanks!

[kchong78]

@Dominik.Janshoff 

Thanks for that suggestion. It will work, however I noticed that it will provided the part is not later edited with a change in size. The model iproperties and parameter will update, but the drawing will not refresh the copied values. 

@johnsonshiue The issue is that the drawing copies the "formula" in the model iproperties, but not the value.

@SBix26 Great suggestion. I think this is the way to go.