How do I add custom properties to a leader text?

[Anonymous]

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.

[CCarreiras]

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

[Anonymous]

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?

[CCarreiras]

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.

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

See if this helps

[Anonymous]

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

[CCarreiras]

HI!

Is this you want to achieve?

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

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-leade...