Entering Manual Properties And Fields For Styles And Definitions; Editing Style-Based Property Sets - Autodesk 24108-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 User Manual

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Entering Manual Properties and Fields for Styles and Definitions

Use this procedure to enter values for manual properties in the property set data for a style or definition. The values
you enter apply to all instances of objects associated with the style or definition.
You can insert fields into manual properties. Fields enhance the documentation capabilities within a drawing file
because the values they display update whenever the associated property changes. You can also enter AutoCAD fields
into manual properties attached to objects or styles.
NOTE Fields can be associated with hyperlinks. For example, if you insert a field pointing to a drawing using a hyperlink in
a manual property, and create a schedule table that contains that property, you can jump from the table cell with the field
property in it to the drawing to which it is linked. For detailed information about fields, see "Use Fields in Text" in AutoCAD
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If the property you want to edit is not listed in the property set data for the style or definition, it may be in a property
set attached directly to the objects. To enter values for manual properties attached to objects, see
Properties and Fields for
1 Click Format menu
The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
2 Expand Architectural Objects, and locate the style or definition for which to add manual properties.
3 Select the style or definition.
4 Click the General tab, and click Property Sets.
NOTE If no data appears, no property sets are attached to the style or definition. To attach property sets, see
Attaching Property Set Data to Styles and
5 Enter a value for a manual property.
If you want to
specify a alphanumerical value
insert a field
NOTE You can also define a default field for the manual property in the property set definition. For example, if
you want all walls of a specific style to have a field that displays the last save date of the drawing, you can enter
the SaveDate field in the property set definition, so that it will be displayed for each wall of that style. For more
information, see
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Editing Style-Based Property Sets

Use this procedure to edit values of manual, style-based property set data attached to objects in your drawing. For more
information, see Attaching Property Set Data to Styles and
1 Double-click the object for which you want to edit property set data.
2 On the Properties palette, click the Extended Data tab.
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Style Manager.
Adding a Field to a Property Set
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Then
select the property, and enter the value.
right-click the current value for the property, and click Insert Field. Select a
field from one of the available categories, specify the desired format, and click
OK.
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