Design Assistant Properties to View dialog box

Specifies the design properties to display for files listed in the Properties view browser in Design Assistant. The selected properties are also included when you create design property reports. The display is limited to ten columns.

Access:

Select View Customize from the Design Assistant menu.

Select Property Group

Specifies the group of properties to display in the Available Properties list. Click the arrow and select the property group.

Available Properties list

Lists the properties available to add to the Selected Properties list.

  • To change the available properties, select a different property group.
  • To add a new property to the list, click New.
  • To move a property to the Selected Properties list, select the property, and then click Add.
Note: You can select up to nine properties to view. The Name property is added by default and is required for all displays.

Delete

Deletes a highlighted custom property from the Available Properties list. You cannot delete standard Autodesk Inventor design properties.

New

Defines a new custom property and adds it to the Selected Properties list. Click New to open the Add New Property Column dialog.

Note: When you define a new property, the column is added to the list of Available Properties, but is not automatically added to the file. To assign the property to files, you must add it to the custom properties for the files or templates.

Use Default Settings

Restores the settings in the dialog box to the default settings established when Autodesk Inventor was installed.

Selected Properties list

Displays the properties to show in the active Design Assistant window and in the Display Property report.

  • To add a property to the list, highlight it in the Available Properties list, and then click Add.
  • To remove a property from the list, highlight it, and then click Remove.
  • To change the order of the properties in the list, highlight a property, and then click Move Up or Move Down to change its position.

Add

Moves highlighted properties from the Available Properties list to the Selected Properties list. Highlight the property in the Available Properties list, and then click Add to move it.

Remove

Moves properties from the Selected Properties list back to the Available Properties list. Highlight the property in the Selected Properties list, and then click Remove.

Move Up/Move Down

Changes the order of the properties in the Selected Properties list. Select a property in the list, and then click Move Up or Move Down to change its position.