Define Asset Properties - Reference

Defines general and custom properties for an asset.

Access:

Ribbon: Asset Builder tab Author panel Asset Properties

Asset Properties dialog
General tab	The General tab lets you add properties to classify and manage your Inventor Factory assets. Once defined, you can search for assets, create reports, and automatically update title blocks and parts lists in drawings and bills of materials in assemblies. Enter the desired information in the text fields. These fields are similar to the text fields found in iProperties. They include: Title, Company, Category, Author, Keywords, and Comments text fields. Note: If these fields are already populated using iProperties, the General tab reflects the same values.
Title	Assigns a title for the asset.
Company	Identifies the company.
Category	Specifies a category for the asset.
Author	Identifies the creator of the asset. You can enter a different name. Note: The author name is set in the General tab of the Autodesk Inventor Application Options dialog box.
Keywords	Adds keywords to the asset. You can use keywords to search for related assets.
Comments	Adds comments to the asset.

Custom tab	The Custom tab lets you add custom properties to an asset. Use custom properties to classify and manage your assets. You can search for assets, create reports, and automatically update title blocks and parts lists in drawings and bills of materials in assemblies. Enter the desired information in the text fields. These fields are similar to the text fields found in iProperties. Note: If these fields are already populated using iProperties, the Custom tab reflects the same values.
Name	Specifies a name for a new custom property or selects an existing custom property for editing. Enter the name or click the arrow and select from the drop-down list.
Type	Sets the data type for the property. Click the arrow and select from the drop-down list.
Value	Specifies the value for the property for the asset. The value must conform to the selected data type.
Properties list	Displays the Name, Value, and Type of custom properties currently defined for the asset.
Add button	Lets you add your own custom property name.
Delete button	Deletes the selected property from the Properties list.