Define Asset Properties

Asset Properties dialog
Summary tab	The Summary 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. Note: If these fields are already populated using iProperties, the Summary tab reflects the same values.
Title	Assigns a title for the asset.
Subject	Defines a subject 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.
Manager	Identifies the manager of the project or workgroup
Company	Identifies the company.
Category	Specifies a category for the asset.
Keywords	Adds keywords to the asset. You can use keywords to search for related assets.
Comments	Adds comments to the asset.

Project tab	The Project tab helps you to classify and manage project and bill of material information associated with the asset.
File Subtype	Displays the Autodesk Inventory file type for the selected asset.
Part Number	Specifies the part number. If you do not enter a part number, the file name is automatically assigned as the part number.
Stock Number	Specifies the asset stock number.
Description	Describes the asset.
Revision Number	Specifies the revision number of the file.
Project	Specifies a project name.
Designer	Specifies the designer for the project or asset.
Authority	Specifies a signature authority.
Cost Center	Specifies a cost center for the asset.
Estimated Cost	Assigns a cost to the asset. Enter a real number.
Create Date	Shows the date that Autodesk Inventor created the file. To change the date, click the calendar icon, and then select a new date.
Vendor	Indicates the name of a third-party manufacturer or supplier.
WEB Link	Displays a vendor link or other relevant web site address.

Process tab	Use the Process tab to assign values used in Process Analysis 360 process simulations. If you are not using Process Analysis 360, skip to the Layer tab in the next step.
Process Object	Select the Process Object checkbox to designate this asset as a simulation object, and then select the object type: Processor: Receives source materials or parts and performs operations on them Buffer: Temporarily stores items produced by a processor Source: Raw material or part entering a factory workflow The fields that appear vary based on your object type selection.
Buffer properties	Name: buffer name; for example, storage1 Capacity: how many items the buffer can store
Processor properties	Name: processor name; for example, base assembly Description: processor description MTBF: mean time between failures for this processor and all of its operations; for example, 4400 hr indicates that, on average, this processor will run 4400 hours before failing MTTR: mean time needed to repair this processor after a failure; for example, 60 min indicates that, on average it will take 60 minutes to repair Setup Cost Rate: setup expenses divided by the amount of setup time Processing Cost Rate: processing expenses divided by processing time Uptime Percentage: percent of time the processor is operating Energy Consumption Rate: number of items processed per unit of energy Processor Operation Name: name of the overall process model of which this processor is a part; for example engine assembly Processing Time: number of items processed in the selected unit of time Setup Time: time required to set up the processor to perform this operation
Source properties	Name: source name; example, metal rod Output Rate: number of items the source supplies in the selected unit of time Infinite Feed: indicates that an unlimited supply is available; if supplies are limited, leave this blank, and enter a value in the Total Number of Parts field Total Number of Parts: number of items available from this source

Layer tab

The Layer tab lets you select an existing layer or define a new layer in which to automatically place the asset. Automatic layering is useful if you want to control the visibility of this asset in complex designs.

Specify Layer for Asset

Select to automatically associate a layer with this asset. If you do not select this checkbox, the asset will be placed in the current DWG layer in AutoCAD or Layer 0 in Inventor.

To create a new layer, type a name in the text box and select a color to represent the layer.

To select an existing layer, either choose one from the list of layers within this document or click External File to select a layer from another file. You can import any of the following file types: dwg, dwt, dws, and csv

Customizable tab	The Customizable 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 Customizable 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.
Category	Enter a new category name or select an existing one.
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.

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