To Edit a Property Set Definition

Use this procedure to perform any of the following edits on a property set definition.

• change the objects or styles to which the property set can be attached.
• add and remove properties.
• change the name, description, and format of properties.
• change additional items for each type of property definition.
• change the visibility and the display order on the Properties palette.

Changes are immediately applied to any objects or styles attached to the property set that was created from the definition. If automatic update is specified for a schedule table, the changes also appear in the schedule table. If automatic update is not specified, you need to update the table.

Note: If you remove a property that is used in a schedule table, INVALID is displayed for value in the table.

1. Click Manage tabStyle & Display panelStyle Manager.

   The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.

2. Expand Documentation Objects, and expand Property Set Definitions.
3. To change how the property set is applied, click the Applies To tab, and specify objects or styles:

   If you want to…	Then…
   apply the property set created from this definition to objects	select Objects, and select the objects to which the property set can be attached.
   apply the property set created from this definition to styles or definitions	select Styles and Definitions, and select the styles and definitions to which the property set can be attached.

4. Click the Definition tab.
5. Edit the characteristics for each property definition:

   If you want to…	Then…
   edit the name of a manual property definition	click Name. Enter a new name, and press Enter.
   edit a manual property definition description	select the description, enter new text, and click OK.
   edit the type of data, default value, format, visibility, or order of a manual property definition	select type, default, format, visibility, or order and make your changes. If a property definition is not visible, you cannot enter a value for Order.
   edit how the units display for a manual property definition	after the format is assigned, select a new value for Units.
   edit an automatic property definition	select definition, source, format, visibility or order and make your changes. You cannot change the data type or default value of automatic properties.
   edit a formula property definition	double-click the formula property definition. Change the name, clear or select Use formula for description, and modify the formula by entering data or selecting property definitions. Click OK. Select the source, format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   edit a location property definition	double-click the location property definition. Change the name, clear or select Use property name for description, and select a property definition. Click OK. Select the source, format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   edit a classification property definition	double-click the classification property definition. Change the name, clear or select Use classification name for description, select from the classification definitions available in the left pane, and select a classification property from the right pane with Classification Property selected. Click OK. Select the source, format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   edit a material property definition	double-click the material property definition. Change the name, clear or select Use material name for description, select from the materials available in the left pane, and select a material property from the right pane with Material Property selected. Click OK. Select the source, format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   edit a project property definition	double-click the project property definition. Change the name, clear or select Use project information name for description, select from the project information available, and click OK. Select the source, format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   edit an anchor property definition	double-click the anchor property definition. Change the name, clear or select Use property name for description, select a property definition, and click OK. Select the source, format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   edit a graphic property definition	double-click the graphic property definition. Change the name, select a new block or image for Source, clear or select Use block (or image) name for description, change the scale and rotation, and click OK. Select the format, visibility, or order and make your changes.
   remove a property from the property set definition	select a property, and click .

6. Click OK.
Note: Property data format styles, property set definitions, and schedule table styles cannot be changed through RefEdit. Changes seem to work, but will revert to the previous settings when saved back to the xref file. Open the xref drawing directly, and make the changes there.