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.
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.
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The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
- Expand Architectural Objects, and locate the style or definition for which to add manual properties.
- Select the style or definition.
- Click the General tab, and click Property Sets. Note: If no data appears, no property sets are attached to the style or definition.
- Enter a value for a manual property.
If you want to… Then… specify a alphanumerical value select the property, and enter the value. insert a field 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. 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. - Click OK twice.