Drawing Properties Dialog Box

Access Methods

 Menu:  Application menu Drawing Utilities Drawing Properties

Summary

Displays read-only statistics or general information about the drawing, assigns summary properties, and assigns names and values to custom properties. These custom properties can help you identify your drawing.

Document properties are displayed in the list of field names in the Field dialog box.

General Tab (Drawing Properties Dialog Box)

Displays read-only information about the drawing file. This data is derived from the operating system.

File Name

Shows the file icon and the file name.

File Type, Location, Size

Shows the file type, the file location, and the size of the file.

MS-DOS name, Created, Modified, Accessed

Shows MS-DOS name, when the file was created, and the date and time it was last modified and last accessed.

Attributes

Shows system-level file attributes. These values can be modified in File Explorer.

• Read-Only. Indicates that the file is read-only; it cannot be changed or deleted accidentally.
• Archive. Indicates that this file should be archived. AutoCAD uses this setting to determine which files should be backed up.
• Hidden. Indicates that the file is hidden; you cannot see or use it unless you know its name.
• System. Indicates that the file is a system file. A drawing cannot have the System attribute set.

Summary Tab (Drawing Properties Dialog Box)

Displays properties such as author, title, and subject that are predefined. For example, you can add keywords to all your drawing files and then use DesignCenter™ to search for all drawing files with a particular keyword.

Title

Specifies the title you want to use when searching for this drawing. The title can be different from the drawing file name.

Subject

Specifies the subject of the drawing. You can use the subject name to group drawings that have the same subject.

Author

Specifies the author of the drawing. The author name can only be entered or changed by the user. To change the author, delete the existing name and enter a new one.

Keywords

Specifies the keywords you want to use to locate the drawing.

Comments

Provides a space to add comments to the drawing.

Hyperlink Base

Specifies the base address used for all relative links inserted within the drawing. You can specify an Internet location, for example, https://www.autodesk.com, or a path to a folder on a network drive.

Statistics Tab (Drawing Properties Dialog Box)

Displays data such as the dates the drawing was created and last modified. These file properties are automatically maintained for you and can help you search for drawings created or modified during a specific period.

Note:

If the program detects that the drawing was last saved using an application other than Autodesk® software, a warning message is displayed.

Created

Displays the date and time the drawing was created.

Modified

Displays the date and time the drawing was last modified.

Last Saved By

Displays the name of the last person who modified the file.

Revision Number

Displays the revision number.

Total Editing Time

Displays the total amount of editing time in the drawing.

Custom Tab (Drawing Properties Dialog Box)

Assigns custom properties to the drawing. For example, you could create a custom property called Project and assign the actual project name as the value. To assign the same custom properties to a group of drawings, create the custom properties in a drawing template file.

Custom properties are displayed in the list of field names in the Field dialog box.

Custom Properties

Lists names and values of custom properties for the current drawing.

Add

Displays the Add Custom Property dialog box, where you can enter a name and a value for the new custom property. The name must be unique. The value can be left blank.

Delete

Deletes the custom property that is selected in the list.

Note: If you delete a custom property that is used in a field, the field displays #### the next time it is updated.