Automatically generate item watermarks based on an item's lifecycle state, a specified item property, or customized text. In addition, administrators can configure the watermark style and position.
Note: Items are available in Autodesk Vault Professional.
Configure Item Watermarks
Configure Item Lifecycle State Watermark
Note: The default watermarks are based on the system life cycle names. If you customize the display name for a life cycle state, then you should also change the default watermark.
- Click Tools Administration Vault Settings.
- In the Vault Settings dialog box, select the Items tab.
- In the Visualization Watermarking section, select Lifecycle-based from the drop-down menu and click Configure.
- In the Lifecycle Watermarks dialog, select the lifecycle that you want to use for the state-based watermarks.
Note: Vault comes with an out-of-the-box lifecycle called Item Release Process.
- Select a lifecycle state for which you want to edit the watermark.
- Click the ellipses (...) in the Watermark Text column to open the Watermark Text Entry dialog and edit the text of the watermark.
- Perform one of the following steps:
- Click OK to close the Watermark Text Entry dialog.
- On the Customize Watermarks dialog, select a location for the watermark from the Location drop down list. The watermark can be placed:
- Diagonally
- Horizontally
- In the Border
- Select a font for the watermark from the Font drop down list.
- Select a color for the watermark from the Color drop down list.
- Select a size for the watermark from the Size drop down list.
- Click OK.
Configure Property-Based Watermark
- Click Tools Administration Vault Settings.
- In the Vault Settings dialog box, select the Items tab.
- In the Visualization Watermarking section, select Property-based from the drop-down menu and click Configure.
- On the Property-based dialog, select a property from which to draw the text for the watermark from the Property-based watermark drop-down list.
- Select a location for the watermark from the Location drop-down list. The watermark can be placed:
- Diagonally
- Horizontally
- In the border
- Select a font for the watermark from the Font drop down list.
- Select a color for the watermark from the Color drop down list.
- Select a size for the watermark from the Size drop down list.
- Click OK.
Configure a Custom Watermark
- Click Tools Administration Vault Settings.
- In the Vault Settings dialog box, select the Items tab.
- In the Visualization Watermarking section, select Custom from the drop-down menu and click Configure.
- On the Configure Watermarks dialog, enter the text for the watermark in the Text field.
- Select a location for the watermark from the Location drop-down list. The watermark can be placed:
- Diagonally
- Horizontally
- In the border
- Select a font for the watermark from the Font drop down list.
- Select a color for the watermark from the Color drop down list.
- Select a size for the watermark from the Size drop down list.
- Click OK.