Learn how to assign, edit, and delete properties for individual component instances.
What's New: 2022
Instance Properties are assigned to individual component instance only and are available in annotations such as balloons, leader notes and parts lists.
Select one or multiple component instances in the browser, right-click and then select Instance Properties to display the Instance Properties dialog box.
In the Instance Properties dialog box, enter a name and a value of the desired instance property.
Click Add to add the instance property.
Optionally, add more instance properties.
Click OK.
Model Data tab in the BOM always displays all rows that include instance properties. To display instance rows in the Structured or Parts Only tabs, uncheck the Merge Instance Rows option in the Part Number Row Merge Settings dialog box. The icon field for an instance property row has a cyan background. Instance property values are blue. Hover over the component icon to display a tooltip showing the assigned instance properties.
After you add a new column, select one or multiple value fields in that specific column. Then override the custom iProperty at instance level and fill in the instance property values.
Edit instance properties in one of the following ways:
Use the component context menu.
Use the BOM dialog box.
Delete instance properties in one of the following ways:
Delete all instance properties using the component context menu.
Delete selected instance properties using the component context menu.
Delete all instance properties on the selected rows in the BOM dialog box.
On the ribbon, select the Assemble tab Manage panel
Bill of Materials
.
Select one or multiple rows, right-click and select Delete Instance Row.
Click Yes to delete all instance property values on the selected rows.
Delete instance properties by changing them to custom iProperties in the BOM dialog box.
On the ribbon, select the Assemble tab Manage panel
Bill of Materials
.
Select one or more instance property value fields in one column, right-click and select Custom iProperty.
Click Yes to delete the instance property values.
1.On the ribbon, click Annotate tab Notes panel
Leader Text
.
Select the anchor point on the geometry.
Click to place the leader endpoint.
In the Format Text dialog box, in the Type list box, select Custom iProperties.
In the Property list box, select the desired instance property.
Click Add.
Optionally, add more instance property values to the note.
Click OK to close the Format Text dialog box.
On the ribbon, click Annotate tab Table panel
Balloon.
In the graphic window, select component geometry to attach the balloon to.
Move the cursor, and click to add a leader vertex.
Right-click, and click Continue.
Continue placing balloons. When you finish, right-click, and click Cancel.
Right-click a balloon and select Edit Balloon Style.
In the Style and Standard Editor dialog box Property Display section, click Property Chooser.
In the Property Chooser dialog box, click New Property.
Fill in the instance property name and click OK.
Click OK and then click Save and Close to close the Style and Standard Editor dialog box.
The parts list shows the data you have in the BOM.
On the ribbon, click Annotate tab Table panel
Parts List.
Set the parts list with the desired options and place the parts list on the drawing sheet.
Double-click the parts list and click Column Chooser.
In the Parts List Column Chooser dialog box, click New Property.
Fill in the instance property name and click OK.