Configure Visualization Watermark (Items)

Note: This feature is available in Autodesk Vault Professional.

Choose between watermarks denoting an item's lifecycle state, an item property, or customize your own watermark.

Enable Visualization Watermarking must be turned on in the Vault Settings dialog box on the Items tab for watermarks to appear on the .dwf files.

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.

Access

  1. Click Tools  Administration Vault Settings.
  2. In the Vault Settings dialog box, select the Items tab.
  3. In the Visualization Watermarking section, click Configure.
  4. In the Customize Watermarks dialog select one of the follow watermark types:
    • Item Lifecycle State watermark
    • Property-based watermark
    • Custom watermark

Configure Item Lifecycle State Watermark

  1. In the Customize Watermarks dialog box, select a lifecycle state to edit the corresponding watermark.
  2. Click the ellipses (...) in the Watermark Text column to open the Watermark Text Entry dialog and edit the text of the watermark.
  3. Perform one of the following steps:
    • Select the input text for display in the watermark option to enter text of your choice for the watermark.
    • Select a property to display as the watermark from the Insert a property from below drop-down list.
    • Create a multi-line watermark by performing one of the two steps above and clicking the Plus (+) button to add it to the Watermark Text Display field.

      Use the plus (+) button to add additional watermarks and the minus (-) button to remove existing watermarks. You can also use the up and down arrows to arrange the order in which the water marks are displayed.

  4. Click OK to close the Watermark Text Entry dialog.
  5. 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
  6. Select a font for the watermark from the Font drop down list.
  7. Select a color for the watermark from the Color drop down list.
  8. Select a size for the watermark from the Size drop down list.
  9. Click OK.

Configure Property-Based Watermark

  1. In the Configure Watermarks dialog, select a property from which to draw the text for the watermark from the Property-based watermark drop-down list.
  2. Click Configure next to Property-based watermark to open the Property-based Watermark Settings dialog.
  3. Select a location for the watermark from the Location drop-down list. The watermark can be placed:
    • Diagonally
    • Horizontally
    • In the border
  4. Select a font for the watermark from the Font drop down list.
  5. Select a color for the watermark from the Color drop down list.
  6. Select a size for the watermark from the Size drop down list.
  7. Click OK.

Configure a Custom Watermark

  1. In the Configure Watermarks dialog, enter the text for the watermark in the Custom watermark field.
  2. Click Configure next to Custom watermark to open the Custom Watermark Settings dialog.
  3. Select a location for the watermark from the Location drop-down list. The watermark can be placed:
    • Diagonally
    • Horizontally
    • In the border
  4. Select a font for the watermark from the Font drop down list.
  5. Select a color for the watermark from the Color drop down list.
  6. Select a size for the watermark from the Size drop down list.
  7. Click OK.
Parent topic: Items Administration