Attribute User Text
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Edit Object Properties Window Panels > Properties |
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The Attribute User Text page lists the user text attached to the selected object.
Search
Type in the search box to only display the User Text that contains the typed text in its key or value.
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New
Adds a User Text key to the object. Prefix a key with a "." (period) to add a hidden key.
Hidden keys will not appear in Object Properties > Attribute User Text.
Text Fields
Retrieves information from the current document or an object.
The Attribute User Text Functions dialog only provides the functions that make sense to store in the selected object.
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Use "" as object ID to reference the object itself.
The full list of text field functions
Delete
Removes the selected User Text key from the object.
Use the SetUserText command to remove a hidden key.
Import
Reads User Text keys from a .csv or .txt file into the object.
Export
Saves User Text keys in the object to a .csv or .txt file.
Match
Copies the User Text keys in another object to the current object.
Key
The name of the UserText.
Value
The value of the UserText.
Type
The type of the UserText.
It can be Plain text, Block Attribute Text, or Textfield.
Example
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Part name |
X-Joint |
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Part number |
XJT-20-584 |
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Supplier |
Krypton Metals, Inc. |
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Material |
Titanium |
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FileName |
Parts |
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Sort the list
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Click the Key, Value, or Type column header.
Indicators
The indicators in the list provide some information of the user text items.
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Number |
5 |
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Area |
24.2 |
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Material | Brass |
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= A key shared by all the selected objects.
= A key shared by some of the selected objects.
= A key driven by a text field function.
- Double-click the icon to edit the text field.
= A Block Attribute Text.
- A Block Attribute Key ("Material" in the table above) can only be edited via the BlockEdit command.
Right-click context menu
Select objects by key
Selects all the other objects that have the selected key.
Select objects by value
Selects all the other objects that have the selected value.
Select objects by key and value
Selects all the other objects that have the selected [key: value].
Objects that only have the key or value will not be selected.
Copy key and value
Copies the selected key and value to the Clipboard.
Paste key and value
Pastes the key and value from the Clipboard.
Paste key and value to all layouts
Pastes the key and value stored in the Clipboard to every layout.
- User Text can be copied and pasted between object, layout, and document properties.
- Attribute User Text is pasted to Document User Text or Layout User Text in the format of <Key>:<Object Name>|<Value>. If the object does not have a name, <Object Name> is replaced by the object's GUID.
- Paste key and value to all layouts does not overwrite the values of existing keys.
See also
GetUserText
Retrieve text information attached to an object using the SetUserText command.
SetUserText
Attach text information to an object.
SelKey
Select objects by their user attribute key.
SelKeyValue
Select objects by their user attribute key and value.
SelValue
Select objects by their user attribute value.