Displaying Document Properties

 

This task shows you how to display properties for a document loaded in Version 5.
The properties displayed under the Document tab can also be accessed from the FileDesk workbench by right-clicking a document then selecting Properties.

  1. Open a document in your Version 5 session.

  2. Select File > Document Properties.

    The Properties dialog box opens:
    The following information is displayed under the Document tab:
    • Name of the document along with a symbol identifying the document type (a CATDrawing in our example)
    • Path: folder in which the document is saved
    • Size: size of the document are indicated
    • Last Change: date and time of the last modifications
    • Attributes: indicates if the document is read-only or not.

    In addition to this, the version and release number (including Service Pack number, if applicable) and the build date of the code level used for the last document save are displayed.

    Note that no version and build date information are displayed:

    • If the document has never been saved (i.e. a new document) or if it has been saved prior to V5R10
    • If the document is not a Version 5 document (for instance, a V4 model
      document).
    Some applications do not display all the properties available when the Properties dialog box is first displayed. In this case, click More... to access other tabs: a progress bar appears and you can either wait until more properties are displayed or interrupt the command by clicking Cancel.
    If interrupted, the Properties dialog box returns to its original state, i.e. as if More.... had not been clicked.
    In both cases (interruption or not), More... then disappears.

  3. Click the Standards tab to display the standards (if any) that have been defined for the documents.

    Standards are defined by your administrator in XML (Extensible Markup Language) files and let you set default values for element properties. 

    In our example, we display the standards applied to a .CATDrawing document and stored in CATDftStdLayerAndFilter.xml:

  4. Click the + sign next to the desired node to display the corresponding structure.
    In our example, we want to learn more about the current layer applied to the document:

    As you can see in the above capture, the current layer applied to the document is a new layer named "My New Layer".

    If you need to customize some of these parameters, you can make your modifications directly in the Standards tab or using an XML editor, provided that you are logged as administrator.

    For detailed information on customizing standards for layers and filters, refer to Customizing Standards for Layers and Filters in this guide.
    For detailed information on customizing drafting and generative standards (ANSI.xml, ISO.xml, etc.), refer to "Standards Administration" in the Version 5 - Interactive Drafting User's Guide.

  5. When finished, click OK to close the dialog box.