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Using Equations for Custom Properties

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Using Equations for Custom Properties

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- [Narrator] We've already talked about using custom properties. Now, in SolidWorks 2021, we have the option of using equations in custom properties. Let me show you how it works. So right over here you can see I've got just a basic sketch here, I've got a dimension of four inches here, and I don't have a dimension here yet. But what I want to do is come up here and go under File properties and drag that window right over here. You can see I've got, there's some custom properties right in here. And notice I have description, things like that. So, you can add as many custom properties as you like. You can click on the drop down here, you can come down here and pull one of these values here. And you can modify these as well. But for instance, the description over here. Notice it says text. So right here in text, you can actually choose the date, the number, yes or no, or an equation. An equation has been…

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