
Create folders and name SOLIDWORKS files automatically with SmartProperties

SmartProperties is one of the tools included in myCADtools, accessible through the myCADservices Premium subscription. One of the main features of SmartProperties is the ability to generate a unique file name and use it for SOLIDWORKS document naming. In our example, we'll use the default XML file during installation. We'll use a counter to ensure that we always work with a unique file name.
SmartProperties tip for SOLIDWORKS
The idea is to create a property with a value that retrieves different values from other properties. This property value will serve as the file name. To do this, we use the "Concatenation" property type.
First of all, we need to access the SmartProperties settings

Once you're in the settings, and have configured your mask with the properties you wish to create, you must add a "Concatenation" property type and give it a name

Concatenation allows you to retrieve and concatenate several property values to create a single one. In our case, we want to retrieve the PROJECT_NAME and PRODUCT_NUMBER property values and the COMPONENT_NUMBER counter.
CONCATENATION SYNTAX:
$PROJECT_NAME&-&$PRODUCT_NUMBER&-&$COMPONENT_NUMBER
$ To retrieve a property value
& To pass from one property to another or to text

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