3.2.8.4. Common hints for Attribute Mapping sections

CadDocumentAttributes

CadDocumentAttributes" contains information that is provided when exporting from 3Dfindit to the respective CAD program. On the left is the key (in the Explorer to the left of the = sign), on the right the value. Some of these values are transferred directly, others are queried dynamically via function calls, such as the catalog manufacturer (SUPPLIER) [first line in the following illustration].

Example from ifsolidworks.cfg

[CadDocumentAttributes]

Valid syntax for attributes is:

Map a table variable into the given attribute
```
CadAttrName=?_ATTR("NB")
```
Map a VB expression into the given attribute, valid are also ?"3.1415926" ORELSE ?"This is a text"
```
CadAttrName=?AnyVBExpr 
```
Attribute is mapped as value ORELSE as string
in this way, the type of attribute is set
```
CadAttrName.Type=val|str  
```
The following is partly CAD-dependent information
```
CadAttrName.Custom=Any Custom Data
```
Examples:
- For all CADs
  - Assignment of a type
    Possible attribute types: String (default), Number, Integer, Double, Datetime, Boolean
    Example:
    
    DN=42 DN.CUSTOM=type.number
    
    Meaning: 42 is a number and not a string
- NX-specific
  - Assignment of a category
    Example:
    
    DN=42 DN.CUSTOM=category.partsolutions
    
    Multiple values can be entered separated by commas.
    
    DN=42 DN.CUSTOM=type.number,category.partsolutions
  - Marking an attribute as a mandatory attribute
    Adding this parameter to mapped attributes will cause them to be mapped during the initial model creation process (before geometry), as required by NX 2312 (or later).
    Not setting this flag has no effect in earlier NX versions, but starting with NX2312 the model export will fail with error message "The attribute not found" if not all mandatory attributes in the configuration file ifugnx.cfg are marked as such.
    Example:
    
    DN=42 DN.CUSTOM=flag.mandatory

CopyFrom

The Section "CopyFrom" also accepts complete statements .. the %ATTRNAME% is reduced by the current var

CopyFrom..=_FORMAT_0("MYPREFIX_HERE<ATTR-(%ATTRNAME%)>-MYPOST_HERE").value()

In addition, the "CopyFrom" may contain the following filter/flags:

VAR_VISIBLE=0/1
VAR_TYPE= any valid type (see ps3 for details)
VAR_SOURCETYPE=any valid source (see ps3 for details)
VAR_EXCLUDE=Name1;name2;name3
LANG=language1;language2;...
Sample:
CopyFrom..=italian,VAR_VISIBLE=1,lang=english;default
Use Italian as base language, only take visible vars and then use all English names and if there are more in the default language use them in addition

Sequence and priority

Sometimes one and the same variable can have different values, depending on the context of the part. This means that multiple entries are also possible.

What happens if several assignments apply?

The first applicable entry (we think of the return value of functions) is taken. So if you enter a default value first without any checks, it will always be taken. See the last line in the following illustration. The following assignments of these variables are never executed by the program.

	Note
	Always list from the specific assignment of the attribute to the more general one up to the assignment of the default value!

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