You can modify the file "C:\Program Files\Siemens\Solid Edge 2024\Preferences\propseed.txt" (default name and location) to obtain a list of choices for some property fields (in Design Manager, Property manager and File properties dialog within Solid Edge) or to change behavior related to some properties.

The following rules should be verified:

·       Write property names like « Title », « Category », « Project Name », … with uppercase for the first letter of word(s) and lowercase for other letters.

·       Do not define custom properties with a name that contains a string identical to column headers. « Title », « Comments », etc. should be avoided (example of a bad property name: « NewTitle »)

·       Add « default=yourchoiceofdefaultvalue; » before the last line « End … » only when you want a default value to be automatically added when there is no value initially. The absence of that line or « default=; » yields the same result (ie no default value applied).

·       Do not save the file with the UTF-16BE encoding.

·       If a custom property must be defined but no list of choices is necessary, simply do not add a Begin/End section for that property.

·       If a custom property is required and you have Solid Edge Data Management activated, add « required; » at the end of the define line (see example below). NB: same syntax in French

\\ Define custom properties

Begin Define Custom

define forme;text;

define aspect;text;required;

define couleur;text;required;

End Define Custom

\\ Contenu de la liste Couleur

Begin Couleur

Jaune;

Vert;

Bleu;

End Couleur

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